Cliff Richard 

Four Reports Of A Violent Assault

On September 26th 1996, at least four British newspapers published a report of a violent assault by Cliff Richard on the actor, Jimmy Johnston. 

The Daily Mirror report was the first that I became aware of - it was credited to Anton Antonowicz, and was highlighted as an 'EXCLUSIVE'. Their editor at that time was Piers Morgan and he would probably have been the one ultimately responsible for the big, bold heading: 'BIFF RICHARD', and sub-heading: 'Stage fight star breaks actor's nose' that appeared above the text of Mr.Antonowicz's report, the first of these - a silly, moronic pun on Cliff Richard's name - likely to have substantially undermined the seriousness with which readers would consider the actual, reported details of the attack. As Leonard W. Doob, in his 1935 book 'Propaganda' wrote (emphasis mine):

'..The importance of a headline, moreover, is due to the fact that it evokes within the reader a definite attitude toward the article before he has read a single line. In general, it may give a concise but relatively accurate summary of an article; a summary that is objectively false; the suggestion of an opinion that will arouse an attitude; or additional information or an opinion that is not contained in the article itself. Since any headline will arouse some kind of an attitude in most people, any one of these devices may cause an individual to read a particular article.. through the arousal of auxiliary attitudes.. Unfortunately many Americans are only headline readers; and so their entire impression of the content of an article will be derived from this inadequate source...' 

I found another version of the Daily Mirror report on British Newspaper Archive - presumably from another edition - which did not have the claim to be an exclusive. It also had a different caption for the small accompanying image of Cliff Richard, and the amount of content in the piece had been edited down somewhat.

Also, on British Newspaper Archive I found three further newspaper reports of the assault: Daily Record - main heading and sub-heading 'SIR BIFF RICHARD!' and 'He wallops actor on Heathcliff set'... Gloucestershire Echo - 'Cliff in fist fight'... Sandwell Evening Mail - 'Cliff clobber'.

Here are some basic details of the four different newspaper reports, followed by the complete text of the first Daily Mirror one, without the headings and image/caption:

Daily Mirror: 

Referred to Jimmy Johnston having had a  '..bashed nose, a gashed eye needing two stitches and a sprained ankle...' after the attack.

Quoted this Cliff Richard comment - "As I was smashing Jimmy's head I suddenly realised I was quite enjoying it..."

Quoted Mark Borkowski - "..A doctor was called to patch up his nose and bandage his leg. He also gave Jimmy a tetanus jab because of the dirty floor..."

Daily Record:

'..a cut eye, broken nose and sprained ankle...'

'..a doctor had to be called into the rehearsals to give him stitches, bandage his leg and patch up his nose...'

Gloucestershire Echo:

'..a broken nose, a cut eye needing two stitches and a sprained ankle...'

Sandwell Evening Mail:

'CLIFF Richard accidentally hit a co-star in the face rehearsing a fight scene for his new musical Heathcliff, to be launched at the National Indoor Arena on October 16. Jimmy Johnston, who plays love rival Edgar, had to have stitches in a gash over his eye and also had a bruised nose and sprained ankle.'

Daily Mirror

'CLIFF Richard belted out a new smash hit - and broke a fellow star's nose with his flying fists.

Showbiz's Mr Nice Guy finally turned nasty while staging a fight scene with actor Jimmy Johnston for Cliff's musical Heathcliff.

Asked for "more realism," the 55-year-old singer shocked even himself by wading in with a vengeance.

Stunned Jimmy, who was sent reeling backwards over a chair, ended up with a bashed nose, a gashed eye needing two stitches and a sprained ankle.

And yesterday Sir Cliff, sporting a beard for his stage role, said: "As I was smashing Jimmy's head I suddenly realised I was quite enjoying it. It terrified me. I'd lost it completely. I just stood there shocked."

Jimmy - who plays Heathcliff's love rival, Edgar - said: "Cliff was coming at me like a prize-fighter. If his neck were thicker, you'd swear he was Mike Tyson...

"I'm feeling pretty bruised and my nose still hurts. Hopefully, there won't be a re-match."

Show spokesman Mark Borkowski was amazed at Sir Cliff's dramatic display at Ealing Studios.

He said: "Everyone went into a state of shock.

"Poor Jimmy went flying. A doctor was called to patch up his nose and bandage his leg. He also gave Jimmy a tetanus jab because of the dirty floor.

"It's not the kind of thing you'd expect Cliff to be involved in. But he's very passionate about the role. Certainly there are no tensions between the two men. Maybe, Cliff mistook Jimmy for a critic!"

Derek Ware, the show's fight director, said: "We were aiming for realism - and we certainly got it."

Heathcliff - to be launched at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena on October 16 - has already raked in more than £5million advance sales with 250,000 tickets sold.

Last week, touts were offering £49 seats at £500.'     

    

Cliff Richard : EMI Cover-Up Allegation

Quite recently, I have come across a somewhat detailed allegation on-line concerning Cliff Richard and his record company, EMI, which was posted in 2012. 

Although it is not difficult for anyone to be sceptical of this claim, as things stand, there are also good reasons to give some attention to what has been alleged.

An initial statement about Cliff Richard, without specifically naming him, was made by the poster David Gedge on Leeds Service Crew Forum, in 2006. According to on-line information, Leeds United Service Crew were (or are) a 'football hooligan firm'.

A more detailed claim - as far as I know, the second and last made - by David Gedge was posted in October 2012.

It is very rare for any allegation of criminal activity by Cliff Richard (albeit, not specifically named) to have been posted/published anywhere pre-2012. By far the majority of claims against him have come out during the last ten years. That David Gedge should have been following up on a 2006 claim in 2012 is a very different kettle of fish to the normal situation we find with on-line allegations of this sort against a famous person.

David Gedge doesn't identify the source of his information about Cliff Richard at EMI; but, his description of that man's role in the company probably narrows down the possible identity of his source to no more than a few men. Here are the most significant parts of the two posts:

Leeds Service Crew Forum thread 'Jimmy Savile - Necrophile.....', started by Ronnie LS16, December 15th 2006 - fifth commenter, David Gedge

'..The next big star of our childhoods to be outed will be a certain popstar who we only ever hear of [..at Christmas], who indulged his penchant for teenage boys throughout the 60s and early 70s, and who had a high profile girlfriend during the late 70s to ward off speculation.'

Leeds Service Crew Forum thread 'First arrest re saville', started by stockwhite, October 28th 2012 - post #26 by David Gedge, quoting/responding to post #16 by Pen_Talk

'My old boss used to work for EMI Record label late 70s early 80s. Had loads of different jobs but all were promoting of bands, and he used to take bands to things like radio interviews, TOTP, The Tube etc. Worked with loads of people you've heard of and became massive stars, and loads who did nothing and ended up back at Tescos packing shelves.

Anyway, he told me years ago that EMI paid 'bribes' to and did 'deals' with the press to ensure that 'negative' stories about 2 of their major artists at the time were kept out of the press. The first one was Freddie Mercury, and the stories they wanted to cover were about him being gay (back then, being gay was still seen as career destroying) and they were worried the rock audiences would turn their backs on him. Older lads on here will remember that there were no stories or scandals about Freddie and his sexuality until he admitted being gay as he was dying, and then old 'lovers' were trotted out to tell their stories.

The second story was about Cliff Richard, and his penchant for under age boys, stretching back to the 60s. Now, you have to remember that homosexuality was illegal in the early 60s, and the age of consent for 2 men was 21, so under age could now be of legal age, but the rumours apparently were of 15/16 year olds, a bit like Jonathan King. Also, within the company, anyone heard to talk about these rumours were instantly dismissed, and it was a definite no no, be it the cleaner or the chief exec. Am not sure how, in this day and age they have been able to suppress these stories, but then again, how did Jimmy Saville??...'

Cliff Richard appears to have had a very good relationship with Sir Joseph Lockwood, who was chairman of EMI from 1954 to 1974. They reportedly dined together in April 1962. And, as well as participating in promotional events on behalf of Cliff Richard at least three times between 1959 and 1964, Sir Joseph Lockwood also attended a Variety luncheon at the Hilton Hotel, as late as December 1983, to honour Cliff Richard's twenty-fifth year as a entertainer.

The Beatles recorded for EMI and Sir Joseph Lockwood's Wikipedia page currently states of their relationship:

'..He was seen as willing to overlook "eccentricities" such as their drug use, saying "I never pursued it... largely because they were so successful."...'   

 
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When Jimmy Savile Talked About His Relationship With Cliff Richard 

Two Of The Most Revealing Comments That Were Published

"I like Cliff and the Shudders - sorry, Shadows. Is Cliff here to stay?  Most decidedly.  He gets better and better and readily accepts all the advice which I give him."

NME 1963 Annual

"Me and Cliff Richard... Cliff and I meet up for dinner about twice a year and compare notes. Some of the tabloids are just dying to get something on us."

Newcastle Evening Chronicle, June 20th 1991

 

Free Minds Forum : 

The Re-Activation Is Here

Since the first half of last month, I have been posting a variety of information on Free Minds Forum, starting and adding to almost fifty threads.  

A brief statement about the situation on there can be read in the thread titled Status Of This Forum - Updates.

A link to FMF is to be found in my profile here under 'Contact me'. 

 

Enigma Of Evocation In Music

Two songs from the 1960s

There are many examples of the Enigma Of Evocation in popular music. The first I would like to cite here is 'Matthew And Son' by Cat Stevens, a single released in Britain near the end of 1966.

No description of music, lyrics or other facet of this recording can quite explain why... the people doing regular jobs in the same place day after day, week after week, month after month... and, so on.. The lack of money paid to the workers - a London (?) small business, a 1960s perspective near-equivalent to one in a 19th century Dickens drama... Without the great potent mystery of the evocation sublimely attained by the songwriter/singer and musicians, the details are merely as banal and non-extraordinary as is the overwhelming majority of what passes for human culture. How is this particular situation of place and circumstance that is portrayed in the lyrics of the song so vividly brought out to us, as we would expect it to actually be experienced by a sensitive person 'in real life'?

With a song such as this one, containing the Enigma Of Evocation sublimely presented, we might do well to concede that something beyond the mundanely human level has interceded in the creative process. Something, perhaps, more evolved than we are, with greater knowledge and a higher, healthier form of technology.

Although few, if any of us have much of an idea of what these more evolved forms of intelligence are, and the ways in which they operate to influence the human creative process, some clues might be found within certain songs.

As I see it, no decade is more rich in possible examples of music that bears the hallmarks of 'higher powers' than the 1960s. With reference to another popular song from that decade, I ask this question:

Do these alien beings - or whatever else we call them - have the ability to 'Look Through Any Window', calmly observing a spectrum of human and other activities? (Note carefully the word 'Any' and the implication thereof) Perhaps it is this extraterrestrial capability that is hinted at in the song by The Hollies of that title, which was released as a single in October 1965 - a song written by Graham Gouldman and Charles Silverman. 

Can these beings not only observe through their 'windows', our windows, and all around in the spaces between - outside; but, also use monitoring devices, as has been claimed by contactees, to record human and other life on this planet? Is this grand technological capability and the huge implications it carries for our future, the vital hidden message that The Hollies were conveying to us, so vividly, so sensitively in their great recording?    

 

Did Piers Morgan Make More Than Six Thousand Posts On A David Icke Forum?

In early-March 2005, a forum called IckeDownload.com was started. It was run by someone named Harris, who was located in Toronto, Canada. By March 12th 2005, this forum had 22 registered users. By June 12th - a little over three months later - there were 1,016. At this time, there were thirteen identified 'forums' within the overall structure of the site's main page, as well as three forums dedicated to 'downloads'. IckeDownload.com, then, had four moderators - Harris, Timestretch, contrastiktion and Infinity, and was fast gaining new members.

By July 19th 2005 - six days before I joined - the number of registered users had risen to 2,113, and by October 13th of that first year, the number was 2,991. Shortly after that, the number of registered users passed the 3,000 mark, becoming 3,141 by the 26th of the month. During this period, on October 22nd, a man registered as a user, under the name King of the Mountain.

King of the Mountain had a personality that was different to others on the forum. His avatar was an animated gif in cartoon style, depicting a confrontation between Adolf Hitler and David Icke. The impression I had, and still have is that KOTM had paid someone to create this avatar for him - it certainly looked like the work of a professional.

The name King of the Mountain had been taken from the title of a comeback single release by Kate Bush - this song, itself, was inspired by Elvis Presley. According to Wikipedia, the Kate Bush single was issued on October 24th, 2 days after King of the Mountain joined the popular David Icke-aligned internet forum.

King of the Mountain sought to dominate the forum, posting mainly on the 'General Chatter' sub-forum, which was the most contributed to and read one. He targeted certain other users and effected a more-or-less bullying strategy against them. The most notable example of a user being subjected to this treatment concerned someone named 'John White'. King of the Mountain ridiculed his posts and referred to him as 'Bunty White', extending this name-changing, also, on occasion by one further letter replacing the 'B' at the start. In December 2006, a 3-page thread begun by King of the Mountain could be found in General Chatter, entitled... KOTM Presents :  An open festive letter to Bunty White.

In addition to 'targeting' some forum members, KOTM also liked to stir things up with provocative commentary on David Icke, himself - the man who was the ostensible inspiration for the forum, and around whom a significant amount of discussion was based (albeit, probably a fairly small amount in proportional terms). General Chatter, in early-February 2007 contained a 2-page thread titled... KOTM : Officially Declares War on the David Icke Forum.

By this point, the forum seems to have been changed from being identified as IckeDownload.com to David Icke Forum, or simply 'The Forum'. It was also near the end of its existence. By February 25th 2007, there were 6,052 registered users, yet - despite this undeniable success - a message of March 4th appears to be the final epitaph. It reads: 

Due to the recent and repeated spam / password attacks made against both the forum and certain users therin, the site will be temporally unavailable. Giving the nature of the situation, updates regarding the forum will be made via this medium only...

At some point during his membership of the Icke-aligned forum (from October 22nd 2005 onwards), the user known as King of the Mountain was identified as being Piers Morgan and he responded by admitting that he was.

His Viewing Profile has been preserved by the Internet Archive. The information on there includes a link to the animated gif that was used as his avatar. There also, is a link to a dancing Hitler animated gif. The dancing Hitler emoticon was introduced by KOTM to some (or, perhaps all) of his posts well along the way during his participation in the forum. There were emoticons available for use by members in their posts, and one of these was exceptionally good and charming - a dancing reptilian. KOTM's dancing Hitler was, I guess, inspired by the great dancing reptilian emoticon. As with the David Icke versus Hitler avatar, I suspect that KOTM (aka Piers Morgan) paid someone to make it for him.

The Viewing Profile, at the time captured by Internet Archive states the Total Posts made by King of the Mountain/Piers Morgan to have been 6,202 - a rate of 12.79 posts per day.

Aside from this forum user having admitted to being Piers Morgan - clearly something that any anonymous member on any forum could do - there are good reasons to conclude that this was the actual 'real' identity of KOTM.

The character of their posting was, as far as I can determine from memory and comparison entirely consistent with the man being Piers Morgan e.g.1 KOTM indicated at one time that he was familiar with the early turquoise press conference period of the David Icke public-facing trajectory. In that early time of  controversy - 1991 - Piers Morgan was working for The Sun newspaper, and would have noted the reports in his own paper and others detailing David Icke's unusual activities. e.g.2 A post by someone of photographs they were responsible for, which seemingly showed some sort of military or other official interest in a crop formation (helicopter may have featured) was applauded by King of the Mountain, in a manner consistent with how a newspaper editor might have responded to a journalist working for them bringing a 'good story'.  

A search on the Piers Morgan twitter account of the word 'king' strongly indicates that Piers Morgan is somewhat fixated with both himself and others being identified as such. Hitler also features quite prominently in his tweets, and there is an alleged photograph of him in a Nazi uniform that can be found on-line.

Although I don't recall the specific reason why 'King of the Mountain' was identified as being Piers Morgan on the forum (most likely, sometime in 2006), all of the factors stated here - and others - make it a near-certainty in my estimation that Piers Morgan was a member of this David Icke-inspired forum, posting quite prolifically under the user name: King of the Mountain.

'I Would Rather Have A Mind Opened By Wonder... Than One Closed By Belief'

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