(December 12,1998) Yoko Ono will be chatting on SonicNet on December 21, 1998 at 8 PM Eastern Standard Time.

(December 12, 1998) Yoko Ono said she still felt misunderstood by Beatles fans who blame her for the breakup of the Beatles and for Lennon's search for seclusion in his last years.

She also felt hurt and isolated after not being invited to a memorial service for fellow Beatle spouse Linda McCartney seven months ago, she said in an interview with Britain's Express newspaper Tuesday.

``I was hurt, yes, but I understand it,'' she said in the interview, published on the 18th anniversary of Lennon's shooting by deranged fan Mark Chapman outside his and Ono's luxury New York apartment.

Linda, photographer, animal rights campaigner and vegetarian foods entrepreneur, died in April in the arms of former Beatle husband Paul in Arizona, after losing a three-year fight against cancer.

Ono, 65, who was widely accused of causing the Beatles' 1970 split, said Paul's decision not to invite her was not surprising. ``I'm still here but Linda and John are not,'' she said. ``That must hurt very much.''

``I wasn't very social after John's death. I'm the first one to know how painful it is to lose someone and how painful it can be to see somebody who was also close to them.''

The Japanese-born artist said a racist Western world saw her for years as the ``dragon lady,'' blaming her for stealing Lennon from his first wife, splitting up the Beatles, and even indirectly for the star's death.

``If I was blonde with blue eyes, a beautiful tall skinny woman I'm sure there would not have been a problem. But for people to see their Western hero getting together with an Oriental woman -- well that was too much,'' she said.

She said it was Lennon who sought seclusion in a move to New York's exclusive Dakota building, and that far from being the arrogant and overbearing woman portrayed in the press, she made most of the sacrifices in the relationship.

"I lost credibility as an artist. My ideas were not killed but were ignored. That hurt sometimes,'' she told the Express. -Reuters

(December 12,1998) Yoko Ono has unveiled in New York City a billboard reading "War is over. If you want it. Happy Christmas from John and Yoko." Ono is encouraging fans to take photographs in front of the billboard in Times Square and spread the message of peace throughout the world.-Instant Karma

(December 11, 1998) Jane Asher's Tea Room in Chelsea, London, has been closed and a new sugarcraft shop has been opened. Further details will be posted when available. -The Offical Jane Asher Party Cakes Website

(Originally posted on the mailing list, December 1, 1998) Paul McCartney's favorite photographs of his wife, Linda, can be seen in this week's issue of People magazine. Most of the photos are taken by Paul himself, and there is a paragraph on how Paul and his family are dealing with Linda's death. Each photograph comes with memories of Linda by Paul.

(Originally posted on the mailing list, December 1, 1998) E! Entertainment television will be having a 2-hour special on the Beatles' wives and girlfriends (present and past) set to be aired on February 14,1999; however the date can change.

(December 1, 1998) Monthly news updates can now be found through the She Loves You mailing list, however postings will also still be put up on the News page. It has been decided that the news items posted several months ago through the mailing list will be put up as well. Other materials found through the mailing list will not be put up on the news section.

(Originally posted November 3,1998 on the mailng list) Stella McCartney has dedicated her fall line for Chloe to her late mother, Linda McCartney. Paul was there to support his daughter.

(Originally posted on the mailing list October 5, 1998) Paul and Linda McCartney's first daughter, Mary, was just married. The wedding was originally planned for the summer, but was eventually moved to the fall because the family was still grieving. The engagement was announced last year, while Linda was still alive, and she was very excitied for her daughter. The wedding only had 80 guests, and was a very small affair, no celebrities were in attendance, just close family and friends of the bride and groom.

(Originally posted on the mailing list October 5, 1998) Yoko Ono is staying silent over the auction of the last thing John Lennon signed before his death in 1980, their album Double Fantasy for his murderer. The man who is auctioning it choose the date of December 8, which is a bit too close for comfort for John and Cynthia Lennon's son, Julian. He is reportedly shocked and outraged by the reason of the auction (the man is unemployed and needs money) and thinks it tarnishes his father's image.

(September 12, 1998) Recorded work by Linda McCartney, spanning a number of years, will be released as a CD this coming year. Her husband, Paul, produced the work, which is to be title "Wide Prairie".-USA Today

(August 2, 1998) Pattie Boyd's feature film debut in A Hard Day's Night will be re-released in March of 1999 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the classic movie. The movie pictures and sounds will be digitally remastered.-courtesy USA Today

(July 17, 1998) A short film by Linda McCartney is set to be released at this month's Edinbrugh Film Festival. The short movie, "Wide Prairie", is an animated film based on the song she has written and recorded by the same name. Artist Oscar Grillo planned and directed the film. He is quoted as saying, "It was so evocative. Beautiful images. She rode at night and felt the stars and open sky were so close she was riding in the skies."-courtesy Yahoo! News

(July 17, 1998) Paul McCartney's "Standing Stone" will premire at the Hollywood Bowl this Sunday. The concert is being dedicated to Linda McCartney.-courtesy Daily Variety

(July 14, 1998) Jane Asher's childhood home at 57 Wimpole St is being considered as the next house of Oasis lead singer Liam Gallagher, and his wife,actress Patsy Kensit. Paul McCartney also lived in the house for some time,where he wrote "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and "Yesterday". The house is said to be in great need of repair, yet it is selling for approximately 2.5 milllion US dollars. The house has been on the London market for several months, and until Gallagher and Kensit, no one expressed interest in the home- courtesy Yahoo! News

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