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Behind the curtain: a daily look into the life of Paul McCartney.

Photo: Paul McCartney, reading the Observer, 20 Forthlin Road, 21 October 1962. Photo by Mike McCartney taken a few weeks after the release of Love Me Do.

1970
Paul McCartney acquires Low Ranachan Farm
December 1970 ?
Paul and family have holiday in Barbados
November 21 - December 4, 1970
Paul & family dressed up for Halloween
Oct 31, 1970
Paul McCartney meets his legal team to discuss the strategy to break up The Beatles' partnership
Oct 21, 1970
Paul McCartney holds secret auditions for a guitar player
October 10-11, 1970
Paul McCartney holds secret auditions for a drummer
Oct 9, 1970
Paul and Linda McCartney travel to New York to record "Ram"
October 2-7, 1970
French holiday
Late September - October 2, 1970
Paul McCartney declines a role in the film "The Second Coming Of Suzanne"
September 1970
John Lennon and Paul McCartney issue a writ to retrieve Northern Songs monies
September 1970
Man breaks into Paul McCartney’s London home
Aug 31, 1970
Beatles documentary "The Long And Winding Road" announced
August 1970
ATV restructuring
August 1970
Holiday in the Orkney and Shetland Islands
Jul 27, 1970
Test screening of "The Raging Moon" leads Paul McCartney to withdraw his song
Jul 22, 1970
John Eastman visits Paul and Linda in Scotland
July 11-20, 1970
Lee Eastman asks for The Beatles to be dissolved
Jun 15, 1970
US launch of the "Let It Be" film
May 23, 1970
UK premiere of the “Let It Be” film
May 20, 1970
First public screening of the "Let It Be" Film
May 18, 1970
“Get Back” gets an Ivor Novello award
May 10, 1970
Paul McCartney is asked to participate in festival in Cornwall
May 2, 1970
John Lennon and Paul McCartney win five BMI Awards
May 1970
Paul and Linda McCartney go and live in Scotland for four months
May 1 - August 1970
"Let It Be" album and film are officially announced
Apr 23, 1970
"Maybe I'm Amazed" promotional video broadcast
Apr 19, 1970
Paul McCartney complains about "McCartney" ads with mentions of ABKCO
Late April / early May 1970
Paul McCartney writes to Allen Klein about "The Long And Winding Road"
Apr 14, 1970
Dispute over the release of "Let It Be"
April 10 - End of April 1970
“Paul is quitting The Beatles” — UK newspapers break the story
Apr 10, 1970
The "McCartney" press kit is sent to UK press
Apr 9, 1970
McCartney Productions Ltd. acquires the film rights for Rupert the Bear
Apr 7, 1970
Paul defines the promotion plan for "McCartney"
Mar 23, 1970
All four Beatles attends Pattie Harrison's birthday party
Mar 17, 1970
Dispute over the release of "McCartney"
Second half of March 1970
"Let It Be" video clip shown on Top Of The Pops
Mar 5, 1970
Designing the packaging for "McCartney"
Circa March 1970
Drake's Drum is retiring
March 1970
George Martin and Geoff Emerick win NME Awards
Feb 28, 1970
Paul McCartney lodges a complaint against fans
Feb 24, 1970
Family trip in the South of England
February 10-14, 1970
Paul and Linda spend time in New York
January 12-15, 1970
1969
New year's eve party in Liverpool
Dec 31, 1969
"Get Back" promo clip broadcast in color in the UK
Dec 25, 1969
Paul and Linda McCartney on holiday in Antigua
December 10- 22?, 1969
The Beatles reject offers to perform live
December 1969
The Beatles Monthly Book magazine ceases publication
December 1969
The "Get Back" documentary turns into the "Let It Be" film
Nov 18, 1969
Paul upgrades his home studio
November - December 1969
"Something" promo video is shown on Top Of The Pops
Nov 13, 1969

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