An Apology

I want to apologize to you all, for being a lousy webmiss. Well, I'm thinking in re-doing the site all over again but with new content. I thought the site was a bit cold by just having news, so now as the title says, it will be more like a blog. You'll have your latest news but just the ones I think are really important (or that I have a comment for) and give my points of view and all that jazz.

I also want it to be more interactive with you guys, so... I'll try to come up with good ideas :). But for that I'll need time. And I don't want to rush myself with it because I really want it to be an enjoyable site.

For now I'm off... but I'll be back... I promise :D.

Mary

Service for George Harrison at Cavern Walks

GEORGE Harrison fans are invited to a special celebration on the sixth anniversary of his death.

On Thursday, six years after the ex-Beatle died, cards, flowers and tributes will be laid at the Fab Four statue in the Cavern Walks shopping arcade.

The New Liverpool Beatles Appreciation Society will be holding a special service from 10am.

Source: Liverpool Echo

Heather Mills asks Paul McCartney to spend Christmas with her

Heather Mills has shocked estranged hubby Sir Paul McCartney by asking if she can spend the festive holidays with him and their daughter Bea, 4.

The former glamour model made the bizarre proposal because last year she was left on her tod.

'Heather spent most of last Christmas Day alone while Bea was with her father,' a source reveals.

This year Paul is due to get Bea again and Heather suggested a family reunion.

'It beggars belief, but she asked him if he wants to spend Christmas Day together,' says the insider.

'As you'd imagine Paul isn't too keen on the idea especially after her latest round of rants.'

The 39-year-old has accused the media of treating her like a paedophile, encouraged the public to drink rats' milk and blamed Sir Paul, 65, for not putting an end to her persecution by the media.

'He thinks she should pipe down. He wasn't especially hurt by comments that he wasn't doing anything to protect his family,' the source tells the Sunday Express.

'He always sees Bea is protected when she's not in his care. As for Christmas he wants to make sure she is as happy as Larry. There's no way Heather would be welcome at a gathering like that.'

Source: Now Magazine

Director defends Lennon film

FILM director Andrew Piddington came to Liverpool last night to defend his new film The Killing of John Lennon.

The movie, which concentrates on Lennon’s killer Mark Chapman, was given its regional premiere at FACT prior to a national release on December 7.

Piddington admitted he had been nervous about showing the film in Lennon’s birthplace.

“I thought a lot about playing the film in Liverpool.

“Then I thought Liverpool had a history of confronting issues and debates, and it seemed the right thing to do in the end to stand up with the film and say, ‘This has been made, let’s talk about it’.”

Piddington spent four years making the film with a cast of unknowns including lead actor Jonas Ball as Chapman.

Piddington said last night: “The film does not condone or exonerate Mark Chapman and while it is a human film it is in no way sympathetic to him.”

ANDREW PIDDINGTON talks about the making of the film in Box Office, in Friday’s Daily Post.

Source: Liverpool Daily

Julian Lennon is Newest Resident-To-Be at The Ritz-Carlton Club and Residences, South Beach

MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Julian Lennon, son of Beatles icon John Lennon, has purchased a residence at The Ritz-Carlton Club and Residences, South Beach, further cementing the development's status as one of the most luxurious real estate offerings on Miami Beach.

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Musicians will 'come together' for Beatles tribute concert

FARMINGTON - The Pond Duck Quintet will perform the Beatles' historic "Abbey Road" album Saturday, Dec. 8, at the University of Maine at Farmington's Nordica Auditorium. Three of the five band members are UMF students, including two music majors and a music minor.

"Abbey Road" was the 11th and final album that The Beatles recorded and is believed by many to be one of the best. Although "Let it Be" was released later, it was, in fact, recorded previous to "Abbey Road."

"Abbey Road is truly one of the greatest Beatles albums, if not one of the greatest albums of all time," said guitarist Sheridan Ellis. It was also the most commercially successful album by the Beatles, quickly reaching No. 1 on charts in both the United States and in the United Kingdom.

Bassist Nathaniel Burns has been interested in performing "Abbey Road" since the summer of 2006. His idea finally started to come together that winter when he began discussing the project with pianist and keyboard player Andrew Thompson while traveling in Italy. The two started listening to the album endlessly to get the musical notations perfected for every song. The quintet played a few select songs from the album last spring at the first annual Arts Night at UMF.

Ellis, Burns and drummer Graham Duval were the foundation of the original Pond Duck Trio. The band expanded to five members, bringing in Thompson and longtime collaborator Justin Labbe as vocalist and back-up guitarist.

The concert, which is open to the public, will be on the 27th anniversary of John Lennon's death outside his New York City apartment in 1980. "I'm really excited to play 'Abbey Road,'" said Ellis, "especially on a day of remembrance for John Lennon" - who wrote or assisted in writing many Beatles songs, including "Come Together," the opening song in "Abbey Road."

The concert will be performed in two sets, one for each side of the original LP.

Doors will open at 7 p.m., with the concert to start at 8 o'clock. There will be a suggested donation for admission.

Source: SunJournal.com

Paul McCartney seen dating a Heather Mills look-a-like

I found another article about Paul's love life, I'll post some parts of it.

Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney is reportedly dating ‘Pulp Fiction’ actress Rosanna Arquette—the exact double of his estranged wife Heather Mills.

First of all, Rosanna doesn't look like Heather, she has normal teeth, two legs, and she's actually pretty (Oh, and she isn't a slut, at least she has a job). AND, even if she's older than Mrs. Gold digger, she looks great.

Another witness added: “Paul looked very flirty. They had a couple of cuddles and a kiss. The sparks were there for everyone to see.”

A source close to Paul said: “I wonder how much Nancy knows about this friendship. Just a few weeks ago Paul was giving her the same attention in New York. It’ll put the cat among the pigeons.”

[read it all here]

I'm really jealous about girls around Paul right now, I don't really want any female near him, not because he's mine or I own him or something, I'm not a bloody psycho, but because he had been hurt so many times I'm just sick of worrying about him, like if he was a kid or something. But just the other day I was thinking of how girls back in the sixties felt about him being a womenizer (the kind of fans that cried when he married Linda *wtf*) now I think I know how they felt about it. C'mon, he's bloody 65 and he's been linked to so many girls the past few months I've already lost track of them all.

After Heather I breathed in relief that I didn't have to worry about gold digging bitches anymore, well, it got worse, before it was only ONE, now we have a whole world of possibilities. I just wish Paul wasn't so dependent of female company, or better yet, I wish he wasn't such a romantic guy, not all you need is love Paulie, just screw around but don't ever get married again, PLEASE!. Most girls nowadays are really shallow, and only cares about money and fame (look at Heather), I just don't want another one like that with Paul.

Anyway, if I keep ranting about this I'll never stop... what do you guys think about Paul dating more than one woman at the time?, leave a comment!.

Paul McCartney is hoping to launch his son James' music career - by helping him record a debut album.

The 30-year-old drummer and guitarist - who is the former Beatles star's son with first wife Linda - has already appeared on two of his solo albums, but is keen to launch his own LP.

McCartney, 65, says: "I'm actually doing some recording with my son. We're just looking at the idea of him making an album. He's doing it all. He's writing it all, laying it all. It's sensational. But there's
nothing set yet. We don't know if it'll work.

"The plan is for me to just do some recording with him, and it's really exciting. I'm really loving it."

Their studio efforts are expected to be released next year.

My comment: Ok, I'm going bloody insane right now, AHHHH!!! I love James, why? I still ignore why I just like him, and AHHHH if he releases an album there would be more information about him, more pictures, even videos!!! I just really really hope this gets done.

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Card Day's Night

CHRISTMAS cards with a drawing by John Lennon are to be sold again by Oxfam.

His yellow Fat Budgie picture was first used on the charity's cards in 1965 - at the height of Beatlemania.

They have been reprinted for the first time this year with his widow Yoko Ono's permission. She has already ordered 200 of the cards.

She said: "John supported Oxfam so it is wonderful that his illustration can continue to help Oxfam in its important work."

Lennon gave them permission to use the drawing, which was taken from his book A Spaniard In The Works.

The relaunch marks the 50th anniversary of Oxfam's Christmas cards.

The Fat Budgie cards will be sold in packs of 10 for £2.99 in Oxfam stores. Their first ever design, A Robin, is also being reprinted.

Source: Daily Record

Paul McCartney-signed Guitar Sculpture Highlights Charity Auction

Last night's Gibson GuitarTown London charity auction at indigO2 in London's O2 Arena saw a variety of 10-foot Gibson Les Paul guitar sculptures and custom-decorated Gibson SG guitars (also celebrity-signed) sold to raise money for Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy, The Prince’s Trust and Teenage Cancer Trust. The fiberglass sculpture painted in acrylics by cartoonist and illustrator Rosie Brooks and autographed by Sir Paul McCartney brought the highest bid of the evening, £60,000 or approximately $123,912 USD. "I just fancied playing with a big guitar! I think this one will hopefully catch the imagination of the public and whoever is going to buy it at the auction and raise money for The Prince's Trust, Teenage Cancer Trust and Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy, which are all great charities," McCartney said in September when he autographed the sculpture, titled "And The Crowd Goes Wild."

Other notable sales (in U.S. dollars) included sculptures signed by Paul Weller ($16,521), Robert Plant ($8,260), Noel Gallagher ($6,711), Ozzy Osbourne ($6,711), a Les Paul Tribute sculpture by artist Alex Echo ($7,744), and SG guitars signed by or associated with Roger Waters ($21,684), Ronnie Wood ($18,586), Slash ($17,554.20), Nick Mason ($10,842), Jack Bruce and Pete Brown ($8,260), Brian May ($7,228), Jimmy Page ($7,021), Bob Geldof ($6,195), Depeche Mode ($6,195), and the Zutons ($5,163).

Gibson Guitar sponsored the London GuitarTown event that led to last night's charity auction presented by Julien's Auctions. From June to September 2007, 30 hand-painted, free standing, 10-foot Gibson Les Paul replica guitar sculptures were on public display at More London on London's South Bank by City Hall, SE1, while while 30 hand-painted and celebrity-signed regular sized Gibson SG guitars were publicly displayed around The O2 in Greenwich.

“London is one of my favorite European cities with an outstanding musical environment. Gibson GuitarTown London will be a momentous and unique public exhibition, raising money for three fantastic charities with the support of many of Britain’s top musical names. This is our gift to the people of London,”said Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar, when the charity effort was launched last spring.

Source: Modern Guitars

Heather Mills furious at Paul McCartney kiss

According to reports, Heather Mills, the former wife of Sir Paul McCartney, literally flipped her lid when she saw Paul on the front page of British newspaper The Sun - kissing a married woman.

According to reports, Heather, 39, rang Paul, 65, for a showdown, claiming that their 4-year-old daughter Beatrice, recognized him on the front cover of The Sun newspaper with millionaire lawyer’s wife Nancy Shevell.

According to British newspaper The Sun, Heather, who hit out at Paul McCartney Live on US & UK TV last week, was seen sobbing in front of staff at her $6.4 million home.

A source close to Sir Paul told the newspaper: “Heather flipped over The Sun’s pictures — a real blind rage.

“Apparently Beatrice saw the paper on the table and recognized Daddy. Heather was straight on the phone to Paul to tell him he was a bloody hypocrite.

“He was staggered at her TV appearances and has made it clear he wasn’t happy. But he’s just laid back about the whole thing now. He’s kept a dignified silence while she’s ranted to anyone who’ll listen.

“He told her to get on with her life because he was getting on with his. She wasn’t very happy.”

Following Heather’s TV outbursts last week, Sir Paul declared he wants custody of daughter Beatrice - because Heather has claimed her life is at risk, and she’s being “followed by hitmen.”

Paul, who’s worth an estimated $1.6 billion is demanding that he has Beatrice every weekend, rather than every other one — a request denied by Heather.

And he wants Beatrice’s half-sister, fashion designer Stella McCartney, Paul’s daughter by his late wife Linda — to be allowed to occasionally look after the little girl.

Source: ShowbizSpy.com

Liverpool John Lennon Airport adopts Beatles theme for 2008

THE Beatles have been drafted in to ensure Liverpool John Lennon airport is a “fab not drab” experience for passengers.

John, Paul, George and Ringo are taking up permanent residence in the airport’s departure lounge in the shape of seven huge images charting the group’s time in India.

The photographs, taken in 1968 during what many consider to be the band’s most creative period, are up to eight foot high and 23 feet wide.

The permanent new arrivals, unveiled last night, are displayed in illuminated boxes along the main wall of the departure lounge above the duty free shops.

The photographs, which show the band sitting in Indian dress, were taken by Toronto-based double Emmy-award winner Paul Saltzman.

He spent a week with The Beatles after bumping into them as a back packer.

To read the rest go here.

Lennon, mistress planned secret love-nest: book

John Lennon once planned to make a getaway with his personal assistant May Pang to a cosy home in Montauk, reveals an upcoming book.

In Instamatic Karma, Pang writes that she and the late Beatle got very impressed with a lovely Scottish-style cottage during a visit to the place in 1975.

She has revealed that the cottage was next to the famed lighthouse owned by renowned photographer-artist Peter Beard.

Lennon was so impressed with the cottage that he asked the real agent to show them the place, reveals the book.

We fell in love with it and were about to put a binder on it the weekend of February 1st,” the New York Post quotes Pang as writing in the book.

Pang, however, has not revealed why Lennon changed his mind about buying the house in the last minute.

“Some things just weren’t meant to be,” she writes.

The book is scheduled for release in March from St. Martin’s.

Source: Thaidian.com

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Lennon’s glasses stolen

A souvenir hunter has stolen John Lennon’s famous round glasses off a statue at the airport bearing his name.

They formed part of a 7ft bronze of the ex-Beatle that was unveiled by Yoko Ono in March 2002. Sculptor Tom Murphy said: “It’s a real shame. They were attached to the statue which has been damaged when they were taken off. We’ve put on a temporary pair and are getting a new pair recast soon.” The monument stands on a plinth overlooking the check-in desks at Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport.
Source: Daily Times

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Liverpool 8

Ringo Starr has declared that his 14th solo album, 'Liverpool 8', will be released digitally and on CD on January 15.

The album – his first with the Capitol label since 1974's 'Goodnight Vienna' – will be launched on January 12 as part of Liverpool's '2008 Capital of Culture' celebrations.

The upbeat title track will be released as a digital single on December 4. Speaking of the track, Ringo explains that it "refers to the section of Liverpool where I used to live. The song was actually Dave Stewart's idea, as a mini autobiographical travelogue: 'I was a sailor first ... ' and then, 'Liverpool I left you' – because I did. 'but I never let you down,' which is true."

To read it all go here.

Liverpool 8's track list.

1. Liverpool 8
2. Think About You
3. For Love
4. Now That She's Gone Away
5. Gone Are The Days
6. Give It A Try
7. Tuff Love
8. Harry's Song
9. Pasodobles
10. If It's Love That You Want
11. Love Is
12. R U Ready?

Ringo Starr's Beatles Art Show

Ringo Starr's Beatles Art Show will be on display at the Granite Run Mall outside Philadelphia from November 23 - December 24. The show will feature the full collection of hand-signed fine art pieces from the Fab Four's drummer, along with artwork from the rest of the Beatles. It will be the largest collection of signed Beatles artwork ever exhibited for the public.

Source: FMQB.com.

Did John Lennon own the mystery guitar?

A GUITAR that may have once belonged to John Lennon will be displayed at an event being held on Sunday by a Warrington musician.

Cinnamon Brow resident Peter Hoarty says the Hofner Congress belongs to his friend and fellow musician, Dave Treloar.

Mr Treloar bought the guitar from the son of a Plymouth hotel owner who said Lennon had left it behind after a visit back in the 1960s.

He said: "I bought it from a guy called John Gibbings back in 1996, whose father had owned the Bigbury Bay Hotel.

"Off the coast is a place called Burgh Island where the Beatles stayed when they played Plymouth in 63.

"Lennon came back and stayed at the hotel with friends and, when he came to pay the bill, he apparently didn't have the cash on him so left the guitar behind while he went into Plymouth to get some.

"The story goes that he never came back - that's what John grew up on and what he told me when I bought it."

Mr Treloar, a 58-year-old health care assistant from Devon, said that, although Lennon was not renowned for using a Hofner Congress on stage with the Beatles, it was the sort of guitar he or one of his friends may have liked to take away on weekends out of the limelight.

Read it all here.