Ringo Starr is suddenly playing hard to get

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In what can only be interpreted as a savvy (or desperate) publicity stunt to regain a level of global stardom that began to fade the day the Beatles broke up, Ringo Starr says he won’t answer any more fan mail. Does he still receive any? The video message on his Web site, in which he promises to toss all letters and packages posted after Oct. 20, is getting lots of media play—there are currently 2,243

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