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It was 47 years ago today...

Interestingly it also had a staggering 73 million viewers.

I remember it just like it was 47 years ago--vividly foggy. Yep, at least in my home it was B & W.

My English girlfriend's dad called them "b l o o d y Scouse gits"... Home Counties snobbery.

jingle_jangle wrote:I remember it just like it was 47 years ago--vividly foggy. Yep, at least in my home it was B & W.

Yeah, me too. I don't think my Dad was particularly impressed with them...

Mom kept telling me not to sit so close to the tube. My nose was glued to it during that show.

I heard on TV news this morning that today is the 50th anniversary of the Beatles first performance at the Cavern Club.

I actually missed it and when I went to school(5thGrade!) the next day all the kids were talking about some kind of beetles and which one was cuter...huh?

Wow!

ken_j wrote:I heard on TV news this morning that today is the 50th anniversary of the Beatles first performance at the Cavern Club.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12396322

Was John's mike broken?

I remember seeing them on Ed Sullivan. Electrifying. Of course my parents weren't too impressed either. Funny thing is last time I talked about music with my Mom, she said "I always liked the Beatles." Uh......sure......except that's not how I remember it.
JimK

Yeah, I think all our parents mellowed on the Beatles after the fact.

Ya shoulda heard my parents when I was flipping over Genesis on Ed Sullivan..... I was also aware it was a Rick bass and that it was entirely different in musical style and presentation. I was hooked.

johnallg wrote:Yeah, I think all our parents mellowed on the Beatles after the fact.

Not mine. She never did see the light with The Beatles or rock music, but I think Mom wanted to like Paul. She bought his oratorio DVD and liked it. She was stalwart.

Ed’s show was past my bedtime in those days – dad called me and my brother down to watch (a few times)… did it for the Three Stooges too. Dad was a good guy! Thanks for posting Mitch brought back a flood of good memories!

Watched it on a 17" B&W set, 52 yr old mother nearby doing her knitting while watching--she liked it as much as I did(well,nearly).