feeling old...

"Meet The Beatles" was released on this date in 1964. My life, and a lot of yours, was never quite the same again. I know I've mentioned it before, but I'm still struck by how my grade school class was almost instantly transformed. One day we were just a bunch of kids, the next one, every girl had Beatles notebooks, collecting cards, purses, etc. The guys all pathetically tried to give themselves bangs and make their hair look longer. A dude with Bealtes boots was cooler than God. Great debates raged on who was the best Beatle. For a million of us, our parents would never again be able to get us to a barber shop without a huge fight. (Oh, and I thought John was the coolest...).