No. Steve Smith, journalist, involuntarily started the rumour in an article, and Capitol Records cashed in on it. Frank Davies and the band denied the rumour several times, but weren't believed. When the truth was confirmed that they weren't connected to the Beatles in any way shape or form, the band was blamed for the rumours despite their prior denials of the rumours. No. The Carpenter's version was just the first (and thus far most successful) cover of this classic Klaatu original.

John Lennon and his friend Stuart Sutcliffe came up with the name "Beatles", a pun on Buddy Holly's "Crickets", in 1960.

Klaatu got their name from a character played by Michael Rennie in the 1951 sci-fi movie classic "The Day The Earth Stood Still".

Pink Floyd, when Syd Barrett was still a member, was involved in recording at EMI Studios, Abbey Road (later Abbey Road Studios) at the same time The Beatles were busy recording "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", but the two groups did not record together, and may have met only briefly in their comings and goings at the studio in March 1967. The Beatles made up all the Paul Is Dead clues". -- No evidence for this whatsoever. See Andru Reeve's book "Turn Me On, Dead Man" for details.

The disease has hit hardest in China, especially in Hong Kong and the southern province of Guangdong. But there has also been a number of cases in Hanoi and in Singapore. The outbreak nearest to the United States has been in Toronto. Updated information about international cases can be found on the World Health Organization Web site at http://www.who.int/csr/sars/en.

The last *recording* was with Ringo: Across The Universe, The Long & Winding Road, and I Me Mine, Wednesday, April 1, 1970. The other Beatles were not present on this date. The last time *George or Paul were in the studio recording* was Jan. 4, 1970. Everyone but John was there for this. Paul and George did vocals, George did the guitar solo heard on the LP version, Ringo played drums, and Paul shook maracas. The last time *John was in the studio* coincided with two other events.

Trick question. It was unofficial and well-concealed, but Ringo walked out of the White Album sessions on August 22, 1968, in the middle of recording the album, and proclaimed to the others he had definitely quit. The three remaining Beatles covered for Ringo and apparently (from what can be gleaned from the recording info available) substituted for him on drums on various famous tracks, probably "Back in the USSR" among them.

Klaatu's second album, "Hope" won two major Canadian music awards, including a Juno which was presented to Terry Brown in March 1978.

I heard that rare "lost" Beatles songs were found in EMI/Abbey Road Studios and will soon be released on a CD/LP called "Sessions".

Check "The Beatles Price Guide for American Records", by Cox & Lindsay. If you don't have access to this, you can post your request, but keep in mind the fact that most original Beatles albums and singles are judged very strictly in terms of quality. If your LP has had the normal amount of use, it's probably worth more to you as a sentimental token than it is to collectors.

While it is undeniable that the Beatles took varieties of drugs during their career, starting with "prellys" (uppers) in Hamburg, marijuana during "Help", LSD and other hallucinogenics after 1965, there is not a shred of evidence that any of their songs *promote* drug-taking or drug use.

During the great Apple debacle the Beatles experienced in the late '60's, the lads found themselves losing tremendous amounts of money and needed a lot of cash fast. This and other contributing factors (like Dick James selling his stake in Northern Songs) led to the Beatles selling the publishing rights to their songs (except for some of the early ones like "Love Me Do" which were published by various companies and are now owned by MPL -- Macca's company).

Jack: "Yeah, they did have a four-track there that might have been used on 'Tomorrow Never Knows,' for backwards loops and things like that." JW: It was a real long time(between recording and releasing Elephant), but the only thing I can remember is that I didn't want to change anything about the record. Still a year later, I didn't want to go back and remix anything. It still felt just as good as when we finished it. That was really good, because we'd never done that before.

Klaatu's members were John Woloschuk, Dee Long and Terry Draper. They are all from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Meanwhile, Citricidal has been tested for the presence of these toxins by independent labs, and has been proven clean. (Ex: Weston Gulf Coast Laboratories, Inc., University Park, IL, test completed in March of 1992. Tested for heavy metals, Cyanides, Pesticides and PCBs and Benzelkonium Chloride. Results: None Detected.

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Gender quotas have been introduced in quite a number of countries around the world, countries of various political and socio-economical backgrounds. The idea of introducing quotas has usually travelled between countries in the same region. In Latin American, for example, Argentina was the forerunner with its introduction of legal candidate quotas in 1991. Since then this type of quotas has spread all over the Latin-American region.

The most important way to keep from spreading TB is to take all your medicine, exactly as told by your doctor. Keep all of your clinic appointments. Your doctor needs to see how you are doing. You may need another chest x-ray or a test of your phlegm. These tests will show whether the medicine is working. They will also show whether you can still give TB bacteria to others.

HIV is spread through sexual contact, sharing contaminated needles, heavy exposure to infected blood or body fluids and transfusion of infected blood or blood products. It is not spread by simple kissing or hugging, sharing eating utensils or toilets. Caregivers who are exposed to urine, blood or feces should use latex gloves. If possible, abstaining from intercourse is recommended, as the only 100% safe sex is no sex at all.

Triggering a healing crisis after starting a new superfood product is common. The imbalance or illness was already present in your body but without symptoms. Chronic low-grade infections or viruses sometime reside in the body appearing only when your immune system is compromised (e.g., fatigue or stress). When you boost your immune system by taking a superfood product your body can now stabilize this imbalance and expel the source.

This course was initially started to teach J2EE Programming, which was (and of course still is) a highly sought-after expertise by employers, to unemployed software engineers in New England area in collaboration with New England Java Users Group (NEJUG). If you want to make donations, please feel free to do so. My paypal id is sang.shin@sun.com. But this is completely voluntary.

No, the act of panic buying will actually create a fuel shortage, as petrol stations will be unable to keep up with demand. Instead, you should monitor news reports and fill you vehicle as per your usual routine. If the threat of a fuel crisis is real, try to think of other ways to get around in the event of a shortage. Public buses, car sharing, trains, cycling and walking can all help to save fuel and have the added benefit of protecting our environment at the same time.

Ringo did indeed play the drums; EMI studio documentation proves he was present and was paid for sessions in the group. The only exceptions: he played tambourine to Andy White's drums on one take of "Love Me Do" in 1962 (producer George Martin wasn't sure Ringo was good enough---he'd just joined the Beatles at that time), and for a week in August 1968 Ringo took off during the White Album sessions, distressed at the group's animosity. Paul and John filled in for him till he returned.

George received his 12-string from the makers of Rickenbacker guitars in Feb. 1964 and began playing it in sessions from 25 February 1964 onward, most notably on the album "A Hard Day's Night". The Byrds didn't release their first record till 1965. Undeniably, however, once both groups were using 12-string guitars, they influenced each other, as Harrison and Byrds guitarist Roger McGuinn have attested.

Yes. Sound clips from all 5 albums, plus solo material, are available by clicking here, and clips of the extremely rare "Woman" and "For You Girl" singles.

The first four albums are all available on CD currently in Canada on the Bullseye Records label. The fifth album is not currently available on CD but a re-release is currently being negotiated. Peaks is also available on CD in Canada from Bullseye Records. You can purchase these from the Bullseye site at http://www.bullseyecanada.com or from other online retailers. They can also be purchased in many stores throughout Canada. Ask at your local store.

Terry ran a roofing business for a while before working as a producer for other bands. He is now a solo recording artist for the Bullseye Records label. Dee has worked as a computer programmer, an engineer, a producer as well as a guest musician on a number of recordings over the years. He says there's probably hundreds, maybe even thousands. Obviously with that many the details have gotten foggy over the years as to which ones exactly.

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