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Guitar Hero: Illinois Tries to Reclaim John Lennon's Ax
By Michael McLaughlin - AOL NewsIllinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan gave the Peace Museum a chance -- and now she wants John Lennon's guitar back. The state's top prosecutor sued the small and financially troubled Chicago museum in Cook County Court on Feb. 8 to turn over an acoustic guitar that belonged to the former Beatle and all other artifacts from the peace-loving institution. "The Peace Museum's property is in need of charitable protection," the lawsuit alleged, because the museum has gone belly up and hasn't even staged an exhibit since 2004. Keystone-France / Getty Images It could be sweet music for ...
Big Day in Beatles Lore With Anniversaries of Cavern Club, 'Ed Sullivan' Gigs [VIDEOS]
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsIf the Beatles had a holiday, it would be celebrated today, Feb. 9. A half century ago today, in 1961, the Fab Four took the stage for the first time at Liverpool's Cavern Club. It was a gig that they landed because, according to Rolling Stone, then-drummer Pete Best's mom "had to beg the club's booker Ray McFall to secure the band even a lunchtime slot." Their pay for the show: 3 pounds. Rolling Stone notes that there's some disagreement as to whether the first gig came on Feb. 9 or Feb. 21 but says, "Most reliable literature points to February 9th, including the world's leading ...
'Death Panels' and Maxwell's Silver Hammer: End-of-Life Planning Scare Resurfaces
By Jeffrey Weiss - Politics DailyA hammer is supposed to be used to pound nails. But as the Beatles pointed out more than 40 years ago, it can also be used as a murder weapon. Nobody, however, is calling for a ban on hammers or calling them "death mallets." Maybe that's why the resurrection of the "death panel" canard, as applied to end-of-life planning, seems so unnecessary. Here's how the New York Times started its story a few days ago: "When a proposal to encourage end-of-life planning touched off a political storm over 'death panels,' Democrats dropped it from legislation to overhaul the health care system. But the ...
Imagine iPeace: The Beatles and Kids in a YouTube World
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyHad John Lennon not died in 1980, this year he would have celebrated his 70th birthday on Oct. 9. And a month later, he would have seen the Beatles catalog appear on iTunes for the first time. In one week, Apple sold 1.4 million Beatles songs. "Just imagine that we could live our favorite melodies," Carly Paige of Phoenix sings on "Just Imagine," which she composed out of Beatles song titles. She uploaded the video to YouTube on Jan. 14, 2010. She was 12 years old at the time. Now she's 13. Paige is not the first young female Beatles fan to make a splash on YouTube. There's the MonaLisa ...
Rolling Stone Releases Lennon's Final Interview
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NEW YORK (Dec. 8) -- Three days before he was gunned down, John Lennon complained about his critics - saying they were just interested in "dead heroes" - and talked optimistically about his family and future, musing that he had "plenty of time" to accomplish some of his life goals. Lennon's final interview was released to The Associated Press by Rolling Stone on Wednesday, the 30th anniversary of the musician's death. The issue using the full interview will be on magazine stands on Friday. While brief excerpts of Jonathan Cott's interview with Lennon were released for a 1980 Rolling Stone ...
Winfrey, McCartney Get Kennedy Center Honors
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WASHINGTON (Dec. 6) -- Oprah Winfrey has come a long way since her childhood years in a Mississippi shack and in public housing with a poster of The Beatles on her bedroom wall. Sunday, she was honored with Paul McCartney, one of the Beatles she so loved. Stars from Hollywood, Nashville and Broadway gathered in the nation's capital to salute Winfrey, McCartney and three others - country singer Merle Haggard, Broadway composer Jerry Herman and dancer Bill T. Jones - with the Kennedy Center Honors. The president and first lady Michelle Obama sat with the honorees and former Secretary of State ...
Ignore Your Inner Cynic and Vote on Tuesday
By Donna Trussell - Politics Daily"Tribute to Her," uploaded to the Internet on Nov. 7, 2008, is a slideshow of Election Day photographs. YouTube member SailorBrownie described her post as a "dedication to all those Black Americans who went out on Tuesday and voted. We made history." While it's not altogether clear who is the "Her" in the title of the video, it might as well be the woman collapsed on the floor in tears. A girl nearby touches her cheek with a little confusion and a lot tenderness for the woman who is, most likely, her mother. The pictures are set to the Beatles song, "Blackbird" -- a good choice, considering ...
John Lennon's 70th Birthday Celebrated in Central Park
By not in system - AOL NewsNEW YORK (Oct. 8) - A crush of fans circled a flower-graced mosaic in Central Park's Strawberry Fields and sang lyrics from "Imagine" on Saturday to honor Beatles legend John Lennon on his 70th birthday. On the day when the Liverpool Lad would have become a septuagenarian, thousands of fans from around the world gathered to remember the floppy-haired British superstar who just wanted to give peace a chance. "His music speaks to people of any nation, any age, and that's why I think so many young people now who never would have known him still find him so appealing," said Karen Kriendler ...
You Say It's Your Birthday: The Web Celebrates John Lennon's 70th Early
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Oct. 8) -- Although nearly three decades have passed since John Lennon was murdered on a cold December night in New York, there is no question that the Beatles legend's legacy remains vital among his worldwide fans. Lennon, born Oct. 9, 1940, would have turned 70 years old on Saturday, and people who both revere his peaceful ideology and adore him for his timeless music will gather to celebrate the musician and activist's life. Really, since every day is a good day to listen to John Lennon and the Beatles, the Surge Desk gets you started a little early with a round-up of Lennon ...
From Paris, With Love: The French Are Concerned For Us
By James Grady - Politics DailyA revelation about French perspectives of the United States and our politics emerged last month in a Paris suburb as I sat on a movie theater stage with three other American authors. We four born in the U.S.A. panelists came to that upper-middle-class suburb of Vincennes – think Bethesda, Md., or Wash(ington) Park in Denver – for a three-day "Festival America" celebration of North American culture. While the festival featured authors and artists from Canada, Cuba, Haiti, and Mexico, its heartbeat came from this land of ours. Events glittered with stars including Pulitzer Prize ...
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