Ringo’s Starr power has Niagara Falls fans on alert
June 11, 2008
Printed by the Review
Ringo’s Starr power has Falls fans on alert
Posted By BY JOHN LAW REVIEW STAFF WRITER
Eyes peeled, people: A Beatle walks among us.
With a summer tour kicking off next week at the Niagara Fallsview Casino, Ringo Starr is already in town for rehearsals. And the Fab Four’sdrummer isn’t being shy.
On Monday, Starr got his health food fix at the White Oaks Resort and Spa.
“He just literally walked in,” said Mary Muraco, owner of the spa’s Naturally Healthy shop. “I called my sister and went, ‘You know who’s in the store right now? Ringo Starr.’ She goes, ‘Yeah, right.’”
Sure enough, Starr and a few casino employees poked around the store for 20 minutes, stocking up on healthy grub to prepare for his 31-date All-Starr Band tour.
Muraco has met several famous athletes and celebrities over the years, but admits she was “star struck” when Starr strolled in.
“It must be the Beatle thing,” she said. “There was a customer in the store going, ‘Oh my God’ … she was freaking out too.” (more…)
