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Paul McCartney just told Billboard that digital distribution of the Beatles back catalog is happening in 2008, and that the legal hurdles were already mostly cleared. Of course, he did qualify that with an "I'm pretty sure..." Here's what he told Billboard: more
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The Beatles' alliance with the Cirque dul Soleil all came about thanks to George Harrison, reports Reuters and the New York Times (registration required). Both George and Guy Laliberte, the founder of Cirque du Soleil, were racing buffs. Laliberte invited George to a party he staged annually around the Montreal Grand Prix, and it was there George was invited to attended the Cirque. The group later met with George, Paul, Ringo and Yoko Ono in London, and later, Paul, George and Ringo went to see the Cirque to Soleil unannounced. (You may recall this item from 2001 which described a meeting by George and Paul in Las Vegas.
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Even as early as the beginning of 1961, before they became international rock stars, the Beatles experienced rioting at their concerts. “In most places the appearance ended in riots, especially when Paul sang ‘Long Tall Sally,’ a standard rock number but done with tremendous beat and excitement. They were beginning to realize the effect they could have on an audience and often made the most of it, until things got out of hand. Paul says that some of the early ballrooms were terrifying” (The Beatles, p. 94). The Beatles fans used fire extinguishers on each other at the Hambledone Hall. Paul McCartney said: “When we played ‘Hully Gully,’ that used to be one of the tunes which ended in fighting.” Neil Aspinall, the road manager for the Beatles, testified that “they were beginning to cause riots everywhere.” A British rock fan magazine of that time observed that the reason for the violence was that the Beatles “symbolised the rebellion of youth.” When the Beatles broke into international fame, the rioting became even worse.
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