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The Beatle Invasion

Archive for January 2008

January 31st, 2008

Beatles Blog Quiz - Question Three

This is the third week of the Beatles Blog Quiz. See last week’s question here before looking at the answer below.

Apparently this test tube was owned by Thomas Edison. And that’s the only clue you get this week. What song am I thinking of? If you think you have the answer, write it in a […]

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January 30th, 2008

Another Cool Blog, with Beatles Content V

The Rock Relic has yet more Beatles content. This week Chuck writes about a beetle named for Roy Orbison, rare footage of The Beatles in Scotland, more Paul rumours and more Ringo on TV.
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January 30th, 2008

Beatles - er, Rutles - Video - “Cheese and Onions”

For anybody who hasn’t seen or hasn’t heard of "The Rutles",
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January 30th, 2008

The Beatles or The Best Ale? Fun with Anagarams

My new favourite web toy is Wordsmith’s Anagram Server. You put in a string and out come a whole slew of fun anagrams (rearrangements of the letters). So of course, I had to find some good ones for The Beatles. Here are my favourites:
The Beatles - The Best Ale
The Quarrymen - My Quarter Hen
Paul McCartney […]

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January 28th, 2008

Beatles News - Israel Apologises

Former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir on an old 10 shekel bill, with Paul McCartney added. The caption says “Golda and McCartney the beloved (illustrative image)”.
Here’s a bit of strange history and a bit of strange news. Israeli English-language newspaper The Jerusalem Post reports that Israel will officially apologise to The Beatles for uninviting them […]

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January 26th, 2008

Beatles Video - Ringo on Larry King

"Regis and Kelly" might not have accomodated Ringo, but yesterday, Larry King gave him all the time he wanted. Thank you Larry, and thank you Ringo and Dave Stewart. Enjoy the new track.
(And thanks again to Rodney Wilson for the scoop.)
Tags: Beatles, Regis, Ringo, Larry King, television, video, Dave Stewart
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January 25th, 2008

Beatles Video - “Get Back” Rooftop Performance

Here’s a classic Beatles event. On 30th January 1969, The Beatles played a set on the roof of Apple Studios. It would be their last live concert as a band. Before the end of the show, the neighbours complained and the police insisted that road manager Mal Evans turn off the amplifiers, which he did. […]

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January 25th, 2008

Beatles History - 27th Week

January 20 - 1964. US LP release: "Meet The Beatles!"January 21 - 1966. George marries Pattie Boyd, at the Esher Register Office, Surrey. Brian Epstein and Paul are "best men".January 22 - 1969. Billy Preston drops by and joins a recording session for "Let It Be".January 23 - 1969. Alan Parsons becomes The Beatles’ second […]

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January 24th, 2008

Beatles Blog Quiz - Question Two

This is the second week of the Beatles Blog Quiz. See last week’s question here before looking at the answer below. If you think you have the answer to Question Two, write it in a comment. Try not to look at the other comments before submitting your own.

Oh dear. It looks like mama bear has […]

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January 23rd, 2008

Ringo Starr vs. Regis and Kelly

Ringo is not an easy man to anger, but the producers of “Regis and Kelly” made a special effort. Ringo was set to appear on their Tuesday morning programme with Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics. They planned to perform a 4.25 minute track from Ringo’s new album “Liverpool 8″ and have a short interview as […]

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