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robertpaulsen

(8,632 posts) Wed Mar 1, 2017, 02:19 PM Mar 2017

Breaking Butterflies: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards & J. Edgar Hoover

"Who breaks a butterfly on a wheel?" 50 years ago, William Rees-Mogg appropriated this quote by Alexander Pope from 1735, but I think it's still a timely question.

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Breaking Butterflies: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards & J. Edgar Hoover (Original Post) robertpaulsen Mar 2017 OP

Mary Hoover would have liked THAT. tenorly Mar 2017 #1

Mary? robertpaulsen Mar 2017 #2

His Mom's middle name was Marie. Ligyron Mar 2017 #3

Oh, I see. robertpaulsen Mar 2017 #4

Not that I'm aware of. Ligyron Mar 2017 #5

If Clyde had any... robertpaulsen Mar 2017 #6

tenorly

(2,037 posts)

1. Mary Hoover would have liked THAT.

Reply to robertpaulsen (Original post)

Wed Mar 1, 2017, 03:06 PM

Mar 2017

robertpaulsen

(8,632 posts)

2. Mary?

Reply to tenorly (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 1, 2017, 03:33 PM

Mar 2017

Which Hoover was that?

Ligyron

(7,639 posts)

3. His Mom's middle name was Marie.

Reply to robertpaulsen (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 1, 2017, 03:56 PM

Mar 2017

Maybe that;s her?

Rumor is J. Edgar like to wear her dresses. Probably about as accurate as the Mars Bar container vs Mick Jagger story.

robertpaulsen

(8,632 posts)

4. Oh, I see.

Reply to Ligyron (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 1, 2017, 05:13 PM

Mar 2017

Yeah, I remember that scene in the Eastwood movie. I think J. Edgar was way too repressed and in the closet, IMO. Supposedly there were photos but they never have surfaced, have they?

Ligyron

(7,639 posts)

5. Not that I'm aware of.

Reply to robertpaulsen (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 1, 2017, 05:20 PM

Mar 2017

Then again, I haven't exactly been searching for them either.

Maybe his boyfriend had a few.

robertpaulsen

(8,632 posts)

6. If Clyde had any...

Reply to Ligyron (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 3, 2017, 04:50 PM

Mar 2017

I'll bet Edgar made him burn them!

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