It was 61 years ago today...

I watch Ed on free TV about 2-3 times a week.  He  got a bad rap.  Though not sure rappers would have worked for him. A lyric too far. 

I'm 70 and I recall how the girls were so enthralled with the Beatles.    My school teacher was not impressed with the Beatles.   The came and played here in DC.

Ed Sulivan, Lawrence Welk and Arthur Fiedler Boston Pops concerts.  On Black and White TV!  On the more serious side.  Adams Family, Munsters, Dobie Gillis, Hogan's Heros, Gilligan's Island... And the great Warner Brothers and Hanna Barbera Saturday morning cartoons!!  Those were the days.

I was 6 when the Beatles first played Ed Sullivan. I had older brothers and sisters. My 16 yr old sister was quite excited. I recall sensing a seismic shift. This was obviously a whole new thing from "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?" In my memory this was the beginning of the shift from black and white to color.  Soon after came "Satisfaction" and "Mr Tambourine Man".  When I was introduced to the Grateful Dead in 1972 I realized I would never hear surf music again.

It"s always a gas being present for a cultural renaissance.