"According to his doctors, Art is expected to make a full recovery. However, they cannot predict an exact timeline," a statement said. Garfunkel added: "I do feel bad about disrupting so many people's plans but, as I continue to mend, I can't yet bring my A-game to a tour, and I would not perform for you with anything less."
In The Sale Room - John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to Beatles song A Day In The Life have sold for $1.2m (£810,000) at auction, well above the price expected. The double-sided sheet of paper with notes written in felt marker and blue ink was sold at Sotheby's in New York. The lyric sheet also contains some corrections and other notes penned in red ink. The song - co-written with Paul McCartney - is the final track on the band's 1967 Sgt Pepper album. The buyer was an anonymous American telephone bidder. The lyric sheet had previously belonged to Mal Evans, the Beatles' road manager.
In Memoriam - A memorial is to be erected at a West End theatre in London on the eve of the first anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson. He died last year just 18 days before he was due to perform 50 sell-out dates at London's O2 Arena. The plaque will be unveiled on 24 June in the foyer of the Lyric Theatre, where the show Thriller Live is playing. The ceremony for the plaque will be attended by Britain's Got Talent 2009 winners, dance group Diversity, who had been booked to appear at Jackson's London concerts.
London Calling - Following the European AES Convention's return to London last month, AES executive director Roger Furness reports: "We're still collating visitor data, but it seems that we had over 3,600 visitors to the Convention over four days, which we're pleased with, given the economic climate... "We're currently gathering feedback from visitors and exhibitors about what worked and what didn't in Hammersmith.
"The question at present is whether the Convention continues to circulate around European cities or whether it remains in London next year. That will depend to some extent on how our exhibitors view the prospects for the market over the coming months, and whether we might need a larger venue next year. However, we should be in a position to make an announcement on next year's European Convention within the next couple of months."
(Jim Evans)
