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Beatles news briefs: John Lennon Ferrari not sold; British TV tributes Cavern

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CAR AUCTION PARKED: Bonham & Butterfield's auction of the John Lennon Ferrari didn't take place Feb 5 as scheduled. Bonham spokesman Katherine Boyle told us, "The owner changed his mind and decided he didn’t want to sell the car so it was withdrawn from the sale." The car, which we wrote about in more detail here, was estimated at being worth €120,000 – 170,000 (roughly $155,619-$220,488 U.S. dollars). 

ON THIS DATE: On Feb. 7, 1964, the Beatles landed at Kennedy Airport. As Mark Lewisohn put it in "The Complete Beatles Chronicle," "Right from the moment that their Pan Am flight touched down at John F Kennedy International Airport, the Beatles were subjected to every form of media exposure known in 1964: journalists, photographers, radio stations and TV news crews covered their every single move, many with live reports." 

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ITV TO AIR CAVERN SPECIAL: Britain's ITV network will feature a new program to commemorate that Feb. 9, 2011 is the 50th anniversary of the Beatles playing the Cavern. You can read more here. The Wirral Globe also reports that Mathew Street in Liverpool will be literally lit up with extra lighting to celebrate the anniversary.   (Thanks to Harold Lepidus, our Bob Dylan Examiner.) 
 
LENNON TRIBUTE IN L.A.: Tim Piper's "Just Imagine" tribute to John Lennon will be presented in Los Angeles Friday through Sundays from March 5 to April 23 at the Hayworth Theater, 2511 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. Shows are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. For tickets, call (323) 960-4442.
 
ABBEY ROAD ON THE RIVER SPECIALS: The festival is offering two-day and five-day packages at special rates until Wednesday. This year's festivals are May 26-30 in Louisville, and Sept. 1-5 in Washington, D.C. More info is here.
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Pictures of the blue 1965 Ferrari once owned by John Lennon.

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John Lennon's 1965 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Coupe was not auctioned as scheduled.
John Lennon's 1965 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Coupe was not auctioned as scheduled.
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Bonhams and Butterfields

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