MV Times
8/7/2012
Theater : Martha's Vineyard theater presents magical mystery tour for a Hobbit
John, Paul, George, and... Frodo ? Imagine the Beatles as denizens of Middle Earth waging a war featuring Hobbits and wizards, with Yoko Ono as a crouching, hissing Gollum. If that's a bit of a stretch for the imagination, this weekend you can actually witness this improbable scenario played out for all it's worth by five talented theater arts students from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).
http://www.mvtimes.com/2012/08/07/theater-marthas-vineyard-presents-magical-mystery-tour-hobbit-11862/Chom 97 - London Calling
8/7/2012
The Beatles take the photo for the cover of their final album
On the morning of Friday, the 8th of August, 1969, all four Beatles gathered at EMI Studios, a.k.a. Abbey Road Studios, for the photo shoot for their next album cover.
http://www.chom.com/blog/londoncalling/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10413243Deep Ellum 8-track museum adds rare, sealed 1982 Beatles
8/6/2012
Pop Culture
One more reason they call him ‘Big Bucks’ — because he just spent $898 on an extremely rare Beatles eight track tape
For days, James “Big Bucks” Burnett has been promising via email many big-deal developments concerning his Eight Track Museum in Deep Ellum, which opened Christmas Day 2010; said a recent missive, “This thing just keeps getting weirder
http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2012/08/one-more-reason-they-call-him-big-bucks-because-he-just-spent-898-on-an-extremely-rare-beatles-eight-track-tape.html/Examiner
8/6/2012
New Brian Epstein play in Liverpool attracts 'Fab Four' partners
Four major Liverpool tourist attractions have announced their partnership with the new biographical play on Beatles manager Brian Epstein, “Epstein: The Play,” which opens Nov. 15 and runs through Dec. 1 at the city's newly renamed Epstein Theatre.
https://www.examiner.com/article/new-brian-epstein-play-liverpool-attracts-fab-four-partners?cid=rssExaminer
8/7/2012
Clips of Beatles, Stones, more from '60s 'Ed Sullivan Show' in new PBS special
“Ed Sullivan's Top Performers” features the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Turtles, the Mamas & the Papas, Tom Jones, the Fifth Dimension, the Association, Creedence Clearwater Revival and
Johnny Rivers.
http://www.examiner.com/article/clips-of-beatles-stones-more-from-60s-ed-sullivan-show-new-pbs-specialWirral Globe
8/7/2012
Wirral's new magical mystery tour of Beatles haunts
Wirral’s connections with the Beatles are being celebrated with the launch of a new tourist trail in the borough.‘Beatles Across The Mersey’ has been devised by Wirral Council in association with the Cavern Club and Beatles author and historian Ray O’Brien and features 29 sites that will be of interest to Beatles aficionados.
http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/9859692.Wirral_s_new_magical_mystery_tour_of_Beatles_haunts/