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Hard to believe! It was 50 years ago today. (and it was the same date in 64 they appeared on Sullivan!)
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50 Years ago today!
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aeronca65t
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Yes, amazing it's been than long (and that wqe're that old!)
I recall my cousins in the UK calling us (around '62) and asking my parents about the Beatles . We'd never heard of them up to that point.
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I recall my cousins in the UK calling us (around '62) and asking my parents about the Beatles . We'd never heard of them up to that point.
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One of my sisters would go absolutely crazy if she knew they were within a 100 miles from us! It took a week for her to settle down if she saw them. She drove My dad of his rocker when this happened. 
I have 4 younger sisters, needless to say, that's a little much for any guy to take. I really had a rough life growing up and being a watch dog! 
PJ
I have 4 younger sisters, needless to say, that's a little much for any guy to take. I really had a rough life growing up and being a watch dog! PJ
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In my younger days I sailed out of Liverpool as Midshipman and later as Deck Office in the Merchant Navy. I went to college in Byrom Street; the building is no longer there, and the roads aren't much like they used to be.
Anyway, it wasn't much of a walk across the square to the Cavern, and I saw the Beatles often back then. We had no idea what an impact they'd make.
In 1961 I met a 17-year-old girl who worked for the same shipowning company that did. It will be our 47th Wedding Anniversary at the end of this month. Also in 1961 a ship was launched, and later this year in October, there'll be a reunion in Liverpool of those who sailed on her. My wife and I plan to be there!
This is a long memory lane for me.
Anyway, it wasn't much of a walk across the square to the Cavern, and I saw the Beatles often back then. We had no idea what an impact they'd make.
In 1961 I met a 17-year-old girl who worked for the same shipowning company that did. It will be our 47th Wedding Anniversary at the end of this month. Also in 1961 a ship was launched, and later this year in October, there'll be a reunion in Liverpool of those who sailed on her. My wife and I plan to be there!
This is a long memory lane for me.
aeronca65t
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Basil said:
Well spotted, Bas!
Roger:
That's a GREAT story.
I'm sure you'll have a neat time at your reunion!
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Saw a good tribute band last week down in Wichita Falls called Liverpool Legends. It was a very good show if anyone has the chance to see them I'd recommend it.
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waltesefalcon said:
I've seen these guys twice and they were great! Unfortunately the fellow who played "Paul" recently lost his battle with brain cancer.
aeronca65t
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Wow! That's exactly what happened to Stewart Sutcliffe!
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aeronca65t said:
Similar but not exactly the same. Sutcliffe died from an aneurysm (bleeding in the brain) that some think may have been the result of a fight he had been involved in earlier in Hamburg.
I wonder if the Beatles would have risen to the level of fame they finally achieved had McCartney (a much better bassist/musician than Sutcliffe) and Ringo (a much better drummer that Pete Best) had not joined the group.
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Yeah, I knew it was something related to the brain.
Hard to say about the other stuff. McCarthy was still in the band....just not the bass player.
I guess I've always heard the Pete Best and Ringo were both weak drummers.....so that's a hard question. I would say that Ringo seemed to have more charisma. And many saw his quirky, left-handed drumming as "interesting". I think that in the Beatles they used to joke that Paul and John were better drummers than him.
Hard to say about the other stuff. McCarthy was still in the band....just not the bass player.
I guess I've always heard the Pete Best and Ringo were both weak drummers.....so that's a hard question. I would say that Ringo seemed to have more charisma. And many saw his quirky, left-handed drumming as "interesting". I think that in the Beatles they used to joke that Paul and John were better drummers than him.
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aeronca65t said:Yeah, I knew it was something related to the brain.
Hard to say about the other stuff. McCarthy was still in the band....just not the bass player.
I guess I've always heard the Pete Best and Ringo were both weak drummers.....so that's a hard question. I would say that Ringo seemed to have more charisma. And many saw his quirky, left-handed drumming as "interesting". I think that in the Beatles they used to joke that Paul and John were better drummers than him.
Ringo was a professional drummer, Best wasn't. You're right about McCartney come to think of it - they used to be a 5-member band.