Tuesday, October 21, 2008

What's To Come

In the part of The Beatles biography that I just finished reading it told of a particularly intense case of a crazed fangirl attack on the Fab Four. The Beatles were scheduled to have a tv appearance on some late night show (I can't remember the name right now) and needless to say the buzz was extremely high surrounding this rare performance. The streets were packed with screaming young people (about 90% female). The members of The Beatles were already express dislike with the amount of rabid fanaticism they were receiving. They felt like it distracted from the music when the only thing that could be heard were young girls' shrieks of overwhelming emotion. Also it seemed to them as if these girls were far more interested in their haircuts and the way they dressed than they were in the music they were making. So after this one tv performance things were so bad that there was no possible way for the young lads to even make it to their car. There were so many people waiting outside that trying to move within the crowd would have been nearly impossible. They tried decoys and other methods to lure the crowd away but it was of no use, they simply had to wait until the mass got bored and left. This was the beginning of the end. The Beatles had had enough of this madness. I have some outside knowledge on this subject already and I know that it won't be long before they decide to stop playing live altogether for just this reason. It's sad to think that a hysterical overreaction by a group of young girls put a stop The Beatles performing their music in front a live audience.

1 comment:

CMCEnglish said...

Hooray--you're back. I think you're right about the best band, though others disagree :-)

The lack of apparent bias is a good thing to note. Does the author seem to have had contact with the members directly, or has he pulled his information from some other source--archival footage, recorded interviews, documents, etc.? His sources may help to minimize bias.