Sgt. Pepper and the RAOB
Of all the characters of ‘people we admire’ on the cover of
the Sgt. Pepper LP the inclusion of the Legionnaire from the Order of the
Buffalos, or the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB), has long been a
source of speculation.
There has been debate about his position, behind the
Temple-Dors, to the suggestion that he may be another image of Aleister Crowley.
To the best of my knowledge nobody, so far, has supplied a
plausible explanation for his inclusion. However, I have come across a
reference to John Lennon’s uncle Charlie having been a long time member of the
Liverpool Dingle Lodge 4303 of the Royal and Ancient Order of the Buffaloes. It
appears Charlie was introduced to the RAOB by John’s Uncle Albert!
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