Comments on: 2: The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show

By: Warren

Warren — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:27:13 +0000

Let’s face it. Withtout this, Woodstock would have never been. This will always be #1 in my book and most other music fans.

By: Donna Greenberg

Donna Greenberg — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 04:08:55 +0000

I was 13 and my sister was 10 when the Beatles hit the East Coast with a vengeance. We were camped out in front of the black-and-white TV with my mom, ready for the Ed Sullivan show. We’d already bought Beatles albums, Beatles hats, and were poised to show our appreciation. We screamed from the minute the show began till it ended. My mother, who is one cool lady, was sitting behind us and kept saying, “Please stop screaming so I can hear them sing - they’re really GOOD!” To this day, my sister and I are huge Beatlemaniacs. We both went to see Across the Universe — on separate coasts — and I plan to see it for the 3rd time after my breast surgery on November 1 — a real incentive to heal in a hurry!

By: Ken Mattos

Ken Mattos — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:52:23 +0000

I was a high school freshman when the Beatles fist appeared on Ed Sullivan. My sister (6th grade at the time) and I were so excited watching and listening to them. The next day at school kids were buzzing about them. Gary Halfmoon and I agreed that we would wear Beatles style haircuts the next day to school. Both of us were harassed all day … by teachers! One threatened to come after us with scissors. Another threw erasers. And a Beatles haircut just meant bangs. That was just the beginning of my love for the Beatles.

By: Kenny Brandon

Kenny Brandon — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:50:18 +0000

It was great. I was 8 years old and knew it was important.

By: Don Henry

Don Henry — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:03:07 +0000

I’m old enough to remember that night. My mom, watched them through “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” without saying a word. When they finished “‘Til There Was You”, she said, “You know, they’re pretty good.” My sister and I never got any static about listening to the Beatles - or a lot of other bands, for that matter - after that.