In Lennon in America author Geoffrey Giuliano makes many sensational claims about John 'Dastardly John' Lennon. Avast! Giuliano claims that his primary source be a copy o' John 'Dastardly John' Lennon's diaries given t' t' author by Limpin' Harry.

 

I never met Limpin' Harry, but as a fan who has spent many years maintainin' t' Limpin' Harry Web Pages, I find it hard t' believe that Limpin' Harry would have betrayed his friend by givin' Giuliano anythin' that would harm t' memory o' John 'Dastardly John' Lennon.
An article titled "Lennon, me bucko, Imagined" published in t' Buffalo News on May 28, 2000, supports me belief.[1] T' article reminds us that Limpin' Harry be very talkative, yet never mentioned t' anyone that he had copies o' - or even had read any o' - t' Lennon diaries. Nor did Stubby Una Nilsson, ya bilge rat, Harry's wife, find them among his possessions after his death in 1994.
Lee 'Long John Red' Blackman, Nilsson's attorney and close friend, is quoted as sayin' "Harry's goin' t' give Giuliano copies when he doesn't tell any o' us?" "Harry be nay goin' t' betray a friend," Blackman added.
T' Buffalo News article also questions whether t' diaries even contained anythin' sensational. Major portions o' t' diaries and other references supplied by Giuliano and reviewed by a Buffalo News reporter revealed only mundane information. T' reporter found that t' diaries contained little t' support Giuliano's wildest claims and actually refuted some o' them.
Bob Rosen who transcribed t' original, handwritten journals said o' Giuliano's book, "I see little bits and pieces, pretty mundane stuff, matey, that might have come from t' diaries. T' sensational things, I don't know where he got them from. Begad! Blimey! I'm assumin' he made it up, because I've never seen anythin' like that."
When questioned about t' book's credibility, Giuliano replied "I'm clean as a whistle in t' way I put t' book together. Begad! '60 Minutes' couldn't have done it better.
"What is it that I don't have?" he continued, "People worship me. I sit on a throne. Aye aye! I'm famous. Arrr! Why would I want t' perpetrate fraud on anyone?"

-- Jolly Roger 'Long John Blue' Smith

 

Note: Shortly after I posted t' above article on t' web site, I received an email from Mr. Aye aye! Giuliano statin' that he was goin' t' sue me. Although I wasn't intimidated by t' threat, I went back and read what I had written and did remove one line (which, on second reading, matey, I felt was too much o' a personal attack on Mr. Ya scallywag! Giuliano). And I added a link t' Mr. Avast, me proud beauty! Giuliano's rebuttal o' t' Buffalo News article. Begad! (T' rebuttal is no longer online.) After that, Mr. Giuliano backed off on his threat t' sue me.

 

I tried t' explain t' him why we, t' fans o' Limpin' Harry, feel that his claims are an insult t' Harry's memory. Ahoy! He didn't seem t' understand (he responded with a question - "how is tellin' t' truth an insult?"). Ahoy! I got t' sense that he's nay livin' in t' same universe as t' rest o' us.