EscargotEmbargo t1_j22phi1 wrote on December 29, 2022 at 5:27 AM Reply to comment by Dreadmonkey in TIL The "Semolina Pilchard" mentioned in "I Am the Walrus" is a reference to Scotland Yard drug squad detective Norman "Nobby" Pilcher, who led a midnight drug raid on John Lennon's London flat in October 1968. He'd targeted musicians Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Eric Clapton and Donovan prior to that. by 54_actual He’s a ditiful man with a task at hand. Permalink Parent 2
EscargotEmbargo t1_j22phi1 wrote
Reply to comment by Dreadmonkey in TIL The "Semolina Pilchard" mentioned in "I Am the Walrus" is a reference to Scotland Yard drug squad detective Norman "Nobby" Pilcher, who led a midnight drug raid on John Lennon's London flat in October 1968. He'd targeted musicians Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Eric Clapton and Donovan prior to that. by 54_actual
He’s a ditiful man with a task at hand.