Two things happened half a century ago today

1) The Beatles released their first single “Love Me Do” and four lads from Liverpool changed the world – see more here.

2) As a 14 year old, i spent a day at school in Manchester where I did badly in a Physics test, did a bit better in  a Latin test, and started on nitric acid in my Chemistry class (I know this because I’ve kept a daily diary for just over 50 years).

The Beatles – together with James Bond who arrived on screens the same year – coloured my adolescence.  The Beatles music is still popular, the Bond movies are still being made, and I’m still going.

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One Comment

  • Jan
    October 6th, 2012 at 7:56 am

    Hehe, after reading the title, I thought the post will be about James Bond anniversary. I got surprised at the point 1 and then I got surprised again at the point 2.
    Nice.