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Ringo takes five to chat about life, fishing tale

By Patrick MacDonald, The Seattle Times

31 August, 2003

There was a time when the standard pop-star interview was 30 minutes.

Beatle craze a local hit

By Alan K. Stout, The Times Leader

31 August, 2003

Paul Lalley of Scranton looks over an old Beatles album from his collection.

After 40 years, Kane tells tale of Beatles tour

By Dan DeLuca, Philadelphia Inquirer

31 August, 2003

Only Larry Kane - who, before serving 35 years as a Philadelphia TV news anchor,

accompanied a fairly well-known British quartet on two U.S. tours - could deliver such

a spit-take-inducing comparison with such earnest seriousness.

Rock of ages

Nicci Gerrard, The Observer

31 August, 2003

In the 54 years Jane Bown has been a photographer for The Observer, her haunting

portraits have revealed her gift for seeing into her subjects' very souls - none more so

than her images of rock stars, the subject of a new exhibition

It's the Beatles, yeah, yeah, yeah

By James Washburn, Lincoln Courier

30 August, 2003

American English exploded on the Main Stage of Lincoln's Sesquicentennial celebration

Friday night, giving on-lookers a clone-like performance of one of America's most

revered bands - the Beatles.

Ken Mansfield's long and winding road to the light

By Rex Rutkoski, Tarentum Valley News Dispatch

30 August, 2003

When Ken Mansfield left home at 17, he wanted to get away from his native Idaho and

what he knew as religion.

He's Got the Beat

By Doug Elfman, Las Vegas Review-Journal

29 August, 2003

With John and George gone, the Beatles left on Earth sum to two: Paul and Ringo.

Also: Starr shines, whether working the past or present; Ringo Starr finally knows

who he is; Ringo Starr — “Ringo Rama”; Drumm in synch with drummer Starr;

The Beat Goes On: Ringo's aptitude examined as All Starr Band hits Vegas

Liverpool Honors 9/11 Victims

Associated Press

28 August, 2003

A delegation from John Lennon's hometown on Thursday presented city officials

and Lennon's widow Yoko Ono with a resolution and other memorials honoring

emergency workers killed in the trade center terrorist attacks.

Adelaide to get Beatles venue

By Patrick McDonald, South Australia Advertiser

28 August, 2003

The Cavern – the famous Liverpool venue which spawned The Beatles – will

be re-created in Adelaide as part of a global franchise.

Baby, You're A Rich Man, Paul

New York Post

28 August, 2003

Life just keeps getting better for ex-Beatle Paul McCartney, here exiting

London's Heathrow Airport yesterday with his beautiful and pregnant wife,

Heather Mills.

Also: Heather's bumpy landing

Diaz-ling Pay Cheque

Sky News

27 August, 2003

Cameron Diaz has become the highest paid Hollywood actress after earning

£25m in a year, a survey has revealed.

Starr shines

By Chip Chandler, The Amarillo Globe-News

27 August, 2003

OK, so it's just another concert at the Civic Center, right?

Massive crowds make Mathew Street record

By Matt Withers, Daily Post

26 August, 2003

Merseyside was waking up to a giant hangover today as this year's Mathew

Street Festival proved to be the biggest yet.

The Insider

Liverpool Echo

26 August, 2003

Olivia is the first choice

Simpler 'Let It Be' due in October

By Mark Brown, Rocky Mountain News

26 August, 2003

The next Beatles project is one that fans have anticipated for more than 30

years: The Let It Be album restored to its original simplicity, without the thick

post-production work of Wall of Sound producer Phil Spector.

Starr power

By Mark Brown, Rocky Mountain News

26 August, 2003

Fans will come to hear a Beatle, but Ringo's new CD holds some of Fab 4

drummer's best work yet

Forty Years Later And Still Fabulous

By Duncan Du Bois, The Mercury (South Africa)

26 August, 2003

August 23 saw the 40th anniversary of the Beatles song She Loves You.

Illinois Remembers Harrison

By David Swanson, RollingStone

25 August, 2003

Beatle made U.S. stage debut forty years ago

Exhibit of rare Beatles' photos makes a stop in Downtown Tampa

Bay News

25 August, 2003

The sister of former Beatle George Harrison was in Tampa Monday to get a

blast from her famous brother’s past.

Paul and Heather Avoid Paparazzi Pirates

By Roger Friedman, Fox News

25 August, 2003

Paul McCartney and pregnant wife Heather narrowly avoided a paparazzi

stampede on Saturday night in East Hampton.

Astrid 'home'

Daily Post

25 August, 2003

When German photographer Astrid Kirchherr was lured into a Hamburg club by

her musician boyfriend, it was to change her life. And millions of others, too.

Just fab!

By Tony Barrett, Liverpool Echo

25 August, 2003

Fans of The Beatles will soon be able to go on an international magical mystery

tour - without ever leaving the Cavern.

500,000 fans flock to Mathew Street

By Laura Davis, Daily Post

25 August, 2003

Mathew Street Festival organisers were expecting today's event to draw the biggest

crowds in its 10-year history.

Pete Best on NPR's Weekend Edition (audio)

NPR

24 August, 2003

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Dyke to open up BBC archive

BBC

24 August, 2003

Greg Dyke, director general of the BBC, has announced plans to give the public full

access to all the corporation's programme archives.

Show full of really good oldies

By Punch Shaw, Star-Telegram

24 August, 2003

Ringo Starr, fronting his latest All Starr Band, opened his show at NextStage with

It Don't Come Easy.

Historic Beatles TV Performances Discovered! Eleven Hit Songs

Unearthed After 40 Years in the Vaults!

PRNewswire

24 August, 2003

'Holy Grail' of Beatles TV Appearances Will Be Released on DVD by Sofa

Entertainment

Free music festival kicks off

BBC

23 August, 2003

Up to 500,000 people are expected in Liverpool this weekend for one of Europe's

biggest free music festival.

Also: The long and winding roads that all lead to Mathew Street; Join the world's

biggest party; Why the Beatles are BIG business

Ringo's parade of hits

By Bill Ellis, GoMemphis.com

23 August, 2003

Latest All-Starr cast keeps him on his toes

Also: Ringo Starr and the All Starr Band in Little Rock; Man Working

Beatle man's long and winding road

Philip Key, Daily Post

22 August, 2003

Allan Williams allows a long pause to develop after my question.

Pssst. . . The Walrus was Paul

By Jane Wardell, Associated Press

22 August, 2003

A lack of knowledge about the Beatles proved costly for six Brazilians, immigration

officials at Heathrow Airport sent them packing when they failed a quiz about the

Fab Four.

Also: Tourists fail Beatles quiz

39 Years Ago, Newsman Had Front-Row Seat to Beatles History

By Rick Nathanson, Albuquerque Journal

22 August, 2003

Like fans of the Fab Four everywhere, Art Schreiber has for years yearned for a Beatles

reunion.

Artist's fear on poster future

By Tony Barrett, Liverpool Echo

22 August, 2003

Wanted: A home for the world's biggest vinyl wrap featuring an exclusive print of

ex-Beatle John Lennon.

Tribute to Success

By Mike Weatherford, Las Vegas Review-Journal

22 August, 2003

Fab Four gaining audiences in Beatles' impersonator show at Las Vegas Hilton

Simon Says Hello

By Dan Aquilante, New York Post

22 August, 2003

Those of you who know Simon Steadman, raise your hands.

Fab two say Love Me Do

Express & Star (UK)

21 August, 2003

Two Beatle fanatics who met at the world's largest fab four convention will be

saying 'Love Me Do' when they marry in Liverpool in a wave of Beatlemania.

Also: All you need is love

Northern Lights show will take trip down ‘Abbey Road’

By Jim Lundstrom, The Post-Crescent

21 August, 2003

Don’t be surprised when you hear the shuddering percussion intro to “Come Together”

Friday night at the Paper City Pub.

Ringo rocks Alico Arena with a little help from his friends

By Harriet Howard Heithaus, Naples Daily News

21 August, 2003

The Cliff Notes review to an evening with Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band

Also: Two locals bid $15K apiece for tickets, chance to meet Ringo Starr; It didn't

come easy, but Ringo remains star of show; Ringo — the goofy Beatle

Meet The Fifth Beatle At The Museum Of Liverpool Life

By Richard Moss, 24 Hour Museum

20 August, 2003

The face on the passport photo peers out, smouldering like a modern pop idol - belying

the intervening forty odd years since it was taken.

Spanish Beatles convention planned

AFP

19 August, 2003

Some 500 Beatles' fans are set to descend on this southern town from September

26-28 for a special convention to mark four decades of the band's music, organizers

said.

McCartney jams out on 'Red Square'

By Elysa Gardner, USA Today

19 August, 2003

"First of all, I'd like to say that I'm truly, madly, deeply in love with my wife,

Heather."

Stella McCartney On The Scent Of Modelling Success

Hello!

19 August, 2003

Gucci designer Stella McCartney is turning her hand to modelling to promote her

new fragrance.

Fab Four coup for city museum show

Liverpool Echo

19 August, 2003

Liverpool museum has pulled off a pop music coup that will cause Beatles fans to

twist and shout with joy.

The Insider (2nd item)

Liverpool Echo

19 August, 2003

Beatle fans don't come bigger than David Stanley, the step-brother of Elvis Presley.

An odd and disappointing show, but Ringo is still Ringo

By Bill DeYoung, Stuart News

19 August, 2003

Seeing a Beatle in the flesh goes a long way.

TV star touched by sadness

BBC

19 August, 2003

Four years after losing her husband to cancer, Cilla Black is coping with an attack

on her son by masked raiders as they robbed her Buckinghamshire mansion.

DVD Captures Beatles' 'Ed Sullivan' Gigs

By Margo Whitmire, Billboard

18 August, 2003

collection, "The Ed Sullivan Show Featuring the Beatles," has been set for an

Oct. 28 release, Billboard Bulletin reports.

Also: New Beatles DVD planned

Rare Beatles image up for auction

BBC

18 August, 2003

A rare snapshot capturing a day in the life of the Beatles while the band was at

the height of their fame in the sixties has gone on sale online.

Also: Rare Beatles photo auctioned online

Monty's last tune

By Matt Withers, Daily Post

18 August, 2003

Merseyside broadcasting legend Monty Lister yesterday hung up his headphones

for the final time after 35 years of presenting.

'Beatles’ headline Popcorn Festival

By Charles M. Bartholomew, Gary Post Tribune

18 August, 2003

It was almost twice 20 years ago today that Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play.

Ringo's still Ringo, and that's fab

By Tom Zucco, St. Petersburg Times

17 August, 2003

He always seemed to know that he more or less lucked into the gig of a lifetime.

For almost 40 years, she has had the Beatles bug

By Colleen S. Flannery, Gainesville Sun

16 August, 2003

Living in Titusville as a teen, Miriam Elliot heard about a bus trip to see the

Beatles play in Jacksonville.

Cheyenne band wins trip to Liverpool's Beatle Week

By Robert W. Black, Associated press

16 August, 2003

A Cheyenne band that pays tribute to the early Beatles is one of only three

American groups chosen to perform at this year's International Beatle Week

in Liverpool, England.

Solo Songwriter

Washington Post

16 August, 2003

I was puzzled by the clue "Lennon classic" in the Aug. 2 Quote-Acrostic and was

surprised when it became evident that the intended answer was "Yesterday."

Looking back on the Beatles and their first Chicago concert

By Jack Mabley, Daily Herald

15 August, 2003

When the Beatles first surfaced in England, I was intrigued by their funny name.

Ready for Ringo

Stuart News

15 August, 2003

Wish we could have given everyone tickets, but you know, they don't come easy.

Also: Ringo Starr and Beatles art at Mizner Park

McCartney Filed Lawsuit To Retrieve Stolen Beatles Lyrics

Launch Yahoo

14 August, 2003

The legal news website, smokinggun.com, has archived what are reportedly the 1998

documents covering Paul McCartney's attempt to recover original handwritten lyrics

for the Beatles' classic song, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."

Also: The Smoking Gun: Paul: "Pepper" Lyrics Pinched

Library presents Beatles exhibit

By Kate Schneider, Gurnee Review

14 August, 2003

You could say Northwestern University librarians have been spending a "Hard Day's

Night" bringing the spirit of the Beatles alive.

Also: NU workin' like a dog on Beatles exhibit

Hirsute hokum! (2nd item)

Akron Beacon Journal

14 August, 2003

So what's up with the rumor that some people call Paul McCartney's fashion designer

daughter Stella ``Wookiee''?

Former Beatle still starring in yearly tour

By Bill Deyoung, The Stuart News

13 August, 2003

Rather than sit at home and count his piles of Beatle money, Ringo Starr prefers to

do what he's always done: make records, get onstage and entertain people.

Also: Starr shines brightest of all in lame '80s lineup

Stella McCartney fashions £2.7m loss

Daily Mail

13 August, 2003

She joined Gucci in a blaze of glory, with the Italian label spending more than £8m

to secure her services.

"Beobachte die Sonne, bis sie zu einem Viereck wird"

Die Welt

13 August, 2003

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

Win copy of exclusive Beatles book

icLiverpool

12 August, 2003

Astrid Kirchherr publishes her final book of Beatles photos

Still acting naturally

By Bobby Reed, Chicago Sun Times

12 August, 2003

Ringo Starr is supremely talented, unbelievably wealthy, happily married and

remarkably thin.

Beatle Invasion: Beatle Fest in Rosemont

ABC 7 Chicago

12 August, 2003

Fans of the Fab Four take a trip down memory lane with one of the world's biggest

Beatles aficionados, author and historian Bruce Spizer.

Live 1o1 reopens 'The Beatles Story'

By T Francis Sundar Singh, News Today (India)

12 August, 2003

It was a hard day's night at Live 1o1 in Unwind Center on Friday, with the city's

most enthusiastic crowd , both young and old making their presence felt for 'The

Beatles Story', a tribute to the legends who influenced musicians across the globe

from the 1960s. Till date, their songs still linger around the ears of many individuals.

Brian Epstein's biopic coming, thanks to Law

By Cindy Pearlman, Chicago Sun Times

11 August, 2003

Hey, Jude, whatever happened to that big screen biopic of Beatles manager

Brian Epstein that was announced two years ago?

Chat with Beatle seems unbelievable

By Lisa Monti, The Sun Herald

10 August, 2003

Beatlemania still strong in the heart of this fan

Also: Ringo Rama; Ringo Starr & the All-Starr Band...; Not yet 64, Starr shows

youthful nostalgia; Ringo at WE Fest

Confessions of a Soviet moptop

The Guardian

8 August, 2003

Brezhnev and his cronies did all they could to block the 'corrupting' influence of

Beatlemania.

Robert's fab four

By Peter Grant, Liverpool Echo

8 August, 2003

Just in time for the Mathew Street festival, a major free photographic exhibition

and treat for Beatles fans everywhere comes to Liverpool.

Anniversary of Beatles' US debut to be celebrated

Ananova

8 August, 2003

The 40th anniversary of The Beatles' debut on US television is to be marked with

an exhibition in New York and Los Angeles next year.

Islanders' hopes for McCartney wedding are dashed

By Cameron Simpson and Norrie Hunter, The Scottish Herald

8 August, 2003

Islanders on the Clyde have become divorced from reality over the marriage of the

fashion designer Stella McCartney, it emerged yesterday.

Ravi Shankar - Sitar Guru

Clickwalla.com (India)

8 August, 2003

Legend Ravi Shankar, now in his 80's, shows no signs of slowing down. We pay

tribute to the man who has changed the way we listen to classical Indian music.

An auction in Ludlow showed the supremacy of the Beatles over other

celebrities

Ludlow Advertiser

8 August, 2003

An auction in Ludlow showed the supremacy of the Beatles over other celebrities --

and even the Queen Mother

Green plan to honour Harrison

By Graham Bailey Daily Post

7 August, 2003

Penny Lane's Millennium Green in south Liverpool could be renamed in honour of

George Harrison.

Area band pays tribute to the Beatles

By Caroline Lindsey, News & Record

7 August, 2003

Greensboro may not be home to the Beatles, but it's home to the next best thing: a

Beatles tribute band

Also: Wonderwall tunes up at Barn for Liverpool gigs; Belleville’s Beatles ready to

rock

Hamptons Diary

New York Post

7 August, 2003

Paul McCartney stopped by McKendry's Pub in Amagansett Tuesday night and

joined the locals at the bar.

Entertainment Photos

Associated Press

7 August, 2003

Singer songwriter Sir Paul McCartney, left, claps during the singing of 'Take Me Out

to the Ball Game,' in the seventh inning stretch of the Texas Rangers game against the

New York Yankees, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2003, at New York's Yankee Stadium.

Also: More photos - 1, 2

Charty Chart Chat: Klaatu Shines

ChartAttack

6 August, 2003

During The Beatles’ heyday, the band’s every move was followed, scrutinized and

debated by the hordes of rabid Fab Four fans.

Beatles: The Journey

digitallyOBSESSED

Help. What a poor excuse for a documentary this is.

Soap opera eyes Paul McCartney, Rod Stewart

Reuters

6 August, 2003

New show hopes for guest appearances

Godfather of Soul, four others get KenCen nods

By Christian Toto, The Washington Post

5 August, 2003

The Godfather of Soul himself, the ageless James Brown, headlines this year's

Kennedy Center Honors class of five.

Hotelier hopes for Fab Four-tune

BBC

5 August, 2003

A Beatles fan is hoping an old hotel register signed by the Fab Four will earn him a

fortune.

Also: Sitting on Fab Four-tune

The Fifth Beatle

By Jonathan Takiff, Philadelphia Daily News

4 August, 2003

TV news vet Kane writes book about touring with the Fab Four

Stroll in Rothesay rings wedding bells

By Cameron Simpson and Norrie Hunter, The Glasgow Herald

4 August, 2003

It's been a hard day's night separating fact from fantasy but the sight of Sir Paul

McCartney strolling on the beach at Rothesay has hardened convictions that his

daughter, Stella, has chosen the Isle of Bute as her wedding venue.

For Ringo, All-Starrs, the fun comes first

By Dave Tianen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

3 August, 2003

He put the funny in fab: At 63, Ringo Starr is still the royal jester of rock 'n' roll.

Also: Entertainment Photos; Lehigh Valley fans remember The Beatles - Live!;

Meet the Beatles? She did!; Ringo Star rises to his own defense; They'll scream like

it's 1964 all over again; Ringo concert will make easy history, State says; Ringo And

All His Stars; Concert Review: Ringo Starr & Band; Seeing a Beatle fulfills dreams

of some fans; Ringo crowd wowed by 'favorite band'; Ringo Starr Rocks GMA; Ringo Is

The Star; Ringo bringing peace and fun; All-Starr Hits: His and Theirs; Ringo and

friends a delight; All Starr Event

Beatles still draws a crowd

By John Benson, Mansfield News Journal

3 August, 2003

There is something inherently dysfunctional about making a career as a celebrity look-

and sound-alike.

Macca's band on the tum

The Sun

2 August, 2003

Macca's tum sure looks big in this!

Fab 4 Address

Daily Record

2 August, 2003

Beatles fans are snapping up luxury homes in a development named after one of the

group's most famous songs - Strawberry Fields - in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire.

Fab Four in photos

By L. Kentwolgamott, Lincoln Journal Star

1 August, 2003

In 1964, The Beatles were the biggest pop group in the world.

Weekend Highlight: Fab Four in flesh? Well, almost

By Nicole Pensiero, The Daily Times

1 August, 2003

If you were to pass him on the street, you wouldn't automatically think he looks like John

Lennon.

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