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Friday, July 13, 2012

London cigar merchant sells rare Beatles cigar collection

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Mitchell Orchant, the owner of C.Gars Ltd of London, has sold a shadow box containing 25 very rare Beatles cigars for ?600.00 (about $950.00). He recently picked up this exceptional framed presentation box from an antiques collector in the UK.

According to the information on the back of the frame, these cigars were presented to Charles Berman for his work on The Beatles second movie, HELP!, that premiered in London on July 29th 1965. This is believed to be the last surviving presentation cabinet of these cigars. Single Beatles cigar examples are also known to have survived.

 


The bands on the cigars are photos taken by Dezo Hoffman of all four Beatles. Each set of band was produced in the early 1960's with blue, green, yellow and red accents. These bands were originally on cigars of Jamaican origin.

Mitchell Orchant is the owner of cigars shops throughout England and Scotland and is also the owner of Turmeaus Tobacconists in Liverpool, England. Turmeaus is the second oldest tobacconist in the UK and the only cigar store in Liverpool. The store is within one block of the world famous Cavern Club.

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Jimi Hendrix film will cover The Beatles instead of Hendrix

The movie entitled 'All Is By My Side’ will include cover songs from the likes of The Beatles.
The movie which is to star rapper Andre 3000 of Outkast fame in the lead role will, go ahead without permission from the late stars estate to use his music.
So, 3000 will be singing cover versions of material be Muddy Waters and The Beatles but this is thought to be true to life, in that Hendrix was doing just that in 1966/67 anyway.
The film will depict Hendrix covering 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', which the rocker did in his early days as a backing musician whilst members of The Beatles famously watched from the audience of a London club.
The rockers sister Janie has control of her late brothers estate and a statement has been released by them stating that it 'has made it known many times in the past that no such film, were it to include original music or copyrights created by Jimi Hendrix, can be undertaken without its full participation'.
It further added: “They want to make a Jimi Hendrix movie without Jimi Hendrix music. It would be like making a movie about Lincoln without being able to use the Gettysburg Address.”
But the movie’s producer Sean McKittrick reckons there was never any intention to use Hendrix music in the film and permission to do so was never sought. 
Hendrix died at the tender age of just 27 in London’s Notting Hill district in September 1970 of a suspected drug overdose, having spent the night partying.


Friday, July 6, 2012

Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney is auctioning one of his prized guitars for charity


Sir Paul McCartney will help raise thousands of pounds for charity when he auctions off one of his trademark bass guitars later this month. The former Beatle has donated the instrument, an autographed Hofner bass violin guitar, to be sold at the 02 Silver Clef Awards which raise money for music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins. He said: "I am delighted to have signed and donated this very special left-handed Hofner bass in order to raise funds for Nordoff Robbins. The work they do with music therapy transforms the lives of vulnerable children and adults across the UK, and I hope the sale of this guitar raises lots of money. Rock on." The last time he donated a signed guitar it raised £60,000 for the charity.
Its chairman David Munns said: "Sir Paul McCartney is a living legend and we couldn't be happier about this huge act of generosity for the second time. McCartney was awarded the Silver Clef Award himself in 1988 and has since been extremely supportive. The O2 Silver Clef Awards began 37 years ago, and through that event alone we have raised over £8 million for Nordoff Robbins, allowing us to use music to transform the lives of many thousands of disadvantaged and vulnerable people. Our music therapy work is life-changing but we need to raise more funds to continue to reach those who need it the most."


Rare ticket for The Beatles’ gig in Norwich sells at auction


Ticket from The Beatles' Norwich gig which sold at auction for £1,875.
It cost only seven shillings and sixpence (about 38p) to see The Beatles perform at the Grosvenor in Prince of Wales Road, now home to KFC, on Friday, May 17, 1963.
However, the ticket was considered particularly valuable because it is autographed by John Lennon and Ringo Starr.
Before the auction, at Bonhams in London, experts accurately forecast that the ticket would sell for between £1,500 and £2,000.
If the ticket had also been signed by Paul McCartney and George Harrison it would have been worth nearer £4,000.
It was snapped up by a mystery bidder for more than seven times the £250 fee The Beatles received for playing in Norwich.



Beatles 50th anniversary art exhibit opens Saturday in Los Angeles


On Saturday, July 7, over 80 visual artists pay homage to 50 years of the Fab Four at the Nucleus Art Gallery in Alhambra. An international roster of talent is submitting work in a variety of mediums displayed throughout a two-level gallery space. The exhibit, All Together Now, promises to be a memorable fan event.


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The opening night festivities will include a Beatles cover band, a costume contest, raffle prizes, and fan activities. In addition fans on opening night who attend dressed in your best 1960's attire, whether it be an early 60's mod look or spreading peace and love as a late 60's flower child, will receive free admission to the opening night event.

The Beatles art will be on exhibit at the Nucleus Art Gallery which is located at 210 East Main St in Alhambra CA, from July 7, 2012 through July 29, 2012. The opening Reception is July 7, from 7:00PM to 11:00PM. For those not local, the entire exhibit will be viewable online.

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Thursday, July 5, 2012

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