40 years of the Fab Four

[MIKEH]

It hardly seems possible, but it was 40 years ago this Saturday --Feb. 7, 1964, to be exact -- that the Beatles landed in America.

Now, I feel like a geezer!

[doc540]

And to think it was just ruined by all those girls standing up in front and acting a fool!

[NeoFauve]

Holy crap!
I never considered THIS possibility before.

I was born 9 months and 3 days later.

They weren't fans at all, but I wonder if the Beatles got my parents "in the mood."


Nah, maybe it was Valentine's festivities.

[FenderBoy]

They made their US debut on The Ed Sullivan Show on the 9th.

I remember watching the show, waiting for the other cornball stuff to be over and then being REALLY pissed that you could barely hear them over the din of the screaming girls.



When the same thing happened to me and I knew how much that boosted the creative mind....not mention the ego.

[fezz parka]

Banged on an acoustic guitar before 2/9/64...Went electric 2/10 64...Yeah Yeah Yeah!

[NeoFauve]

Originally posted by FenderBoy
They made their US debut on The Ed Sullivan Show on the 9th.

9 months and 1 day!!

Coincidence?

[BLUELOU]

I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BEGEES

I NEVER GOT INTO THE ENGRISH INVASION I REMEMBER THE THOUSANDS OF SCREAMIN CHIKS MELTIN OVER WHA
A GROUP OF 4 DUDES IN BLACK SUITS LMAO
THEY WERE HIP IN THEIR TIME I LIKE HARRISONS SOLO WORKS JOHNLENNONS WRITINGS BUT PAULMC FARTNEY AND PRINGLES NAAAA SORRY I WAS AND STILL AM PRO USA NO MORE OVERFLOWIN STUFF IT WAS LIKE THEY WANTED TO CONQUER THE WORLD WHICH THEY DID EASILY
I JUST LIKE TRADITIONAL IDEALS IM OPEN MINDED BUT IT WAS LIKE BACK THEN THEY STARTED TRENDS LIKE ELVIS AND THEM LAMBCHOPS
MAYBE BECAUSE OF THE RACIST MOVEMENT LONG AGO I WAS MORE CONCERNED FOR USA THAN OTHER AREAS AS A KID
ITS AMAZIN THE IMPACT THE BEATLES LEFT AND CONTINUE TO LEAVE
I FELT BAD DURIN THE RACIST MOVEMENT DAYS IT WAS UGLY SAD AND HUMILIATING I WAS BORN LEFTHANDED BUT I WAS FORCED IN SCHOOL TO WRITE RIGHTY THAS UNFAIR I NEVER GOT INTO THE BRITISH INVASION MY POP DID I WAS MORE PISSED OFF AT THE AMWERICAN IDEALS THA LOU YOU GOT TO WRITE RIGHTY LEFTYS ARE STUPID AND HANDICAPPED ETC YADA YADFA YADA
I HAD THA SHIT TILLL I WAS 10

I HATED BEIN TREATED AS A FREAK
THANK GOD I ALWAYS HAD A GOOD GUITAR
MY TEACHERS NEVER HAD THE SPARK THE DESIRE I DID MUSICALLY TO THEM I PLAYERD GUITAR UPSIDE DOWN LIKE PAUL DID I WAS TREATED LIKE SHIT IN SCHOOL SO THE BRITISH INVASION CRAP WASNT MY BAG OF TEA I WAS DESCRIMINATED BECAUSE IM A LEFTY LMAO FIKIN OL TEACHERS ARE ROLLIN IN THEITR GRAVES
IM A ACTIVIST ON HUMANITY YOU CANT FORCE SOMEONE INTO ANYTHING

I LIVE BY THA RULE
AND I ABIDE BY NO LAWS BECAUSE OF MY UP BRINGING
I BEEN A ODD BALL BUT DETERMINED GUITARIST FOR LONG TIME SINCE I WAS 4

I TELL IT LIKE IT IS LAWS ARE FOR STUPID PEOPLE I NEVER GOT THE JIST WHY ROLLINSTONES BEATLES ARE SO WORSHIPPED I GREW UP ON OLD MUSIC IM HAPPY BEIN ME NOT A TREACHERS IDEAL PRODIG'E

SO I AM STILL A LEFTY
THERE IS NO RIGHT /WRONG WAY TO PLAY I PLAY RIGHTY BUT IM LEFTY AND I AM NOW AMBIDEXTROUS BECAUSE OF MY ASSHOLE TEACHERS FORCIN METO FIT IN .....



HENDRIX WAS LIKEI WAS IIMOP I NEVER FOLLOWE I JUST PRACTICED MY DAD WAS MY MENTOR


ENGRISH INVASION NAAAAA TEA CRUMPETS BELONG IN DAINTY LAND.....


AND NO OFFENSE TO NO ONE HERE AT ALL NO PUN INTENDED
I AM NOT A COMFORMIST PERSON I JUST DO WITH WHA FEELS GOOD MY WAY........
SINCERELY
BLUELOU

GODBLESS

[Froggy]

Originally posted by MIKEH
It hardly seems possible, but it was 40 years ago this Saturday --Feb. 7, 1964, to be exact -- that the Beatles landed in America.

Now, I feel like a geezer!

Being a geezer ain't all that bad.

Forty years and still........no other band even comes close.