First is the Ringo Starr in Liverpool controversy. What controversy? That Ringo's visit home was less than a compliment to the residents of Liverpool. Blogs in the Liverpool Echo and UK Sun were downright nasty, complaining that Ringo wasn't nice enough on his visit. And then there was the worst complaint of all -- Ringo wasn't as charming as Paul and didn't visit Liverpool as often.
Big deal. If you were to compare Ringo and Paul, who's closer to their Liverpool roots? Easily, it's Ringo. He's always been the working class Beatle. This so sounds like a hurt relative complaining that you don't come around enough.
Then there's the story we've seen about Yoko supposedly stopping a film about John and Yoko in Scotland. Stopping? No. Not licensing Lennon music to it? Yes. The explanation from Yoko's office said it's not a particularly good memory for them because they were involved in an auto accident during their stay. But even if that's not the primary reason, not every idea about John Lennon should be made into a film. And if Yoko is particular about which projects she endorses, good for her.
The point is don't believe a lot of stuff that parades as news. Stories from sources like Contact Music and WENN, which are really the same thing, are suspect and, most of the time, are just written to entertain the thirst for celebrity news. But the bulk of their stories come from out-of-context quotes and items. You rarely find Contact's stuff in the general media.
Wonder why it's only picked up by bloggers and sites who capture all the Beatle news they find? Because it's out there. And you don't need to believe it.
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