EGAD! Part The Third
Well, it seems that the initial report that AFP released about Mark McGowan and his insatiable craving for corgi dog flesh was just a tad of a wee bit incorrect. They reported that McGowan had - excuse the expression - chowed down on the dog, live on a British radio program. They also reported that Yoko Ono was there as well. This turns out to be completely false. She was not there, nor did she taste any of the dog.
LONDON (AFP) - In a dispatch sent on May 29, Agence France Presse wrote that Yoko Ono, the widow of ex-Beatle John Lennon, was present on a radio show where a British artist and animal rights activist ate a corgi dog in protest after a group, including Queen Elizabeth II's husband Prince Philip, allegedly killed a fox earlier this year.
Ms Ono was not present and did not take part in the show. AFP has sent a letter to Ms Ono to apologise for any distress this may have caused her.
This, of course, means that McGowan was lying when he said Ono had sampled his feast, as he is quoted as saying in the original story. Perhaps his foray into mashed potato land is also less than truthful? One can never be sure. (We're waiting for the other shoe to drop and the revelation that the corgi was actually a Big Mac with extra cheese.) But nonetheless, we can predict one thing: Mr. McGowan will now be suffering from a very severe case of "Obscure Performance Artist Media Blackout Syndrome" in which he will not be able to buy the attention of a reporter. No matter how many potatoes are involved.
