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Rare Beatles' guitar goes to New York auction

3 days agoArts : Artdaily

This guitar may not quite gently weep, but it could at least make a well-heeled Beatles fan cry with happiness. The VOX guitar played both by John Lennon and George Harrison is expected to sell for between $200,000 and $300,000 at auction in New York's Hard Rock Cafe on Saturday. Show More Summary

Leo Drioli – Give It Your Love

Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: John Lennon, George Harrison, Cat Stevens Song: Leo Drioli - Give It Your Love [download here] What's so good? As soon as I heard this song, I felt a sense of warmth and happiness. After reading a bit more about Leo Drioli, those feelings I initially felt made more sense. Show More Summary

Carrie Fisher Still Teasing Star Wars Return!

2 weeks agoLifestyle / Fashion : CocoPerez

Carrie Fisher just won't give us a straight answer! Though George Lucas seems to have spilled the beans that Carrie, Harrison Ford, and Mark Hamill will all be back for Star Wars 7, Carrie is enjoying being a tease! She says: "I like being bought by Disney, because they never wanted to buy me before." Well, that [...]

Harrison Ford Smites Broadcast Journalism, President George W. Bush

Harrison Ford went ballistic on a man in a Chewbacca suit on Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday night, a comedy bit that quickly went viral. The actor, out promoting the true baseball story 42, also flashed some animosity toward two real targets while hitting the talk show circuit this week. Show More Summary

Harrison Ford: I Never Believed Anything George Bush Said

Harrison Ford took a cheap shot at former President George W. Bush Wednesday evening. Appearing on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, the actor claimed he never believed anything Bush said (video follows with transcript and commentary): read ...

Music Video Of The Day: George Harrison And Eric Clapton 'Taxman'

In recognition of Tax Day, here is video of George Harrison performing "Taxman" with Eric Clapton. [ more › ]

Morning Linkage: Charlize Theron Sells George Harrison House, KDAY Switch-Up

· How are people feeling about the huge Figueroa overall Downtown? · It was Charlize Theron selling George Harrison's old Blue Jay Way rental · Pistons owner Tom Gores sells 1992 Mediterranean in Mulholland Estates · Studio City's American...

A Bizarre New 'Rain Tax' Makes A Splash In Maryland

In 1965, disgusted by what he viewed as confiscatory taxation by the British authorities -- a supertax instituted by the Labor government was taking 95 percent of top earners' income -- George Harrison wrote a bitter song from the perspective...Show More Summary

Sold Stuff: According to the folks at Zillow,...

According to the folks at Zillow, the L.A. pad on Blue Jay Way that inspired George Harrison's famous track on the Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour album was until very recently owned by none other than actress Charlize Theron. The three...

How Many Grammys Will Ray J’s Kim Kardashian Ballad, ‘I Hit It First,’ Win?

Model Pattie Boyd, who was married to George Harrison in the 1960s and Eric Clapton in the early 1980s, is infamous in the music world for having multiple Billboard-charting songs written about her, including “Something” by the Beatles, “Layla” by Derek and the Dominos, and “Wonderful Tonight” by Clapton. Show More Summary

Trickle-Down Taxation: Maryland Residents Facing 'Rain Tax'

In 1965, disgusted by what he viewed as confiscatory taxation by the British authorities -- a supertax instituted by the Labor government was taking 95 percent of top earners' income -- George Harrison wrote a bitter song from the perspective...Show More Summary

Wednesday Morning Stir

-After stints at the likes of W+K, Mother, Anomaly and M&C Saatchi London, Nic Owen has joined up with 72andSunny Amsterdam as managing director. -With the help of a George Harrison pop hit, Draftfcb Cape Town brings us this brief rom-com...Show More Summary

The PlagSpotter API: Plagiarism as Problem and Opportunity

Plagiarism is a hot topic. The (ex) German Education Minister did it. George Harrison (yes, that one) did it. Jonah Lehrer, formerly of The New Yorker, did it (and got paid $20,000 for confessing!). As Pablo Picasso put it, "Good artists copy, great artists steal," but so do lots of other people.

The Best Part of Lethal Weapon 2

I didn't like this movie much at all. The best part was the ending. I don't mean that in the usual "the best part was when it was over" way. I mean I love the helicopter-shot-at-dawn-over-the-port-of-Los-Angeles and George Harrison's...Show More Summary

Beatles Wire: Recently sold in L.A.'s Bird Streets...

Recently sold in L.A.'s Bird Streets neighborhood: the pad where George Harrison wrote "Blue Jay Way," a track on the Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour album. Besides being the former digs of a Beatle, the house on Blue Jay Way brags...

What It Sold For: George Harrison's Famous Blue Jay Way Rental Has Just Sold

After nearly a year, the house where George Harrison wrote "Blue Jay Way" (on Blue Jay Way, natch, in the Bird Streets) has sold. Harrison was renting the house in 1967 and...

John Lennon owned Vox custom guitar also played by George Harrison goes up for auction

2 months agoLifestyle / Luxury : Born Rich

Beatles auction seem to be the flavor of the season for musical memorabilia collectors. Recently, we had the Sgt. Pepper Lonely Hearts Club cover going under the hammer, apart from sales last year of the rejected Beatles audio tape, Backwards Abbey Road p

What It Was Like To Watch The First Screening Of 'Star Wars' With George Lucas

I was thrilled to hear George Lucas’ recent announcement that he has signed Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford to recreate their iconic characters – Luke Skywalker, Princess Lea and Han Solo — in the next Star Wars movie. But...Show More Summary

Guitar once played by Beatles’ Lennon and Harrison up for auction

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An electric guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison at the height of the Beatles' fame is expected to fetch between $200,000 and $300,000 at auction in May, Julien's Auctions said on Thursday.

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