Beatles Invasion 50 Years Later

A John Lennon autograph. A dubious lock of Beatle hair. A shoebox that once held “Beatles Sneakers by Wing Dings …” The other day I asked Beatle fans to tell me about some of the Fab Four-related keepsakes they’ve managed to hang on to over the decades. It was a pretty easy sell. We Beatle boosters are passionate under normal circumstances, but these are not normal times. Today (Sunday), in fact, is the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ “Ed Sullivan Show” appearance that rattled our TVs and rocked the culture. Paul and Ringo (aka Last Beatles Standing) will appear together on CBS tonight in honor of that Feb. 9, 1964, landmark performance. So it’s no surprise that members of the ’60s generation are even more Beatlecentric than usual/ Doug Clark , SR. More here . (Kathy Plonka’s SR photo: Beatles memorabilia collector Johnny Erp talks about his collection Friday at his home in Spokane)

Question: Did you watch the Beatles special Sunday night? Thoughts?