Thursday, January 1, 2009

The Abbeyrd Beatles Page Breaking News Blog

The Abbeyrd Beatles Page Breaking News Blog

Aviva name change advert

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 09:40 AM CST

This is the new Aviva insurance advert in the UK. It is about the forthcoming name change from Norwich Union to Aviva. It features several celebrities -- former Beatle Ringo Starr, comic Dame Edna, singer Alice Cooper, actor Bruce Willis -- who changed their names in order to become world famous.

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Abbeyrd's Beatles Page news headlines for 1/1/09 HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 12:36 AM CST

Update (1/1/09) from our Beatle News Briefs at http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/fabnews.htm


  • Beatles photographer named CBE in UK New Year's honors

  • Our latest Beatles Examiner columns: 2008: That was the Beatles year that was: The Beatles year in music; Beatles News Briefs: 12/31/08: Photographer of Beatles and others named CBE in UK New Year's Honors; Bill King talks about 30 years of being a Beatlefan (editor)

  • Dennis Mitchell's Breakfast With The Beatles -- the latest show online: New affiliate

  • Quick news links: BBC denies chopping "offensive" segment of McCartney interview.

  • Don't forget our handy list of the hottest new Beatle-related items in That's What I Want! for all your holiday needs. (Just added: Paul McCartney's "Amoeba's Secret.")

  • Get the latest tour schedules and tickets for Ringo, Paul, "Cirque du Soleil's 'Love,' " Chad and Jeremy (updated 12/14/08) and many more in our Beatle Calendar of Events.

  • Check out the latest featured vintage concerts from Wolfgang's Concert Vault. (updated 12/24/08)

  • Check out the first of our contributor Beatle blogs -- "A Hard Day's
    Byte."


  • And then there's The Beatcomber

  • And the newest addition: "Yer Blog."

  • Announcing: the new Abbeyrd Beatles Page message board

  • New lower prices in our CafePress Abbeyrd Beatles Page store

  • Our Abbeyrd Beatles Pages Collector's Marketplace is your 24-hour virtual window to the best in Internet Beatles auctions. Categories and listings galore. Have a click and see.

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  • Looking for tickets? Find them at Ticket Network


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