The Beatles In Auckland Comments

The Beatles were great. I never got to see them in concert. Thanks for the memories.

Michael, thank you so much for the trip down memory lane. I love The Beatles. The Band of the Century! I have that t-shirt and others. And I get so many compliments on them. And then all the stories start. We all start sharing fond memories of The Beatles. And other bands as well. I never saw them, but I did see George, Ravi and Billy Preston all on the same bill. And so many awesome performers, including Elvis, The Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison, etc. You've opened the floodgates! I owe you a debt of gratitude! ! !

Thank you for a nostalgic look into bygone times. I was too young to have ever seen them live, but I remember my parents excitedly calling me downstairs when they first aired on the Ed Sullivan show. My parents bought me their albums (LP) for birthdays and Christmas. I saw their movies Help and A Hard Day's Night at the theatre. And now, I have as many of their songs on a youtube oldies playlist, as youtube will permit us to keep (youtube is notorious for deleting videos due to copyright issues.) You are a lucky duck to have seen them live, Michael. I liked their early lovesongs and ballads best. Things got kinda wierd after they split. Result of too many drugs, I suppose. Thank you for this poem!

I prefer the Beatles' later music but there's nothing like a live show. It stays vividly in the memory. But to see Satchmo and the lads on the same show was going some. I saw Buddy Holly once over here and when I hear Rave On it brings the memories flooding back. I like the idea of Sonnets in free verse. I use rhyme but usually in an unconventional way, not in set patterns. More like echoes. So I like your sense of adventure here.

a poem full of happy memories and you know that can't be bad? ......superbly written Michael.........sorry to say I preferred the rolling stones and am still under their thumb............I think you might like a poem of mine called Sevvy's Bandstand a true inspiration, it is the place where John and Paul got their inspiration to write Sgt Peppers.

A perceptive comment. I know time has moved on since that concert, and so have The Beatles. I still like Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr as solo artists though. M. Walker.

You know, I still listen to the Beatles every now and then when the mood captures me. They never fail to get my feet tapping with a sing-a-long :)

hit single, every one, thanks.