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2.28pm
8 November 2012
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^^ I posted about that repaint job upthread. 
* LA Times posted an article on hearing The Beatles with fresh ears through isolated tracks.
parlance
1.52am
8 November 2012
Offline * The AMA (Q&A in Redditspeak) with Freda Kelly is here.
* The play “Beatle Mal” will be performed this weekend in Sussex.
* A walk-on role for the Simply Shakespeare benefit where Paul will be performing is being auctioned.
* A tape recorded interview by Howard Smith with John is being auctioned. An excerpt is at YouTube.
* WogBlog review of new Kindle edition of Guide to the Beatles’ London. [x-posted at the new books thread]
parlance
1.59am
1 August 2013
Offline I didn’t realize Tom Hanks was participating in that Shakespeare reading! He must be so excited; he’s a huge Beatles fan.
2.04am
8 November 2012
Offline ^^ Yes! He was part of the Lumberjack sketch at the Concert for George. I’ve never seen That Thing You Do, but I know it’s a big Beatles homage.
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^^ Yes! He was part of the Lumberjack sketch at the Concert for George. I’ve never seen That Thing You Do, but I know it’s a big Beatles homage.parlance
The hit song in the movie, amazingly titled “That Thing You Do”, is incredibly catchy.
And heres the Lumberjack Song (another incredibly catchy song) from the Concert for George, see if you can spot Tom. And if you cant be bothered doing that just enjoy.
"I told you everything I could about me, Told you everything I could" ('Before Believing' - Emmylou Harris)
3.50pm
6 August 2013
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parlance said
^^ Yes! He was part of the Lumberjack sketch at the Concert for George. I’ve never seen That Thing You Do, but I know it’s a big Beatles homage.parlance
The hit song in the movie, amazingly titled “That Thing You Do”, is incredibly catchy.
“That Thing You Do” is actually from Fountains of Wayne, the same band that did another incredibly catchy song about a decade ago, “Stacy’s Mom.”
"There's no such thing as bad student... only bad teacher."
2.12am
8 November 2012
Offline * Paul Remembers Sir David Frost: Site and FB links (different photos at each)
* Paul’s FB also featured a link to Thomas McConnell’s cover of “New.”
* More clues for you all for ‘New’ McCartney album
From the Examiner:
The UK Sun revealed a few more titles for Paul McCartney’s “New” album, which it said could be “one of the best releases of the year,” in a short item about a secret listening session they attended that was printed Sept. 4.
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This makes the following titles now are known: “New,” “Save Us,” “Queenie Eye ,” “Everybody Out There,” “Hosannah,” “Struggle” and “Alligator.” A possible bonus track is “Secret Life of a Party Girl.”
Via Beatles News: Rare Beatles Artwork to be Unveiled during the Toronto Film Festival
John Brower, a promoter of The Toronto Rock and Roll Revival held at Varsity Stadium on September 13, 1969, brings to Toronto a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the only authorized physical copy of artwork created by all four Beatles.
The original was given to the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 as a gift from The Beatles who were unable to attend. The magnificent example measuring 40 x 60 inches will be unveiled at The Hard Rock Cafe on Tuesday, September 10, 2013, at an exclusive Film Festival party. Doors open @ 9 P.M.
* Examiner interview with Bruce Spizer on the updated digital version of his book on Vee-Jay Beatles releases.
* Examiner interview with Freda Kelly
* Freda will be on CBS News Sunday Morning. Stations carrying it here.
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3.52am
17 January 2013
Offline These both came out recently:
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Of course I promptly purchased them both. 
"Please don't bring your banjo back, I know where it's been.. I wasn't hardly gone a day, when it became the scene.. Banjos! Banjos! All the time, I can't forget that tune.. and if I ever see another banjo, I'm going out and buy a big balloon!"
4.51am
8 November 2012
Offline ^^ Almost bought that second one at the pharmacy today (still fighting this cold), but passed when I thought of how much the medication was going to cost me.
1 | Save Us | 2:39 | Album track |
2 | Alligator | 3:27 | Album track |
3 | On My Way To Work | 3:43 | Album track |
4 | 3:48 | Album track | |
5 | 4:07 | Album track | |
6 | New | 2:56 | Album track and single |
7 | Appreciate | 4:28 | Album track |
8 | Everybody Out There | 3:21 | Album track |
9 | Hosanna | 3:29 | Album track |
10 | I Can Bet | 3:21 | Album track |
11 | Looking At Her | 3:05 | Album track |
12 | Road | 4:36 | Album track |
13 | Scared | 2:59 | Bonus track |
14 | Secret Life of a Party Girl | 6:15 | Bonus track |
[x-posted at Paul’s new album thread]
parlance
6.48pm
8 November 2012
Offline A tribute to Paul’s friend, Rose Martin, has been posted at his site:
“We had sad news recently that our dear friend Rose Martin passed away at the age of 92. Rose was my housekeeper since the early 60s and for many years looked after us and our children. She was a very classy lady with a mischievous sense of humour. She was fiercely loyal and our family and many friends will miss her dearly.”
Paul McCartney , September 2013
I feel like I’ve read references to her in books, but I can’t remember where.
parlance
1.23am
8 November 2012
Offline From The Examiner:
Dark Hall Mansion announced Sept 8 its latest limited edition Beatles release, “May I Introduce To You” by contemporary artist SHAG, will be available only through a special lottery to take place this week. The company said that it will release the work in conjunction with the Beatles’ Apple Corps Ltd. as screen prints this Thursday. The new work is inspired by the Beatles’ movie “Yellow Submarine .”
(You can see pictures of the prints in the slide show.)
Here’s the Dark Hall Mansion page with higher-res images.
[x-posted at the Artwork Of/By the Beatles thread]
parlance
8.43pm
8 November 2012
Offline Found a couple of references that helped jog my memory about Rose Martin:
From a discussion at the Macca Board [quoting one poster, then another]:
According to Bill Harry’s “The Paul McCartney Encyclopedia”, it was Rose Martin (Paul and Linda’s housekeeper) who was the inspiration for the album title “Red Rose Speedway “.
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Coincidentally that piece of info also originated from an early Wings Fun Club newsletter although Paul would later deny this explanation.
And this story – not a nice one at all, and take it with a grain of salt – from a Jimmy McCulloch page (I read a variation in one of the Paul bios):
On one of our off days, while in Australia, we decided to take a visit to a zoo and as we were about to leave, the McCartney’s house keeper, Rose Martin had just arrived and she was prepared for the day, with a new hair style and a camera and then suddenly Linda, in front of everybody, announced that Rose wasn’t invited. She had a list of things for the house keeper to do. I felt really bad for Rose because Linda just dissed her hardcore. Everybody felt really bad for Rose, except Linda of course. JoJo, Denny Laine’s girlfriend at the time, wasn’t really that surprised that the incident happened however. She said that Rose had told her how “lady like and gracious” Paul’s former fiancee, Jane Asher was and that she wouldn’t like to repeat the things that Rose used to say about Linda.
parlance
1.52pm
8 November 2012
Offline * Paul’s “New” will be on the soundtrack for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. More at Paul’s site.
* Ringo’s FB provided UK pre-order links for his Octopus’s Garden children’s book. [x-posted to the new Beatles book thread]
parlance
7.29am
8 November 2012
Offline * WogBlog posted French Amazon’s tracklist of the Deluxe Edition of Paul’s album, which has 15 tracks, but omits one found in other editions. [x-posted to the new album thread]
* The Macca Report posted the Paul-relevant parts of a Transatlantic Modern interview with Jason Faulkner of Jellyfish, who worked on Chaos and Creation.
* A very sweet tribute to Rose Martin at the Meet the Beatles for Real blog.
parlance
3.14pm
8 November 2012
Offline * Via Beatlefan, Amazon has Live At The BBC Vol. 2 listed for Nov. 11 now. [x-posted to the BBC Vol 2 thread]
* Good Ol’ Freda will be making its UK debut at the BFI London Film Festival the weekend of Oct. 19-20. They’re working on getting a UK distributor. [x-posted to the Good Ol’ Freda thread]
parlance
5.42am
8 November 2012
Offline * From Beatles News: Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre will be celebrating Brian’s birthday with a charity tea on Sept. 19.
The Epstein theatre will this year celebrate Brian’s Birthday with a very special birthday tea in aid of Macmillan Cancer Research, as part of Britain’s Biggest Coffee Morning. The public can come along and enjoy a free cup of coffee or tea and for a small donation, a delicious range of sweet treats and cakes generously provided by local suppliers. All donations will go to Macmillan Cancer Research. Visitors are also encouraged to bring a cake and a special prize will be given for the most tastiest cake.
* Examiner article about announcement of celebration of John’s birthday at his star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Oct. 9.
[Jerry] Rubin said, “The cake cutting ceremony will be led by Chris Carter, KLOS FM radio host of Breakfast With the Beatles. Fans are invited to bring candles and flowers to place around John’s star. Fans are also invited to perform music and poetry at the public celebration.
* From McCartney Photo Blog, someone’s selling some of Heather McCartney’s pottery on ebay.
parlance
1.02am
8 November 2012
Offline * All Japan venues for Paul’s tour announced with pre-sale info at his site. [x-posted to the Out There thread]
* WogBlog has a link to the Live At The BBC Vol. 2 tracklisting with liner notes (as well as a link to the trailer). [x-posted by meanmistermustard to the Live At The BBC Vol. 2 thread]
* Via Beatles News, A piece of wood carved by John with the original Sexy Sadie lyrics is being auctioned.
The piece of wood with the original words carved by Lennon, topped with the inscription “the private mind of John Lennon “, was kept by Ringo Starr ’s ex-wife Maureen Starkey before being acquired by a collector. The memento is expected to fetch £150,000 when it goes up for auction later this month (September 23) at Fame Bureau. Ted Owen of the auction house said: “It is a piece of wood that nearly broke up the Beatles. John Lennon wanted to release the Maharishi version as a single but George Harrison said, “no way” and Paul McCartney convinced them to keep the song but change the lyrics.”
* If you haven’t seen it, AppleScruffJunior has started a discussion on the revelation that George’s “My Sweet Lord “ was regularly used as a torture device prison camps under Chilean dictator Pinochet.
parlance
3.50pm
8 November 2012
Offline [All of the following have been x-posted at their respective threads.]
* Paul’s officially confirmed his “New” track listing, though, as WogBlog points out, the bonus tracks remain unconfirmed. Bigger version of the pic at his FB.
* WogBlog reports on a 14-track sampler of Live At The BBC Vol. 2 release.
* The New York Times has an analysis on the BBC Vol. 2 release:
When Capitol Records released “The Beatles Live At The BBC ” to great fanfare in 1994, Beatles collectors lamented that the two-disc set barely scratched the surface of the vast trove of recordings the band made for the BBC between March 1962 and June 1965. Many of those radio recordings were already on a 10-disc bootleg set, after all, and in the 19 years since then, bootleggers have come up with another three discs’ worth of material.
But Capitol and Apple, the Beatles’ own label, are determined to catch up. “On Air – Live At The BBC Volume 2,” another two discs, will be released Nov. 11. It will include 63 tracks, including 40 songs and 23 spoken segments, with interviews, introductions and studio banter. A remastered version of the 1994 set will be released at the same time.
More at the link.
parlance
1.27am
8 November 2012
Offline * New photos released by EMI for Live At The BBC Vol 2 posted at The Examiner [x-posted at the Vol. 2 thread]
* Via Beatles News, review of new bio on George, George Harrison : Behind the Locked Door, by Graeme Thomson at The National [x-posted at the new book thread]
parlance
6.52am
8 November 2012
Offline From The Examiner:
Author says Beatles talked doing films with Zeffirelli, Godard, McGoohan
In a new BBC Radio 4 Beatles radio special, “Celluloid Beatles,” that premiered Sept. 14 and is available online for a week, Beatles historian and author Mark Lewisohn reveals the Beatles considered making films with directors Franco Zeffirelli, Jean-Luc Godard and Patrick McGoohan, star of the cult favorite TV series, “The Prisoner.”
More at the link. We know that Paul was approached for Zeffirelli’s “Romeo and Juliet,” but he declined. I think it was in MYFN that he talked about it.
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