I guess a few words about what I'm doing are in order. To start with, I'm a big Fan of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr (not to mention Pete Best) and their band. Another interest of mine is history. So the History of the Beatles is a natural fit with me.
Back in 1992, I ran across a reconstructed copy of the log book of Christopher Columbus on his first voyage to America. I decided to read the entries exactly 500 years to the day (allowing, of course, for the change to our modern calendar). It gave me a heightened sense of what is must have been like to be out there on the edge of their universe without any assurance of what he and his crew would find.
I hope to experience in some limited way what it was like for four young men from a North England backwater to make an incredible journey to the "toppermost of the poppermost" and beyond.
It's been a little less than 50 years since the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show February 9th, 1964 and changed our lives forever. The Beatles started their professional careers with a trip to Hamburg, Germany in August of 1960. I'm going to post to this blog what the Beatles were doing 50 years ago to the day from just before that first tour until the historic Ed Sullivan appearance. "Follow by email" for ongoing updates. (Eternal thanks to Mark Lewisohn.)
About Me
- Mike Wilhelm
- After a 30 year career in IT, I got a retirement offer from Ford Motor Company that was too good to pass up. Since then I've been devoting my time to enjoying life, especially through reading, biking and music. I'm a member, with Alison Donahue, of the Guitar/Cello Duo called "Cello Bella" and the Beatles tribute band, The Buntles. (We don't get smash hits, but we can usually bunt our way on base!)
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