HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YOKO ONO: She turns 77 on Thursday. Amazing that she's still going like she is. Bless her heart.
YOKO CONCERT RECORDED: Yoko Ono's concert Tuesday night in New York was recorded and filmed and might be released, though there are no details on when. Charles Rosenay, our Horror Happenings Examiner, who provided much of the details from last night's show, sent along some pictures that are here and in the slideshow below. There were no performer photos allowed (he had a good seat), which is why these are not of the stage. And here is the New York Times review of the show, plus other reviews and pics on Yoko's site.
RINGO TICKETS ALERT: Tickets for Ringo Starr shows June 30 at Capitol One Bank Theatre at Westbury are available now. Tickets for the July 20 Nautica Pavilion show in Cleveland go on presale at 10 a.m., both through Ticketmaster on Friday. Chuck wrote us that Atlantic City presale begins Friday.
PAUL AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT?: Virtual Festivals is reporting a rumor that Paul McCartney will headline this year's Isle of Wight Festival.
CHARTING THE BEATLES: You'll find a series of charts here that feature graphics of the Beatles' chart history. (Thanks to Bob Dunn.)
SOLD!: If you saw our item on the butcher cover wine collectible and thought about buying set #1, you're too late. A comment below the item said it was purchased, which we confirmed with artist Shannon.
FIRST APPLE SONGWRITER DIES: Paul Tennant, a Liverpool songwriter who was signed to Apple by Brian Epstein, has died at 64, according to the Liverpool Post.
UK BEATLES ROCK BAND OFFER: According to the Beatles latest blog post on MySpace, for those in the UK, HMV is offering a a£25 discount code to be used towards their next purchase on Seatwave.com.
HAPPY NEW YEAR: At the bottom is a fun video of a fan of Jude Southerland Kessler's "Shoulda Been There," who talks about getting a copy of the book personally signed (Kessler routinely signs for people who buy the book from her), and the decoration on her phone.
A fan of Jude Southerland Kessler's "Shoulda Been There" talks about how she likes the book and shows off her cell phone.
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Whatever one thinks about Yoko, it IS amazing that she is still so vibrant, with it, and active at her age. Good for her! John would have been proud (and, somewhere, he is!)
If it wasn't for John no one would pay attention to that witch
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