Bopping to the Beatles

Snagged from Weiner 1967 Music

Who would have guessed that here in 2014 I would STILL be boppin' to the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Mamas and the Papas, and more! Certainly not me. But in our exercise classes, filled with white-haired aging hippies, we move to these tunes, kicking and flexing our muscles. Of course I know all the words, but I'm not alone: I laughed when several of us were singing along to the tunes loud enough to call attention to ourselves, and soon we were all laughing.

We all live in a Yellow Submarine

It's sixty years later, and not only are the songs in our exercises classes filled with this ancient music, so is the music emanating from different retail stores around town. Somehow I don't think this will be true of today's music, sixty years from now.

Oh, and one more thing: my friend CiCi over at Liquid Mind, Sanguine Soul posted this (just follow the link) on her blog a few days ago. I've gone over there to watch it now and then, because for some reason the relationship of the little girl with her daddy makes me cry from happiness every time. And she's really talented, too!
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Peace and love

I just read this article on the New York Times about Ringo Starr of the Beatles fame, who is turning 70 on Wednesday! As a child of the sixties myself, I listened to the Beatles and actually learned to appreciate their music a little later, in my thirties and forties.

The amazing thing to me is that everywhere I go, I still hear their music, and it's been almost fifty years ago that they were on the scene. Back when I first started this blog in March of 2009, I wrote a post about my musical journey and talked about the Beatles.

It continues to amaze me that often when walking into an elevator, a grocery store, to name a few, I will hear some old Beatles song being played. Even if the song has been re-worked to sound more like true elevator music, the song is still familiar to my ears: "All You Need Is Love," "Let It Be," and so many others sing to me of an earlier more hopeful time. I'm happy to be reminded of it.

Peace and love is what I would like, too. If I could make it happen all over the world, I would. So I will shout "Peace and love" tomorrow at noon and think of how wonderful it will be when the world is showered with it. Here's a brief excerpt from that article linked above (also where I snagged the AP picture of Ringo):

Mr. Starr is also continuing a tradition – one that started with this 2008 Access Hollywood interview – of asking fans to say the words “Peace and love” on his birthday at 12 noon. (Much easier than shouting the lyrics to “Octopus’s Garden.”) If you need to preserve your voice on Wednesday, you can also leave a message at the Beatles’ Facebook page.

Peace and love to you and yours!
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