Having grown up with the Beatles ,they have always held a very special place in my heart.I do remember when they landed in america and watching with amazement on tv the crowds of people crying hysterically and thinking this is something big.Watching them perform for the first time on Ed Sullivan sitting with my older brother and sister as they were glued to the Tv ,I fell in love with John and Paul immediately..I remember my friend and I collected all the trading cards we could and we used to play for house pretending we were married to John and even going as far as writing him letters..LOL..I was 6 or 7 at the time..His music touches something deep inside and you come away feeling not only soothed but a better person for it..
I do remember the day he was taken from us..I was at a bowling alley and the whole entire place when silent as the news was reported.I remember feeling so very sad and somehow vicitimized.I cried on the whole drive home, and that whole holiday season was one of reflection and a sorta sadness as we thought of what a great soul we had lost..