In an earlier blog post there was the suggestion was that one of the aims of education might be to encourage children to love reading. Now I believe passionately that every child should be taught how to read, but that is about it. This is a dangerous thing to say here, but I’m not sure that people who love reading are actually that much use. Now I am talking specifically about reading fiction...
Some of the artists of the 60’s are revising their hits with new lyrics to accommodate aging baby boomers … They include: Bobby Darin —Splish, Splash, I Was Havin’ A Flash Herman’s Hermits —Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got A Lovely Walker Ringo Starr —I Get By With A Little Help From Depends The Bee Gees — -How Can You Mend A [...]
London, England (CNS) – Ringo Starr has gotten help from his Beatles pal Paul McCartney on his new album. The two remaining members of the Fab Four are set to collaborate on two new songs for Starr’s upcoming album “Y Not.” Starr said that McCartney played bass on “Peace Dream,” explaining, “Paul was doing the Grammys, [...]
Purnia, the leading pet food maker I America is going great guns. At first the dog show was a thing to talk about because of its high popularity. Now it’s Purnia’s petcentric.com Web site which helps you to browse various breeds of dogs and decide which one would be suitable for you. Purina has added “Friend [...] Related posts: Ringo Starr : It’s 2009 and I feel fine, says...
Celebrities — Ringo Starr, Hugh Jackman, Bob Geldof and Seal, among others — get pride of place in the credits of "Oh My God," Peter Rodger's picturesque but shallow inquiry into the meaning of God.
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I'm very, very tempted to go to Blakfish's show at Fibbers this Sunday. Every single one of the three Blakfish gigs I've been to has been absolutely fucking mental. Should I make it four? Blakfish - Ringo Starr: The 2nd Best Drummer In The Beatles I never heard of them before my first time I saw them live. I went to the gig because it was a Christmas party and Tubelord was performing. Colour were also...
SongVest to Auction Royalties for 80s R&B & Dance Classics I Wanna Be Rich and Love Overboard Unique Music Memorabilia With A Paycheck auction December 12-19 at SongVest.com to feature I Wanna Be Rich, Operator, Love Overboard, Casanova, Freak-A-Zoid, Electricity, Meeting In The Ladies Room, and Wet My Whistle. "It is with great pleasure that I wish to share a piece of these songs, while...
EA Has revealed their new marketing campaign for The Beatles Rock Band. there will be a new tv commercial, shown below, which will go live from November 21st. on November 27th “The Making of The Beatles: Rock Band” will premier on VH1 Classic. this special reveals the origins of the game, behind the scenes look at the creation of The Beatles Rock Band. Press Release Guildford, UK., –...
This weekend, the 28th and 29th of November, there's a huge Beatles convention taking place in Stamford, Connecticut. Amongst all of the merchandise sales and other such typical expo shenanigans, there's also set to be an open audition for Beatlemaniacs wanting to try out for casting in what they're calling "The Fab Four." Of course, that the film "will be shot as a motion-capture feature...
For the first time on a Beatles record, every song seemed connected in some way, however small. It didn't feel right to listen to just one song at a time; it felt right to listen to the whole album , front to back, every song. Part 1: Prelude to Pepper The most popular group in the history of popular music made many masterpieces. George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr created...
ALEC BALDWIN NARRATED TWO SEASONS OF THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE. I was telling Lydia about how much my nephew Kaden loves Thomas, and she told me that Alec Baldwin and Ringo Starr were involved in the show. I didn't believe her, but YouTube confirmed it, along with Wikipedia . Wow. Just. Wow.
HAVING outraged his fellow Liverpudlians last year when he claimed he missed "nothing" about his home city, Ringo Starr has recorded a new song slamming his birthplace.