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Ringo Heads Home to Starr in 'Liverpool, The Musical'
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by Jarrett Martineau | January 11, 2008 at 09:10 am
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Ex-Beatles drummer Ringo Starr headed home to Liverpool today to help launch its year of festivities as the European Capital of Culture.
With a little help from his friends, ex-Beatle Ringo Starr returned home Friday to kick-start Liverpool's year in the spotlight as a European Capital of Culture.Starr will join Eurythmics frontman Dave Stewart in headlining a huge outdoor concert, featuring around 600 local musicians, aerial performers and children.
The Fab Four's drummer will star again Saturday in "Liverpool, The Musical," a showcase of the city's rich musical heritage that also features the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Farm and up-and-coming rockers The Wombats.
The yearlong festivities are seen as an important step in attempts by the northwest England port to shake off its image of economic deprivation, social unrest and gang violence.
The city has spent years and pumped millions into regeneration — work that organizers predict will spark a tourism boom.
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at 11:51 on January 11th, 2008
4'x4' oil painting of Ringo Starr by Dallas artist Cabe Booth. It is autographed and on display at Nokia Theater, Grand Prairie, Texas. It hangs with over 200 other signed portraits of personalities painted over the last 4 years.
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at 12:17 on January 11th, 2008
Hey, nice job, man.