Feb. 9th, 1964
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MissMargoChanning — 6 years ago(February 10, 2020 03:59 PM)
A babe in arms who grew up to be a Babe…
Oh, I can remember that as though it were a moment ago! Just don't ask me to remember what was going on five minutes ago!
I think my favorite is Rubber Soul. The White Album comes in a close second.
I really can't think of a least favorite. I'm a true blue fan…
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
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MortSahlFan — 6 years ago(February 10, 2020 05:01 PM)
What did you think of them when you first heard them?
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MissMargoChanning — 6 years ago(February 10, 2020 05:22 PM)
I was a bit caught up in the excitement and the screaming girls in the audience.
My older sister, who was 13 at the time was watching with me. she added to the excitement too.
I do remember liking the song, but even more, they looked so different. Their hair! Guys didn't wear their hair that way!
I remember liking Ringo right away.
I remember the next few days at school, everyone talking about them, and at home we would have the radio on all the time just to hear one of their songs.
the corner store stocked their bubble gum with cards. I collected those. My sisters tacked pictures of them all over the bedroom and weeks later, my sister bought the first record.
We breathed Beatles!
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MortSahlFan — 6 years ago(February 10, 2020 09:16 PM)
Thank for sharing!
Did you know about The Beatles (if so, what did you know?) before that appearance? And do you remember the primal instincts of those around you? I ask, because in retrospect, it seems EVERYONE is a fan, and I'm wondering how organic this Beatlemania was, coming from someone like you who was there in real-time.
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MissMargoChanning — 6 years ago(February 10, 2020 09:38 PM)
You are welcome. We sort of knew about them before the Ed Sullivan appearance because there was a record or two out before that. We knew they were a group from England, but we hadn't seen them preform. Once we saw them, it seems they were all we talked about. there was certainly a lot of merchandise like Beatles guitars, little ones.
I also remember the sweatshirt my sister had with their images on the front. And of course there were the Beatles Wigs which looked more like furry hats.
It's hard to describe the excitment they brought at that time. Things were so different.
We were from the Midwest. The kids in the east like New York probably knew about them before we did. No internet then you sort of heard about things through TV and fan magazines.
The thing I remember the most is that I had never seen or heard anyone quite like them. They were like a breath of fresh air. They were exciting.
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
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MortSahlFan — 6 years ago(February 10, 2020 10:30 PM)
Thanks again for your piece of history. That's the influence of TV (and now extended to the internet, etc). I always wonder how things would have turned out without that performance. For example, if you and others just heard the music on records, would they be a decent selling band, a flop, almost as big?
They are still exciting. The music and their personalities, especially John. I wasn't alive when he was murdered, but its still a loss, especially at a time when we need a voice in the wilderness that is influential for good.
I think I'm going to go listen to my favorite Beatles' song, "A Day in the Life"
P.S. - Did you ever see any of them perform? I was lucky to see Paul two nights in a row in Pittsburgh!
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MissMargoChanning — 6 years ago(February 10, 2020 11:05 PM)
i believe that the records were doing fairly well on the charts before that TV appearance. I believe they were doing well at home in England.
i'm sorry to say that I never saw them as a group or any of them in their later bands perform live. I'd say that you are very lucky to have seen Paul perform. That had to be exciting. Did he put on a good show?
There is one thing that I find pretty remarkable. When I think of just how young they were, in their 20s, I am amazed that they wee able to to handle such fame as well as they did. Yes. They did drugs. Yes. They went through a lot. More than we will ever know. They were such a phenomenon, they lived in a fish bowl, and accomplished so much.
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
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MortSahlFan — 6 years ago(February 11, 2020 12:22 PM)
Yes, for being so young, they handled the press well, and everything. You never heard of the debauchery of other bands.
Paul's voice wasn't up to par, as expected, but he had a great set list, played about 30 songs without a break or sip of water!
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MissMargoChanning — 6 years ago(February 11, 2020 03:24 PM)
Paul's voice wasn't up to par, as expected, but he had a great set list, played about 30 songs without a break or sip of water!
My stepmother use to say that dancing and rock and roll keep you young.
She was a smart lady. In Paul's case and in the case of many other rockers, she was right.
Side note:
I was watching CBS Sunday Morning the other day. There was a segment on Toni Basil. I couldn't believe all of the dances she has choreographed for movies. She even worked out the little dance Leonardo DiCaprio did in his little Hullabaloo segment in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Toni is in her 70s, looking good, and still dancing up a storm!
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
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MissMargoChanning — 6 years ago(February 10, 2020 09:48 PM)
Funny you should ask. Awhile back, Nimda asked me what my favorite Beatles song is. I asked him if he would give my name color if I named the right song.
Being a fan,any song l named was a good answer to him. Personally, l think he was being generous that day. In any case, I am grateful. Red is my favorite color.
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
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MissMargoChanning — 6 years ago(February 11, 2020 03:16 PM)
My folks didn't really have a problem with them. They had been through the Elvis hysteria with the older siblings. They did find the hair strange. Many adults thought they needed a haircut. It's funny to think that was considered long then, but it was. I had an uncle who said that they copied Moe Howard's hair cut… Moe, from the Three Stooges.
Most of the adults I knew liked their music.
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
It's Going To Be A Bumpy Night!
— 6 years ago(February 10, 2020 04:04 PM)