Just before hosting a dinner party, Philip Morgan and Brandon Shaw murder a mutual friend, purely as a Nietzsche-inspired philosophical exercise. Hiding the body in a chest upon which they then arrange a buffet dinner, the pair welcome their guests - including the victim's family, friends and the college professor whose lectures inadvertently inspired the killing.
In the Fall of 1969 a rumor swept around the world alleging that Paul McCartney, singer and bassist for the Beatles, was dead. In fact, that he had died three years ago on November 9, 1966 in a fiery car crash while heading home from the EMI recording studios. Supposedly the surviving band members, fearful of the effect his death might have on their careers, secretly replaced him with a double named William Campbell (winner of a Paul McCartney lookalike contest). However, they also planted clues in their later albums to let fans know the truth, that Paul was dead.
An obsessive look at one of the more pivotal years in recent history.
48 min
About Eclectic Obsessions
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I obsess. I come across something new and I consume until I can't take any more, then I'm on to the next. Some obsessions last a week, others a lifetime. Let's explore together.