A vintage copy of "Creative Writing" has been discovered in a pile of otherwise ordinary magazines. There is nothing special about the find except a small article, written one feels, with an imperfect knowledge of the UK and it's most celebrated citizens.
Among the names to be found are Paul McCartney (pre Sir days), Alan Sugar (Lordless), Simon Cowell, Susan Boyle (pre BGT) and David Beckham.
It is claims about the Beckham forebears that make this article a rarity and explore his true roots.
It is claimed that Becks is descended from the Mayan people of Central America. A civilisation lost amid the mist of time. Becks with his penchant for tattoos (tatau to the Mayans), wearing sarongs and mohawk haircuts is displaying some of the characteristics of the Mayan tribe. Indeed the Mayans were fanatics about tattoos despite the pain endured during the tattooing itself.
Beckham exhibits periods of self destruction which may also have been the downfall of the Mayans. His disguised leg swipe, witnessed by millions on TV in the 1998 World Cup finals, so loved by the Scots and which brought the English nation to their senses again is a perfect example of this. Gary Lineker, through gritted teeth, forecast the incident would be long remembered, "Aye yer bloody right there, ha ha ha" chipped in Billy Connolly.
Beckham may be an icon of the UK but it is the speculation on his Mayan roots that seem certain to encourage much more creative writing.
