Hayward wanted 90 pounds (about $255 at the time) for the guitar, but Harrison had just 70, "all crumpled, smelling, what you get paid when you go on gig, a handful of beer money," Hayward says. Harrison eventually took the guitar and left the 70 pounds and an IOU (a copy of which is included with the tribute guitar). Hayward later went to see Harrison's band play a local church dance, but they never talked again. (The debt has since been settled.)
Gretsch replicates George Harrison's "first really decent guitar"
The limited edition Duo Jet aims to be an exact replica of the guitar Harrison purchased used from a merchant sailor in the early 60s.
McCartney sings on Steve Martin's new bluegrass album
From Macca Blog:
Of course, Martin and the music of Macca have crossed paths before...
McCartney gives voice to a track called "Best Love," which Martin describes as "a love song, but it has a little humor in it".
"It's very hard to believe" Martin said of having the former Beatle perform on his album. "I was a kid when I first heard Paul McCartney, and if you told me one day that he'd be singing one of my tunes, I'm still flabbergasted".
Of course, Martin and the music of Macca have crossed paths before...
Who singer has "voice restoration" surgery
Interesting: After experiencing problems with his voice last year, Roger Daltrey underwent a new surgical procedure that seems to have helped.
Daltrey sought treatment from Steven Zeitels, director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Voice Center and a professor at Harvard Medical School. (He also treats Julie Andrews and Steven Tyler.)
What Zeitels found: evidence of pre-cancerous dysplasia on Daltrey’s vocal chords.
A week before Christmas, Daltrey went in for surgery. Using the latest in laser technology — plus a new gel-like biomaterial injected into the vocal chord — Daltrey was restored. (Zeitels claims he can regain up to 90 percent of someone’s lost voice.)
Mojo mag's Neil Young tribute CD
The latest issue comes with a song-by-song cover of the Harvest album by various musicians.
Rogen talks Green Hornet
The writer/actor talks about what drew him to the project, and outs himself and co-writer Evan Goldberg as comic book fans:
“Me and Evan go to the comic book store almost every single week,” he confesses. “We have thousands of comic books. We read very few books without pictures of men in tights, which is embarrassing to say but true.”
...He’s ready for a new comic book, superhero-loving audience to embrace him now — for life.
“The nerdy things that I love to talk about are now cool,” Rogen says. “My hobbies are part of pop culture. I don’t feel like a geek anymore.”
David Tennant and Catherine Tate reunite for Shakespeare production
The "Doctor Who" duo will appear on stage together in a new West End production of "Much Ado About Nothing."
Plans for Wonder Woman TV series reportedly scrapped
Too bad. I think an updated Wonder Woman TV series has potential, but I guess network execs disagree. From Entertainment Weekly:
Late Friday, NBC was the final network that declined to bring back the superhero.
Warner Bros. TV was actively shopping a script from David E. Kelley that updated the period tale about an Amazon princess who battled Nazis and other bad guys during World War II. One source close to the project said the Wonder Woman team won’t give up on the project, even though it’s “not moving forward at this time.”
New pop culture books
Polly and Her Pals: Complete Sunday Comics 1913-1927 (Polly & Her Pals)
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 7 (Archive Editions)
Founders of Comic Fandom: Profiles of 90 Publishers, Dealers, Collectors, Writers, Artists and Other Luminaries of the 1950s and 1960s
Li'l Abner: The Complete Dailies and Color Sundays, Vol. 2: 1937-1938
Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders - Volume 2 (Marvel Masterworks (Numbered))
Rip Kirby Volume 3
The Savage Sword of Kull Volume 1 TP
Modesty Blaise: Sweet Caroline (Modesty Blaise (Graphic Novels))
Lone Ranger Magazine, The 06/37: Adventure House Presents
Showcase Presents: Our Army at War Vol. 1
The Elephant to Hollywood
MGM: Hollywood's Greatest Backlot
Jeffrey Jones: A Life in Art
A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea Ceremony
King of the Kustomizers: The Art of George Barris
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