Beatles News

Paul McCartney is set to fulfill a “personal ambition” and appear in the final print edition of British comic, The Dandy.

When he learned that the comic would only be available online after the December 12^th issue, Paul wrote a letter to the comic’s creators, saying, “The Dandy was a favourite comic of mine when growing up in Liverpool and each week I would look forward to the exploits of Desperate Dan and his other comic book colleagues."

He continued: "In 1963, when asked what my personal ambition was, I replied – to have my picture in The Dandy! I hope it's not too late!"

Ringo Starr’s website reports that he and Dhani Harrsion’s group, thenewno2, are contributing previously-unreleased tracks to a Hurricane Sandy relief effort, focused on the hard-hit community, Red Hook, in Brooklyn, NY.

"Songs After Sandy: Friends of Red Hook for Sandy Relief" is being sponsored by the not-for-profit group, Green Ground Zero, which was founded to help communities rebuild after disasters. They  also advocate for green restoration which creates a more sustainable environment , to address the root of the problem of global warming.

Unconventional clothing designs by Yoko Ono--given as a wedding gift to John Lennon—have been turned into a menswear line. 

Says Yoko: I was inspired to create Fashions for Men, amazed at how my man was looking so great. I felt it was a pity if we could not make clothes emphasizing his very sexy bod."