John Lennon/Beatles Mega Thread

[msLinds]

I agree with you Nico.Having his Dad's genes doesn't mean that he'll necessarily turn out to be a great artist.Well see with in the next few years what happens with James music.I also started really liking Dhani's music when he started working with Ben Harper to.I really like Rufus Wainright's music to.I do have some new updates.Everyone have safe and great week and take care.

BBC News Liverpool
August 5, 2011
John Lennon's Quarrymen Cavern debut date questioned

John Lennon's debut at the famous Cavern Club was earlier than that listed by Beatles' historians, a former bandmate has claimed.Rod Davis, who played banjo alongside Lennon in The Quarrymen, says the date of 7 August, 1957 is incorrect.Mr Davis performed in the skiffle group at the club with Lennon, but was on holiday in France in early August 1957."No question about it, I played three or four times at The Cavern and it was definitely before August," he said." I have my dad's passport which says 'Entry to Boulogne 29 July, 1957', so I was definitely not there."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...yside-14406088

Liverpool Echo
August 5, 2011
Liverpool Academy of Arts presents Beatles exhibition Back From the USSR (GALLERY)

It was 1968 when the Beatles sang ‘you don’t know how lucky you are boy, back in the USSR’. But being discovered listening to those lyrics would leave you very unlucky indeed if you lived in the old Soviet Union at the time.The Fab Four were deemed unsuitable for Soviet ears by the Kremlin (they were denounced as ‘capitalist pollution’ and Beatlemania as an ‘ugly manifestation of bourgeois culture’), and possession of their records could get you into big trouble.So much for all you need is love.Still, dedicated Soviet Beatles fans were undeterred and developed some ingenious ways of getting round the restrictions.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liver...0252-29180589/

The Bookseller
8-5-2011
McCartney contributes to veggie cookbook

Kyle Books is linking up with ex-Beatle Paul McCartney’s Meat Free Mondays endeavour with a new recipe book which aims to encourage readers to go vegetarian one day a week.The proceeds from The Meat Free Monday Cookbook will go to the not-for-profit campaign, which is celebrating its second anniversary this year. Set up by the ex-Beatle and his daughters—fashion designer Stella and photographer Mary—Meat Free Monday encourages people to go “meat-free” at least one day a week in order to reduce their impact on the environment, improve their health and save money. According to UN figures, meat production is responsible for 18% of global carbon emissions.

http://www.thebookseller.com/news/mc...-cookbook.html

Ex-Beatle's All Starr Band add date to BA stopover
July 2011

Ringo Starr, the legendary drummer and former Beatles member, has announced a second date for his All Star Band’s stopover, when the band performs at Luna Park this year. Arriving to Argentina for the first time, the band will perform on November 7 with an added performance on November 8, according to ticket demand.

http://www.buenosairesherald.com/art...tarr-band-add-
date-to-ba-stopover

Linda McCartney's fashion show at Hard Days Night Hotel
August 3, 2011

Proving that the third time's a charm, the annual Linda McCartney Centre Fashion Show, once again held at Liverpool's Beatles-inspired Hard Days Night Hotel has raised over £700 for the charity. Over 100 guests watched models strut their stuff on the catwalk in an eclectic mix of flamboyant, risqué and bold designs. Showcasing their dramatic collections were independent boutiques Gysophila Couture and Total Recall Vintage, as well as designs by local fashion graduates.The show was organised in aid of the Linda McCartney Centre in Liverpool which houses a state of the art breast assessment unit, as well as research and development laboratories, an outpatient unit and chemotherapy centre.

http://www.gossip-monthly.com/news/1...ys-night-hotel