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louis-t

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13. Still have the album.

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Thu Dec 26, 2013, 05:44 PM

Dec 2013

It's not worth anything because they sold millions of them. 50 years ago, the girls next door who baby sat us came running over to tell us the Beatles were coming to Olympia Stadium. They were combing our hair down onto our faces. We didn't know who the Beatles were.

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I Want to Hold Your Hand" & "I Saw Her Standing There" out in US 50 years ago today [View all] Are_grits_groceries Dec 2013 OP

those song titles sound kind of rapey Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #1

Fortunately I saw the sarcasm smilie in time. dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #5

You forgot this: Sheldon Cooper Dec 2013 #7

That was pretty much my first thought pintobean Dec 2013 #11

And still just as fun to listen to in the here and now as back then. LanternWaste Dec 2013 #2

Agree Auggie Dec 2013 #9

I remember it well. I didn't like them then and I don't like them now. Arkansas Granny Dec 2013 #3

It was pipi_k Dec 2013 #4

They precipitated a change in the music dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #6

Smoke, smoke, smoke that cigarette Brother Buzz Dec 2013 #8

I had that record too Freddie Dec 2013 #10

You want old? dixiegrrrrl Dec 2013 #12

LOL! pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #24

Still have the album. louis-t Dec 2013 #13

I had all the early albums in Mono. dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #14

Same here malaise Dec 2013 #15

A girl in my class came back from Christmas '63 vacation and threw a flyer she picked up from... Tikki Dec 2013 #16

that makes me.... spanone Dec 2013 #17

Wow, the members of that band certainly had short hair rock Dec 2013 #18

back then I loved those songs... Whisp Dec 2013 #19

I bought that 45. Wanted Beatle boots, too. Didn't get 'em. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2013 #20

I had Beatle boots in grade school Omaha Steve Dec 2013 #21

CBS is apparently going to have a special in February for the 50th anniverary of the Ed Sullivan Boomerproud Dec 2013 #22

They were never as good as the Rutles!!! Omaha Steve Dec 2013 #23

I have to confess... Shandris Dec 2013 #25

I had that 45! HoneychildMooseMoss Dec 2013 #26

Just the sight of that 45 sleeve LiberalElite Dec 2013 #27

Some of us here saw the Beatles in concert when they toured the U.S. in the '60s pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #28