Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick - 1972 / Little Milton 1
The newspaper also includes the entire lyrics (printed on page 7), which is presented as a poem written by an 8-year-old literary prodigy, Gerald 'Little Milton' Bostock, whose disqualification from a poetry contest is the focus of the story.
This article claims that although Bostock initially won the contest with 'Thick as a Brick' the judges' decision was repealed after a multitude of protests and threats concerning the offensive nature of the poem, furthered by allegations of the boy's psychological instability.
One of the reasons behind this psychological instability is the other article called 'Little Milton in School-Girl Pregnancy Row'. In this article Gerald is accused by his friend, fourteen-year-old Julia Fealey, of being the father of the child she is now carrying. Julia is the young girl pictured on the cover who is subtly lifting her skirt.
The newspaper also includes the entire lyrics (printed on page 7), which is presented as a poem written by an 8-year-old literary prodigy, Gerald 'Little Milton' Bostock, whose disqualification from a poetry contest is the focus of the story.
This article claims that although Bostock initially won the contest with 'Thick as a Brick' the judges' decision was repealed after a multitude of protests and threats concerning the offensive nature of the poem, furthered by allegations of the boy's psychological instability.
One of the reasons behind this psychological instability is the other article called 'Little Milton in School-Girl Pregnancy Row'. In this article Gerald is accused by his friend, fourteen-year-old Julia Fealey, of being the father of the child she is now carrying. Julia is the young girl pictured on the cover who is subtly lifting her skirt.