I had made an observation that I was going to write about, that after 58 years, The Beatles, are still mentioned or written about almost daily. I am counting from 1964, when they first came on the scene, here in the United States. This is crazy! I have written about articles I’ve read in the past, and also the Beatles scrapbook I was lucky enough to read with the ensuing letters to the editor.
Here I am again reading in the local paper, Richmond Times Dispatch, this week about a segment they have every day, on what news worthy stories happened on a specific day.. This week it was when the Beatles arrived in America, and later in the week, their performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. That was it for this entry.
Lo and behold, I’m reading The New York Times, and on January 28, there was a guest opinion essay, written by Josh Max, on “We Can’t Work it Out: Why I Finally Broke Up with The Beatles.” Unfortunately I didn’t see that essay, but I did see responses to that article in the Wednesday, February 9, Letters to the Editor section, titled, Help! Stories of a Beatles Obsession. There were four letters, all from men, describing their lifelong, “obsession” with The Beatles. I was so happy to read their versions of what The Beatles meant to them in their respective lives.
Yet again, in Friday’s, Feb. 11, NY Times, , written by David Brooks, a new article, ” What the Beatles Tell Us About Fame.” In the long run it says that beyond having talent, they had champions in their corner, their manager Brian Epstein, and most important, their fans.
I know I’m one of many many obsessive fans, but I am so in awe of them and their relevance, in so many ways in our world all these years later. Me quitting The Beatles, “obsession,” NEVER