07-10-2014, 09:16 PM
I'm too young to remember the sixties, but I remember the summer of 1975. My mom was driving me to summer camp and a song called "Hey Jude" came on the radio. I wouldn't leave the car until the song was over. I was 12 years old at the time, but with four older siblings I, of course, knew who the Beatles were. But I did not experience Beatlemania until that experience in the car. From that moment, I had to listen to/play on guitar every Beatles song I could get my hands on. At least once a week, I listen to a Beatles YouTube mix at work.
I guess my point is that the Beatles are not just a 60s band. Their music is still influencing kids today who are "discovering" them for the first time. What a gift!
I guess my point is that the Beatles are not just a 60s band. Their music is still influencing kids today who are "discovering" them for the first time. What a gift!
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)
