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George Harrison's handwritten lyrics for "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" are up for auction.
[They] are expected to fetch up to 400,000 pounds ($780,000).
The manuscript, penned by George Harrison, includes lines not included in the final version of the song, which was first recorded in 1968.
The bottom of the page also features the words: "The band leader said he ain't playin' no more," which auctioneer Cooper Auctions said was a reference to the tense atmosphere in the Beatles' studio at the time.
Best Beatles Sites.
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And here we thought that collaboration between Stan Lee and Ringo Starr reported last year would never surface. From Ringo's Web site:
The third installment in the "Stan Lee Presents" presents series is Ringo, a musical comedy that tells the life story of ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, voicing himself, as if he were a superhero.
"We're very excited," states Lee. "The DVDs should appeal to the same audience as those who enjoy Marvel comics." The first DVD in the series, "Mosaic", will come to DVD Jan. 9 followed by "The Condor", due March 20.
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Speaking of the Beatles, could Apple Corps. and Apple Inc. have a collaboration in the works? Sure, the Beatles have sued the computer manufacturer a couple of times over use of the Apple name and especially weren't happy when Stephen Jobs and co. went into the music biz using the Apple with iTunes. But rumors are afoot that the Beatles want to present their music in download form and that the band's catalogue has been remastered.
And, now this, from an article about Jobs introducing the new iPhone yesterday:
Jobs demonstrated the iPhone’s music capabilities by playing “Lovely Rita, Meter Maid,” from the Beatles’ “Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band,” as the album’s psychedelic album art graced a wide-screen monitor.
Update: Maybe, maybe not.
After the show, Apple senior vice president of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller refused to answer questions about why Jobs would demo a song not available on iTunes.
"We don’t have anything to say about that," he said.
Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president for iTunes, was equally opaque.
"Anyone can rip their own CD," Cue said. "Steve’s a huge Beatles fan - huge. He rips and burns."
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Out March 27, a box set compiling the complete "Brady Bunch" series will be bedecked in green shag carpeting.
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Upcoming on the History Channel:
"Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier," hosted by Leonard Nimoy, includes interviews with a number of principals of the five separate TV series and the 10 theatrical movies, who'll discuss the impact of the phenomenon, climaxing in an official auction of "Trek" memorabilia at Christies in New York last October. Air date is Feb. 19.
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