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• The Concert For George
• Farmer's Almanac
• Elk Rutting Season
Week of October 5, 2003

The Concert For George

Paul & Heather Mills McCartney with Ringo Starr George Harrison's former bandmates Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty were among the guests at the L.A. premiere of the big-screen version of "The Concert For George."

The all-star tribute is part performance ... part documentary ... shot at London's Royal Albert Hall on November 29th, 2002 — the first anniversary of George's death.

Ringo Starr & Tom Petty The concert features performances by McCartney, Starr, Petty, Lynne, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Jools Holland, Ravi Shankar and many more of George's friends.

It's in a very limited run at movie theaters in Colorado — call 303-283-FILM for information.

If you miss the movie, you can catch "The Concert For George" on DVD when it's released in late November.

Paul McCartney, remembering George Harrison

Just out: the 2004 Old Farmer's Almanac.
Its editor, Janice Stillman, dropped by our Ace & Friends studio to tell us about what's inside ... including some interesting tidbits:
• George Washington's teeth weren't wooden. They were made from hippo teeth and Washington was advised to brush them with chalk.
• And what about the Front Range weather?
The Old Farmer's Almanac's weather predictions.

The 2004 Old Farmer's Almanac winter weather predictions.

Bugle Boys

It's rutting season for our Rocky Mountain elk. The male elk — the bulls — are very anxious these days ... looking for the ladies — the cows — and making all kinds of noises in the process.

Elk expert Keil Patterson of Rocky Mountain National Park.

The hot tip, we're told, is to head up to Estes Park real soon ... be listening at dawn or dusk and you might hear this:

The bugling of an elk

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