John Lennon/Beatles Mega Thread

[msLinds]

I agree Nico with your feeling about that article.I do have a couple new updates.

Liverpool Echo
July 20, 2011
Yoko Ono Lennon sees Beatles and Bed-in memorabilia at the new Museum of Liverpool

Yoko Ono visits the new Museum of Liverpool : Video

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/multi...0252-29085875/

Photographs

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liver...52-29085743/2/

Cibo Matto at the Bowery Ballroom, New York 7-18 -2011

Cibo Matto - Moonchild‬ with Sean Lennon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxBKN4UEWBE

[msLinds]

The Futon Critic
7-19-2011
McCartney After 9/11: Highly-Anticipated Feature-Length Documentary "The Love We Make" to Debut on Showtime September 10th at 9:00 ET/PT. The film, from Albert Maysles and Bradley Kaplan, "captures McCartney's personal journey to help heal the city that welcomed him with open arms in 1964."

McCARTNEY AFTER 9/11
Highly-Anticipated Feature-Length Documentary "THE LOVE WE MAKE" Chronicles Paul McCartney's Cathartic JourneyThrough New York City In The Aftermath of 9/11.
To Debut on SHOWTIME September 10th At 9:00 ET/PT

LOS ANGELES, CA (July 19, 2011) - As the country prepares to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania, SHOWTIME will premiere the highly-anticipated feature documentary THE LOVE WE MAKE, which chronicles Paul McCartney's poignant and cathartic journey through the streets of New York City in the aftermath of the World Trade Center's destruction. It also traces the planning and performance of the monumental benefit concert at Madison Square Garden, "The Concert for New York City," which took place less than six weeks after the terrorist attacks.

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2...719showtime01/

[msLinds]

Mojo
July 20, 2011
The Glenfiddich MOJO Honours List 2011 Is Here

Tomorrow night (Thursday, July 21), some of the biggest names in music will descend upon the aptly named Brewery in east London for our annual awards extravaganza, otherwise known at The Glenfiddich MOJO Honours List.Now in its eighth year, the Honours List has seen the likes of James Brown, Arthur Lee, The Who, Noel Gallagher, Led Zeppelin, Lemmy, Morrissey, Marianne Faithfull, Judy Collins, The Clash, The Stooges, Yoko Ono, ZZ Top, John Lydon, John Martyn, Paul Weller, Blur, Arcade Fire, Ozzy Osbourne, Richard Thompson, Elton John and David Gilmour (to name but a few) join forces to celebrate great music in all its forms.

http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2011/...list_2011.html

Liverpool daily post
July 20, 2011
Yoko Ono is special guest at new Museum of Liverpool opening

DURING Yoko Ono’s first visit to Liverpool in the 1960s she invited people to snip off her clothing for her performance art work Cut Piece.In 2004, she hung a giant photograph of a naked breast from St Luke’s “bombed out” Church and suspended images of women’s nude body parts from city centre lamp posts.Yet her greatest mark on the city was far less controversial – she bought John Lennon’s childhood home and, in 2003, donated it to the National Trust.

Mendips was so important for me,” said Ono, sitting in her hotel suite ahead of last night’s Museum of Liverpool VIP reception. A scale-model of the Woolton semi is one of many items connected to the world’s most famous couple that features in the displays.“I felt I had to definitely not let it disappear and make sure people could see how John’s childhood was and what it was like for him to live there.”

http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/...2534-29085724/

The New York Times
July 20,2011
A Book Party for the Dead

The big names on the invitation for a book party at the St. Regis New York hotel were all dead. Salvador Dalí, Alfred Hitchcock and Diana Vreeland had once lived or lived it up here on East 55th Street, we were told. Had they been among the guests on Wednesday at a party for the release of “It Happened Here” by Lesley M. M. Blume, a book chronicling the St. Regis’s creative history, they would no doubt have reveled again.

The dancers may have been sequestered for dinner (they reappeared later at a dance party), but at least we had Yoko Ono. She’s been dancing since she could walk and did a jig for us to demonstrate. “I’m not a stranger in the dance field,” she said. “The kind of dance that I really do is butoh.” (Reluctant to further reveal our plebeian roots, we decided to go home and look up whatever that was.)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/16/ny...turnalist.html

SouthwestMinneapolis patch
July 15, 2011

Photographic Fundraiser Focuses On Leon Shambroom
Works by Alec Soth and Yoko Ono Lennon were among those available to raise money for the care of the South Minneapolis fire victim.

http://southwestminneapolis.patch.co...#photo-7010685

Telegraph.UK
July 20, 2011
London wedding for Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell

Sir Paul McCartney, the former Beatle, is to marry the American Nancy Shevell in the British capital.Keenly aware that a lavish wedding does not always herald a happy marriage, Sir Paul McCartney has modest ambitions for his union with Nancy Shevell.Mandrake hears that the former Beatle is to marry the American divorcée in a quiet ceremony in London with only close members of his family present.The couple will then fly to New York, where they will hold a party for friends and members of Shevell’s family.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/cele...y-Shevell.html

The Morning Call
July 20, 2011
Bethlehem native sells John Lennon autograph for record $40,000

Ron Hummel recorded an interview with the former Beatle the night before he was killed.On Dec. 8,1980, Bethlehem native Ron Hummel was an audio recording engineer when he and a disc jockey went to the New York apartment of John Lennon, then making a comeback with his album "Double Fantasy," to tape an interview for a major radio special.

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/alle...,4870516.story

USA Today
July 21, 2011
Beatles' first U.S. concert photos fetch $360K

NEW YORK — Never-before-seen photographs of the Beatles' first U.S. concert in Washington, D.C., have been sold in New York for more than $360,000.The Beatles played their first U.S. concert on Feb. 11, 1964, at the Washington Coliseum, two days after their debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show."

http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/...-auction_n.htm


The Detroit News
July 21, 2011
Paul McCartney brings a lifetime of hits to Comerica Park

At age 69, after more than 50 years as a professional musician, it would be understandable if Paul McCartney wanted to kick back, enjoy his engagement to New York businesswoman Nancy Shevell, 51, and count his royalty checks. But always the most energetic of the Beatles, he shows little appetite for the kind of cozy, doze-y retired life he sang about in the Beatles song "When I'm 64" ("we shall scrimp and save" — uh, no need for that, with a fortune estimated to be worth more than $730 million). Now, with just days until his Sunday concert at Comerica Park, McCartney's first performance in the city of Detroit since he was here with Wings in 1976 (his last shows in Metro Detroit were at The Palace in 2005), we catch you up on all things Macca.

http://detnews.com/article/20110721/...-Comerica-Park

Press @Guide
July 19, 2011
Russ Gibb talks about Paul McCartney and the famous ‘Paul is Dead’ rumor

DEARBORN — In a rare interview, Russ Gibb discusses his involvement in the “Paul is Dead” urban legend about singer Paul McCartney of the legendary Beatles.“I want to be begin by saying Paul McCartney is alive and well — I’m sure of that,” said Gibb, a Dearborn resident.In fact, McCartney will be performing Sunday at Comerica Park in Detroit.“I didn’t think anything much about the Beatles except I’d play them on the radio. I liked them a lot, particularly Paul. Interestingly enough, I had met the Beatles when they first came to Detroit (in 1964)... As a DJ, we were all lined up in the office. They were brought in and we each shook hands. That’s about it; we didn’t really talk with them… And they were whisked away to do their show,” recalled Gibb.

http://www.pressandguide.com/article...b054541854.txt


Former Beatles star Ringo Starr is hosting an exhibition of his art at a gallery in Austria.
July 19, 2011

Former Beatles star Ringo Starr is hosting an exhibition of his art at a gallery in Austria.
The 71-year-old musician has put on the new exhibition in the capital city of Vienna and told people to 'give peace a chance' with his CND print.

http://celebrity.uk.msn.com/news/gos...ntid=158610592

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Liverpool Echo.UK
July 21, 2011
Liverpool's Hope Street Hotel squeezes Yoko Ono in
FILE under ‘No-one puts Yoko in a corner’.

The never-less-than-fabulous Yoko Ono was in town for the opening of the equally impressive Museum of Liverpool this week.And, as is her custom, she had her people phone ahead to the Hope Street Hotel to install her there for the duration.What they hadn’t reckoned with, though, was the small matter of uni graduations – plus a few thousand other cultural luminaries descending on the city for the museum launch.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liver...0252-29092220/

Sean Lennon allways produces all of his Mom's Plastic Ono bands performance's and also performs on stage with her and the band. So I am sure he will be there to with Yoko on stage in Iceland.Also every year on October 9th on John's birthday Yoko and Sean travel to Reykjavík for the lighting of the Imagine Peace Tower.


Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band added to Iceland Airwaves
July 21, 2011

The Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band, formed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono before the dissolution of the Beatles, joins Polaris Music Prize Winner Owen Pallett, synth siren Glasser and Bristol’s Zun Zun Egui on this year’s Iceland Airwaves line-up.The festival, which runs from of October 12-16th 2011 in Reykjavík, also sees more Icelandic additions, including GusGus, For a Minor Reflection, Kippi Kaninus and Mógil. Among those already announced for the festival are hometown girl Björk and The Line of Best Fit favourites Niki & the Dove and Beach House

http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2011...land-airwaves/

http://elbo.ws/post/3591323/yoko-ono...land-airwaves/

http://www.icelandairwaves.is/

[msLinds]

I have few new updates. Everyone have a safe, positive and great upcoming weekend and take care.

Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl's band ' The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger ' performs in Atlanta at the Tabernacle on 5-19-2011

http://exposureroom.com/members/runm...8eb3c8370ab4c/

according2g.com
July 21,2011
An Encounter with The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger

The other night I saw The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (The GOASTT) perform at Bowery Ballroom in New York. I enjoyed their set and found that there was no way I wasn’t going to say hello to lead singers Sean Lennon and model Charlotte Kemp Muhl. As you can see from these pictures, both Sean and Charlotte (who are also boyfriend and girlfriend) were extremely cool. I resisted telling Sean that I love his parents because I am sure he is so over hearing that, but I’ll say it here – because it’s true. Also, don’t you love Sean’s Flaming Lips T-shirt ? I do !

http://according2g.com/2011/07/an-en...r-tooth-tiger/

Examiner.com
July 21, 2011
Museum of Liverpool opens - Beatles legacy honored with artifacts and films

July 21, 2011- The Museum of Liverpool has opened this week down on its waterfront in Liverpool, England, to much pomp and fanfare. Dedicated to its own illustrious history dating back over a century, it honors its long-standing love of football, the dramatic toll of World Wars, and its historic and once thriving port.But they didn’t forget the impact The Beatles have had on the city.Included with the 12,000 people who attended the opening on the 19th were Yoko Ono, John Lennon’s widow, and Mike McCartney, Paul McCartney’s brother.

http://www.examiner.com/john-lennon-...alerts_article

Examiner.com
July 21, 201
Cavern Club in Liverpool commissions large Beatles painting to honor Fab Four

July 21, 2011 - It has just been announced thatThe Cavern Club in Liverpool has commissioned an 8-foot square painting of The Beatles to adorn its walls. The artwork will pay tribute to the four lads who made it the most famous club in the world. The club has hired famed Beatles artist SHANNON, named the “The World's Greatest Beatles Artist” by the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, to do the painting.

http://www.examiner.com/john-lennon-...alerts_article

Rolling Stone
July 22 2011
Martin Scorsese Finishes George Harrison Documentary

After four years of work, Martin Scorsese is looking forward to sharing his long-awaited documentary on the life of George Harrison with the world. "George's music always spoke directly to me," Scorsese tells Rolling Stone. "So directly that I don't think I realized just how inspiring he'd been for me until I made the picture."George Harrison: Living in the Material World will debut on HBO in two parts in October.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...ntary-20110722

[Nico]

Thanks MsLinds!! As always, you are the best!!

[msLinds]

Your welcome Nico.I have a couple new articles.Everyone have a safe,positive and great week and take care.

Liverpool Echo.UK
July 22, 2011
Bill Harry celebrates the 50th anniversary of Mersey Beat – the newspaper he created and edited

It was 50 years ago . . . this month. Merseyside’s music-loving teenagers were beginning to move to a new beat – and one man wanted to spread the good news.And so Mersey Beat, Bill Harry’s incredibly-influential publication, was born – ensuring the art college friend of John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe would be at the centre of a musical revolution which later reverberated around the world.Now 72, Bill tells the ECHO from his home in Bayswater, London: “It really doesn’t seem like that long ago, particularly when so many people from all over the world continue to tell me how much they love the Merseyside music of that era.”

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liver...0252-29098409/

AndhraNews.net
July 24, 2011
Beatle fans could soon own a replica of the famous white Steinway piano that John Lennon presented to his wife Yoko Ono on her 38th birthday if they are willing to shell out 77,200 pounds.

Beatle fans could soon own a replica of the famous white Steinway piano that John Lennon presented to his wife Yoko Ono on her 38th birthday if they are willing to shell out 77,200 pounds.Hundred replicas of the original were commissioned to commemorate The Beatles star's 70th birthday last year.Steinway commissioned the replicas of the 1971 piano, which still stands in Ono's New York flat with an inscription on it that reads: 'For Yoko, Happy Birthday, love John.'The first 'Imagine Series' arrived at Steinway's London showroom last week."It's identical to the one Lennon bought for Yoko," the Daily Mail quoted Steinway's UK managing director, Glen Gough, as saying."Each will take a year to build and has a decal under the wires, based on a Lennon drawing," he added.

http://www.andhranews.net/Entertainm...conic-5342.htm

[msLinds]

Another article has allready been posted by me about John Lennon's Steinway piano for sale.But there is a couple of large beautiful photographs of John's white Steinway piano in this first link.

Dailymail.UK
July 23, 2011
John Lennon wrote Imagine on his white Steinway. What would you write on yours ?

Imagine no possessions ? John Lennon wrote the lyrics, but he didn't stick to the idea.
The Beatles star famously ordered a white grand piano from Steinway for his wife's 38th birthday in 1971. Inscribed on it was a simple message, 'For Yoko, Happy Birthday, love John.'To commemorate Lennon's 70th birthday last December, Steinway commissioned 100 replicas of Ono's original, which still stands in her New York flat. The first Imagine Series arrived at Steinway's London showroom last week. 'It's identical to the one Lennon bought for Yoko,' says Steinway's UK managing director, Glen Gough. 'Each will take a year to build and has a decal under the wires, based on a Lennon drawing.' The star's signature has also been laser-engraved next to the keyboard.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/mosl...ite-yours.html

BBC News Liverpool
July 25, 2011
Street named after former Beatle drummer Pete Best

The Beatles' former drummer Pete Best said he was "very humbled" to have two Liverpool streets named in his honour.The roads, Pete Best Drive and Casbah Close, will be on a new estate to be built on Everton's former training ground at Bellfield in West Derby.The housing development was chosen as Best comes from the area and the Casbah Club, where The Beatles began their career, is less than half a mile away.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...yside-14275755


The Orange County register
July 24, 2011
Soundcheck

It has been both interesting and instructive to watch how popular so-called tribute acts have become in recent years. While there have long been salutes to the Beatles, ever since the success of Beatlemania in the late ’70s, there are now tributes to everybody from Journey to the Doors, Queen to David Bowie, Heart to the Smiths, all playing to enthusiastic crowds (and often at the OC Fair this summer).But “The Greatest Show That Never Was” provided a fascinating boost to the growing parade of musicians emulating famous groups, with Saturday fare at Pacific Amphitheatre featuring a hypothetical bill featuring the Beatles (played by the Fab Four) and the Rolling Stones (courtesy of Jumping Jack Flash).

http://soundcheck.ocregister.com/201...ributes/56151/

Chic Magazine
July 25, 2011

Translated from Swedish to English

Odd Molly have for spring / summer of 2012 engaged the American model Charlotte Kemp Muhl. Charlotte is also an actress and singer, and has been with her ​​boyfriend Sean Lennon band The Ghost of A Saber Tooth Tiger .Per Holknekt, Creative Director at Odd Molly says -After a period of collaboration with the great who is also multi-talented Helena Christensen, we at Odd Molly now chosen to work together with Charlotte Kemp Muhl in 2012. She performed live with Sean Lennon at Odd Molly's show at New York Fashion Week last year and now that we were facing our future choice of representative women, she was self-evident. The top model Charlotte is not only breathtaking in its own distinctive appearance, but also genuinely talented in so many wonderful ways. Her performance on the accordion and singing in our display was just enough to make us all just love her. We salute course, women's diversity and multi-properties and therefore we see Charlotte Kemp Muhl as an ideal successor to Helena Christensen. That she then himself is thrilled at Odd Molly clothing does not make things worse. This should be really exciting. I'm really looking forward to shooting in New York on 27 June.The new campaign, styled by Hollywood stylist Jonas Hallberg and plates by Warwick Saint in New York on 27 June.

http://translate.google.com/translat...26prmd%3Divnsl

http://chic.se/etikett/the-ghost-of-...r-tooth-tiger/

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Examiner.com national
July 26, 2011
Beatles photographer Mike Mitchell - exclusive interview airs on May Pang show

New York – Beatles photographer Mike Mitchell gave an exclusive interview yesterday with May Pang on her internet radio show on BlogTalkRadio.com called Dinner Specials with May Pang and Cynthia Neilson. Mitchell, a magazine photographer in 1964, took 46 photos of the Beatles during their first U.S. show, the Washington D.C. concert February 11, 1964, and then at the Baltimore show in September. His photos, never before seen, sold at Christies Auction House on July 20 for over $360,000, a shocking sum that has surprised even Mitchell.The live on-air interview with Pang lasted nearly an hour and illuminated how this all came to pass. Mitchell, who said he knew he’d be a photographer since the age of 13, was present at the Washington D.C. show to take photos of the Beatles, and then again in Baltimore in September. To quote from his story on his website, he describes the challenging conditions: “I had no flash equipment and was therefore forced to take my cues from what the light was doing.”

http://www.examiner.com/john-lennon-...alerts_article

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/maypang...a-neilson-live

prlog.org
July 27, 2011
Lennon Author Returns with New Book to Chicago Fest for Beatles Fans

Beatles expert and author – Jude Southerland Kessler will be returning to this years Fest for Beatles Fans with a new book about John Lennon.'Shivering Inside' by Jude Southerland Kessler

Jude Southerland Kessler is proud to announce that Shivering Inside – a novel on the life of John Winston Lennon, will be making its debut at the 35th Annual Fest for Beatles Fans in Chicago on August 5-7, 2011. Shivering Inside, the second book in a nine books series, covers Lennon’s life from the signing on of Brian Epstein in December 1961 to the birth of Lennon’s son, Julian, in April 1963.

http://www.prlog.org/11600237-lennon...tles-fans.html

Seattle PI
July 25, 2011
Music Review: The Nu-Utopians - Imagined: The John Lennon Song Project

Back in 1972, Rex Fowler first appeared on the recording scene with the debut album by his folk/rock duo, Aztec Two Step. Continuing to record and tour to the present day, last year Fowler teamed with another folk mainstay, Tom Dean, to work on a project that grew out of their love for the music of Beatle John Lennon. They ended up creating something very special indeed.

http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/b...he-1583492.php

Beatles Hard Day's Night Hotel to host third annual fashion show for Linda McCartney Centre
July 26, 2011
Returning to Liverpool’s Beatles-inspired Hard Days Night Hotel, the third annual Linda McCartney Centre fashion show is set to be the biggest yet. Showcasing summer lines by independent boutiques Gypsophila Couture and Total Recall Vintage, as well as designs by local fashion graduates, the show has been organised in aid of Linda McCartney Centre in Liverpool. Funds raised will go directly to the centre, which houses a state of the art breast assessment unit as well as research and development laboratories, an outpatient unit and chemotherapy centre.

http://www.clickliverpool.com/busine...ey-centre.html


Ultimate Classic Rock.com
July 26, 2011
George Harrison’s ‘Concert for Bangladesh’ Makes Digital Debut, Streaming Event Announced

Nearly 40 years after George Harrison’s historic ‘Concert for Bangladesh,’ the audio of the event has been released digitally today for the first time as an iTunes exclusive.
The digital edition of ‘Bangladesh’ is being issued as a benefit release, retaining the giving spirit of late Beatles guitarist and the original intentions behind the event. All proceeds after taxes will be donated to the George Harrison Fund for Unicef, a special charity established to help provide relief to children in famine and the drought-stricken regions in the Horns of Africa. iTunes, Apple Records Inc., and all artists, songwriters and publishers have waived all fees and will see no income from the sales.

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/georg...reaming-event/

[msLinds]

I have a couple more new updates tonight.

Billboard.com
July 26, 2011
Yoko Ono Talks Dance Hits, Lady Gaga, John Lennon and Twitter

In December 2010, the last time Yoko Ono was at Billboard, she was being honored for a whopping five consecutive No. 1s on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. With her just-released single "Talking To The Universe" climbing the same chart, the iconoclastic veteran artist took time out to chat about the DJ community's affinity for her music, sharing a stage with Lady Gaga ("one of the most awesome pied pipers the world ever had"), Twitter, and her continuing work protecting and curating her late husband John Lennon's music and legacy. "Talking To The Universe" is vying to be your next hit on Billboard's Dance/Club Play chart. You already have a slew of No. 1s on that chart. Were you surprised when your music was embraced by the DJ community? How has that, in turn, influenced how you make music?

http://www.billboard.com/news/yoko-o...05292622.story

Great Miscellany
April 30, 2011
Sean Lennon & Kemp Muhl - Blow Up by Alex Freund, 2011

http://greatmiscellany.tumblr.com/po...by-alex-freund

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Liverpool Daily Post
July 28, 2011
Liverpool’s Neptune theatre renamed in honour of Beatles manager Brian Epstein (GALLERY)

LIVERPOOL’S Neptune theatre is set to be officially relaunched tomorrow, renamed after former Beatles manager Brian Epstein.Tonight, workmen were putting the finishing touches to the interior of the building, which has been left in a state of decay since it closed in 2005.It was due to be refurbished then, but remained untouched after a row between the council and its landlord.The £1m refurb sees new mahogany doors and restored crystal chandeliers inside.Today, council leader Cllr Joe Anderson said he was thrilled Mr Epstein’s family had agreed to let the theatre bear the Beatles’ manager’s name.Epstein worked there when it housed Crane’s music shop.Cllr Anderson said: “I’m delighted Brian’s family accepted our request to rename this venue The Epstein Theatre.

http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/...0252-29132354/

The Detroit News
July 27, 2011
McCartney wings through Motown Museum on Detroit tour stop

Paul McCartney gets guided museum tour of studio that inspired him.He may be one of the world's most famous musicians, but when Paul McCartney walked through the modest blue front door at the Motown Historical Museum on West Grand Boulevard on Sunday, he was just another excited, awestruck Motown fan."He loved Studio A," reports the museum's chief curator, Lina Stephens. Stephens gave the former Beatle a private tour, along with his band and his fiancee Nancy Shevell, slipping them in at 3 p.m., just before McCartney's 4 p.m. soundcheck at Comerica Park.

http://www.detnews.com/article/20110727/ENT04/107270305

Auckland Now
July 26, 2011
Beatle Paul McCartney bludged my fags'

Paul McCartney was a bit tight in the early 1960s and used to bludge cigarettes from Devonport resident Keith Wilkinson.Wilkinson says The Beatles frontman would write "IOU one fag" on his cigarette packets frequently.The former Londoner's best friend Gordon Waller was better known as one half of the Peter and Gordon singing duo of the swinging 60s.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/loca...ludged-my-fags

[msLinds]

Everyone have a safe and great upcoming weekend and take care.

Contact Music
July 29, 2011
Yoko Ono - Yoko Ono Places Wreath At Hiroshima Memorial

Yoko Ono has placed a wreath at a memorial for victims of the nuclear bomb attacks on Japan.John Lennon's widow is in her native country to receive an award for her charity work and promote tourism in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami disaster which claimed more than 15,000 lives in March (11).And she took time out on Friday (29Jul11) to visit the cenotaph in Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park to lay a wreath at the monument in honour of the city's war dead.An estimated 166,000 people were killed when the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945, forcing Japan to surrender and bringing about the end of World War II.

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf...morial_1237355

Liverpool Echo
July 28, 2011
Olympic organisers deny signing Paul McCartney for opening ceremony

OLYMPIC organisers have denied signing Sir Paul McCartney to front the 2012 opening ceremony but welcomed the former Beatle’s support.Press reports had indicated the star, 69, had done a deal after he said he was “up for it”.But a spokesman for the Olympic Games Organising Committee today told the ECHO: “It is great that someone of Sir Paul’s stature is interested but it is still very early days.“We are still a year away from opening ceremony.“Discussions are taking place with lots of high-profile people but it is too early to confirm anyone.”

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liver...0252-29135057/

Alligator.org
July 27,2011
Lennon bus sweeps through Florida

John Lennon's aspirations as an activist and musician will always be recognized and appreciated by Beatles lovers everywhere.To further demonstrate admiration for Lennon's work, Brian Rothschild and David Sonenberg have created a nonprofit organization called the John Lennon Educational Tour bus.The Lennon bus travels across the nation visiting public schools and colleges. A team works with students to produce new music, shoot videos and create various digital media projects.
With 14 years of experience behind it, the Lennon bus is equipped with the latest recording technology and encourages the youth of America to embrace songwriting and media production.

http://www.alligator.org/the_avenue/...cc4c03286.html

Belfast Telegraph.UK
July 28, 2011
Ringo's car star of Hollywood sale

Ringo Starr's 1968 Ford Mustang is attracting a lot of bids in an auction of Hollywood memorabilia.The Beatle's cherry red vintage car which he used to drive around Los Angeles is one of the lots in Premiere Props' Hollywood Auction Extravaganza II, which also includes iconic films props and costumes, as well as outfits from music stars' tours and videos.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/en...-16029155.html

Star Magazine
July 28, 2011
Harrison's widow rallies stars for Africa fundraising

ERIC CLAPTON, SELENA GOMEZ, ENRIQUE IGLESIAS and RINGO STARR are among celebrities who have teamed up with the widow of BEATLES star GEORGE HARRISON to raise money for the victims of drought and famine in Africa.Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia - known as the Horn of Africa due to their location in the east of the continent - have been hit with the worst drought in 60 years and millions of residents are fleeing to find refuge in other areas.Olivia Harrison, the wife of late guitarist George, founded the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF, to benefit life-saving programs for children in Africa - and she's announced all cash raised for the charity in August (11) will be used to help those suffering in the current crisis.

http://www.star-magazine.co.uk/break...a-fundraising/

[msLinds]

Examiner.com
July 29, 2011
John Lennon Imagine Series Ltd Edition pianos on tour

A Limited edition series of John Lennon’s white “Imagine” piano will go on a one month tour in the northeastern U.S in July and August, reports Steinway Hall Fans will even be able to play the pianos, which are made in four different design styles. It will be a rare opportunity.This limited edition series was introduced last fall in commemoration of Lennon’s 70th birthday. It was modeled after the white piano that John gave to his wife Yoko Ono on her birthday in 1971. This is the piano John is shown playing Imagine on in the famous video at Tittenhurst Park in Ascot, England.

Tour dates include New York, New Jersey and Connecticut

July 26-30, 2011 – Steinway Piano Gallery of Paramus, NJ
August 2-6, 2011 – Steinway Used Piano Gallery, Melville, NY
August 9-13, 2011 – Steinway Hall, New York City
August 16-20, 2011 – Steinway Piano Gallery of Westport, CT

Yes you can touch - Unlike most exhibits of actual artifacts, where ropes and signs prevent fans from touching them, during the tour, visitors will be allowed to actually sit down and play the pianos.

http://www.examiner.com/john-lennon-...alerts_article

www.steinway.com/imagine

[msLinds]

I thought many of you would enjoy listening to these podcasts.

Strawberry Fields Radio
The Beatles in their own music

http://strawberryfields.podomatic.co...17_50_33-07_00

http://www.podomatic.com/profile/strawberryfields

[Nico]

Awesome, thanks so much MsLinds!!! As always.