JOHN'S GUITAR REISSUED: Gibson Guitar Co. is making a limited edition version of the J-160E acoustic model used by John Lennon. The guitar is being made available in three different versions: The first, finished in vintage sunburst and limited to 500 pieces, represents the guitar he used from 1963 to 1964. The second is a Custom Shop "Imagine" model. The third has a thin, natural finish and sketches of John and Yoko as was used during the bed-ins in 1969. More information is here. As our friend Jody wrote us, we'll take two.
NEW CD: Fistful of Mercy's CD "As I Call You Down" is now available on Amazon.com and iTunes. Also on iTunes is a free live podcast by the group recorded on KEXP.
JULIAN ON MEMORABILIA BOOK: Absolute Radio has an inteview with Julian Lennon on his Beatles memorabilia book. It's here. (Thanks, Peggy.)
RAIN ON BROADWAY EXTENDED: RAIN - A Tribute to The Beatles on Broadway has been extended and will now run through Jan. 9 at the Neil Simon Theatre at 250 West 52nd Street. Previews begin October 19 with the official opening scheduled for Tuesday, October 26 at 6:30 PM. Tickets for the additional week go on sale this Friday.
OZZY KNOWS "HOW": Earlier today, we posted Ozzy Osbourne's version of "How" done to pay tribute to John Lennon's 70th birthday. We were quite surprised (as were several of you) as to how good a version he did. Take a look here.
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Hey, thanks for the FOM podcast link, excellent!
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