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Old 02-09-2014, 10:55 AM   #6
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Default Re: It Was Fifty Years Ago Today

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Originally Posted by The Poet View Post
What's the big deal?", I simply wish to tell you that we who DO get it understand why you DON'T get it. You could not possibly get it, since you did not witness it. Still, take it from one who did see it . . . it was a big deal, was a bigger deal than you can comprehend, and it continues to be a big deal.
Well-said, Thomas.
The most amazing thing was the days after that 1st appearance on Ed Sullivan. I was in 8th grade in Chicago. Nothing got done in classes. We were agog, foaming like a nest of mad robins. The looks on our teachers, aghast that us little darlings had lost our minds over The Beatles.
I had the great good fortune to see The Beatles at Comiskey Park, home of the White Sox, on Aug 20, 1965. Hardly heard the music -- was all screaming. My ears still ringing.
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