Instead of arriving by boat and marching, the Beatles came to the United States by plane and then took a train to D.C. during a major snowstorm. They were met by 8,000 screaming fans at the Collesium.
This past Tuesday, also the same day of the week, 3,000 fans returned to the Collesium for the 50th anniversary. The cover band Beatlemania Now bills itself as the world's best Beatle Tribute Band, and they played the same 12 songs that the Beatles played that day, starting with "Roll Over Beethoven" to the last one, "Long Tall Sally." Of course, they also played "I Saw Her Standing There" and "She Loves You."
It has long been thought that Beatles manager Brian Epstein booked the Beatles at the Collesium in an attempt to recoup losses from the Ed Sullivan Show (where they were paid just $10,000 for the three appearances.
A Second British Invasion. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Monday, February 17, 2014
The Second British Storming of Washington, D.C.: That'd Be the Beatles-- Part 1
From the February 15, 2014, Business Recorder "When Beatlemania stormed the Colesium."
The first time the British invaded Washington, D.C., was in 1814 when they burned the White House and many other buildings. They returned 150 years later on February 11, 1964, when those four lads from Liverpool performed at the Colesium before 8,000 American fans who were just catching on to this thing called Beatlemania.
And, this time, there were just four of them, not an army.
This was just two days after the "Big Bang," their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show on Feb. 9th. Just two days after successfully taking New York City and most of the youth of the U.S. who were watching, especially the gitls.
What we didn't know at the time was that the Beatles were just the first of many English groups to follow in short order in what is referrred to as the British Invasion.
More to Come. --Brock-Perry
The first time the British invaded Washington, D.C., was in 1814 when they burned the White House and many other buildings. They returned 150 years later on February 11, 1964, when those four lads from Liverpool performed at the Colesium before 8,000 American fans who were just catching on to this thing called Beatlemania.
And, this time, there were just four of them, not an army.
This was just two days after the "Big Bang," their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show on Feb. 9th. Just two days after successfully taking New York City and most of the youth of the U.S. who were watching, especially the gitls.
What we didn't know at the time was that the Beatles were just the first of many English groups to follow in short order in what is referrred to as the British Invasion.
More to Come. --Brock-Perry
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