Remembering Beatlemania -- the Music and the Energy

What was that incredible Beatlemania energy that blasted through the early 60's? I find it so fascinating to look back at that time when I was 12 years old and the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. I, like millions of others, was totally swept away by...?? Was it them, was it the music, was something else at play here? When I actually got to see them live at Maple Leaf Gardens the following year (1964) we couldn't even hear their music for all of the screaming and the hysterics, and yet being there, in their presence, was indescribably exciting and awe inspiring. And, as much as we pre-teens and teenagers idolized and revered them, it seems likely that they (John, Paul, George and Ringo) were as blown away by this amazing energy and response as we, their adoring fans were blown away by them. Was it a planetary Kundalini awakening that was being stirred up here? Who knows. Whatever it was, it was exciting and wonderful.

The Gift of The Beatles Music

The Beatles gave us incredible music. For me, being given this music was like a personal gift. When I think back, it seems a little unusual but there really wasn't any music in our house. My parents just didn't play or listen to much music. My main exposure to music and musicians and singers was through the Sunday night ritual of watching the Ed Sullivan Show. From the first note the Beatles played, I had found music!! And it felt like MY MUSIC! Wow! After the Beatles first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, all I wanted for Christmas and Birthdays was more Beatles records, more Beatles magazines and books, more Beatles bubble gum (does anyone remember that bubble gum with all the beautiful cards of Beatles photos??) I really wanted to decorate my bedroom with Beatles wallpaper, but my mother drew the line at that. She would only allow me to cover one wall. But no problem, the rest of the walls were covered with Beatles photos anyway!!

To me, Liverpool was this magical place where incredible music was born.

In honour of the Beatles, their music, that magical place in England where it all began, and the music that lives in all of us, I'd love to get together with other people whose lives have been touched by this remarkable group. So for a chance to enjoy some early Beatles music and to hang out with other Beatles fans, check out my flyer below.


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 Sing and Dance and Reminisce!
 An Evening of Beatles Music and Memories

  

   We will begin our evening with a Sing a Long (or Dance a Long) to some of the early Beatles music. Then we’ll just groove to more of their early music and perhaps have some time to share our own Beatles experiences and memories and explore how the music and the energy of Beatlemania may have influenced our lives.

*If anyone would like to bring a guitar or other instrument to play and/or sing some Beatles songs for us, that would be very welcome.

                             THE CENTERING SPACE

                                    59 Cambridge Ave.

                                      Fri. June 8, 2012

                                      7:15pm—8:45pm

                         Suggested Donation $5.00--$10.00

Hosted by: Barbara Sauvé    barbarassong@gmail.com

                                   http://vocalizeandsing.blogspot.com

AND    Josef Koch: Host and DJ    http://www.aquariantimes.ca