George Harrison: Surviving the Beatles, the London Drug Squad, and

George Harrison: Surviving the Beatles, the London Drug Squad, and a Home Invasion

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George Harrison famously survived the dissolution of the Beatles, a bust by London’s drug squad, a potentially bloody visit from the Hell’s Angels, and a few rounds with cancer. But on the final day of the 20th century, his strength and faith were put to the ultimate test. A crazed fan, convinced that the Beatles were evil and George was a sorcerer who had possessed him, broke into George’s Friar Park estate in the dead of night with one goal: to murder George Harrison. For a full list of contributors, see the show notes at disgracelandpod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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