Архив за месяц: Ноябрь 2010.

Ноябрь 30, 2010

Lizzie and Gayleen

Two Beatle fans return to Abbey Road studios in London to tell the story of how they became part of The Beatles story in 1968.

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Today In Rock History: George Harrison Passes Away

On this day in 2001, legendary guitarist, songwriter, philanthropist, and (most importantly) former Beatle George Harrison passed away from complications involving brain and lung cancer. He was 58 years old. A heavy smoker during his youth, Harrison had been receiving treatment and underwent invasive surgery during the previous year. He was survived by his second […]

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Ноябрь 29, 2010

George Harrison remembered

George Harrison, the “quiet” Beatle and spiritual explorer died on this day nine years ago in his Los Angeles home following a battle with cancer.
Harrison’s wife, Olivia Harrison, and son Dhani, 24, were with him and said a quiet prayer over his body. Within hours of his death, true to his unostentatious nature, he was […]

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Legend of a Photo

How an iconic portrait began with a photographer’s T-shirt.

It was August 29, 1974, midday, and John Lennon, nearly 34 at the time, was up on the roof of his rented East 52nd Street penthouse. He had been at the Record Plant all week, mixing Walls and Bridges, his fifth solo album, and generally struggling to correct […]

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Ноябрь 26, 2010

Sean Lennon And Yoko Ono: DNA Memory

Sean Lennon recently sat down with his mother,Yoko Ono — not to talk about John Lennon orThe Beatles, but to talk about her life.”I was born from my mother, who is a Yasuda, and my father, who is an Ono,” Ono says.But Ono was essentially disowned from the latter family because of “having a very kind of outlandish life,” […]

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Ноябрь 25, 2010

Lennon Box

NEWS UPDATE from the LENNON BOX OF VISION:
We have several news items direct tonight from Jonathon Polk, creator of the Lennon Box of Vision and theLennon Time Capsule that was sealed at the Rock Hall of Fame in Cleveland October 8, in honor of John Lennon’s 70th birthday.
New update: In this article, learn how you can get the official content listing […]

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Back In The USSR?

We have Russian dolls back in stock and on the website.These wooden ornaments are all hand painted so each set is unique. (also sometimes the final fifth doll is a guitar, sometimes it’s a treble clef)There are two basic designs and two sizes and make fabulous Christmas presents.

Large Sgt Pepper Set
Small Sgt Pepper Set
Large Suit […]

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Yoko Ono talks about the life and art of John Lennon

Yoko Ono is the ultimate outsider. As the wife of John Lennon she is often vilified as the woman who broke up the Beatles. Although her avant-garde leanings are a far cry from the pop and rock and roll origins of her fallen husband’s songwriting, she is an indelible part of the Fab 4’s story, […]

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Mark David Chapman’s Copy of ‘Double Fantasy’ For Sale

Five hours before Mark David Chapman shot and killed John Lennon he asked the former Beatle to sign a copy of his 1980 album Double Fantasy. The album is up for sale again after being auctioned off in 1999.

Lennon was killed Dec. 8, 1980, outside his home at The Dakota apartment building in the Manhattan borough […]

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“Beatles For Sale” puzzle (and other new Beatles games)

USAopoly’s newest Beatles item is a puzzle based on the Beatles For Sale cover. The new puzzle features 500 pieces and includes the full frame of the cover bordered in orange.
The company, which also issued the Beatles Trivial Pursuit and Beatles Monopoly games, has updated the covers of the games for this year. The new versions can be seen in the […]

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