Fifty acorns tied in a sack

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of John and Yoko's Acorn Event where they sent acorns to world leaders asking them to plant them for peace, Yoko is planning to recreate the event tomorrow (Saturday May 2nd 2009). She will send 123 leaders a box marked "Acorn Peace by John And Yoko, Spring 2009" and containing two acorns.

Beatles Day - 10th July 2009

The second annual Beatles Day will be taking place in Liverpool on July 10th. This year the day will raise money for charities including The Imagine Appeal for Alder Hey Children's Hospital and the Marina Dalglish Appeal.

See the Beatles Day website for more information.

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Pete Best: 'we dreamed of being footballers'

Just when you thought you knew everything there is to know about John...

http://www.clickliverpool.com/news/national-news/123954-pete-best-reveals-john-lennon-had-footy-dreams-before-beatle-stardom.html

Remastered Beatles albums to be released in September!

According to an announcement on the official Beatles website, all of the original Beatles albums have been remastered and will be released on September 9, the same day as "The Beatles: Rock Band" video game.

"Past Masters Vol. 1 and Vol. 2" will also be released as one package, as well as a box set called "The Beatles In Mono".

However, there's still no news on when the music will be available for legal downloading.

See www.thebeatles.com for more information.