Re: npc brian jones

[Mike McEchron <rockndog>]

There was an excellent documentary on this a few years ago. I think 
it was the BBC that did it. It may have been titled "Who Killed Brian 
Jones?" It casts a lot of doubt on the "official" story.


>If you tool around the web a little, searching for "Thorogood death
>Brian Jones," you'll find lots of mentions of a supposed deathbed
>confession on the part of Frank Thorogood, somebody who was working on
>Brian's house at the time of his death.
>
>The Wikipedia says: "However, Anna Wohlin claimed in 2000 that he had
>been murdered by a builder who had been staying with them renovating
>the house the couple shared. The builder, Frank Thorogood, allegedly
>confessed to the murder on his deathbed to the Rolling Stones' driver,
>Tom Keylock: however it should be noted that there were no other
>witnesses to this confession. In her book ("The Murder Of Brian
>Jones") she alleges that Frank Thorogood behaved suspiciously and
>showed little sympathy when Jones was discovered in the pool (he was
>also the last one to see Brian alive): however she also admits that
>she was not actually physically present at the time of Jones' death.
>Witnesses have been interviewed by various journalists who claim to
>have seen the 'murder': however, these witnesses almost always use
>pseudonyms, and none of them have been prepared to go on record or
>report what they claim to have seen to the police."
>
>So, it's a little iffy, but there may be something there.
>
>There's also a nice quote from George Harrison in that same Wikipedia article:
>
>"When asked by a newspaper reporter his reaction to Jones' death,
>George Harrison responded, "When I met him I liked him quite a lot. He
>was a good fellow you know. I got to know him very well, I think, and
>I felt very close to him: you know how it is with some people, you
>feel for them, feel near to them. He was born on 28 February 1942, and
>I was born on 25 February 1943, and he was with Mick and Keith, and I
>was with John and Paul in the groups, so there was a sort of
>understanding between the two of us. The positions were similar, and I
>often seemed to meet him in his times of trouble. There was nothing
>the matter with him that a little extra love wouldn't have cured. I
>don't think he had enough love or understanding. He was very nice and
>sincere and sensitive, and we must remember that's what he was.""
>
>W
>http://www.my-obsession.net
>
>On 3/10/07, Gart, Mitchell <MGart> wrote:
>>The official story was that Brian Jones drowned in his swimming pool and had
>>taken a lot of drugs.  I've never heard anything to the contrary.  Jones had
>>recently been fired by the Rolling Stones, who he had co-founded, because of
>>excessive drug use.
>>
>>- Mitch
>>
>>________________________________
>>
>>From: owner-babel-list on behalf of liz dreams
>>Sent: Fri 3/9/2007 8:55 PM
>>To: babel-list
>>Subject: npc brian jones
>>
>>
>>
>>   i read somewhere that on perhaps it was frank thoroughgood who on
>>his death-bed said he killed brian jones. can anyone verify this info?
>>
>>liz