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Beatles stars reunion!

Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have performed in concert together in New York in aid of the David Lynch Foundation - a charity promoting transcendental teaching in schools.

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Sir Paul headlined the concert before introducing Ringo Starr as his pseudonym, “Billy Shears” - from the song Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. 

“At this point we would like to introduce somebody to you who you know, you’ve heard his name,” Sir Paul said. “He’s going to come out here and play you a little song this joyful night. Ladies and gentlemen: Billy Shears.”

The pair last performed together in 2002. During the performance Sir Paul paid a tearful tribute to thelate John Lennon, before playing ‘Here Today’ a song he wrote for him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxpKJAQ10yE&feature=related

So, we have another curious example from The Beatles clearly linked to our novel and one “Billie Shears”  supported by a really strange indirect reference to the transcendental cause promoted by Charles Lamb in his jorunal. Sir Paul or Ringo - if you ever get to read our tale and view our Watch… we truely hope you have been entertained.   

There is of course a serious note to all of this - to look at climate change and environmental issues in a transcendental way.  Interesting then that on the day the two legends chose to reunite, an ice bridge the size of Jamaica breaks in the Antarctic signalling further evidence of rapid change in the region.

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