This absurd piece of over-the-top spiel is truly mind boggling.
Long before Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan or Amy Winehouse presented the tabloid press with outrageous, sensationalist blurbs, this Lost Weekend article must surely have sufficed to fulfill the seemingly insatiable appetites of even the most hardened readers of celebrity gossip magazines.
US Weekly did May no favours when deciding to promote her story incorporating these trashy headlines. Such thoughtlessness would serve only to provide fuel to those who considered May's story to be little more than a shameless 'Kiss 'n Tell' money grab.
It was disappointing that May wasn't actually interviewed for the magazine. The article essentially consists of reproduced segments from May's book 'Loving John' (not as promoted, 'Loving Lennon'), although tweaked somewhat to suit the magazine's format.
In spite of the sub-editor's obvious talent for sensationalism, the article is very well presented. As expected, the excerpts selected were the more sensational references... but unexpectedly, and particularly pleasing, the feature included a generous sprinkling of photographs.
Not made clear on the cover, was that the 'Exclusive First-Time Look at the Strangest Love Story You'll Ever Read' was actually to be revealed in two parts. So the unsuspecting buyer would have to purchase the next issue to savour the final tantalizing snippets ie: 'Yoko Threatens to Divorce John' and 'May Witnesses a Strange, Hypnotic Reconciliation'. To further bait the reader into buying the tabloid's thrilling climax, the talented sub-editor promises to reveal how: 'John Tries to Kill May' !!!
Researching this site proved to be a tedious task... endless hours of scanning Beatles websites and meticulously studying mountains of Beatles publications. So, thankfully, happening upon this dubious publication became a much welcome source of comic relief.
There's obviously no need to give credence to these sensationalist subheadings by providing any more reference to them other than their existence... for it's generally understood that Pioneer Pang wasn't boldly blazing the trail for Paris and Lindsay.
This website will continue to present May's "Explosive" story in a more balanced perspective. But all the same, yeah... ya just gotta love the spiel.
