Wikipedia:WikiProject The Beatles/Outreach/Newsletter/Issue 015

WikiProject The Beatles Newsletter
Issue 015 – September 2008

Beatles News

• John Lennon's killer denied parole for fifth time.
• Beatle portraits revealed at climax of two-year art project
• The artistic side of the fifth Beatle: Stuart Sutcliffe
• John Lennon's biopic to reveal unknown facts, with sources from
  Sam Taylor-Wood and the working title is Nowhere Boy.[1]
• The Beatles’ first contract sells for £240,000.
• The Monopoly - The Beatles Collector's Edition is launched by Apple. The regular playing tokens are replaced with a Walrus, a Sun, a Hammer, a Strawberry, a Octopus and a Raccoon (because the song's titles). The price : $39.95 or £32.99.[2]

Project News

Heather Mills is (finally) a GA, as is Phillips' Sound Recording Services.

Other Project news

Member News

• Project member news:

Issue of the Month

The "the The Beatles" debacle was finished. This problem will surface again, but we all hope it will not.

From the Editors

In order to get delivery by Denbot sorted, the special delivery interface has been changed slightly - but existing delivery options still stand. Inactive participants who want delivery should place their names on this list.

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Contributors to this Issue

• Dendodge (Lead Editor & Distributor)
• andreasegde
• AlexCalamaro