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Trust beetles around in a Beatle garden

June 25th, 2008 by pjwa | No Comments | Filed in News

by Richard Down, Liverpool Daily Post

THE back garden of John Lennon’s childhood home is being invaded by beetle enthusiasts.
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Fish and chips voted no 1 in the Best of British poll

June 25th, 2008 by pjwa | No Comments | Filed in News

By Urmee Khan
Last Updated: 11:56AM BST 24/06/2008
Fish and chips have gained the top spot in a list of the 50 things we love most about Britain.
The popular fried take away is loved more dearly than the Queen, who is second on the list.

The Royal Family collectively appears in the chart at no 10 and Prince Harry is nominated at no 44.
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Photo website includes never before seen John Lennon portrait

June 25th, 2008 by pjwa | No Comments | Filed in News

TakeGreatPictures.com has just debuted one of the last candid portraits of John Lennon, taken in 1980 by photographer Milton Heiberg. The portrait is of great interest to John Lennon fans and Beatles fans, as it has never before been shown publicly.

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Sgt Pepper cover drum and Lennon lyrics to go under hammer

June 25th, 2008 by pjwa | No Comments | Filed in News

ROCK memorabilia, including a drum belonging to The Beatles and an amp owned by Jimi Hendrix, are set to go under the hammer, Christie¢s said yesterday.
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Mike McCartney

June 25th, 2008 by pjwa | No Comments | Filed in Dutch News

door Leo Blokhuis

[1] De rock & roll heeft veel musicerende familieleden opgeleverd. Broers, zonen, dochters, echtgenoten… Vaak leveren hun pogingen platen op die alleen interessant zijn voor de hard core fan: van Adam Cohen (zoon van Leonard), Chris Stills (zoon van Stephen) en Peggi Young (vrouw van Neil) tot André Hazes jr. toe. Sommigen halen zelfs minstens het niveau van pa: Rufus Wainwright, Jeff Buckley. Maar wat te denken van de broer van Paul McCartney: Peter Michael McCartney alias Mike McGear.
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