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Sir Paul McCartney caused another mania Thursday night ... playing a concert out of nowhere for 300 lucky fans in Joshua Tree out in the California desert.

The intimate show was announced on Paul's site in the afternoon, so fans raced to the venue, Pappy & Harriet's, to line up for tickets -- which were incredibly only 50 bucks.

We're told Paul went on at 8:15 PM and played till 10 -- nothing but the hits. Some of the songs on his set list included "A Hard Day's Night," "Lady Madonna," "Hey Jude" and "Band on the Run."

300 golden tickets were sold, plus some VIPs and workers. The intimate gig was a tune-up for Paul. He's got weekend #2 for the Desert Trip Festival coming up, where he'll play to a slightly bigger crowd of like 70,000.

People usually run away from Leatherface, but hundreds came out for the grand opening of The Gas Station ... the key location where "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was filmed.

Roy Rose, owner of the new Texas BBQ joint and motel, tells TMZ ... they had a packed house -- people waited in line almost 3 hours. He says they hired a cook for the opening, and the trial run went so well he's now their full-time guy.

We're told a ton of merch was sold in the gift shop, and special guests included Ed Neal and Ed Guinn -- who played the hitchhiker and the cattle truck driver in the OG movie. As you can see in the pics ... some other interesting characters showed up too.

Roy says they showed "Texas Chainsaw 3D" on a big screen, and he'll be serving up more killer barbecue Halloween weekend.

Tommy Ford -- who famously played Tommy on the '90s sitcom "Martin" -- is on life support at an Atlanta hospital after an aneurysm ruptured in his abdomen ... his wife tells TMZ.

Ford has been hospitalized since Sunday and his health has declined ever since.

He is currently on life support and is not expected to make it through the day. Ford's wife, Gina, says the family is still praying for him.

Earlier, Ford's pal, Anthony Anderson, tweeted Ford had died -- but at the time, he was still alive. We're told Anthony had received inaccurate information, and merely tweeted in support of his friend. He's since deleted the tweet.

Tommy starred in all 5 seasons of "Martin" as Martin Lawrence's level-headed best friend, who often played straight man to Martin's crazy antics.

He also appeared on "New York Undercover," "The Jamie Foxx Show" and "The Parkers."

Ford also wrote children's books that promoted drug-free and violence-free lifestyles.

People at NBC knew about Donald Trump's crude convo with Billy Bush for at least 2 months ... because Billy was bragging about it back then.

TMZ has confirmed ... Billy was telling NBC staffers in Rio about the tape back in early August, when he was still working for "Access Hollywood." We're told word circulated because Billy made it clear Trump was trash-talking Nancy O'Dell.

NBC News says it didn't know about the outtakes until a week ago Monday, but the word around the network is people knew, including executives at 'Access,' which is an NBC property. We're told those executives had full knowledge of Billy's comments on the tape ... which creates a potential problem if NBC is serious about firing him.

We're told Bush's camp will argue they can't 86 him based on a "morality clause" because execs knew what he had said, and didn't discipline him at the time ... 11 years ago.

The public has spoken, and does NOT want to see people dressed up as Kim Kardashian, bound and gagged by armed robbers for Halloween.

Costumeish founder Johnathon Weeks says the backlash was so severe by Tuesday afternoon, it became clear the Parisian Robbery Victim costume wasn't gonna fly. It's been yanked from his website.

Weeks says this is the first time they've removed a costume from their online store -- and there have been plenty of borderline tasteless options in the past, including Cecil the Lion and crack-smoking mayor Rob Ford.

The move won't ruin Halloween for too many -- Weeks says he'll be fully refunding all SIX people who actually forked over the $69.99.

Puppy love ain't cheap for Paris Hilton -- not when she's scooping up 12 ounces of chihuahua worth $8k ... very delicately, of course.

TMZ has learned the 4-month-old pup was delivered to Paris in NYC on Monday from a boutique teacup breeder.

Paris is a bit of a connoisseur when it comes to teacup pooches ... she spent $25k on two others over a year ago, and bought a teacup Pomeranian in 2014 for $13k. So, if you're keeping score at home, that's about $46k on about 5 pounds worth o' dogs ... in 2 years.

We're told the new dog doesn't have a name yet. Paris is asking her followers to decide on social media, although she's partial to London or Ibiza. We're guessing China's off her short list.

The clock's tickin' on Tyson Fury's reign as WBO heavyweight champ ... 'cause the boxing org. hit the fighter with an ultimatum ... tell us why you should keep your belt, or lose it.

In case you missed it ... Fury pulled out of his Oct. 29th rematch with Wladimir Klitschko after testing positive for cocaine.

Now, the WBO has spoken ... telling Fury he has 10 days to "show cause why your title should not be vacated due to inactivity, breach of contract and performance enhancing drugs and stimulants."

The letter was delivered Oct. 7th ... giving Fury til' October 17th to respond.

And if he doesn't answer? A rep for the WBO tells us he'll likely be stripped of his title.

Regardless, the rep says they'll decide Fury's fate next week at the WBO convention in San Juan.

Lindsay Lohan's former BFF, Vikram Chatwal, is under investigation by the NYPD for allegedly trying to burn 2 dogs ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell us they got reports Friday morning of Vikram taking a spray can and a lighter, and then singeing the backs of 2 dogs outside his apartment. We're told when cops arrived, Vikram wasn't home, where witnesses say he'd been just minutes earlier. But we got video of him there.

Check out the clip -- Vikram sounds out of it while trying to defend himself. Also, there appears to be a burn mark on at least 1 of the dogs.

Vikram -- who founded NYC's Dream Hotel -- has a LONG history of drug problems ... and LiLo was right there with him for some of those times.

Kobe Bryant fans, here's your chance to come face-to-face with the Mamba himself (kinda) ... 'cause the NBA legend's game-worn protective face mask just hit the auction block!!

During the 2012 All-Star game, Dwyane Wade fouled Kobe hard, and broke his nose ... forcing K.B. to wear the clear face mask to protect his schnoz.

Goldin Auctions got ahold of the mask -- which comes with a letter from a member of the Lakers training staff -- that Mamba used during games in February and March of '12.

The mask hits the block Monday ... and bidding closes on October 29th.

Interested? Break out your checkbook ... 'cause it ain't gonna go cheap. The auction house tells us they expect the mask to sell for over $50k!!

Good luck!

Ryan Lochte knows how to make a girl feel special ... dropping $700 for a private helicopter ride to pop the question on the top of a mountain.

Lochte proposed to his Playboy model girlfriend Kayla Rae Reid on Sunday, and judging by the video ... he went all out. Kayla said it was her first time in a chopper, and clearly Ryan made it memorable -- even if she knew what was coming.

Sources close to the situation tell TMZ ... Lochte booked his romantic flight through Orbic Air in Burbank. He got the Mountain Top Landing package ... which included a ride to a Malibu peak and a 30 minute stop for some celebratory champagne, strawberries and cheesecake.

We're told he also had a photog on board to capture the memories.

Well done, Ryan. Jeah!

Pierre Garcon just touched down in Haiti on Redskins owner Daniel Snyder's jet ... carrying a bunch of medical supplies for people affected by the brutal hurricane last week.

TMZ Sports talked to Garcon Sunday night ... who told us, "I'm headed to Haiti tomorrow. Our owner is flying me and Ricky [Jean Francois] down to pass out medical supplies."

Garcon and Jean Francois are both of Haitian descent.

FYI -- Hurricane Matthew devastated the country -- killing over 950 people -- and injuring countless others.

Garcon and Jean Francois aren't the only athletes helping in Haiti ... boxer Andre Berto tells us he just arrived in the country with canned goods in tow.

One of the most rare baseball cards EVER is about to hit the auction block ... a T206 Ty Cobb ... and it could be yours if you've got around $200,000 laying around!

The story behind the card is crazy -- a family in the South found 7 Ty Cobb tobacco cards (originally released between 1909-11) in an old paper bag while going through their great-grandfather's stuff earlier this year.

It's been dubbed by collectors as "The Lucky 7 Find." FYI, there are only 22 known Cobb T206 cards in existence.

Now, one of the cards from the paper bag is being offered up through Robert Edward Auctions -- it's been graded by PSA at 1.5 (fair condition) and we're told it's expected to fetch $200,000.

Several other cards from the haul have previously been sold for big bucks.

If you can't snatch up the Cobb -- don't worry, there's more cool stuff at the auction (which begins Friday) including:

-- 1916 Babe Ruth rookie card (estimated at $168,000)

-- 1953 Jackie Robinson game-used bat (estimated at $100,000)

-- 1951 Mickey Mantle rookie card (estimated at $150,000)

-- 1967 Roberto Clemente road jersey (estimated at $75,000)

Lindsay Lohan touched base with her old "Mean Girls" crush just days after Oct. 3 -- National "Mean Girls" Day -- and they were LONG overdue for a catchup.

We're told ... Lindsay and Jonathan Bennett, who co-starred in the high school movie classic, FaceTimed Thursday after not talking for years.

Jonathan was in NYC when he bumped into a close friend of Lindsay's, who suggested they hit her up on the spot. Lindsay posted a pic of their Facetime convo ... and it looks like there was a lot to smile about.

Jonathan told us Monday he totally lost contact with Lindsay.

Lindsay's all stitched up now and back to work.

With the Indians as the odds-on LONGSHOT to win the World Series, Cleveland shortstop Francisco Lindor just got some brand new cleats made up ... with the word "BelieveLand" on the sides.

Seriously, according to SportsLine, the Indians only have a 6.4% shot to go the distance ... behind the Giants (9.0%), Rangers (11.9%) and Nationals (12.0%).

Shocker ... the Cubs are the faves (18.4%).

But back to the cleats, which Lindor had whipped up by Jorge Soto of Soto Customs -- he says the phenom wanted something "nice and clean" for his playoff debut.

Porsha Williams hit the beach in Hawaii, showing off her bikini-devouring body -- and it might be more than her guy friend can handle.

"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star was splashing around and taking selfies with the guy, while sucking down pineapple drinks. Sources close to Porsha tell us her sand mate's name is Todd, and they're celebrating his 40th birthday.

Petra Ecclestone's feeling lucky after the Playboy Mansion sold for $100 mil -- she's selling Spelling Manor again for double that, and she thinks she can get it ... TMZ has learned.

Sources close to the Formula One heiress tell us Petra recently listed the Manor for the second time in 2 years for a whopping $200 million ... all because of what Hugh Hefner fetched for his famous crib this summer.

You'll recall ... the Playboy Mansion was sold in August to Hef's next door neighbor after a long back and forth. The final price tag was $100 mil ... and that place is WAY smaller than the Manor, which boasts 14 bedrooms, 27 baths and 56,500 square feet of space.

We're told Petra feels the real estate market is hot right now, and thinks she can flip a $115 million profit ... unlike last time.

With the help of realtors like Rick Hilton and David Kramer, here's to hoping she can.