John Lennon Art work on display in Omaha

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John Lennon Art work on display in Omaha
By Lindsey Theis
CREATED Aug 27, 2015

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV)-Most people know John Lennon for his musical works of art, but this weekend Omaha can get familiar with his drawings, sketches, and paintings.

John Rogers, owner of Gallery 72's in Omaha, loves the Beatles' music. So when the so when the opportunity came to host an art show of John Lennon's art work, he said of course.

"They were good then and they have aged beautifully," he said.


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John Lennon’s “Double Fantasy” depicts the former Beatle and his wife, Yoko Ono, enjoying a simple meal at home, away from the limelight. Some 80 of Lennon’s lithographs and serigraphs will be exhibited in Omaha.

For the next three days, Regency is the only place to see Lennon's work. There's 80 pieces in all....from serigraphs of Lennon's song writings to lithographs reproduced from lennon's original drawings. Many of them highlight his self portraits and family drawings of his wife, Yoko Ono, and son, Sean Lennon. Some of which the whole family worked on.

"He'd draw a painting of a horse, and he'd ask Sean, 'what is the horse doing?'" Curator Danny Stern said.



Every picture includes a description with a story behind the image. Plus The Beatles and Lennon's music fully round out the experience.

"With the art that has been carefully put together to represent his life, they find they're meeting John Lennon," Stern said.

That meeting came from Yoko Ono's supervision. One more part that makes this artwork key to Lennon and Ono, a mission of giving back. While the exhibit is free to check out, they're also collecting money for Foodbank of the Heartland.



"We can really do more with a dollar, we can make it go so much further. every dollar that we receive, we can provide three meals," Angie Grote with Foodbank of the Heartland said.

The exhibit is from noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at Regency Court, 120 Regency Parkway, Suite 102. It's free, but a suggested donation of $5 will go to the Food Bank for the Heartland.

McCartney Q&A: Paul remembers working with Stevie Wonder

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'You Gave Me The Answer’ - PaulMcCartney.com asks...

This past month, PaulMcCartney.com has been fully immersed in the forthcoming reissues of 
Tug of War and Pipes of Peace, two of Paul’s classic ‘80s solo albums and the latest works
 to receive the Paul McCartney Archive Collection treatment.

We have been busy digging through the archives and getting the general scoop on some of 
the artists who collaborated with Paul on the original releases - Stevie Wonder and Michael 
Jackson being two we were particularly interested in! Our curiosity got the better of us, so we 
hope you will accept our apologies for hi-jacking this month’s ‘You Gave Me The Answer’ with
 our own question!

We recently spoke with Paul about the Tug of War album and asked him, “What was it like 
working with Stevie Wonder?”

 

“Stevie was great, it was different from working with Michael Jackson. With 'Ebony and 
Ivory', I’d sort of written it with Stevie in mind and I’d written it on my own in Scotland. Then 
I thought if I do this with anyone, Stevie would be the perfect person. I’m a big fan of his. So 
I got in touch and said, ‘I’m going to be recording out in Montserrat, are you interested? 
Would you like to do it?’ So he said yes, and came out to Montserrat.

“I must say it was kind of difficult because he was coming, then he wasn’t coming – I think 
that’s all in the album notes[the Deluxe Edition of Tug of War features an in-depth essay on 
the recording of the album]. So there was a bit of doubt about whether he was coming and 
stuff and he did, eventually. It was great fun, we really struck up a great friendship and he  
suddenly, surprisingly, said he would like to drum! So I said OK, not knowing how good a 
drummer he was. He’s a great drummer! Once I heard him that was it! So he drummed 
and it was just a really great experience, putting it together with him, taking a verse each 
and getting inspired by his interpretation and feeding off each other.



“It was great and we ended up having a great time. I got to know him well because we were 
in a casual situation rather than being backstage at the GRAMMYs or somewhere where 
there’s not much time. Like we were working all day and we did the other track, ‘What’s 
That You’re Doing?’, which was more co-written. It was written during the time we had in 
Montserrat. He was a very funny guy. I heard stories from his childhood and we had a lot 
of fun together.”

Find out more about the Tug of War and Pipes of Peace 2015 reissues by clicking HERE

If you’d like to have your question answered by Paul, click  HERE

Songs That Fans Wish Macca Was Singing

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Songs That Fans Wish Macca Was Singing
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Posted on August 24, 2015

In Beatlefan #214, Bill King asked readers to send in songs they’d love to hear Paul McCartney do in concert that he’s never performed live before as well as songs he’s done in the past that they’d like to see brought back.

He got quite a few responses. Here’s his report on the songs fans would like Macca to add to his set list …


Beatlefan readers speak out on what songs they’d like to see added to McCartney’s set list.

This entire exercise was prompted by Paul McCartney adding a couple of unexpected numbers to his spring/summer set list, “Another Girl” and “Temporary Secretary.” The latter being a relatively obscure tune from his “McCartney II” album, it set me to thinking about what other songs he might revive from that decade, which is a favorite of my wife, Leslie.

As it turned out after I polled Beatlefan readers, “Wanderlust,” one of Leslie’s very favorite Macca songs (from that or any period), appears to be a tune that a lot of fans would like to hear in concert.



Tied with “Wanderlust” atop the list of songs that readers would like to see Paul do live was “Take It Away,” another tune from the same album, “Tug of War,” that he only ever did onstage when making the music video in front of fan club members.



Since “Tug of War” is being reissued Oct. 2 as the latest entry in the McCartney Archive series, fall dates on Macca’s Out There! Tour would be the perfect time to add one or both numbers to his set list!

Just behind those two songs in third place on the reader want list was one of the Beatles tunes Macca’s never done in concert, “Oh! Darling,” though a couple of fans expressed reservations that it might take a toll on Paul’s aging voice. Tied for third was another ‘80s tune, “No More Lonely Nights.”



Tied in fourth place were an early solo hit, “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey,” and one of Macca’s tracks from The Beatles’ White Album, “Rocky Raccoon” (which, as one reader noted, would give him a chance to sing wife Nancy’s name).

And tied for fifth place on the list were a cluster of songs: “Daytime Nightime Suffering” (a personal favorite of mine), “Ballroom Dancing,” “Beautiful Night,” “The World Tonight,” the quirky “Monkberry Moon Delight” and “With a Little Luck.”



Then came another group with slightly less support: “Young Boy,” “No Values,” “Back Seat of My Car,” “Only Love Remains,” “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer,” “Helen Wheels,” “Cafe on the Left Bank” and “Pipes of Peace.”



Other tunes mentioned: “Summer of 59,” “Big Boys Bickering,” “Waterfalls,” “Warm and Beautiful,” “Little Willow,” “Tomorrow,” “Manunia,” “Girls School,” “I’m Carrying,” “I Can Bet,” “Angry,” “Stranglehold,” “Tug of War,” “Spies Like Us,” “Teddy Boy,” “Big Barn Bed,” “Through Our Love,” “Press,” “On the Wings of a Nightingale” (a song Paul wrote for the Everly Brothers), ”Dear Boy,´Oh Woman Oh Why,” “So Glad to See You Here,” “One of These Days,” “Move Over Busker,” “That Day Is Done,” “Get on the Right Thing,” :Heart of the Country,” “Back on My Feet,”  “Friends to Go,” “I’ll Be on My Way” and ”Tell Me What You See.”


There are plenty of solo and Beatles songs still to choose from …

Among songs that McCartney has done before in concert that people would like to hear again, the unchallenged leader was “Goodnight Tonight” from Wings’ 1979 U.K. tour.



Tied for second place among would-be returnees were “My Brave Face” (another personal fave of mine), “Getting Closer” and the Beatles tune “She’s a Woman” (done on his 2004 European tour).


What surprises might lurk on the fall Out There! set list?

Also drawing some support: “Silly Love Songs” (a highlight of the 1976 Wings Over America tour), “Old Siam Sir” (also from the final Wings tour) and “Figure of Eight,” the ballsy choice of show-opener on Macca’s 1989-90 comeback tour.



Others receiving mention include “Come and Get It” (which was briefly in the set list in 2011 and would be a timely addition this fall with the release of Paul’s Hollywood Vampires rendition of the tune he wrote for Badfinger), “I’ve Had Enough,” “Too Many People/She Came in Through the Bathroom Window” (as done in the 2005 set list that many consider Paul’s finest), “Fool on the Hill,” “For No One,” “Things We Said Today,” “Getting Better,” “Biker Like an Icon,” “Put It There,” “Coming Up,” :Bluebird,” “We Got Married,” “C’mon People,” “Lonely Road,” “Only Mama Knows,” “House of Wax,” “Hope of Deliverance” (which still shows up sometimes, mainly on Latin American dates) and “Fine Line.”



Are there other solo or Beatle favorites of yours that you’d like to hear McCartney perform in concert? Feel free to share them in the comments.

Pictures: The week the Beatles went skiing

To mark International Beatleweek, a week-long festival this weekend organised by the Cavern Club to celebrate all things Beatles, the Telegraph in the UK have found some pictures of their visit to the Austrian resort of Obertauern for scenes in their 1965 film Help!, they also recorded the video for Ticket to Ride while there.



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Beatleweek: When The Beatles went skiing



The Beatles, just like all the coolest people throughout history, loved a bit of a jolly in the mountains. To mark International Beatleweek, a week-long festival (August 26 to September 1) organised by the Cavern Club to celebrate all things Beatles, we've found some pictures of them having a whale of a time in the snow.
Picture: Obertauern Tourism


The Beatles famously visited the Austrian resort of Obertauern for scenes in their 1965 film Help!, also recording the video for the single Ticket to Ride while there. (Left to right: John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr.)
Picture: Obertauern Tourism


In fact, last season Obertauern celebrated the 50th anniversary of the band filming there – they've even got a Beatles monument.
Picture: Obertauern Tourism


Help!'s mountain scenes see the band flee both a mad scientist and an Eastern cult who are in hot pursuit. The lads still manage to have fun despite danger at every turn – here they are enjoying a sledge. (From top to bottom: Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney.)
Picture: Obertauern Tourism


George enjoyed the sledge so much he had some alone time with it…
Picture: Obertauern Tourism


…But he soon joined the boys again to wear a big scarf. (Left to right: Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon.)
Picture: Alamy

If you haven't seen the film Help!, it is bonkers in the best possible way. Here, George tries curling; but the stone turns out to be a bomb.

Picture: Alamy

Ringo and John don't realise this because, well, who would? It's nuts.

Picture: Alamy

Don't worry, they soon get back to the serious business of skiing. (Left to right: Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, George Harrison.)

Picture: Alamy

Although it's not long before they stop for a picnic. (Left to right: Ringo Starr, John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney.)

Picture: Alamy

Thankfully, John inspires them to give it another crack.

Picture: Alamy

And soon they're all at it again! (Left to Right: John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney.)

Picture: Obertauern Tourism

Though George, bless 'im, forgets his skis.

Picture: Obertauern Tourism

So they ditched the skis, and everything came together with these kickass wingsuits. (Left to right: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison,

Picture: Julie Harris

John Lennon liked gadding around the mountains so much, he took a trip to St Moritz in Switzerland with his first wife, Cynthia.

Picture: Ikon

John looked every inch the professional skier.

Picture: Ikon

Until he fell over. Hey, we've all been there.
Picture: Ikon

And there you have it. We like to think this was The Beatles' finest hour, combining skiing with sweet, sweet music. If you want to get in on the Beatles appreciation, the Cavern Club has a whole host of events happening this week. For more information on Beatleweek, visit cavernclub.org/beatleweek

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Site of Aunt Mimi's bungalow goes up for sale

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House in millionaires' resort where John Lennon bought a bungalow for the aunt who raised him as a son goes on sale for £4.5million
· The Beatle bought his beloved Aunt Mimi a bungalow on the exclusive Sandbanks peninsula in Poole Harbour in 1965
· She lived at Harbour's Edge until she died in 1991. Yoko Ono put the house up for sale on same day as her cremation
· The home was bulldozed by property tycoon Geoff Kaye after he paid £410,000 for the site the following year
 · Now Mr Kaye and his wife are selling up, giving Beatles fans a chance to own their own slice of rock 'n' roll history
By AMANDA WILLIAMS FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 26 August 2015

A house in a millionaires' seaside resort where John Lennon bought a home for the beloved aunt who raised him as her own son has been put on the market for £4.5 million.
The Beatle bought his dear Aunt Mimi a bungalow on the exclusive Sandbanks peninsula in Poole Harbour in 1965 for the, at the time, princely sum of £26,500.
Mimi Smith lived at Harbour's Edge Mimi until her death aged 85 in December 1991 and her humble home, which had fallen into disrepair, was bulldozed by property tycoon Geoff Kaye after he paid £410,000 for the site the following year.


A house in a millionaire's seaside resort where John Lennon bought a home for the beloved aunt who raised him as her own son has been put on the market for £4.5 million


The plot previously was home to a bungalow, bought by the Beatle for his beloved Aunt Mimi on the exclusive Sandbanks peninsula in Poole Harbour (pictured in 1992 before it was bulldozed by the current owner)


John Lennon with his aunt Mimi Smith. Lennon never returned to the UK after he moved to New York in 1971 and lost touch with several family members but stayed in contact with Mimi, calling her every week


Aunt Mimi's home (in the 1980s) looked out over Poole Harbour. Lennon once told Mimi 'of all the places I've visited, this is the most beautiful'


Mary Elizabeth Smith, known as Mimi, was Lennon's parental guardian for most of his childhood, after she reported her sister, Julia Stanley, to social services to complain about the infant sleeping in the same bed as his mother and her new partner

Mr Kaye spent another £500,000 building a modern home on the plot with floor-to-ceiling windows with 180-degree views across Poole Harbour, four en-suite bedrooms and a swimming pool.
Now, after living there for 21 years, Mr Kaye and his wife are selling up, giving Beatles fans a chance to own their own slice of rock 'n' roll history.
The only original part of Mimi's property are the front gates.  Lennon, who was shot dead in New York in 1980, once described his aunt's house as the most beautiful place he ever visited and often returned to stay.
It is being sold with planning permission to extend the existing house to 8,669 sq ft or build a new state-of-the-art four-storey home.
Adrian Dunford, of Tailor Made estate agents, which is marketing the property, said: 'Most of the houses in Sandbanks were single storey because it was very difficult to build on sand, but building techniques have changed a lot since Lennon bought this.


Mimi lived at Harbour's Edge Mimi until her death aged 85 in December 1991 and her humble home, which had fallen into disrepair, was bulldozed by property tycoon Geoff Kaye after he paid £410,000 for the site the following year and built a new property (pictured)


Mr Kaye spent £500,000 building a modern home on the plot boasting floor-to-ceiling windows with 180-degree views across Poole Harbour, four en-suite bedrooms and a swimming pool


Mr Kaye and his wife are selling up, giving Beatles fans a chance to own their own slice of rock 'n' roll history - but with a staggering £4.5 million price tag


The plot - which has spectacular views across the harbour - is being sold with planning permission to extend the existing house to 8,669 sq ft or build a new state-of-the-art four-storey home


The only original part of Mimi's property are the front gates but the plot's legacy remains. When Beatlesmania was at its peak in the 1960s she was constantly pestered by fans at the home he grew up in in Liverpool so Lennon bought her Harbour's Edge in Sandbanks in 1965, a time when the average house price was £3,500

'When Mimi's bungalow was knocked down, this was the property that replaced it.
'It's a very modern glass and concrete structure.
'I think the only original items retained from her house are the front gates, they were bought by John Lennon for his aunt.
'Even though the gates are probably too narrow for what most people would want, the fact they have this great history means everybody looking at the property says they would retain them.
'It's a chance to own a bit of rock 'n' roll history. John Lennon visited his aunt here a lot.
'It also has direct water access and it's Sandbanks - the views are just amazing. The property probably has the best views along that stretch because it sits proud of the other houses.
'Because it pokes out in front of everybody you get these incredible 180-degree panoramic views and you're not really aware of your neighbours.'
Mary Elizabeth Smith, known as Mimi, was Lennon's parental guardian for most of his childhood, after she reported her sister, Julia Stanley, to social services to complain about the infant sleeping in the same bed as his mother and her new partner.
Julia eventually agreed to let Mimi and her husband George, who had no children of their own, look after John.
When Beatlesmania was at its peak in the 1960s she was constantly pestered by fans at the home he grew up in in Liverpool so Lennon bought her Harbour's Edge in Sandbanks in 1965, a time when the average house price was £3,500.
Mimi was said to be in a bad mood the day Lennon and his ex-wife Cynthia took her house hunting and she rejected the first three they viewed but cheered up after deciding Harbour's Edge, the final one they were looking at, would do.


The proposed plan for the new build - despite being only 21 years old the current property will probably be demolished


For almost the same money potential buyers could purchase a sprawling 32,000-acre sporting estate in the Highlands of Scotland with two lochs, six miles of salmon fishing, deer stalking and game shooting

Lennon had a balcony made with a painted wrought-iron balustrade of seven hearts to show his love for his aunt, which Mimi would sit and watch the boats from.
The star would visit his aunt there regularly when he needed to escape the limelight and enjoyed spending time on the beach and looking over the harbour.
Looking out over Poole Harbour, Lennon once told Mimi 'of all the places I've visited, this is the most beautiful'.
In the summer of 1965 his aunt also encouraged him to go sailing with Peter Sandeman, a neighbour who had a boat.
Mr Sandeman maintains their trips inspired Beatles hit Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, which starts with the line 'Picture yourself in a boat on a river'.
Lennon never returned to the UK after he moved to New York in 1971 and lost touch with several family members but stayed in contact with Mimi, calling her every week.
Three days before he was murdered by fanatical fan Mark Chapman outside his Manhattan apartment in December 1980, Lennon told her he was homesick and planning a trip back to the UK.
After his death, Mimi was furious when she found out he had never transferred the ownership of the house over to her, which meant Lennon's widow Yoko Ono owned the house and could sell it at any time.
But she lived at Harbour's Edge until she died aged 85 in 1991 and Ono put the house up for sale on the same day as Mimi's cremation.
For almost the same money someone could buy a sprawling 32,000-acre sporting estate in the Highlands of Scotland with two lochs, six miles of salmon fishing, deer stalking and game shooting.
Loch Choire in Sutherland is on the market for offers over £4.25million and comes with three estate dwellings and a site for a lodge.

Pictures: Very rare drawings by Paul McCartney to be sold in Liverpool

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August 25, 2015


The drawings by Paul McCartney to be auctioned this month during International Beatle Week in Liverpool.
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Over the 24 years The Beatles Shop has been organizing the annual Beatles Memorabilia Auction several unusual and rare Beatles items have passed through the shop's hands, Beatles Shop manager Stephen Bailey told Beatles Examiner Aug. 25. This year, he said, they are very excited by the discovery of some rare sketches drawn by Paul McCartney. He said the drawings are expected to sell for over £10,000 (roughly $15,696) next week when the Liverpool Beatle Auction is held during International Beatle Week, which takes place Aug. 26 to Sept. 1. You can see several pictures of them in this page.

The sketches were discovered by the vendor in an attic, he said, and they include include Beatlesque faces drawn in ink. Each sheet also has writing by Paul McCartney on the reverse. "This is an amazing find." Bailey says. "People usually think of John as the artistic Beatles but these drawings show Paul's talent for capturing an image in a quick sketch."

The sketches are going to be auctioned on Saturday. Aug. 29 at the Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts (LIPA) in the school's Paul McCartney Auditorium. A public viewing will be held the day before the auction at the same venue.

Also being sold at the auction by St. Peter's Church in Woolton, the place where Paul McCartney was introduced to John Lennon in 1957, is an antique weather vane that was on the roof on that historic day and an old prayer book and hymnal that were in use back in the days when John Lennon and his Aunt Mimi Smith attended the church.

Among the other items featured in this year's Liverpool Beatles Auction is a 1953 Liverpool Institute book with Paul McCartney's name listed, a John Lennon Quarry Bank school detention sheet from 1955, a copy of the Beatles' “Please Please Me” album signed by Ringo Starr, a handkerchief signed by Cilla Black in 1964, a 1960 Cavern program for a show that featured Rory Storm and Ringo Starr, a rare Beatles Cavern night 1962 handbill, an Elephant's Memory band demo album and a vintage Beatles place mat from Canada.


Rare drawings by Paul McCartney

The drawings by Paul McCartney to be auctioned this month during International Beatle Week in Liverpool. (The Beatles Shop - used by permission. )










A hymnal from St. Peter's Church also being auctioned. (Dr. Donna Jackson - used by permisson. )




The St. Peter's Church antique weather vane being auctioned. (Dr. Donna Jackson - used by permisson. )