Cool story. My brother in law was born and raised in India. In 1967-68 he was 22 years old. one day he`s hanging out and some guys come up to him and ask directions. He gives them the info and they chat a while. Shortly thereafter ,my BIL comes to America to attend Nyack College in New York City. He has a motorcycle and is cruising around. He happens to look up and sees a billboard.He couldnt believe it. On this billboard are the guys who asked him for directions in India. It was the Beatles

Upon their first trip to the USA, they were asked, "So how did you find America?" To which, John, I believe, replied " Easy, just turn left at Greenland."

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No baby we aint

Waylon Jennings partied with my dad and his buddies at our house when I was a kid.
I had no idea who he was though, The Who, Led Zeppelin and Van Halen were my "thang".

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Dave Ramsey Cultist

This was around the Transcendental maharishi mahesh yogi time wernt it? Remember the Indian banjo music in the background on Beatles albums?

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SOS USA

Hmmm.

I have Chiefs Specials that shipped the month/year the Beatles made their British tv début (December 1962) and the month/year they released their last long-play album, "Let it Be" (May 1970, also the month I graduated from high school).

I watched their American début on Ed Sulivan's "really BIG shoe," but I was never a fan till I heard the "White Album."

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Bob

Washington D.C. in the mid 70's -- I was walking with my date down the long fancy hotel hall connecting the rooms to the "Disco" (don't judge me). Walking torwards us was another couple. He was happily engaged in converstaion with his lady (tall STUNNING blond) as I was with mine (cute little brunette). In fact, we were so engaged with our "pretty ladies" we drifted into each other's lane and crashed shoulders and came to a stop. "Oh excuse me", he apologetically says in an "English" accent. "Sorry about that" says I, and we walk on. A few more steps and I realized that guy looked really familiar. Then the face and the voice came together, and I recognized who he was. I turned around and watched them continue up the hall. WOW ! .. I just bumped (literally) into Tom Jones !! The odd part is we were the only people in the hall at that time. The next night he was in concert at the Capital Centre

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Y. B. Ord & A. Ree

Back around 1964 or 65 my dad used to get free tickets to the Memphis Open golf tournament. One year some really bad weather rolled in and stopped play. I headed for cover when the tornado sirens went off. I was by the basement locker room at the old Colonial Country Club and somehow got in it and for 30 minutes rode out a real bad storm. When it was all clear I turned to my right and discovered I rode it out right next to a young Jack Nicklaus. Walked out of the locker room with him right behind me patting me on the shoulders.

A funnel cloud was seen about a mile away.

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LIVE FROM THE DAWGHOUSE

I recently replaced my “ The White Album”. Played some cuts, & Wifey came home . She listened for a moment & looked at the disc cover .
She said “ you know I liked Doo Wop and Motown better. “ BTW I hope you paid the bargain price ... cuz this one doesn’t have any decorations and graphics on it.

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Dino in Pittsburgh's Rat Pack

Somewhere I have a CD of their earliest music. Back when they played clubs in Hamburg and sang in German. Very cool. "Ich lieb dich ja,ja,ja"! "Gib mir deinen Hand"! A long time ago.

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No baby we aint

I always felt sorry for Pete Best.

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LIVE FROM THE DAWGHOUSE

Says Paul McCartney one day," Ringo isnt the best drummer. He isnt even the best drummer in the Beatles. "

When they made their grand debut on the Ed Sullivan Show I thought they were a group only for girls. When I got a few years older I actually enjoyed listening to them and they are now one of my fav's (not their political leanings though).

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Endeavor to persevere.

I still have my ticket stub from the concert in DC, Feb 1964. Second row.

This, ladies and gentlemen, is a true gun nut. (And Beatles fan!)

Great band. Their fame and fortune is impossible to refute.
Even though their peak of fame was “in my time”, I never liked their music.
Have no idea why. But then again, I could not bear listening to Elvis Presley either.
Must have been a weird kid.

Live At The Star Club, a double album. I picked that up for about $5 long time ago; still have it. Very poor recording, but cool as all (heck).
The Beatles? Wasn't that the band Paul McCartney was in before he was with Wings?!

I still have my "White Album", with the poster and the 4 portraits inside. No matter how, um, "elevated" my mind got when playing my albums, I never lost or removed any of the neat pictures, etc., inside. I think my Sgt. Peppers album has some cut-out things inside. I bet I could get a whole $3 for each of those records!

I never was a Beatles fan but the op's story is still pretty cool.

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"In God We Trust"

Way back in a misspent youth I was responsible for arranging for two rock and roll "bands" to play at the intermissions of a strict tempo dance that the Wallasey Young Tories used to run on a monthly basis (Wallasey is literally just across the Mersey River from Liverpool). So hunting around I found the Silver Beatles and Kramer and the Dakotas. I wish I still had the 25 Pound Check that I paid them with. This was before the Hamburg side step and I was also a member of the Liverpool Cavern Jazz club before it became the Beatles home club....those were the days. Then when a grad student at Liverpool University we had the Beatles as the band for the Rag Ball. Brought back memories. Dave_n

I was 8 years old when I went to buy my first thirty three and a third RPM vinyl record. I figured it would be the Beatles or Elvis! I walked out of the store with the soundtrack to “A Hard Day’s Night! Never have owned an Elvis album but did buy a couple 45’s in the 70’s.