Adam wrote:
> Either this newsgroup has had no activity at all for quite a few weeks,
> or I'm not getting posts somehow.
>
> Anyway, I was at the optician's yesterday, and noticed that (among other
> name brands), there is now a "John Lennon" line of eyeglass frames. Not
> necessarily the styles Lennon himself wore, but the little print said
> "Copyright Yoko Ono-Lennon" so I'm sure these are "official". Actually
> his name seems a reasonable one to attach to eyeglass frames. He wore
> gl***** (and around 1966, decided to "go public" about it). Also, at
> least since '66, he obviously put some thought into his choice of
frames.
>
> What are some other occasions since the breakup where names of
> individual Beatles have been used to sell a product that was not
> directly Beatle-related?
>
The McCartney line of rectal thermometers...
The George Harrison Long Long Longjohns
The Ringo Starr "Starrific Lint Catch"
dmh
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