Friday, September 11, 2009
The Beatles Invade America One More Time!
With all the hype surrounding the release of the new Beatles version of the Rock Band™ video game, it feels like Beatlemania all over again!
It seems like only “yesterday” that the 4 lads from Liverpool set foot on U.S. soil to the sound of screaming legions of fans—myself among them—a sound that lasted for about 7 more years. Beginning with Love Me Do in 1962, and concluding with 1970’s The Long and Winding Road, I was hooked for life.
For me, the Beatles were more than just musicians; they were the soundtrack of my adolescent life. The news that they were breaking up was nearly more than I could bear. How could they do this to me? I felt connected to them, almost believing that I was as much a part of their lives as they were of mine. Over the years, my emotions ran the gamut--I was jealous when Paul married Linda; hopeful when Ringo launched his solo career; baffled when George embraced Eastern culture; and completely devastated when John was murdered. My dream (and that of every other fan) of the group someday reuniting was destroyed forever. We would just have to be content with what they left us. But oh, what they left us!
I needn’t have worried, because they have managed to remain current, never far from the limelight all these years later. Their music has lasted past vinyl, beyond
8-track and cassette, through CD to mp3 downloads, and now a video game! Plus, I get to add one more emotion to my list: excitement, thanks to the wonderful selection of Beatles collectibles and memorabilia Betty’s Attic has for fans like us.
posted by Betty at
10:56 AM
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