More than 40 years after the Beatles were banned from playing in Israel, Sir Paul McCartney will reportedly take the long and winding road back to Tel Aviv next month.
Israeli media is buzzing that the 66-year-old legend will take the stage Sept. 25 for his first-ever performance in the Holy Land as part of the country’s 60th birthday celebration. Although the gig hasn’t been confirmed, the official announcement is expected in the next few days.
The Fab Four was refused entry in 1965 amid concern their lyrics could corrupt the morals of Israeli youth. Earlier this year, Israel’s ambassador to Britain, Ron Prosor, sent formal letters to McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison, that said, “There is no doubt that it was a great missed opportunity to prevent people like you, who shaped the minds of the generation, to come to Israel and perform.”
No word yet on whether McCartney’s allowed to jump, shout, hug and kiss on stage.
If you thought Paul McCartney got sucked dry by Heather Mills, you obviously haven’t heard of Phil Collins yet. According to the British tabloids, Phil’s ex-wife, Orianne Cevey, got a leg up on Heather as she got to milk a $46 million divorce payday from the soft-rocker. It’s the biggest payout of its kind ever in the UK, beating Heather’s payout by $2 million. Phil needs to think about just staying single for the rest of his life. Whatever’s left of his money will stay safe longer. The singer has actually paid out more than $80 million in support for his 3 divorces.
A newly discovered tape of The Beatles laughing and chatting during an early recording session has sold for about $23,000.
Cameo Auctioneers said the reel-to-reel tape was recorded in 1964 and had recently been discovered by a man in northern England while he was clearing out his father’s attic.
Pause while every reader rushes to their attic to see if they can unearth any quarter million dollar finds…no? Bad luck.
The half-hour tape sold to an Internet bidder Tuesday afternoon for 11,900 pounds ($23,446) including tax and the buyer’s premium, the auction house said, adding that it had yet to contact the winner.
The tape features John Lennon and Paul McCartney collapsing into fits of giggles as they try to finish the ballad I’ll Follow the Sun. It also carries versions of songs including I Feel Fine,I’m a Loser and Don’t Put Me Down Like This.
The treatment you get when you happen to be a former Beatles star is comparable to the one you get when you happen to be the president. Apparently, Paul McCartney arrived late on Friday night just before the start of a Billy Joel concert that he was set to attend. So what does he do? He gets the NYPD to escort him from JFK Airport to Shea Stadium in less than 15 minutes. The distance is about 11 miles away. Sir Paul’s plane landed shortly after 11pm. He made it to the stadium complete with police escort at 11:20 to surprise everyone. How does it feel to see where exactly those tax dollars are going?
Paul McCartney got an honorary Doctorate of Music from Yale University on Monday afternoon. Yale has given the same honor to some of the greatest music legends, including Elvis, Sinatra, Prince, Smokey Robinson and the other three Beatles. What?! I can’t believe Sir Paul was the last to be honored. Actually, none of the above mentioned ever went to Yale. But Ezra Sims, a composer and an expert in microtonal music, is an alumnus. Now you know why none of the music legends ever came from Yale. I doubt that they would be music legends if they did study there.
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