I love the Beatles

When I was 8 years old, my babysitter (Arnie) took me to go see the "Sgt. Pepper" movie - the one with Peter Frampton and the Bee-Gee's. I was, of course, fascinated by the colors and the story, but I still had no idea who or what the Beatles were.

A week or so after seeing the movie, my mom & I were shopping at K-Mart and I was browsing through the LP bins when I came across an album: "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". Thinking it was the movie soundtrack, I asked mom if I could get it. She said, "It's not what you think." I said, "Yes, it is!" Knowing how stubborn I can be (about as stubborn as her!), and not wanting to cause a public incident, she relented & bought the LP for me. When we got home, I immediately ran to my room & put it on my little plastic record player.

That's when I discovered that Mom was right; it wasn't what I thought it was. IT WAS BETTER!! OMG, *so much* better!

That day opened my eyes to the Beatles: who they were and what they had accomplished in the world of pop music. Over the next few years, I collected all their US albums, and even had a few imports (including a Japanese version of the White Album - it's yellow, for some reason). I had posters and toys and everything Beatles I could lay my hands on.

Remember that this was the late-70s and early-80s, so my musical tastes were by no means mainstream. My peers thought it was decidedly odd that I would listen to such "old" music. That didn't dissuade me, though.

Today a Facebook friend of mine posted this: The Story of the Beatles in Two Minutes. It is simply beautiful. Gorgeous animation.

And it reminds me once again why I love the Beatles so much. They were the best.

Hands down.

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