43 Years Ago...

In perusing my long list of favorite blogs, I came across one which really made me cringe. Thanks Late Bloomer Boomer for reminding me that yesterday marked the 43rd anniversary of the Beatles' first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. I can still remember sitting in front of our TV in the living room being mesmerized by the Fabulous Four. I'd heard their music on the radio, I'd seen photos of them in the newspaper and magazines, but this was the first time I actually saw them perform and I was hooked. Suddenly my world was filled with the Beatles...albums, photos, magazines with articles about them, Beatles memorabilia...I had it all. Along with my baseball card collection, these things were what I treasured most. And how lucky was I when my friend's dad was able to get us free tickets to the August 1965 and 1966 history-making concerts at Shea Stadium. And how devastated was I when, a few years later, my dad made me throw out almost all my Beatles collection when we moved from New York...he just couldn't see paying the moving company "good money" to ship my extensive collection. All this is so timely because, when clearing out our storage unit recently, I came across the few items my dad did allow me to take with us to our new home...my Beatles albums. The albums are still in pristine condition and I'm sure I could probably sell them on Ebay or some other website but that's just not going to happen! These albums are a link to my past and I'm planning to hang on to them for as long as I can.