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Call for Beatle Paul to live his lyric

By Gavin Foster,

Isle of Wight County Press

30 June, 2006

Pop legend Sir Paul McCartney is to be

asked to make one of his most famous

lyrics come true and stay in a rented

cottage on the IW.

McCartneys pay tribute to Linda and

Paul

PR Inside

30 June, 2006

Rock offspring Stella and Mary McCartney

paid tribute to their Beatle father Sir Paul

and late mother Linda at the PETA (People

for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

Humanitarian Awards in London on

Wednesday (28JUN06).

From Liverpool to Livermore

By Jim Harrington, Inside Bay Area

29 June, 2006

Ringo Starr is rock 'n' roll royalty.

McCartney brother shares gig photos

dotmusic

29 June, 2006

The brother of Sir Paul McCartney has

launched a book of behind-the-scenes

photographs from last summer's Live8

concert in London.

Events slated to mark anniversary of

the Beatles' 1966 visit to Tokyo

By Hotaka Tazawa, Kyodo News

28 June, 2006

The Beatles visited Japan in June and July

1966 and gave memorable performances at

the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo.

An open letter to Sir Paul McCartney:

Uh, I do, I do, I do

By Gloria Golec, Chicago Tribune

28 June, 2006

An English professor at the College of

DuPage, awaiting a proper proposal in

Glen Ellyn

'Leave the McCartneys alone'

Tim teeman, The Times

27 June, 2006

As a new London show of her art opens,

Yoko Ono tells our correspondent why

‘the attacks should stop with me’

Mick Jagger, Elton John, Ringo

Starr Talk About Platinum Weird

Ultimate-Guitar.Com

27 June, 2006

In 1974, Dave Stewart formed a band

called Platinum Weird in North London

with his female songwriting partner,

muse and soul mate, Erin Grace.

It's not fab, but he's still a Starr

By Bruce Fessier, The Desert Sun

26 June, 2006

It wasn't exactly Beatlemania.

Also: Ringo Starr Performs at Fantasy

Springs; Ringo rocks

Beatle-mania

The Times

26 June, 2006

Sir, Since Beatles history seems to be a

forensic obsession, I must correct your

story about early Beatles pictures being

of little interest to Honey magazine in the

Sixties (news, June 24).

George Harrison Jnr's Yellow

nightmare

Life Style Extra

26 June, 2006

George Harrison's son has revealed classic

Beatles hit 'Yellow Submarine' has ruined

his life.

Welsh online picture agency secure

Beatles snaps

IT Wales

26 June, 2006

Over 30 years since they split, interest

in The Beatles lives on, with over 500

million album sales to date.

Pete Best Signing and DVD Launch

Beatles Story Museum

26 June, 2006

Original Beatle drummer, Pete Best, will

be doing a signing at the Beatles Story on

Saturday the 26th of August at 2.00pm.

Who Would Turn Down a Beatle?

Wishbone Ash Did!

antiMUSIC.com

26 June, 2006

Not many people would give up the

opportunity to record with John

Lennon but Wishbone Ash's Andy

Powell did just that.

Beatles in Vegas Against Long Odds

By Allan Kozinn, The New York Times

25 June, 2006

It's the Beatles! Live in Las Vegas!

Also: It’s All in the Music

Exclusive: Let It Bea

By Ben Todd, Sunday Mirror

25 June, 2006

Sir Paul McCartney tenderly kissed

estranged wife Heather Mills in an

emotional, reunion this week.

Fran Healy unplugged

By Billy Sloan, Glasgow Sunday Mail

25 June, 2006

Travis frontman Fran Healy almost

plunged the world's biggest rock

concert into darkness... by making

toast.

McCartney sanctuary faces hunt

invasion

Western Daily Press

24 June, 2006

Hundreds of pro-hunt campaigners are

set to descend on Sir Paul McCartney's

deer sanctuary in the West to take part

in a mass breaking of the hunting law.

Flashback: The Beatles begin

final tour

The Rock Radio online

24 June, 2006

It was 40 years ago today (June 24th,

1966), that the Beatles kicked off their

final tour, in Munich, West Germany.

Beatles pictures mix with royalties,

and he loves it, yeah, yeah

By David Williamson, Western Mail

24 June, 2006

A digital photo library which allows

anyone in the world to upload their

images is distributing a series of rare

and intimate images of the Beatles.

Images of Beatles on eve of fame

revealed

By Dalya Alberge, The Times

24 June, 2006

An exhibition shows the band just before

their first 1963 hit

If you had those od Beatles items

you'd be sitting pretty

By Richard Guzmán, The Desert Sun

23 June, 2006

For more than four decades, since the

days she screamed in the crowd to the

music of the Fab Four, Palm Desert

resident Ann Marie Ashcraft has been

collecting Beatles memorabilia.

Tarnished Starr

By Ben Wener,

The Orange County Register

23 June, 2006

The ex-Beatle has made the best solo

albums of his career recently.

Yoko Ono still mourning John

Lennon's murder

AFP

23 June, 2006

Yoko Ono said hat she was still mourning

the death of her husband John Lennon

more than 25 years on from his murder.

Lennon's fanciful art

By Deborah K. Dietsch,

The Washington Times

23 June, 2006

Imagine there's no music, only drawings.

Pete Best ready for US summer tour

The Rock Radio online

23 June, 2006

The Beatles' original drummer Pete Best

will be heading back on the road later this

summer for a series of US concert dates.

Macca bruv: Our kid's pain

By Danielle Lawler, The Sun

22 June, 2006

Troubled Sir Paul McCartney’s brother

yesterday spoke of the ex-Beatle’s agony

following the split with wife Heather Mills.

Also: The past I share with Heather has

ruined my life; Heather Mills strip to air

on UK TV

BBC rings up local Fab Four host

By Zhenya Karelina, Dayton Daily News

22 June, 2006

'I thought that it was a joke,' says Ann

Stevens of WTUE's 'Breakfast With The

Beatles.'

Rock & roll fantasy

By David Hinckley, New York Daily News

22 June, 2006

Items from legends up for auction on Web

site

Also: Beatles and boxing under the hammer

Sixties cult icons reform and prepare

to take city by storm

By Adrian Mather, Edinburgh Evening News

22 June, 2006

They inspired the Beatles and can count a

virtual who's who of modern comedy among

their devoted fans.

UW grad Greene chronicles youngest

Beatle

By Mary Bergin, The Capital Times

21 June, 2006

It's like slapping a "natural" label on a box

of sugar-coated cereal, says Joshua Greene,

of the way the word "spiritual" has been

maligned.

Beatle Mania hits Vegas

By Elizabeth Snead, The Los Angeles Times

21 June, 2006

Here's the latest info on the Cirque du Soleil

Beatles 'Love' premiere next Friday in Las

Vegas.

A Beatle goes on: Nostalgia sells ($149

a pop) as Ringo Starr plays a full house

tonight in Santa Rosa

By Guy Kovner,

The Santa Rosa Press Democrat

21 June, 2006

In his 20s, he rocked the world.

George Harrison's Living In The

Material World to be Reissued in CD

and Deluxe Limited Edition CD/DVD

Packages by Capitol/EMI

PRNewswire

20 June, 2006

Remastered CD Adds Two Bonus Tracks;

Deluxe Edition's DVD Features Previously

Unreleased and Rare Archival Film and

Audio Clips

Can't Buy Paul Love (inc. videos)

CBS News

20 June, 2006

Fellow Brit Simon Bates Reflects On

McCartney's Many Losses

Services Are Tuesday For Veteran

Keyboard Artist Billy Preston

KWTX

20 June, 2006

Funeral services will be held Tuesday in

Inglewood, Calif. for Billy Preston, the

Houston native whose name appears on

the label credits of three Beatles’ albums

and who went on to forge a successful solo

career that spanned three decades.

Also: Celebs, Fans Pay Respects To Singer

Billy Preston (inc. video); Stars pay tribute

to Billy Preston

Items handmade by Beatles surface

United Press International

19 June, 2006

A plectrum and a bookcase alleged to have

been handmade by singers Paul McCartney

and John Lennon were recently discovered

in England.

Exclusive: Birthday greetings . .

bottle of wine?

By Cameron Robertson And Emily Nash,

The Mirror

19 June, 2006

Sir Paul McCartney got a surprise phone

call on his 64th birthday yesterday from

estranged wife Heather.

Also: Count down the days, and more, till

he's 64; 'Birthday greetings' to McCartney

at 64; When we're 64; Will You Still Need

Me?... Paul McCartney At 64; Paul

McCartney Faces 'The Big One'; Happy

Birthday Paul McCartney; Paul McCartney

Turns 64 Sunday; Paul Mccartney is finally

64; McCartney feels love of cast, crew;

McCartney's famous questions on 'When

I'm 64' are about to be answered; Stating

point of view: McCartney's still fab at 64;

Paul McCartney: When I'm 64; Many Years

From Now; When he's 64; Now he's 64!;

64 facts about Sir Paul; Exclusive: Abbey

birthday Macca; Exclusive: Heather's prezzie

for Paul at 64; Needful ex-Beatle; Yes, we'll

still need you when you're 64; Macca’s 64...

but his family still need him; When I'm 64:

Forty years ago, Paul McCartney looked into

the future and wondered ...; As Sir Paul turns

64, we're going to have a good time; Macca &

Mucca do not talk; The seven ages of Paul

McCartney; Sir Paul McCartney turns 64 (video);

McCartney Rings In His 64th Birthday;

McCartney milestone: Now he's 64; Talk of the

Town: Paul McCartney (video); Fans show why

they still need Sir Paul, now he's 64; Carlock:

At 64, Sir Paul has aged well, doncha think?;

Lonely hearts grub band; A Saturnian Musical

Celebration to Honor Paul McCartney; Fans

Worldwide Celebrate As Paul McCartney Turns

64 (inc. video); Paul McCartney Turns 64

John Katsilometes on how the cast of

'Love' made a wise decision to sing

'Happy Birthday to You' for McCartney

Las Vegas Sun

18 June, 2006

The cast of "Love" at the Mirage had big plans

for Paul McCartney on Thursday night.

Hits Win the Night For Ringo and His

All-Starrs at DTE

By Gary Graff, The Oakland Press

17 June, 2006

Since he started his All-Starr Band concept in

1989, Ringo Starr has been getting by with a

little help from his musical friends - and

acquaintances and even perfect strangers.

Also: Starr tour realizes dream for Edgar

Winter; He's the Starr of his website

Olivia's dream purchase

Cambridge Evening News

16 June, 2006

The widow of Beatles star George Harrison

has bought the star of this year's Chelsea

Flower Show.

Starr power

By Jane Stevenson, Toronto Sun

15 June, 2006

An eclectic, although sometimes unpolished,

night of music via Ringo and his many friends

Also: It takes a drummer to know a drummer,

which might be why Ringo Starr feels so at

home at Casino Rama; Rockin' with Ringo's

All-Starr Band (inc. video)

McCartney: Fret it be

By Fiona Cummins And Ryan Parry,

The Mirror

15 June, 2006

Alone in New York.. sad Paul looks every bit

of his 64 years

Also: Norm: McCartney in LV to view 'Love';

Paul's low profile when he's 64; Paul

McCartney

Beatlemania comes to Stamford: Art

of Fab Four Four on display at Town

Center

By John Breunig, Norwalk Advocate

15 June, 2006

Before interviewing Paul McCartney for the

first time, in 1997, Bob Spitz got some advice

from musician Steve Miller.

John, Paul, George and Ringo . . . and

Lewis

By Finlay McDonald, Stuff

15 June, 2006

For a young American reporter looking for an

overseas assignment in early 1968, Vietnam

would have been a logical destination.

'Breakfast With the Beatles' shows we

still need McCartney

By Clea Simon, The Boston Globe

15 June, 2006

``Will you still need me? Will you still feed

me?" When Paul McCartney first asked

these questions in the whimsical ``When I'm

Sixty-Four," it was a bit of fantasy, a

lighthearted look for lasting love.

Yoko Ono's botox goes wrong

ANI

14 June, 2006

Seventy-three-year-old Yoko Ono apparently

had a panic attack after taking Botox shots

which did not have the desired result.

I'll be Macc! When I'm 64

By Victoria Newton, The Sun

14 June, 2006

Sir Paul McCartney jetted out of Britain

yesterday — but plans to return for his 64th

birthday bash this weekend.

Also: How Lady Macca hid secret vice past

from Sir Paul; Exclusive: I'm Heather's porn

pics lover; Heather so thin; He's not so fab;

Macca: I Had No Idea.. I'm Stunned; Macca

and the hacks; McCartney's wife denies

allegations; Live and let die; Mills McCartney

consults lawyers over rising tide of tabloid

sleaze stories; Lady McCartney faces new

onslaught from red tops; Paul 'Heather vice'

agony; Heather Mills to sue over sex allegations;

Can't buy her love… or did they?; McCartney

exclusive: Heather - I'm not a prostitute; More

Heather Mills 'Porn Pictures Surface; Heather

Mills McCartney appeared in two other X-rated

publications in the 80s, it has been revealed.;

Heather Mills McCartney plans divorce;

Heather's midnight dash to Macca's; Exclusive:

Lewdy Macca; Heather McCartney battles

national pariah status; Let Heather Mills

McCartney be...

'I'm here for you,' Ringo tells Paul

By Jane Stevenson, Toronto Sun

14 June, 2006

Paul McCartney, currently going through a

messy divorce from Heather Mills, will get by

with a little help from one particular friend.

Also: All you need is 'peace and love'; All

Starr tours don't come easy, admits busy

Ringo; ‘Breakups are always hard:’ Ringo

Flashback: Beatles score final No1

Online Rock Radio

14 June, 2006

It was on June 13th, 36 years ago, that the

Beatles' "The Long And Winding Road"

became the group's 20th and final Number

One hit.

Notes on Paul McCartney turning 64

San Francisco Chronicle

14 June, 2006

The birthday Beatles fans have been waiting

39 years for

Also: McCartney catching up to own geriatric

whimsy

Show some 'Love' for Fab 4

By Steve Friess, USA Today

14 June, 2006

The other lads seemed to have much more

exciting stories.

Harry Goodwin to be Featured in the

‘Beatles on the Balcony’ Exhibition at

the National Portrait Gallery, London

Commencing July 5th Through October

22nd 2006

PR Web

13 June, 2006

In celebration of the Beatles, the National

Portrait Gallery will display a fascinating and

diverse selection of classic, rare, and

previously unseen photographs.

Yoko Ono Awarded International Prize

Prensa Latina

12 June, 2006

John Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, was awarded

the 2006 International Fine Arts Prize Monday,

for her more than 50 years work and

contribution to experimental, aesthetic and

conceptual language.

For day sippers

By Catherine Jones, Liverpool Echo

12 June, 2006

Mathew Street's legendary Grapes pub is

creating a new display dedicated to the 1960s

with the help of the Beatles' first manager.

The magical mystery Cirque

By Bill Ordine, Kansas City Star

11 June, 2006

The fifth Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas is

a partnership with the music and mystique of

the Fab Four.

McCartney breakup isn't typical

By Elizabeth Olson, The New York Times

11 June, 2006

More widowers remarry, but ex-Beatle's union

was in spotlight

When he's 64...

BBC

9 June, 2006

Sir Paul McCartney turns 64 on the 18th June.

Also: He’s 64; "Before I'm 64" Paul McCartney

Birthday Tribute; Mary McCarty: Turning 64

bittersweet for Paul, Beatles fans

Ringo back on the road with All-Starr

Band

By Ray Waddell, Reuters

9 June, 2006

Ringo Starr is a band man. And while he is

best-known for his time spent in a certain other

band from Liverpool, the world's most famous

drummer is most interested in talking about his

current outfit.

McCartney exclusive: Let her be!

By Caroline Hedley, The Mirror

9 June, 2006

Sir Paul McCartney has told critics to lay off wife

Heather amid fears they have left her a wreck.

Also: Macca good impression, Heather; Heather

Mills denies interview rumours; Paul McCartney

so low; When Mary and Stella met. . Mrs George

and Mrs Ringo; Heather Mills and the truth

about her past as a professional party girl

Starr of the show

Romford Recorder

9 June, 2006

A havering man who branched out into the

Chelsea Flower show must have had visitors

green with envy when he met a rugby hero,

music icon and The Queen.

Classical champion is pure gold

By Gareth Bicknell, Liverpool Daily Post

9 June, 2006

Born in the USA, but a Scouser through and

through, Carl Davis is reviving Paul McCartney's

Liverpool Oratorio.

The Fab Four -- and then some

By Tom Feran, Cleveland Plain Dealer

9 June, 2006

I was thinking of calling myself the Seventh Beatle.

Creator of Beatles' landmark cover

The Australian

8 June, 2006

Iain MacMillan was the photographer responsible

for the famous front cover of the last album the

Beatles recorded, Abbey Road (1969).

Help me interview Ringo Starr!

Palm Beach Post

8 June, 2006

I just found out that on Monday, I get to talk to

none other than Ringo Starr, one-fourth of the Fab

Four, He Who Gets By With A Little Help From

His Friends, and the wacky-spectacled leader of

Ringo Starr's All-Star Band.

Storeys of the Beatles' lives

By Deborah James, Liverpool Daily Post

8 June, 2006

They started out as four unknown lads in a

Liverpool basement and played their last gig on

a London rooftop, the city's most famous sons.

Words of wisdom: Let him be

By Scott Feschuk, Macleans

8 June, 2006

Psychic communion with the spirit of John Lennon

Liverpool bands look to recapture

musical past

By David McMahon, Reuters

7 June, 2006

It's 40 years since the Beatles' landmark album

"Revolver" hit the charts and, while Liverpool

bands may no longer be top of the world, the

music scene in the Fab Four's birthplace is at

its strongest in years.

'Fifth Beatle' Billy Preston dies at 59

Telegraph

7 June, 2006

Billy Preston, the keyboard player known as the

"fifth Beatle", died in Arizona last night.

Also: Billy Preston, "fifth Beatle," dead at 59;

Stones remember Billy

Publicist: 'Stella Refused To Befriend

Heather'

PR Inside

7 June, 2006

Heather Mills' best friend and publicist Michele

Elyzabeth has confirmed the model-turned-activist

feuded with stepdaughter Stella throughout her

marriage to former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney.

Also: Mills wins sole custody of baby Beatrice;

Exclusive: Heather's home ..with a lawyer;

McCartneys rubbish sole custody rumours; New

Macca twist: Heather 'had baby to please Paul'

Porn pal to tell of romp

By Victoria Newton, The Sun

7 June, 2006

Lady Mucca’s partner in porn is set to tell the

world they had passionate sex over and over

again after the cameras stopped clicking.

Also: Mac's porn shock; Sie Liebt Dich (satire)

Lady McCartney denies 'porn' claims; Heather

admits to erotic photo shoot; Porn and a very

bitter war; Adult Education (satire); Macca

agony at Mrs Mucca; Lovers' guide? This is

hard porn; Lady Macca's porno past; Mills may

spill beans on King show; Is topless Heather

educational or just porn?; Sir Paul's ex getting

run thru the Mills by Brit press; Heather “$50

Mills” McCartney in German dirty-book

Harrison's widow leans on Boyd

PR Inside

7 June, 2006

George Harrison's widow Olivia is still struggling

to get over his death, but she is receiving staunch

support from Patti Boyd - the late Beatle's first

wife.

Ringo Starr & His 9th All-Starr Band kick

off 2006 tour at Casino Rama

Canada NewsWire

7 June, 2006

Ringo Starr & His 9th All-Starr Band will hold a

press conference at the Casino Rama

Entertainment Centre to kick off their 2006

North American tour.

Plans for Toronto Beatles Convention

Announced

Canada NewsWire

7 June, 2006

Details were released today on the first-ever

downtown Toronto Beatles convention.

McCartney snubbed Smiths

DotMusic.com

7 June, 2006

Linda McCartney turned down an offer from The

Smiths to appear on "The Queen Is Dead", it

has been revealed.

Ex-Beatle hails Sandi's success

Liverpool Daily Post

7 June, 2006

Sir Paul McCartney put his marriage troubles

behind him yesterday when he paid a flying

visit to his Liverpool fame academy.

MP backs McCartney in push for court

anonymity

By Liam Murphy, Liverpool Daily Post

7 June, 2006

Mike McCartney's campaign to give anonymity

to defendants in sex offence cases was last night

backed by his MP in Parliament.

For Paul McCartney, 'many years from

now' is this month

By Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune

He's not losing his hair, though colour seems

to be an issue.

Two New Keith Moon Releases

By Daniel Zugna, Undercover

6 June, 2006

Keith Moon would have turned 60 this year, but

fans can still celebrate with the re-release of his

only solo album, and the launch of the 40th

Anniversary ‘Pictures of Lily’ replica drum kit.

ItsOnlyRocknRoll.com June 24 auction

of Rare Music Memorabila

News-antique.com

4 June, 2006

Our upcoming Rock n Roll, Music &

Entertainment Auction will be a very exciting

event.

The next big thing will be Beatlemania

By Dan Cairns, The Sunday Times

4 June, 2006

You’ve heard every note the Fab Four ever

played. But not like this.

Patti Boyd: My life as a muse

By Stuart Husband, The Independent

4 June, 2006

Immortalised in song by lovers Harrison and

Clapton, Patti Boyd was the 1960s 'It Girl'.

Paul McCartney Made Keane

Drummer Squeal

By Chris Taylor, Gigwise

3 June, 2006

Keane’s Richard Hughes was reduced to a

squealing little girl after Sir Paul McCartney

shook his hand at Live 8.

John Katsilometes tracks down a

transplanted Aussie who helped

make the Beatles famous in his home

country

Las Vegas Sun

2 June, 2006

As a young DJ spinning vinyl for top

Australian radio station 3DB, Barry Ferber

cracked open a package with a disc titled

"Please Please Me" from a group called

the Beatles.

Here Comes the Soleil

By Alan Light, Rolling Stone

2 June, 2006

Behind the scenes at the Beatles' Cirque du

Soleil spectacular -- the first show ever

authorized to use the band's music

Also: Sowing the Seeds of 'Love'

Yoko Ono brings some of Lennon's

art here

By Dan DeLuca, Philadelphia Inquirer

2 June, 2006

His drawings and lithographs are on display

in Wayne.

Also: 'In My Life' celebrates John Lennon's

art

Message from Paul

paulmccartney.com

1 June, 2006

I continue to be dismayed by inaccuracies in

the media. I have seen the story in Hello

magazine regarding custody arrangements

for Heather’s and my daughter,

Also: 'ET' powered by McCartney breakup

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