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Roland
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The Beatles. |
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Salty Dog
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Absolutely right, The Beatles! I remember it so well! We heard about them in December 1963, just after the JFK Assasination, there was an article on them in Life Magazine. We bought their album "Meet the Beatles" and listened to it. Then, in Feb 1964, they landed in New York and all Hell broke loose! The girls went crazy and they were all over the press. They went on the Ed Sullivan Show and were instant stars. They were mobbed everywhere they went and were all over the airways.
Constant articles on TV and in the newspapers. By late March, half the songs on the radio were theirs. In late March/early April - 5 of the top 10 songs were theirs and several others were in the top 40. People were buying FAKE albums! You would walk into the stores and there would be an album "Beatlemania" and on the back is said "sung by The Liverpools". There was Beatles merchandise everywhere - pictures, playing cards, all kinds of stuff!
I have NEVER seen another group or person attain the absolute MANIA the Beatles had in 1964. Nothing comes close!
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Roland
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The band that would evolve into the Beatles went through a number of names in their early years. Tell us one of these names. |
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fleetp
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I seem to remember at one time they called themselves the Quarrymen |
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Roland
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| fleetp wrote: | | I seem to remember at one time they called themselves the Quarrymen |
Yes, the Quarrymen were the first group that included John and Paul, and later George. Subsequent names included Johnny and the Moondogs and the Silver Beetles.
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Salty Dog
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I have heard of the Quarrymen but not the other two names. Thanks!  |
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fleetp
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This might have been asked already. What was the relationship between Pete Best and the Beatles?
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Salty Dog
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I think he was their first drummer, before Ringo. |
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fleetp
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| Salty Dog wrote: | | I think he was their first drummer, before Ringo. |
Correct. Ringo replaced Pete Best as drummer. Your turn , Salty. |
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Salty Dog
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What is the largest/worst Maritime Disaster in world history? The ship left port with 10,582 people on board and 9,343 died. Hint - it happened in 1945. |
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Salty Dog
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Go ahead and search. The info is readily available. |
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Roland
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The Wilhelm Gustloff, a German military transport, was sunk by a Soviet submarine. |
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Salty Dog
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That’s it! It was filled with civilian refugees fleeing the. Russians. Your turn! |
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Roland
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The term "computer" has been around since the 17th century. What did it mean before its current meaning arose in the mid 20th century? |
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Captain Teague
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Did it mean something that calculates, or "computes"?
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