The Beatles Live

Sunday, February 9, 2014


Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the first appearance of the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show. Ed Sullivan Show was a variety show hosted by a former journalist who in the view of a then 15 year old he was the worst host ever!! The show's popularity was based on the variety of the acts which appeared weekly.   Most importantly it was an hour each week for the family to gather in front of the family television for family entertainment. 

The anticipation of viewing The Beatles was the topic of choice at school, church, Rainbow Girls and after school gatherings especially for girls like me.  I was not the most popular or the most attractive girl in fact the boys at my school never found me the least attractive. Why would they, I was taller than most boys, flat chested and dressed like a ragamuffin. Yes, I dreamed of being curvy and top heavy Annette Funicello look-a-like instead Carol Burnett was more on target. 

The frenzy of the Beatles made it possible for me to dream about the possibility of loving and being attractive. The Beatles represented a dream of a handsome talent young man who was smitten with me as he sang to only me. He was safe because that dream would never want sex but only tell the world I was the one. How silly was that idea for a girl that never was the one for anyone.

Sorry, I take that back there was a special boy who I regret never realized how special he was. He was handsome, a Methodist, a science genius and he admired me and wish to take me out to the Science Museum.  Crazy me, thought I could do better....the 5'7" bean pole with no chest.  So regret today is that I never took Stevie Munroe seriously.  I regret that my choice was a poor one because I was too young to know that my action was hurtful due to my overblown ego.

Steve Monroe, you will never read this but know that you are this woman's regret.