McCartney/Starr--World Harmony Concert-Apr 4, 2009

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Paul McCartney 2006 performance at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.


PAUL McCARTNEY TO PERFORM IN NEW YORK CITY IN APRIL


beatlesnews.com
Posted by Dave Haber
Saturday, 01/24/09 11:16 pm



The David Lynch Foundation presents the World Harmony Concert


Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York.


Paul McCartney, Donovan, Eddie Vedder, Sheryl Crow, Paul Horn, Moby and more will perform a global benefit concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Saturday, April 4, 2009, in support of the David Lynch Foundation's international initiative to teach one million children the Transcendental Meditation technique - and change the world overnight.




Singer Donovan with film director David Lynch.




Donovan performs "Hurdy Gurdy Man" at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on
January 21, 2007. Master filmmaker David Lynch introduced the concert held to benefit the
David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace. (5:36 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec138326tfE


A limited number of excellent seats have been reserved for friends of the David Lynch Foundation. Details on how to order tickets before they go on sale to the public can be found at the David Lynch Foundation website www.davidlynchfoundation.org/concert.html.


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The Rockefeller Center in the Theater District in New York City, New York.


Special packages are also available, which include premium concert seating, back-stage passes, green room access with photo opportunities with Paul McCartney and friends, and a gala post-concert celebration in the historic Rockefeller Center Rainbow Room.



The Rockefeller Center Rainbow Room. The restaurant is on the
65th floor in the Rockefeller Center (General Electric Building).
Photo by OnkelBoe.


Ticket and special event package prices to be announced soon.

(Information thanks to David Lynch Foundation.)


Order tickets before they go on sale to the public.
www.davidlynchfoundation.org/concert.html

www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/200901242316/paul-mccartney-to-perform-in-new-york-city-in-april.html

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Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney will perform together April 4, 2009.


PAUL McCARTNEY TO HEADLINE BENEFIT CONCERT AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL ON SATURDAY, APRIL 4


paulmccartney.com


March 3, 2009



To be joined by special guests Ringo Starr, Sheryl Crow, Donovan, Eddie Vedder, Ben Harper, Moby, Paul Horn, Bettye LaVette, and Jim James

Tickets go on sale Monday, March 9, 11 a.m. through www.ticketmaster.com

Paul McCartney and special guests Ringo Starr, Sheryl Crow, Donovan, Eddie Vedder, Ben Harper, Moby, Paul Horn, Bettye LaVette, and Jim James will perform at the David Lynch Foundation's benefit concert, Change Begins Within, at Radio City Music Hall in New York on Saturday, April 4th, 7:30 p.m.

David Lynch, Russell Simmons, Laura Dern, and other surprise guests will fill out the star-studded slate as presenters.

Tickets will go on sale on Monday, March 9, at 11 a.m. through www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling 866-858-0008.

Change Begins Within will raise funds to teach one million at-risk children to meditate—giving them life-long tools to overcome stress and violence and promote peace and success in their lives. In 1968, the Beatles, Donovan, and Paul Horn traveled to India to study Transcendental Meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The trip’s dramatic impact was evident on their music and is credited for the acceptance of meditation in the West today.

“In moments of madness, Transcendental Meditation has helped me find moments of serenity,” Paul said. He added that he supports the work of the David Lynch Foundation to bring Transcendental Meditation to one million children for the same reason. “I would like to think that it would help provide them a quiet haven in a not-so-quiet world.”





Ringo Starr expressed his personal satisfaction to be performing at the concert: “It gives me great pleasure to be part of this evening. I feel the aims of this charity are wonderful!”

Donovan added: “How great to be playing with Paul, Ringo, and Paul Horn again—as we did in India in 1968. And now we see the amazing results of our work from 40 years ago to bring meditation to the whole world. It’s the same message today, which is, ‘Change begins within.’”

George Verschoor is the executive producer and co-creative director of the concert, Dan Parise is co-executive producer, and Laura Dawn is talent producer and co-creative director.


About the David Lynch Foundation

The David Lynch Foundation has provided scholarships since 2005 for more than 60,000 students, parents, and teachers to learn to meditate throughout the United States, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. The Foundation also funds independent university research on the effects of the Transcendental Meditation technique on stress, learning, and behavior. For more information visit www.davidlynchfoundation.org


National Institutes of Health

The NIH has awarded over $24 million during the past 20 years to investigate the effects of Transcendental Meditation on brain functioning and cardiovascular disease.


www.paulmccartney.com/news.php#1567/2009-03
www.davidlynchfoundation.org

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PAUL McCARTNEY AND RINGO STARR PERFORM TOGETHER - FIRST TIME IN 7 YEARS



41 YEARS AFTER THEY MEDITATED TOGETHER IN INDIA . . .
DONOVAN JOINS SURVIVING BEATLES AT REUNION GIG


sunday herald.com
By Mike Merritt


Saturday, March 7, 2009



SCOTTISH SIXTIES singer Donovan will join Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr when the two former Beatles play together for the first time in seven years at a special concert next month to help one million children meditate - in a recreation of the historic time they shared in India 41 years ago.

The folk singer famous for such songs as Mellow Yellow and Catch The Wind wants to open a transcendental meditation university in Scotland.




Donovan in concert 1972. Donovan performs "Cosmic Wheels,"
"Maria Magneta," "The Pee Song," and "Mellow Yellow." (9:01 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jSf8GguV88


Now he is to join the ex-Beatles for a global benefit concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 4 to teach one million children the transcendental meditation technique - and change the world overnight.


Glasgow-born Donovan, Sir Paul and Ringo will appear with a host of other famous musicians and friends including Eddie Vedder, Sheryl Crow, Paul Horn, Laura Dern, Mike Love and more.



Donovan in 1968.


Donovan travelled to India with The Beatles in 1968 to learn transcendental meditation from the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It turned out to be a profound experience for all of them.

His songs Hurdy Gurdy Man and Wear Your Love Like Heaven were inspired by his practice of transcendental meditation. In fact, the Beatles have said that most of the White Album was written while they were meditating in India with Maharishi.

Sir Paul is known to use meditation techniques and paid tribute to the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the guru who brought transcendental meditation to the West, when he died last year aged 91.

"He was a great man who worked tirelessly for the people of the world and the cause of unity. I will never forget the dedication that he wrote inside a book he once gave me, which read; radiate, bliss, consciousness', and that to me says it all. I will miss him but will always think of him with a smile," said Sir Paul last year.





Donovan, 62, was one of the most popular British recording artists of his day, producing a series of hit albums and singles between 1965 and 1970. He became a friend of leading pop musicians including Joan Baez, Brian Jones, Bruce Springsteen and The Beatles, and was one of the few artists to collaborate on songs with the Beatles. He influenced both John Lennon and Sir Paul when he taught them his finger-picking guitar style in 1968.

But he formed an alliance - to popularise transcendental meditation - with film director David Lynch, famous for Twin Peaks. Now Donovan wants to set up a Scottish university.

The Invincible Donovan University will provide the traditional university subjects, but students will also undergo training in transcendental meditation. Donovan has said he would open the university in either Glasgow or Edinburgh, bringing the hippie dream of world peace to his home country.

The singer said he would like to be involved with some teaching at the university, particularly in relation to music, but his role would mainly be within a steering group for the project.



Donovan with David Lynch


Lynch said he had practiced the technique for more than 34 years. He said through his foundation he had found children undertaking meditation achieve better qualifications at school, boost their creativity, particularly in relation to the arts, and are more productive.

Next month the Change Begins Within concert will raise funds to teach one million at-risk children to meditate - giving them life-long tools to overcome stress and violence and promote peace and success.

Sir Paul said his transcendental meditation practice has helped him. "In moments of madness, it has helped me find moments of serenity," Sir Paul said. He added that he supports the work of the David Lynch Foundation to bring the technique to one million children. "I would like to think that it would help provide them a quiet haven in a not-so-quiet world."

Ringo Starr said: "It gives me great pleasure to be part of this evening. I feel the aims of this charity are wonderful."

Donovan added: "How great to be playing with Paul, Ringo, and Paul Horn again - as we did in India in 1968. Now we see the amazing results of our work from 40 years ago to bring meditation to the whole world. It's the same message today, which is, Change begins within.'"

The David Lynch Foundation has provided scholarships for more than 60,000 students. It also funds independent university research on the effects of the Transcendental Meditation technique on stress, learning, and behaviour. Visit www.DavidLynchFoundation.org


INDIAN BUMMER

While the quest for inner peace may have helped refresh The Beatles' sound, their time at the Maharishi's ashram ended in bitter dispute when the spiritual guru allegedly propositioned the actress Mia Farrow.



Mia Farrow and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi


Tensions had already been rising at the spiritual retreat, with Ringo Starr leaving early because he disliked the spicy food. A spat then followed between the music stars and their teacher, whom they accused of inappropriate behaviour towards Farrow. The stalemate resulted in John Lennon leading a walk-out after telling the Maharishi: "We're leaving," apparently adding: "If you're so cosmic, you'll know why."


www.DavidLynchFoundation.org

www.sundayherald.com/news/heraldnews/display.var.2494132.0.0.php

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Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, who have not performed together since 2002, will be performing
together again on April 4, 2009 in Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York US.



PRICES FOR BEATLES REUNION SHOW TICKETS LEAVE FANS A-PAUL-ED



DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
BY Helen Kennedy


Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 1:22 AM


Organizers of the hotly anticipated New York reunion of the surviving Beatles apologized Tuesday to irate fans who couldn't buy tickets on Ticketmaster - even though scalpers were already hawking dozens of ducats.

"We were alarmed [to see] that tickets were listed on the scalping sites days before they went on sale," Chris Busch, program director of the David Lynch Foundation, wrote in an e-mail to fans.



Photo of Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr
when they both appeared together on
CNN Larry King Live show in Las Vegas,
Nevada US to discuss the opening of
The Beatles LOVE Show in June 2006.


Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, who haven't played together since 2002, are headlining an all-star charity show at Radio City Music Hall April 4 to help provide transcendental meditation classes to poor children.

Demand for the tickets was overwhelming when they went on sale Monday at 11 a.m.

About 75% had already sold in a presale for fan club members, but 1,200 seats were supposedly still available.

Tell that to Mark Ryan, who was ready to be the first to buy tickets but ended up one of the first denied.

He said the Web site declared it was sold out at 11:00:09 a.m.

"Sold out in nine seconds? I found that hard to believe," he said. "It has become blatantly obvious that Ticketmaster has no interest in selling tickets to the general public at face value."

Plenty of the benefit tickets are still available from scalping Web sites - for up to $9,000 a pop.

Neil Boxer of Bayside, Queens, said his wife, who has been a Beatles fan since 1962 and has seen every McCartney show since, was "heartsick" to miss out but couldn't pay the scalpers' fees.

"The concert happens to be on our 33rd anniversary and I promised her I'd get tickets," he said.

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www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/03/10/2009-03-10_prices_for_beatles_reunion_show_tickets_.html

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David Lynch


DAVID LYNCH IS HAVING A WEB PARTY! PAUL AND RINGO ARE INVITED!


ew.com
by Missy Schwartz


Mar 25, 2009, 11:00 AM



Today, David Lynch launched David Lynch Foundation Television (http://www.dlf.tv), a new online venture that he calls a celebration of consciousness, creativity and bliss. As you probably know, in addition to being one of the most envelope-pushingly creative filmmakers working today -- I still get freaked out thinking about Bob from Twin Peaks -- Lynch is a devotee of Transcendental Meditation with 35 years experience. His foundation is dedicated to teaching at-risk youngsters to meditate as a way of coping with stress. Now, he's got this new site dedicated to all things Transcendental Meditation -- or just TM for those in the know -- and it's chock-full of videos, docs, and other odds and ends that Lynch fans will gobble up.

Among the video offerings, there's Daily David, where you can see the Blue Velvet director pontificate on such topics as silence, how to make a good movie (he talks a lot about props), and cleaning the machine, i.e. meditating. Under the awesomely named David Doing Stuff channel, there's a video of Lynch jamming with Moby. (Personally, I prefer these rando fly-on-the-wall vids, even if my high-speed connection here at work reduces them to a sputtering, jittery mess.)

Aaaaaand, on April 4, www.dlf.tv will also host its very first webcast, a concert at New York City's Radio City Music Hall headlined by Paul McCartney and featuring Ringo Starr (two Beatles under one roof!), Eddie Vedder, Sheryl Crow, and Lynch’s jamming buddy, Moby. You still have to mosey on over to www.davidlynch.com to watch the guy's daily weather reports for the L.A. area or buy his coffee (all organic all the time!), but tell me PWAAFL -- that's PopWatchers Who Are Also Fans of David Lynch -- are you into the idea of www.dlf.tv? Could it be your ticket to consciousness, creativity and bliss?



McCartney says Meditation Helped Stabilize Beatles
uk.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUKTRE53264920090403

popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/03/david-lynch-is.html

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Change Begins Within concert with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr
and band mates. Photo taken by Blackberry.


BEATLES STARS REUNITE AT CONCERT


bbc news


Page last updated at 15:16 GMT,
Sunday, 5 April 2009 16:16 UK



Former Beatles Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr performed together at a New York charity show
on Saturday night.


Sir Paul headlined the concert, in aid of The David Lynch Foundation, and sang a string of Beatles and solo career hits
before bringing Starr on stage.


The pair performed the Beatles song, With a Little Help from My Friends together before embracing afterwards.

Sir Paul also paid a tearful tribute to the late John Lennon before playing Here Today, a song he wrote for him.


Tribute Concert

The star also dedicated the song Blackbird to US President Barack Obama.

After Sir Paul played his set, which included video clips of Beatle footage, he introduced Starr as "Billy Shears".

A nod to Starr's pseudonym on the Beatles song Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

He's going to come out here and play you a little song this joyful night Sir Paul McCartney introducing Ringo Starr.

"At this point we would like to introduce somebody to you who you know, you've heard his name," Sir Paul said.

"He's going to come out here and play you a little song this joyful night. Ladies and gentlemen: Billy Shears."



Paul McCartney at the piano sings "Let It Be."


Starr, who had previously sang the songs Yellow Submarine and Boys during his own set, then played drums backing
Sir Paul's rendition of Cosmically Conscious.




Ringo Starr with Eddie Vedder and Ben Harper sing "Boys." (3:28 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8knzyNt-xvQ




Ringo Starr with Eddie Vedder and Ben Harper sing "It Don't Come Easy." (2:32 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVD3_U3Np3I




Paul McCartney sings "Drive My Car." (2:17 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejqR0fW24_c




Paul McCartney sings "Jet." (3:00 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXKkd75s_PA




Paul McCartney sings "Got To Get You Into My Life. (3:02 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRch96UvLwY




Paul McCartney sings "Let It Be." (3:21 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhRWfMfN5U0




Paul McCartney sings "Lady Madonna." (2:07 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdrCnAfU-0g




Paul McCartney sings "Here Today." (2:32 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAz1m6ReM_Y




Paul McCartney sings "Band On The Run." (1:27 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eccsuyzhHyY




Paul McCartney sings "Can't Buy Me Love." (2:20 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka__dpN5548




Paul McCartney sings "I Saw Her Standing There." (1:47 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG315DhdgNQ




Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr sing "A Little Help From My Friends." (2:45 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrOY6myQz4g




Paul McCartney and friends sing "Cosmically Conscious." (5:37 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz8ZNtoCHrI


It appeared as a hidden track on his 1993 album Off the Ground.

The David Lynch Foundation, set up by the film director, promotes transcendental meditation in schools.

Last month, the organisation's UK arm initially said Sir Paul and Starr would definitely perform together.

But a spokesman later retracted, stating their reunion had not been finalised.

At the time both Sir Paul and Starr's publicists would not confirm whether they would play together either.

The two Beatles legends last performed together at a tribute concert for George Harrison in 2002.

They were joined by Eric Clapton to perform While My Guitar Gently Weeps at the show at the Royal Albert Hall.


Sir Paul and Starr, along with Harrison, also played in private in 1994 to record material for their Anthology series.


David Lynch Foundation TV.
dlf.tv/

David Lynch Foundation backstage stream. Part 1 of 2. (29:02 minutes)
dlf.tv/livestream/

David Lynch Foundation backstage stream. Interview with Paul McCartney with David Lynch. Short video of The Beatles prior to their trip to India. In the background is Brian Epstein. Footage of the Beatles in India. Part 2 of 2. (17:55 minutes)
dlf.tv/livestream/index2.php


www.beatlesnews.com/news/paul-mccartney/200904042325/beatles-reunite-at-the-radio-city-music-hall.html

McCartney Concert Raises $3M
www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2009/04/06/McCartney-concert-raises-3M/UPI-25391239038965/

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7984499.stm

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Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr with David Lynch at a press conference.


PAUL McCARTNEY'S WEBSITE HACKED TO DISTRIBUTE MALWARE


SC Magazine
Dan Kaplan


April 07, 2009



The official website for former Beatle Paul McCartney was compromised to infect users through drive-by downloads.

The site was attacked by the LuckySploit toolkit, according to web security firm ScanSafe, which discovered the hack. The toolkit was recently updated to include a set of HTML files that contain obfuscated and malicious JavaScript code, according to www.NoVirusThanks.org/ a computer security website.

ScanSafe said in a statement that its researchers discovered the infection on Saturday, the same day McCartney reunited on stage with Ringo Starr for the first time in years. The toolkit was hidden behind an invisible frame on the site. When users visited, their machines were hit with an exploit that downloaded a rootkit.

Once the rootkit is installed "behind the scenes" on the victim's computer, thieves could steal personal information, such as credit card details and login credentials, according to ScanSafe.

"Once your computer is infected with a rootkit, none of your personal information is safe," said Spencer Parker, director of product management for ScanSafe, in a statement. "This is an extremely attractive target for cybercriminals given the level of attention McCartney is receiving at this moment.

McCartney's site quickly was fixed, according to ScanSafe. It is unclear how many users were compromised.

A representative for the musician could not be reached for comment on Tuesday.

According to Websense's most recent "State of Internet Security Report," 77 percent of websites containing malicious code are legitimate sites that were exploited by cybercrooks.

www.scmagazineus.com/Paul-McCartneys-website-hacked-to-distribute-malware/article/130330/



There are many free malware/virus checking/eliminating programs available online for download.

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The finale at the World Harmony Concert as everyone sings "Cosmically Conscious."
Photo by Audrey Lynne Blings.


BEATLES REUNITE AT THE RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL


Beatles News On The Scene Special Report
by Tom Frangione and Bruce Spizer


Published April 4, 2009


The concert started at 7:40. Angelo Badalamenti opened the show with excerpts of the score he composed for David Lynch's Twin Peaks, performed solo on piano. Moby and Betty LaVette did a brief blues set, followed by Sheryl Crow, whose set included My Sweet Lord.

Following brief sets by Eddie Vedder and Ben Harper, which included David Bowie & Queen's Under Pressure, there was a brief intermission.

The show resumed with Mike Love of the Beach Boys talking about transcendental meditation (TM) and meeting the Maharishi and the trip to India with the Beatles & friends. This led nicely into a brief film about Donovan, who then took the stage to perform Hurdy Gurdy Man, surprisingly, without the fabled additional verse penned by George Harrison, which he often includes in live performances of the song, Wear Your Love Like Heaven and Season of the Witch with guest vocalist Sheryl Crow. He concluded with "The Isle of Ilay" accompanied by Paul Horn, who was also in Rishikesh with the Beatles, on flute. Horn then did a solo piece called Meditation, dedicated to John Lennon and George Harrison.

In between sets, guest walk-ons included a comedy set from Jerry Seinfeld and a slightly out of character discussion about how TM changed his life.

Following Stern, Ringo was introduced to the stage shortly before 10pm. For his set, he was backed by Ben Harper's Relentless 7 band. He opened with It Don't Come Easy, sounding vocally stronger than most recent concert outings, then took his place at the drum kit for a high energy version of Boys. While his drumming was solid, he opened with the second verse, which he then went on to repeat (rather than "flipping" the two). He concluded his set with a rousing sing-along rendition of Yellow Submarine with Sheryl Crow and Eddie Vedder joining in (another blown Donovan opportunity, as he is often credited with contributing the lyric sky of blue, sea of green).

As the stage was being prepared for Paul McCartney's set, David Lynch and co-hostess Laura Dern read through a list of thank yous to the artists and others involved in the show, accompanied by one of the evening's several short films about the benefits of TM. At about 10:30, Paul took the stage. His set list included:


Drive My Car
Jet
Got To Get You Into My Life
Let it Be (with GREAT background vocals from the band)
Lady Madonna
Blackbird
a touching rendition of Here Today in tribute to John Lennon
Band On The Run
a rave-up version of Can't Buy Me Love, accompanied by film images of the Beatles in "A Hard Day's Night"


Then the fun REALLY started. Paul introduced Billy Shears to the crowd and Ringo led the band through With A Little Help From My Friends. With Ringo on lead vocal, and Paul providing the "response" portion, the sight of the world's most famous rhythm section sharing a microphone was truly magical. Paul recreated his famous bass lines impeccably.

After leaving the stage (briefly), they returned with Ringo taking to drums and Paul performing the rarely heard Cosmically Conscious (which he told the crowd was written in Rishikesh in 1968, and which he invited the crowd to sing along on - similar to as he did for the newly written Freedom at the Concert For New York). While largely an unknown commodity (it appeared as a snippet at the end of the Off The Ground album and in complete form as a CD single bonus track), it's "sing along" structure was easy to grasp. Paul and Ringo were joined by the cast, including Mike Love and Donovan, who could be seen in the accompanying images from Paul Salzman's book The Beatles In India on the giant backdrop screens.



Pictured above in India are Cynthia Lennon, John Lennon and Mal Evans.


Following a farewell poetry reading from David Lynch (with accompanying guitar by Donovan), Paul led the band and cast through a bring-the-house-down version of "I Saw Her Standing There", with Ringo pounding away with energy not seen in many years.

The show ended approximately 11:15.


www.beatlesnews.com/news/paul-mccartney/200904042325/beatles-reunite-at-the-radio-city-music-hall.html

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Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr on stage with David Lynch.



BEATLE NEWS BRIEFS: LYNCH FOUNDATION POST-CONCERT PARTY; A CRANKY REVIEW FROM '64



According to the Huffington Post, the David Lynch Foundation Change Begins Within concert was recorded for eventual telecast on PBS www.huffingtonpost.com/patricia-amaya/change-begins-within-my-i_b_182116.html.

Jeff Slate has some new details about the show:

After With A Little Help From My Friends, the band, Paul and Ringo left the stage. To get to the backstage area at RCMH you have to circle around behind the stage setup on the audiences right side. At first, the band and Paul and Ringo were all in a group. But as Paul and Ringo seemed to be both joking around and deep in conversation the band moved along and Paul and Ringo lingered, walking together. Paul had his arm around Ringo and was talking in his ear. It was a lovely moment that I was able to see from my seat just a few rows from the stage.

After the show there was a party at the Four Season's restaurant. Paul and Ringo were not there. Nor was Howard Stern, Sheryl Crow, Eddie Vedder or Moby. But Paul Horn was there and chatted amiably. David Lynch held court. Mike Love was also there, and I was surprised what a right wing reactionary he was, going on and on to anyone who would listen. Bill O'Reilly was at the reception early and stayed late and is apparently a big Beatles fan, but seemed agitated as people ignored him to the point of it being a bit of a game.

I chatted for a long time with Bettye LaVette for a while and she was lovely. Track down her music if you don't know it. She's still out there and I hate to say this, but feels that beyond musicians are a bit forgotten. And Jim James was great. He was "shocked and stunned" at being involved in the event. A great guy and a huge fan as well as a musician we should all be watching.

Finally, the VIP event was full of the usual NYC types. But there were a lot of young, artsy types. They were all just as excited as the fogies to see Paul and Ringo together. This event was not lost on anyone.

You can watch a replay of the backstage webcast on the David Lynch Foundation Television site dlf.tv/livestream/. And the press conference is still available on the concert site. www.Relix.com has a new review of the concert. Here's an AP video report on the show. There's also another detailed account of the show by Maria added as a comment to one of our earlier columns on the show.

The Harrow Times has a story about a scene for the upcoming film Nowhere Boy, the movie in production about the life of a young John Lennon, being filmed in Pinner in the UK. The location was used to represent a Liverpool street scene of the 1950s, the paper says. The film, which stars Kristin Scott Thomas as Aunt Mimi, Aaron Johnson as the young Lennon and Anne-Marie Duff as his mother Julia, won't be released until next year m6live.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/newsheadlines/4270306.Is_Pinner_the_Liverpool_of_the_1950s_/.

Don't miss two other columns we put up Monday. The first reviews two new albums interpreting Beatles songs: The Beatles Uke by Greg Hawkes www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FWPXYA?ie=UTF8&tag=abbeyrdsbeatlesp&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001FWPXYA and The Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band www.examiner.com/x-2082-Beatles-Examiner~y2009m4d6-Covering-the-Beatles--let-it-be-different . The second features news that the Rolling Stones are reissuing a chunk of their catalog over the next two months, www.examiner.com/x-2082-Beatles-Examiner~y2009m4d6-Rolling-Stones-beat-the-Beatles--13-new-reissues-announced.

It's fun to read vintage articles from back in the day on the Beatles. And as a person with a love of Beatle history, we have to say we really love finding them on the web. Here's one from the Nation in 1964 called No Soul in Beatlesville, www.thenation.com/doc/19640302/rinzler . It's a less than sympathetic "look down your nose" account of the Beatles' Carnegie Hall show. Not the type of account we remember often these days, but there were those whose reaction to the Beatles' arrival was less than a welcome one.

Pop Culture Examiner Dominic Patten reports that Madonna drowned her post Malawi sorrows with Stella McCartney in London. www.examiner.com/x-526-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m4d7-Madonna-drowns-her-Malawi-sorrows-with-pal-Stella-McCartney-in-London

Chris Carter's Breakfast With the Beatles show on KLOS-FM in Los Angeles will have a call-in from Olivia Harrison this Sunday.

This week, Andre Gardner's Breakfast With the Beatles playlist included 12 Bar Original (Parts 1 and 2) and From a Window by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas.

Dennis Mitchell's Breakfast With the Beatles, available at www.beatlesradioshow.com/, has a celebration of The Beatles Second Album.

If you're near Culpepper, Va., you can see Let It Be at the Mount Pony Theater for free April 25, reports Star-Exponent, www.starexponent.com/cse/news/local/article/mount_pony_adds_more_movies/32778/


McCartney says Meditation Helped Stablize Beatles
uk.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUKTRE53264920090403


www.houndstv.ca/735/2009/paul-mccartney-ringo-starr-at-radio-city-with-lynch-crowe-vedder/

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