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Beatles news briefs: Miami McCartney presale; new Ringo gigs; Beatlefest West dates

McCARTNEY MIAMI ON PRESALE TODAY: The presale begins here at 10 a.m. EST Tuesday for the Miami Sun Life Stadium April 3 show. And Glasgow and possibly additional shows may be announced today.

MORE ALL-STARR BAND TOUR DATES: Two new stops were announced Monday for Boston and Prior Lake, Minn. More details are here.

BEATLEFEST WEST SETS 2010 DATE: Beatlefest West 2010 will be Oct. 8-10 in San Francisco. The location is still to be confirmed. The website http://www.beatlesfestwest.com/ is up and running and has some early information.

PHOTOGRAPHER TALKS JOHN AND YOKO: Photographer Bob Gruen talks about his relationship with John Lennon and Yoko Ono in an interview reprinted on Yoko's official site. It was Gruen, you recall, who took those classic photos of John with the New York City shirt.

BEATLE MEMORIES OF A SPECIAL DAY: Beatlefan editor Bill King has a great story on his latest blog post about the birth of his daughter 16 years ago and how the Beatles were intertwined. We have a similar story - our son was born Feb. 9. And no, we didn't plan it. It just happened.

WHAT DID HE SAY HIS NAME WAS?The Long Island Pulse has an interview with former Wings drummer Steve Holley. But notice the short comment from someone named "Paul." (Thanks to Barbara Pazmino.)

LINDA McCARTNEY CENTRE FASHION SHOW: Takes place Thursday at the Hard Day's Night Hotel in Liverpool. The show will feature designs by Firetrap, Pride Clothing, Repooc Couture, Levi's, John Lewis, Preserved, Peter Werth, Tanya Maxwell and more.

THE BEATLES AND THEIR RICKENBACKERS: SF Radio Examiner Brad Kava sent us this link that has the history of the Beatles and Rickenbacker guitars.

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