www.chron.com David Adickes' famous Beatles statues relocating By Craig Hlavaty May 28, 2015 Liz Dannemiller poses for Anna Schumann in front of David Adickes' Beatles statues Thursday at his SculpturWorx Studio on Summer near Interstate 10 and Taylor. Photo By Kevin Fujii/Chronicle Houston has lost one of its favorite photo venues with the relocation of four famous statues. The larger-than-life Beatles statues located at the former Adickes SculpturWorx near I-10 and Taylor were in the process of being moved to another location on Thursday afternoon. The crowd mingles after artist David Adickes' daughter christened his Beatles statues in Houston. Photo By Kevin Fujii/Chronicle Renowned artist David Adickes is moving his quartet of Beatles statues to his new offices off Nance Street where they will be stored until they find a new home. Where will millennials and their parents take their selfies now? Adickes said that the property that they have sat on for years now is to be paved over for parking for a new nightclub that is moving into the former art space. The current owners of the property were sad to see them go, he says, but the time had finally come for the Fab Four to make their exit. A closer look at the John Lennon statue Photo By Kevin Fujii/Chronicle “I had a contract for them to go to Austin for display but I didn’t like the spot they were going so that is all on hold,” Adickes said Thursday. He’d like them to stay in Houston, preferably at Stude Park across from I-10. So far he has yet to hear back from the city’s parks department on the issue. The Beatles will not be available for visitors, he said. David Adickes thanks the crowd for attending. In the fall, the Fab Four will be moved to property he owns on I-10 near Shepherd Photo By Kevin Fujii/Chronicle He also said Thursday that he’d love to move his 30-plus-foot-tall "We Love Houston" sculpture from its current spot of I-10, just west of downtown. The recent development behind it doesn’t fit with the spirit of the sign, he says. He has a spot plotted for that one as well, but the plans are very preliminary. He’d like it stay off I-10, as he likes the visibility. The artist says he has plenty of other artworks in the pipeline that he’s working on, including a large sculpture for the upcoming 32-acre arts center coming up off Taylor. Adickes, who turned 88 earlier this year, shows no signs of stopping his life’s work. “Public art is important, “he says.
www.examiner.com Stage play 'Lennon vs. McCartney' made into a film, will debut in Dublin Shelley Germeaux John Lennon Examiner May 29, 2015 'Lennon Vs. McCartney' will debut as a film in Dublin next Tuesday at Lighthouse Cinemas. Used with permission by Stephen Kennedy The stage play by Stephen Kennedy called “Lennon Vs. McCartney” has now been made into a short film by Eddie Jackson. It will have its world premiere in Dublin, Ireland next Tuesday, June 2, 2015. There is no admission charge for the entertaining 15-minute film, which will debut at Lighthouse Cinema. The film is based on the stage play “Lennon vs. McCartney.” The play was written as a humorous but educational conversation between two Irish guys in a pub about who was the better Beatle, John Lennon or Paul McCartney. Deeply devoted Beatles fans with strong opinions find the concept not only familiar but comedic and engaging. Playwright Stephen Kennedy said, “It is loosely based on a number of pub conversations that I had with some of my friends about Lennon and McCartney. The play did really well from the start, and we got invited to perform it at Beatle festivals in Europe.” The play was performed a number of times on the main stage of the Adelphi in Liverpool at International Beatles Week in Liverpool Seamus Brennan and Rúaidhrí Conroy star as the two fans conversing about Lennon and McCartney in an Irish pub. It was filmed in Cobblestone Pub in Smithfield, Dublin. Brennan has acted in several other plays including “Christ Deliver Us” at the prestigious Abbey Theatre. Conroy was the main star in the Oscar winning film Six Shooter, by Martin McDonagh, and also won the Theatre World Award for the title role in the play “The Cripple of Inishmaan.” (also by McDonagh) The world premiere of the film “Lennon vs. McCartney’ will be at the Lighthouse Cinema in Smithfield, Dublin next Tuesday, June 2nd at 5:30 p.m. This is a free, 15-minute film. Beverages including beer and coffee will be available.
www.indiegogo.com Lennon vs McCartney Seamus Brennan We hope to answer the age old debate. Coming off the back of a fabulous play. We are now taking it from stage to screen with a little help from our friends. Short Summary Eddie Jackson (Director) Séamus Brennan (Producer/Actor) What we are trying to achieve is to take the stage production of Stephen Kennedys play Lennon VS McCartney to the screen. After seeing Séamus perform the play to great success Eddie felt there was a wider audience for this project and wanted to push forward and turn it into a screen play. Eddie approached Séamus after seeing his performance during the Dublin Beatles festival to see what we would need to do to turn it into a short film. This is Eddies directorial debut after writing and producing two successful short films Eddie has assembled a fantastic crew and cast to work with. What we do need however to have this film fully reach its potential is your help. To help we are asking to give what ever you can. Taking the film from stage to screen we need to add many elements to the script. We are aiming for a visually stimulating film along with many aspects that do need the necessary equipment. What your contribution will go towards Your contributing will go towards all the elements we need to complete this film successfully. These will include the renting of Lights, cameras, lens', sound and other equipment. Also if our goal is achieved it will also go towards the entering of many festivals around the country and hopefully abroad. Crew Eddie Jackson - Director Séamus Brennan - Producer Bart Chowanski - DOP Stuart Duff - Camera Operator Ali Doyle - A.D. Enda Roche - Sound Emma Keane - Assistant Camera Operator Cast Tommy: Seamus Brennan Brian: Steve Gunn Based on the play by Stephen Kennedy Art work on promo video Kevin Bohan Beatles Artwork by Gerogina Flood All rights reserved.
Other Ways You Can Help Some people just can’t contribute, but that doesn’t mean they can’t help: We will need you to spread the work and campaign on Facebook. Drop us a personal message if you would like to help in anyway and of course, listen to the Beatles. And that’s all there is to it.
www.nme.com Ringo Starr says working with John Lennon on 'Plastic Ono Band' was 'best experience' of career The record was recorded following The Beatles' break-up in 1970 By Luke Morgan Britton May 29, 2015 Photo: Press Ringo Starr has talked about working with John Lennon on the album 'John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band'. 'John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band' was recorded following The Beatles' break-up in 1970 and released later that year. Starr played drums on the album, one of the three core musicians who formed the Plastic Ono Band collective alongside Lennon and Klaus Voormann, the German artist who played bass. "It was incredible," Starr told Uncut of the recording sessions. "John, Klaus and I. One of the finest trios I ever heard. We did it like a jam. We knew John had the songs and we’d kick it in and felt where it should go." Starr states that their familiarity as a group worked to their advantage: "We knew Klaus anyway. John and I really knew each other, so we were psychic where the atmosphere was going to go." Despite having released 12 albums with the Beatles prior to this, Starr claims that 'John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band' was one of his best studio experiences. "It’s one of the best experiences of being on a record I have ever had," he added in this week's Uncut, which is on sale now. "Just being in the room with John, being honest, the way he was, screaming, shouting and singing. It was an incredible moment." Yoko Ono recently paid tribute to Ringo Starr by dubbing the drummer "the most influential Beatle" as Starr was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in April. "No one is probably going to believe it but he was the most influential Beatle," said Ono. Starr was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame by Paul McCartney, who described the band's first show with Starr: "We had this guy we'd never played with before, and I remember the moment when he started to play – I think it was Ray Charles, 'What'd I Say' – and most of the drummers couldn't nail the drum part. It was a little difficult to do, but Ringo nailed it." McCartney continued: "And I remember the moment, standing there and looking at John and then looking at George, and the look on our faces was like, fuck you. What is this? And that was the moment, that was the beginning, really, of the Beatles." Meanwhile, Ringo Starr recently complained that people are "only interested in the eight years I was in The Beatles".
www.uncut.co.uk Ringo Starr: “John Lennon, Klaus Voormann and I were one of the finest trios ever” Tom Pinnock May 28, 2015 The drummer discusses The Beatles, Lennon and Zappa in the new Uncut Ringo Starr answers your questions in the new issue of Uncut, out now. The drummer discusses The Beatles, Frank Zappa, his playing style and the recording of 1970’s seminal John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band album in the piece. “It was incredible,” Starr says of the sessions. “John, Klaus [Voormann] and I. One of the finest trios I ever heard. We did it like a jam. We knew John had the songs and we’d kick it in and felt where it should go. “We knew Klaus anyway. John and I really knew each other, so we were psychic where the atmosphere was going to go. “It’s one of the best experiences of being on a record I have ever had. Just being in the room with John, being honest, the way he was, screaming, shouting and singing. It was an incredible moment.” The new issue of Uncut is out now. Photo: Rob Shanahan Ringo Starr answers your questions, happily discussing his experiences at Butlins, his friend Peter Sellers and eight years in The Beatles: “I said, ‘Fuck it, it’s too crazy, I’m leaving!’”
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk Review: Paul McCartney at the ECHO Arena BY JADEWRIGHT 28 May 2015 Macca wows Liverpool with glorious home coming gig Tickets to see Paul McCartney sold out in five hours I've seen Paul McCartney a few times now, and every time is better than the first, like seeing an old friend who you don't see often enough, and each time you're reminded how much you miss them. Seeing McCartney should be compulsory, or at least be available on the NHS, it's such a life-affirming, soul-warming experience. Tonight's Arena crowd came in their thousands and whatever troubles or aches they brought with them they soon forgot. Nearly everyone stood the whole way through, even when McCartney went for a sit down at the piano and even during his newer songs. In a set which mixed songs from across his 50 year (and the rest) career, he played the tunes casual fans knew and loved, while still serving up album tracks and less familiar material for the more committed fans. Kicking off with the upbeat Eight Days A Week, he jumped straight into new track Save us, one of a number of recent tracks on the extensive set list. In a set lasting almost three hours he swapped between his six and twelve string acoustics, he played the darkly tinged I'm Looking Through You from Rubber Soul and then the upbeat Wings number Another Day, which went down just as well. With an old electric guitar that was clearly a right hander strung the left hand way slung round his neck, he talked about Jimi Hendrix covering Sergeant Pepper at the Marquee club two days after the record was released. This followed a little burst of Foxy Lady at the end of Let Me Roll It. To hear him talk about Hendrix - who has been dead for more than 40 years - you realise not only that McCartney has been everywhere and seen everything, but he's lasted, relatively unscathed, doing it for such a long time. Before the gig, as you felt the excitement of the crowd build, you knew he would be equally excited to be back stage, waiting to perform in front of a Liverpool audience. While he plays in cities all round the world, he only comes from one of them, and that's here. After the solemn ode to his long lost friend John, Here Today, he upped the tempo with the likes of Ob La Di and the anthem of the terraces, All Together Now. There were some unusual moments, including a bizarre video package for Lady Madonna, with princess Diana, twiggy and the queen mother, mixed with old footage of people running and doing the can can. But nothing could dull the crowd's palpable enthusiasm for their hometown hero. Ever cheerful, slightly humble, he talked fondly about growing up in Liverpool, the childhood memories which have inspired him all these years. It's hard, seeing him live, to reconcile the jolly man on the stage with the musician who wrote some of the best pop songs the world has ever seen. He segued from stories about him and George getting the bus into songs that are as tightly stitched into our cultural fabric as nursery rhymes. Songs that I can't remember when I didn't know. Songs that, really, no mere mortal should have been able to write. There were tributes to George and to John, with songs too for late wife Linda and his current love Nancy. He has a knack for opening up his life to thousands of people (including a young couple who he let propose and accept marriage on stage). There's nothing cynical about a McCartney gig, no clever reinterpretations of the songs, just what people want to hear. That's why we all keep coming back. Just don't leave it so long next time. Paul McCartney returns home to perform at the Liverpool Echo Arena Gabriel and Eduardo Roggerio from Brazil Dana Nikulaskova and Gyula Barta-Kondas from Warrington Bernard Mayor from Bolton Ji from South korea is a big fan
Local and international fans wait in queue to see Paul McCartney in concert at the Echo Arena tonight
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www.facebook.com/FansOnTheRun BarclayCard Arena Birmingham May 27 2015 Photo: Ade Hughes Tonight's setlist - Birmingham Yes, they did play Temporary Secretary but he just forgot to write it down. Too much excitement! Thanks Fraser McDonald! The actual set list! Darcy Purkhiser Birmingham, UK. May 27, 2015 Limo watch by Rick Glover: Can you see his FOTR sign reflected on the car? Soundcheck Photos: Neville Trumper Waiting for the show to begin. Photo: Justin Holt Photo: Michelle Gregory Photo: BarclayCard Arena Photo: James Ward Great shot by Fran Richards Photo: Fraser McDonald www.facebook.com/claudiatapety Birmingham - May 27, 2015 Welcome to Birmingham Barclaycard Arena Birmingham - May 27, 2015 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA HEY JUDE
