PRESS REPORTS LINING UP: After our article as the iTunes story started to break, it was interesting to see tone of the the press reports. Most of them picked up the Wall Street Journal report, which was the most positive one out there. Since then, the New York Times and Financial Times have also come saying it. UK Reuters reported a source confirmed it, but gave no other details. The YouTube fan video at left sums up the long impasse.
MEAT-FREE COMPETITION: Linda McCartney Foods in the UK is holding a contest for the best meat-free entree. The winning choice will become a product in the McCartney frozen food line. For details, see here. This page about the contest has a video with Paul McCartney. We didn't see that the entrants are limited to the UK, though we're guessing they might be.
STRANGE TITLE: A future book listed on Amazon has the title "Lennon and McCartney Piano Songs for Dummies."
A TOUR FOR GEORGE: The Magical History Tour in Los Angeles, which features a tour of Beatle-related sites in the area, is featuring a special tour Nov. 27-28 in honor of George Harrison. It will end at the tree planted in his memory at Griffith Park. For more information, go to http://www.amagicalhistorytour.com/.
PETER BLAKE'S HEARTS CLUB BAND: Sir Peter Blake drew on his work on the cover of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" for the photo at left during a ceremony to mark the completion of building works and the launch of the Holburne Challenge at the Holburne Museum in Bath, England. The museum, currently closed for restoration, is scheduled to re-open in 2011.
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