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    David Bowie & Mick Jagger: And Other Rock & Roll Urban Myths
    David Bowie & Mick Jagger: And Other Rock & Roll Urban Myths
    David Bowie & Mick Jagger: And Other Rock & Roll Urban Myths
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    David Bowie & Mick Jagger: And Other Rock & Roll Urban Myths

    By Albert Jack

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    Introduction.

    The subject of urban myths and legends is one I have been interested in for a couple of years now. It occurred to me, one day at lunch with friends on the Isle of Dogs, that many long rambling conversations (and ours are certainly long and always rambling) will include a tall tale or two.

    One person will then be reminded of a story he or she once heard which is then presented as near or actual fact. The story will be introduced like this: ‘That reminds me of a story I once heard . . .’ or ‘I remember my uncle/aunt/sister/hairdresser telling me what happened to a friend of theirs . . .’

    So urban legends are easy to spot and always have a ring of truth about them. The events they describe could happen or might have happened to any of us. Each of us could have been as unfortunate or stupid as the character(s) in the story, and that is one of the reasons we all enjoy urban legends so much: that the misfortune involved didn’t happen to us but to somebody else. And that makes us laugh. The stories come in many different forms. Some involve ghostly goings on, some are about love found or lost.

    Some centre on plain stupidity and some on unfortunate coincidences, although some do have happy endings. The connecting feature is that all are told and then retold and come back around in altered forms, and all of them are passed around by word of mouth or, especially these days, via the internet, where they spread like wildfire.

    These ‘legends’ (so-called ‘urban,' although they don’t need to have an urban setting) are the modern-day version of medieval folklore and all of the anecdotes in this collection can be recited the next time you are at lunch, dinner or in the pub with friends. They can make even the most unimaginative person seem interesting, I promise. They seem to be working for me, at any rate. So now please enjoy five of the great rock & roll urban legends.

    Including the famous legends of;

    1. Paul McCartney died in a car crash and was replaced by a look-a-like
    2. David Bowie & Mick Jagger were lovers.
    3.Mick Jagger and that Mars Bar
    4.Van Halen and the brown M&Ms
    5.Keith Moon drove a Rolls Royce into a swimming pool.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlbert Jack
    Release dateDec 16, 2015
    ISBN9781311597762
    David Bowie & Mick Jagger: And Other Rock & Roll Urban Myths

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      Rock & Roll Urban Myths

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      About the Author

      Albert Jack is a writer and historian. His first book, Red Herrings and White Elephants explored the origins of well-known idioms and phrases and became an international bestseller in 2004. It was serialised by the Sunday Times and remained in their bestseller list for sixteen straight months. He followed this up with a series of bestsellers including Shaggy Dogs and Black Sheep, Pop Goes the Weasel and What Caesar did for My Salad.

      Fascinated by discovering the truth behind the world’s great stories, Albert has become an expert in explaining the unexplained, enriching millions of dinner table conversations and ending bar-room disputes the world over. He is now a veteran of hundreds of live television shows and thousands of radio programmes worldwide. Albert lives somewhere between Guildford in England and Cape Town in South Africa.

      Other Books By Albert Jack

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