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Mysteries Of Pop - Part 3
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katstevens.livejournal.comCould it be Magic?
The other day Barry Manilow ran into my Pop Investigatory office, pleading for help. "Could it be magic?" he cried, begging me to find evidence to back up his belief that certain pop stars have been DABBLING IN THE DARK ARTS! Before his death Freddie Mercury had gone on record clearly describing a penchant for a type of amateur conjuring, but Barry suspected something more sinister was afoot. In cahoots with fellow sorcerers Steve Miller and De La Soul, Manilow believed that Mercury was involved in the ritual offering of a virgin to appease Satan, perhaps in a bid to aid record sales. Suspicion was further aroused by regular bonfires being held in Brian May's sizeable back garden - a fact dismissed by the accused parties, who forced their puppet spokesman Elton John to declare that each incident was "no sacrifice". However a witness known only as "Mrs Ritchie" later confessed that the flaming effigies atop these fires did indeed resemble virgins.
Further investigation on my part led me to a reformed practicioner, Perry Como. Finally able to speak freely in after a long battle with Quality Street addiction, Como confirmed the existence of a secret underground network, where pop stars would regularly meet to dabbling in the occult. "The Halloween hop, when everyone came, in funny disguises..." The clandestine nature of this organisation made my research difficult, but the list of suspects is steadily growing. Can you help poor Barry unearth these heathens before Screamin' Jay Hawkins puts a spell on him?
The other day Barry Manilow ran into my Pop Investigatory office, pleading for help. "Could it be magic?" he cried, begging me to find evidence to back up his belief that certain pop stars have been DABBLING IN THE DARK ARTS! Before his death Freddie Mercury had gone on record clearly describing a penchant for a type of amateur conjuring, but Barry suspected something more sinister was afoot. In cahoots with fellow sorcerers Steve Miller and De La Soul, Manilow believed that Mercury was involved in the ritual offering of a virgin to appease Satan, perhaps in a bid to aid record sales. Suspicion was further aroused by regular bonfires being held in Brian May's sizeable back garden - a fact dismissed by the accused parties, who forced their puppet spokesman Elton John to declare that each incident was "no sacrifice". However a witness known only as "Mrs Ritchie" later confessed that the flaming effigies atop these fires did indeed resemble virgins. Further investigation on my part led me to a reformed practicioner, Perry Como. Finally able to speak freely in after a long battle with Quality Street addiction, Como confirmed the existence of a secret underground network, where pop stars would regularly meet to dabbling in the occult. "The Halloween hop, when everyone came, in funny disguises..." The clandestine nature of this organisation made my research difficult, but the list of suspects is steadily growing. Can you help poor Barry unearth these heathens before Screamin' Jay Hawkins puts a spell on him?
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