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57 Years Ago Today..
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:34 am
by T_Bone0806
America met these guys. My eternal thanks, Mr. Sullivan.
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Re: 57 Years Ago Today..
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:44 am
by Ed Sullivan
T_Bone0806 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:34 am
America met these guys. My eternal thanks, Mr. Sullivan.
Anytime!
Re: 57 Years Ago Today..
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 4:24 pm
by Beebs52
Omg. I was 11...
Re: 57 Years Ago Today..
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 5:15 pm
by Billy Bored Thornton
Beebs52 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 4:24 pm
Omg. I was 11...
I was 8.
But I always dug the more mature girls.
Buttercup
Re: 57 Years Ago Today..
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 5:50 pm
by Beebs52
Billy Bored Thornton wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 5:15 pm
Beebs52 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 4:24 pm
Omg. I was 11...
I was 8.
But I always dug the more mature girls.
My pendants only held sparkle juice.
Did you fill yours with hangnails?
Lil nerd
Buttercup
Re: 57 Years Ago Today..
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 8:06 pm
by littlebeast13
Beebs52 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 4:24 pm
Omg. I was 11...
My parents were 8 and 9....
Gramma....
lb13
Re: 57 Years Ago Today..
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 8:22 pm
by wbtravis007
littlebeast13 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 8:06 pm
Beebs52 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 4:24 pm
Omg. I was 11...
My parents were 8 and 9....
Gramma....
lb13
I was 10. My little sister was 8. She got to go to their concert in Houston. Invited by a friend who had a dad in radio.
One thing I vividly remember is that, believe it or not, there was a big debate about: Who’s better ... the Beatles or the Dave Clark five? I actually remember reading an analysis that included the point that it wasn’t really a fair comparison since there were five of them.
Those were fun times in many ways. But, not very long after the assassin of JFK, which wasn’t.
Re: 57 Years Ago Today..
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 8:28 pm
by Vandal
Re: 57 Years Ago Today..
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 8:56 pm
by littlebeast13
But could The Beatles take on Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods in a fashion contest?
lb13
Re: 57 Years Ago Today..
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:08 pm
by Beebs52
littlebeast13 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 8:06 pm
Beebs52 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 4:24 pm
Omg. I was 11...
My parents were 8 and 9
Gramma....
lb13
F!@#in whippersnapper
Re: 57 Years Ago Today..
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 10:09 pm
by Bo Donaldson
littlebeast13 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 8:56 pm
But could The Beatles take on Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods in a fashion contest?
lb13
Not a chance!
Re: 57 Years Ago Today..
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2021 6:37 am
by kroxquo
Watching that clip and others from that show and you can see the energy and joy they exuded (even George). Maybe it's 20/20 hindsight, but you can tell that there was something special there.
Re: 57 Years Ago Today..
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2021 11:09 am
by T_Bone0806
wbtravis007 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 8:22 pm
One thing I vividly remember is that, believe it or not, there was a big debate about: Who’s better ... the Beatles or the Dave Clark five? I actually remember reading an analysis that included the point that it wasn’t really a fair comparison since there were five of them.
Yeah, in those days, anytime any new British group came along and scored a big hit record, the "Beatles dethroned and on their way out" stories would start, as the bemused and condescending "serious adult" news outlets would jump on anything that would reinforce their narrative of the fickle and transitory nature of teenage fads and trends. Hell, even the teen fan magazines would publish constant "Beatles vs. ------" debates. No one expected this group to grow creatively and mature musically in relation to its audience growing up with them. 57 years later, they are still sitting on that throne as far as their wide reaching influence on music, fashion, thought, and pop culture in general.
Of course, none of this was in my mind when my 6 1/2 year-old self saw them on Ed's show. I just thought they looked cool and sounded even better. And I wanted to do what they were doing.
Re: 57 Years Ago Today..
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2022 6:49 am
by Vandal
Now 58 years.
This was a seemingly annual T-Bone post, so I thought I'd bring it forward.
