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No words of love lost on Paul's wife, daughter

By Bill Zwecker, Chicago Sun Times

31 July, 2003

It seems that even the prospect of Heather Mills McCartney providing her stepdaughter

Stella McCartney with a new baby sibling has not closed the gap between the women.

Boost For Beatles Collection

Doncaster Today

31 July, 2003

Rock legend Sir Paul McCartney has given his seal of approval to a Doncaster hotel -

for the second time.

Love Me Dough

Daily Record

30 July, 2003

A Beatles demo disc signed by Paul McCartney became the world's most valuable

single yesterday.

Fifth Beatle items fail at auction

BBC

29 July, 2003

Personal possessions belonging to "fifth Beatle" Stuart Sutcliffe have failed to sell

at auction in London.

Also: Memorabilia of 'fifth Beatle' fails to sell

Surveillance (8th item)

New York Daily News

29 July, 2003

Paul McCartney chatted with staff while enjoying a solo drink at the Monkey Bar in

the Elysee Hotel on Sunday.

Beatlemania remembered four decades on (inc. video)

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

28 July, 2003

Screensound Australia has mounted a new exhibition to commemorate the four

decades since the Beatles toured Australia.

All-Starr performers rock Hub

By Sarah Rodman, Boston Herald

28 July, 2003

Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band, at the FleetBoston Pavilion, last night.

Also: Over The Weekend; Remembering the Beatles - Live!

Big band, big reputation

By Bernard Perusse, Montreal Gazette

28 July, 2003

Jools Holland's Rolodex would be the envy of any professional musician.

Stella's Bute-iful Wedding Venue

Glasgow Daily Record

28 July, 2003

Paul McCartney's daughter is rumoured to have ditched plans to marry on the Mull

of Kintyre.

Also: Is Stella McCartney heading doon the watter for wedding?; McCartney wedding

is bound for Bute

Worshipping at the Beatles altar

By Lew Baxter, Daily Post

28 July, 2003

Berlin was stifling with temperatures soaring to more than thirty degrees as Allan

Williams, the Beatles first manager, sauntered through the foliage-strewn atrium of

the German capital's prestigious Estrel hotel.

Photographer's tribute

Daily Post

28 July, 2003

Astrid Kirchherr was the stunning German girl who changed the image of the Fab Four.

Private Lennon film fetches $54,000

BBC

28 July, 2003

Private film footage of a day in the life of John Lennon has sold for $53,775 (£33,235)

at auction in New York.

Also: Mystery fan buys John Lennon film

Ringo Starr connects with Darien Lake crowd

By Jack Garner, Rochester Democrat Chronicle

27 July, 2003

“If any of you are still wondering what to do in life … do this!”

Also: With a little help from his friends; A Ringo reminiscence; The ever-popular Ringo

sounds an introspective note

Make Waves, Not War

By B. J. Lee, Newsweek

When Yoko Ono was pursuing avant-garde art in New York in the early 1960s, even

Western art critics puzzled over her out-there conceptual art.

The Full Story...

By Ross Brewster, Carlisle News (UK)

26 July, 2003

Shoppers in a busy Lake District tourist town were in a spin when they spotted former

Beatle Sir Paul McCartney in their midst.

Beatles Forever

By Karen M. Puckett, Richmond Palladium Item

26 July, 2003

Tribute concert to the Fab Four bridges generation gap

Starr-struck press steals show

By Frank Matys, Orillia Today

26 July, 2003

Poor Ringo.

He must have been rolling his eyes behind those ever-present shades.

Also: Pleasure of his company; Ringo can really work it out; Ringo's All-Star Band;

All Together Now; Interview with Ringo doesn’t come easy

John Lennon film sold for $ 54,000

AFP

26 July, 2003

Two reels of never-before-seen 16mm film footage depicting John Lennon walking

around New York City sold for 53,775 dollars on Friday at a Christie's auction of

showbiz memorabilia.

We were the `anti-Beatles'

Toronto Star

26 July, 2003

Before they became the world's biggest band, the Rolling Stones were just trying to

get noticed It took a little help from their

Hats off to LIPA graduates

By Claire Stoker, Liverpool Echo

25 July, 2003

It might be a long and winding road to fame and fortune but it's getting better all the

time for these Lipa graduates.

5 Beatles cover tunes

By Otis R. Taylor Jr., The State

25 July, 2003

You know the band. You know their songs. Now you have a chance to listen to

other people play them all day long.

Former Beatle's return is all for the best

By Paul Freeman, Contra Costa Times

25 July, 2003

Paul McCartney packs the San Jose Arena. Ringo Starr draws crowds to Concord's

Pavilion. Another former Beatle, Pete Best -- well, he's hoping for a decent crowd

when he headlines at San Francisco's Avalon Ballroom on Saturday.

Show kicks off 1.5 hours early

By Sarah Green, Toronto Sun

25 July, 2003

The Rolling Stones concert, originally scheduled for 1:30 p.m., now kicks off at noon

next Wednesday to accommodate the 15 performers in the all-day lineup at Downsview

Park.

Ringo Swings With the Starrs

Rolling Stone

24 July, 2003

Tour begins tonight, live CD to follow

Also: Beat goes on, thanks to Ringo's All-Starrs

Fab faux

By Kara Spak, Daily Herald

24 July, 2003

Beatlemania is alive and well in the suburbs, where tribute bands help fans

remember why we loved John, Paul, George and Ringo

'Fifth Beatle' sister rejects Lennon row claim

Ireland On-Line

24 July, 2003

The guitar player turned painter who quit The Beatles did not die because of

a row with John Lennon, his sister said today.

Also: Sutcliffe's sister denies Lennon claim

Once and former Beatle

Redlands Daily Facts

24 July, 2003

Pete Best, the group's early-years drummer, to bring his own band to Upland venue

Lord Of The Ringo (inc. video)

Pulse24.com

23 July, 2003

It’s hard to believe that anything could surprise Ringo Starr.

Also: Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr still wants to keep on drumming; News Photos

Beatles, Elvis history is told in the details

By Tracy Collins, The Arizona Republic

23 July, 2003

'Elvis: The Journey' ****

The Beatles: The Journey' *** 1/2

PETA ad uses Paul McCartney to charge KFC with animal cruelty

By David Goetz, The Courier Journal

23 July, 2003

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is using the man who gave pop music

Wings to criticize the restaurant company that sells more deep-fried wings — and

drumsticks — than anybody else in the world.

Also: Top Stories Photos

The fab one

The Guardian

23 July, 2003

After being grilled thoroughly about the David Kelly affair by a group of students in

Beijing, the prime minister was asked to sing a song.

Briefly: Prince, Mercury Music Prize, Paul McCartney, Sylvia Tyson (3rd item)

LiveDaily

22 July, 2003

A new Paul McCartney concert DVD and video titled "Paul is Live in Concert on the

New World Tour" is scheduled for release sometime in August, according to Liberty

International Entertainment.

Macca Mecca gets back to yesterday

BBC

22 July, 2003

From Bond themes to silly frogs, Paul McCartney's musical career did not end in 1970.

Also: New McCartney Exhibition Opens at Beatles Museum; Sir Paul's life in focus

David Bowie Covers George Harrison On Reality

By Paul Cashmere, Undercover Music News

22 July, 2003

David Bowie's upcoming Reality album will include a cover of George Harrison's 'Try

Some Buy Some'.

Happy Times (inc. video)

Pulse24.com

21 July, 2003

For aficionados of the Beatles, it doesn’t get much better than this.

Defining moments: Paul McCartney and Joseph Shabalala

BBC

21 July, 2003

A BBC series is asking influential figures around the world about the defining moments

in their life.

Beatle at the beginning

By Steve Marinucci, Mercury News

21 July, 2003

Fired from a place in rock history, Pete Best tells his side of the tale and plays in his

own touring band

John, Paul, George, Ringo - und Blümchen

Berliner Morgenpost

21 July, 2003

(Text in German. Use the translation tools here or there)

Also: Die Sauklaue der Fab Four; John, Paul; Sogar der Staub auf den Gitarren ist

heilig

There are places we remember...

By Catherine Jones, Liverpool Echo

21 July, 2003

An intimate picture of John Lennon's formative years is to be revealed - by the student

lodgers who shared his childhood home.

Drawing power

By Diane Heilenman, Louisville Courier Journal

20 July, 2003

Yoko Ono says John Lennon's art is for everybody

Nuptials snub for Sir Paul

Melbourne Herald Sun

20 July, 2003

The daughter of former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney has told him she does not want his

money or help in organising her marriage to magazine publisher Alasdhair Willis.

Also: Macca's Girl To Pay For Big Day

Der Mann, der die Beatles zum Teufel jagte

(The man, who sent(?) the Beatles to the devil)

By Anne Seith, Der Tagesspiegel

20 July, 2003

(Text in German. Use the translation tools here or there)

Bell to say I feel swell

The Sun

19 July, 2003

Expectant Heather Mills chats away on her mobile — without so much as a pregnant

pause.

Ringo Blasts The Royals

Sky News

18 July, 2003

Ringo Starr says the Royal Family is past it and should quit once the Queen's reign

ends.

Beatles top Merseyside music poll

ITV

18 July, 2003

Rock fans in Liverpool who were asked to choose Merseyside's greatest musical

export have unsurprisingly voted The Beatles into the number one position.

Beatles band headlines Taste of Summer

By Korrina Grom, Pioneer Press Online

17 July, 2003

Antioch's annual Taste of Summer is on tap for this weekend.

Six of the best from Fab Four fanatic Kenny

By John Gibson, Edinburgh Evening News

16 July, 2003

Calls himself a Beatles anorak. Kenny Herbert is so fanatical about the Fab Four

that he and five other similarly-inspired Edinburgh musicians have released in

tribute a CD titled Liverpool Days.

Searching for Fun and Grace to Strains of Familiar Music

By Jack Anderson, New York Times

16 July, 2003

"Celebrating Summer, Celebrating Dance!" was the appropriate title Earl Mosley's

Diversity of Dance Inc. gave to a genial program on Friday night at the Theater of

the Riverside Church.

He Still Gets by with a Little Help from His Friends . . .

By Adam Williams, PopMatters

15 July, 2003

What is it that endears the fourth Beatle to us all?

Musical memory

Liverpool Echo

14 July, 2003

The guitar of fifth Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe is returning to Liverpool.

Imagine All the Stupid Voters

RushLimbaugh.com

14 July, 2003

Have you seen this picture of John F. Kerry (D-MA), the French-looking candidate

and richest man in the Senate, with John Lennon?

Beatles hits help charity

By Monique Preston, Shepparton News (Australia)

14 July, 2003

A Shepparton service club is ecstatic after a Beatles tribute concert yesterday raised

more than $2000 for charity.

Band impresses with concert, show tributes past rock greats

By Jason Tomcsi, Purdue Exponent

14 July, 2003

For those of a younger generation, the opportunity to see a groundbreaking band like

the Beatles has passed.

Heather Felt My Stump & Told Me: You're Recovering So Well, Laura

Sunday People (UK)

13 July, 2003

Brave Laura Range had an emotional meeting with her hero Heather Mills and said:

"It's the best moment of my life."

Defining moments: Yoko Ono

BBC

13 July, 2003

A BBC series is asking some of the world's most influential people about the defining

moments in their life.

Graham Parker Digs Up 'Lost' Lennon-Mccartney Tunes

By Jim Bessman, Billboard

12 July, 2003

Cleverly conceived, the Gallery Six Records album "Lost Songs of Lennon & McCartney"

prudently stars Graham Parker (along with Buffalo Tom's Bill Janovitz and the B-52's

Kate Pierson) on songs written by the Beatles' chief composers but recorded by others.

Lottery helps bring fifth Beatle archive to Liverpool

By Helen Carter, The Guardian

12 July, 2003

An important Beatles archive, bought with the help of lottery funding, is to go on public

display for the first time.

Also: 'Fifth Beatle' died after fight with Lennon, sister claims

Ringo makes a hit at Starr-studded match

Surrey Advertiser

11 July, 2003

Ringo Starr bowled everyone over with a special appearance at Cranleigh’s celebrity

cricket match on Sunday.

Test your Ringo-Q

By Bill DeYoung, Stuart News

11 July, 2003

Was Ringo your favorite Beatle? Prove it!

Baja Buggs Ready to Rock at Beatle Fair

By John Philip Wyllie, La Prensa San Diego

11 July, 2003

Following a pair of well-received performances south of the border in Tecate, The Baja

Buggs, San Diego’s Hispanic Beatles tribute band, is set to perform July 20 at San

Diego’s eighth annual Beatle Fair.

Here Comes Thr Bride? (2nd item)

Chicago Sun Times

11 July, 2003

Looks as though after many false wedding-date reports, Paul McCartney's daughter

Stella McCartney, 31, will finally tie the knot this weekend.

Kerry Uses Lennon To Lure Peacenikes

By Deborah Orin, New York Post

11 July, 2003

Sen. John Kerry is distributing fliers in New York with a 30-year-old photo of him and

Beatle John Lennon to woo anti-war presidential voters as he competes with rival

Howard Dean in blasting President Bush on Iraq.

Also: see the photo here (thanks to Douglas E. Selky)

Lennon's lyrics in sale of Beatle memorabilia

Liverpool Echo

10 July, 2003

Handwritten lyrics penned by John Lennon at the height of Beatlemania are on sale.

McCartney concert on A&E

By Andrew Wallenstein, Hollywood Reporter

9 July, 2003

A&E will air in the fall a two-hour concert/documentary featuring Paul McCartney's

historic performance earlier this year in Russia's Red Square.

Bonnie Blooming Heather

Glasgow Daily Record

9 July, 2003

Pregnant Heather Mills was in full bloom as she hit the shops in London yesterday.

Stella's wedding plans

By Richard Simpson, Evening Standard

9 July, 2003

Over a cappuccino, Stella McCartney and some of her closest friends are discussing a

pressing project.

Books: More 'mine' than anything else

By R.S. Murthi, New Straits/Business Times (Malaysia)

9 July, 2003

The quiet Beatle's entertaining and humorous book will be a boon to die-hard

Just like starting over

By Mark Guarino, Daily Herald

8 July, 2003

People blamed her for breaking up the Beatles.

Designer Swaps Gucci for Graduate’s Cape

By Paul O’Hare, PA News

8 July, 2003

Fashion designer Stella McCartney was today receiving an honorary degree from a

Scottish university.

Also: Degree honour for Stella

The man who was a Beatle

By Todd Leopold, CNN

7 July, 2003

Pete Best recalls 'The Beatles: The True Beginnings'

Internet auction features Elvis tooth

UPI

7 July, 2003

An actual tooth from Elvis Presley along with a lock of his hair and a commemorative

24-carat-gold record, are being auctioned on eBay.

King Cole 'influenced' Beatles hit

BBC

7 July, 2003

Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney's hit ballad Yesterday was "influenced" by a Nat

King Cole track, music experts have said.

The picture-perfect State

By R. Krishnakumar, Frontline (India)

Paul McCartney, the millionaire rock star from Britain, visited India for the first time in

1968 with other members of the Beatles band and their girlfriends.

Sandwich-Shop Owner Puts Love of Beatles into Wyomissing, Pa., Business

Hoovers

6 July, 2003

Fab fun Beatles memorabilia decorate the walls and counters at this Wyomissing

luncheonette specializing in Philadelphia-style deli sandwiches, where you can order a

Sgt. Pepper, a Ringo or a Lennon, or owner Dave Thomas' personal favorite, the Sir

McCartney.

'John Lennon and Me': Beatles fan imagines beating cystic fibrosis

By Celia R. Baker, The Salt Lake Tribune

6 July, 2003

The main character in the play "John Lennon and Me" is a teenage girl named Star who

likes boys, loves The Beatles and wants to be a famous actress.

Liverpool Fantasy creates alternate reality in which Beatles reunite

By Toni Lapp, The Kansas City Star

6 July, 2003

Paul has made an overture to reunite with the former Beatles. Ringo is keen, George

is quiet, and it all hinges on John, who is cool to the idea. The year is 1987.

Her own woman

By Catherine Wilson, The Age

6 July, 2003

Two years after signing a deal with Gucci to set up her own label, Stella McCartney is

still struggling to prove herself.

Did you experience Beatlemania firsthand?

The Morning Call

5 July, 2003

HELP!

On July 30, when Ringo Starr visits the State Theatre in Easton, he will become the first

member of The Beatles to perform in the Lehigh Valley.

Auctions: Beatles' blanket is a hit

By Michael Drake, The Belfast Telegraph

5 July, 2003

It was an item of nostalgia but it could have gone unnoticed..

Ringo Starr contest

Jam!

4 July, 2003

Win a autographed "Ringo Rama" poster

When they booed the Beatles

By Brian Medel, The Halifax Herald

4 July, 2003

If John, Paul, George or Ringo had only known what happened at a Yarmouth YMCA

sock hop back in '63.

Entertainment Photos

Associated Press

4 July, 2003

Former Beatles Sir Paul McCartney, with his wife Heather, watch Andy Roddick of the

U.S., play against Switzerland's Roger Federer, during their Men's Singles semifinal

match on the Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at

Wimbledon, Friday July 4, 2003.

Johnny Gentle and the Beatles

icNorthWest

4 July, 2003

The legacy of the Beatles is as potent today as it was half a century ago, but everyone

has to start somewhere and this weekend gives you the chance to meet someone who

toured with the fab four before they were famous.

'Beatle' documents FBI's pursuit of Lennon

By Steve Morse, Boston Globe

4 July, 2003

Sheffield - In this sleepy Berkshires burgh, a new play is examining one of the most

turbulent eras in American history.

Going for a song

Liverpool Echo

3 July, 2003

One Liverpool woman is in for a windfall thanks to the discovery of some rare 60s photos.

In Brief: Christina, Chilis

RollingStone

3 July, 2003

A 1993 Paul McCartney concert will be released as Paul Is Live on DVD on August 12th . . .

More of Beatles' Best is yet to come, with a book, tour

By Jeff Guinn, Fort Worth Star Telegram

3 July, 2003

Forty-one years after he was kicked out of the band in favor of Ringo Starr, Pete Best

says he's no longer resentful of the other Beatles.

Also: The Beatles’ Best years; Original Beatles drummer to play Knickerbockers

McCartney And McQueen Survive Gucci Losses

British Vogue

3 July, 2003

Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney don't have to worry, despite their parent

company, Gucci, revealing a 96 per cent profit tumble for the first quarter of 2003

yesterday.

Boys back in town

By Jane Matzen, Northwich Chronicle

2 July, 2003

This weekend's Northwich Carnival will have a strong Beatles theme running through

it - in recognition of the Fab Four's appearance at the carnival 40 years ago, the day

on which Beatlemania was officially born.

Stella's story told on TV

Daily Post

2 July, 2003

Fashion designer Stella McCartney unveils her life story in a television documentary

tonight.

Also: Stella McCartney sick of being asked about father; Stella's Story

Glastonbury 2004 Plans

Sky News

1 July, 2003

As the leftovers from Glastonbury 2003 are being cleared up, keen organisers have

already announced part of next year's line up.

Imagine: Playwright dissects FBI's mind games with John Lennon

By Terry Byrne, Boston Herald

1 July, 2003

Just the idea of a play about the FBI haunting John Lennon was enough to sell Julianne

Boyd.

Also: Feds Tail John Lennon in New Play, Ears on a Beatle, Premiering in MA, July 2-19

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