So an idea came to me.
An alternate history novel. An alternate history novel about the Beatles.
There have been a few Beatles alternate histories. Larry Kirwan’s Liverpool Fantasy comes quickly to mind, as does Stephen Baxter’s “The Twelfth Album” and Ian McLeod’s “Snodgrass.”
The concept is doable. It’s something that conceivably could have happened. Not “Beatles guest-starring in Doctor Who” could have happened (which almost did happen–John was a fan during the Hartnell years), but it was certainly something the band considered.
But damn! It means getting inside John Lennon’s head when he was at his trippiest. Fuck! Trippy John! Fuck!
Well, I’m filing it away. It’s not a priority right now. In a couple of weeks, then I can give it the mental space it deserves.
It’d be cool. 🙂
Published by Allyn
A writer, editor, journalist, sometimes coder, occasional historian, and all-around scholar, Allyn Gibson is the writer for Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly PREVIEWS catalog, used by comic book shops and throughout the comics industry, and the editor for its monthly order forms. In his over ten years in the industry, Allyn has interviewed comics creators and pop culture celebrities, covered conventions, analyzed industry revenue trends, and written copy for comics, toys, and other pop culture merchandise. Allyn is also known for his short fiction (including the Star Trek story "Make-Believe,"the Doctor Who short story "The Spindle of Necessity," and the ReDeus story "The Ginger Kid"). Allyn has been blogging regularly with WordPress since 2004.
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