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Such a close thing
SIR Paul McCartney is only one of two surviving members of the legendary Beatles. While in London recreating the iconic image where he and his bandmates walk on the Abbey Road zebra crossing, he was almost run over by an Uber.
At the time of the incident, Macca was filming a documentary about the famous Abbey Road recording studios, which is broadcast on the Disney+ platform. In a video posted on the official Twitter profile of Abbey Road Studios on Wednesday, January 25, Sir Paul is seen pausing to pose midcrossing. As he stops, a bluecoloured car makes no attempt to respect the law of the road and drives straight through the zebra crossing just behind him.
Aviation Authority’s Consumer Director said: “It is always sad to see an airline enter administration and we know that Flybe’s decision to stop trading will be distressing for all of its employees and customers.”
The crossing is located outside the famous recording studios of the same name, where the Beatles recorded so many of their classic tunes. Their 1969 album Abbey Road features one of the most memorable and famous record cover designs of all time. It shows the Fab Four crossing the London road in a single file.
Now a sprightly 80 years old, the famous singersongwriter was not even shaken by the incident.
Top guitarist passes
FOUNDING member and original guitarist for the Yardbirds Anthony ‘Top’ Topham has died at the age of 75.
Topham, who left the Yardbirds before they enjoyed commercial success, had suffered from dementia.
According to a news outlet, his representative said on Wednesday, January 25 the musician had died surrounded by his family.
Topham, who later became known as Sanderson Rasjid after joining the Subud spiritual movement, was replaced first by Eric Clapton, then the late Jeff Beck and finally Jimmy Page.
Born in London in 1947, Topham founded the group in 1963 along with secondary school pal Chris Dreja and singer Keith Relf, bassist Paul SamwellSmith and drummer Jim McCarty. A few months later they were offered a residency at the Crawdaddy Club in Surrey after the Rolling Stones moved. But he decided to leave the group.
Although he had retired from music due to his ailing health, Topham will always be remembered as the founding guitarist of The Yardbirds but also as the sound behind top artists like Christine McVie and Peter Green.
IN a three part documentary broadcast on BBC2 on Sunday, January 29, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed that Vladimir Putin threatened to kill him. This bizarre incident occurred during a telephone conversation with the Russian President on February 2, 2022.
According to Boris, it happened before the deployment of Russian troops to Ukraine. He had just returned from a visit to Kyiv and subsequently had what he described as
Dementia diagnosis
THE ‘Is this the way to Amarillo’ singer Tony Christie has opened up about his dementia diagnosis saying he is determined to carry on making music.
Speaking on UK TV on Wednesday, January 25, Christie, real name Anthony Fitzgerald, said: “If you start worrying about it, you’re finished. Ignore it, carry on and do what you do.”
Now 79 years old, Christie added: “I’ve always been, for 50 years, a fanatic at doing crosswords and things, and suddenly I started finding it very hard.”
That prompted his wife to encourage him to get checked out and was then told: “you’ve got the oncoming of dementia.
He said: “The main thing was, and why I’ve come out about it, is a lot of people I’ve met and who have got it, they’re worried about it.
“And I’m not worried about it. I went to specialists and they gave me tablets and they’ve gradually worked.”
Christie released his latest album before Christmas and is preparing to perform a special show for his 80th.
