The Houston Chronicle reports that more than 100 pieces, a few of which were only recently unearthed, will be included in Come Together: The Artwork of John Lennon, a three-day exhibit at the Houston Galleria starting tomorrow (October 26th) The pieces will mostly include Lennon’s iconic pen and ink drawings, sometimes with dappled spots of [...]

Monday, 22nd October, 1962 The Beatles play an engagement at the Queen’s Hall in Widnes, joining them on the bill are the Lee Curtis All Stars, featuring Pete Best on drums.

Sunday, 21st October, 1962 The Beatles played a night time gig at The Cavern.

Saturday, 20th October, 1962 The Beatles travelled across The Pennines for their first gig in Yorkshire, at the Majestic Ballroom in Witham near Hull.

Friday, 19th October, 1962 The Beatles played a lunch time gig at The Cavern. During its second week on the UK pop charts, Love Me Do climbed three spots to #46. As could be expected the previous day’s issue of Mersey Beat had placed Love Me Do at the #1 poistion on its list of “Merseyside [...]

Being a Beatles, James Bond and a car-nut the following item was bound to catch my attention. According to Autoweek  a platinum-colored Aston Martin DB5 once owned by the late George Harrison is expected to fetch $250,000 to $300,000 when it crosses the auction block in London late this month. The car was built in 1964 and delivered [...]

Wednesday, 17th October, 1962 The Beatles performed a lunch time gig at The Cavern before driving the 35 miles over to Manchester to appear on the Granada TV show People & Places. The live show was broadcast from Studio Four of Granada’s complex at Quay Street in Manchester. The Beatles rehearsed between 3:00and 4:00pm and [...]

The 24 Hour Museum website reports that museum staff in Liverpool reconstructing the iconic church hall stage where John Lennon met Paul McCartney in 1957 are appealing for people who remember its original appearance to help in its reconstruction. The stage from St Peter’s Church Hall, Woolton, Liverpool, was the platform upon which John Lennon’s [...]

Tuesday, 16th October, 1962 The Beatles played their first gig at the La Scala Ballroom on the High Street in Runcorn, a town on the banks of the River Mersey about 14 miles south of Liverpool.

I was in Cleveland last week on business and managed to spend some time at the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame. The 5th Floor, which was advertised as holding an exhibit on The Clash (that I was looking forward to seeing), was closed down and inaccesible as the Hall Of Fame was getting ready [...]