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Beatle news briefs: BBC Radio to run Lennon audio doc; Lennon events calendar

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HOME SWEET HOME: BBC Radio 4 will run a half-hour audio documentary called "The Lennon Visitors" at 11:30 a.m. next Thursday. The show, about the popularity of visiting Mendips in Liverpool, will feature an interview with Colin Hall, Mendips caretaker, and also former Beatles fan club secretary Freida Kelly and Colin Hanson of the Quarrymen. The website is here. As BBC shows usually go online for a short time later, this might be one to look out for. (Thanks to Steve Beauchampe in the UK.)

ALL YOU NEED FOR LENNON BIRTHDAY EVENTS: If you're looking for information on what John Lennon birthday events are happening all over the world, we have the answer in our Lennon events listing. It's being updated as we get new information, so if you have an event, send it to us at beatlesexaminer@gmail.com and we'll add it. And be sure to bookmark the page and check back often.

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YELLOW SUBMARINE TALK: Al Brodax, the producer of "Yellow Submarine," will talk about the film at 6:30 p.m. today at the Westport Arts Center in Westport, Conn. Information is here. 
 
FISTFUL IN-STORE: Fistful of Mercy, with Dhani Harrison and Ben Harper, will play an in-store concert at Vintage Vinyl, 51 Lafayette Road, Fords, New Jersey on Tuesday, Oct. 5. You must buy from Vintage Vinyl to gain entrance to the show. Their website: http://www.vvinyl.com/
 
SUPPORT FROM MACCA: George Michael, currently serving a prison sentence for driving under the influence, reportedly got a letter of support from Paul McCartney, reports ABC News.  

MACCA DAUGHTER TO PEN VEGGIE COOKBOOK: Publishers Chatto & Windus have announced they have acquired world rights to a cookbook by photographer Mary McCartney. The recipes will be meat free and Mary will photograph the food she cooks. The book is due in 2012. 
 
FIRESIGN THEATRE RETURNS: Admittedly, this has little to do directly with the Beatles, but we know that we spent many hours back in the '60s and early '70s with friends listening to Firesign Theater when we weren't listening to the Fabs. Firesign has been compared to the Beatles in their impact on comedy. (For that matter, so has Monty Python, but anyway.) The FT will be doing live shows at Oct. 8 at the Marin Center Showcase Theater, Oct. 9 at the Marin Gallery Theatre and Oct. 21-23 at the Barnsdale Theater, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. Tickets: www.firesigntheatre.com. Actually, there is kind of a Beatles connection. Their album, "How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All?" had pictures on the cover of Marx and Lennon -- Groucho Marx and John Lennon. So what's your favorite Firesign? "Nick Danger, Third Eye" and the whole "Don't Crush  the Dwarfs, Hand Me the Pliers" album are ours.

PAUL IS REALLY DEAD?: After watching the terrible "Paul McCartney Is Really Dead" DVD, it was interesting to see a more serious (and entertaining) look at that thing on YouTube. Part 1 is in the video spot on the left side of the page.  
 
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The cover of the Firesign Theatre's "How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All?"
The cover of the Firesign Theatre's "How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All?"
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