To mark World Peace Day, which was Sunday, September 21, Ringo Starr & hisĀ amazing All-Starr Band performed a great 40 minute set behind the John Varvatos boutique in Hollywood.
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The All-Starr Band is a revolving group of legendary musicians that Ringo has assembled over the last two decades to go out on tour. They perform some of Ringoās most famous songs, as well as hits from their own career. The current line-up features Steve Lukather (Toto), Edgar Winter, Richard Page (Mr.Mister), and Gregg BissonetteĀ on drums. Yesterday they were joined by Joe Walsh, and the great drummer Jim Keltner.
Also present to share in the festivities were Ringoās wife Barbara Bach, Marilyn Manson, KISS members Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer, Blondie drummer Clem Burke, andĀ Harold and KumarĀ star John Cho.
Varvatos has teamed up with Ringo and with David Lynch to generate funds for the David Lynch Foundation, which teaches methods of meditation the world over. He pledged to donate one dollar for every selfie that people post on social media with the words #peacerocks. āKeep going until John Varvatos is broke!ā Ringo suggested.
After Edgar Winter opened with a sizzling āTobacco Road,ā he moved over to keyboards, while Joe Walsh and Richard Page each did a song. Then it was time for the guest of honor, Ringo Starr, who danced sprightly onto stage and performed three songs with his superband, āMatchbox,ā āIt Donāt Come Easyā and āWith A Little Help from my Friends.ā
Before āFriends,ā his famous solo song onĀ Sgt. Pepper,Ā Ringo invited one and all to sing along and said, āAnd if you donāt know this one, youāre in the wrong car park.ā
Keltner joined on āFriends,ā leading Ringo to remark afterwards that it required multiple drummers to match his drum part from the record.
Both Ringo and Walsh spoke about how āmeditation really works,ā and Walsh explained that it is especially healing for vets, who come back from war āall hyper.ā
Ringo also spoke about the giant march on Climate Change taking place in New York City, and how the weather around the world had changed. āWhen politicians say they donāt know there has been climate change,ā he said, āI wonder ā where do these people live?ā
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