If you haven’t already, make a point of going to see the movie “Yesterday”.\u00a0 It’s a fun film about a struggling singer\/ songwriter who wakes up one day to find himself the only person who remembers the Beatles and decides to capitalize on it.\u00a0 Sure, it’s kind of predictable and a little cheesy, but it’s a fun summer movie.\u00a0 I know several people who’ve seen it twice!\u00a0 I even know someone who enjoyed it with a hangover!\u00a0 (OK, yes, that was me)<\/p>\n
Maybe not everyone’s brain does this, but certain songs have VERY specific memories attached to them for me.\u00a0 Some time ago I wrote that for over two decades I would change the channel\/ fast forward\/ skip one specific Bon Jovi song (I’ll Be There For You) because it held such bad memories for me.<\/p>\n
Well, once upon a time- my senior year of high school and first semester of college –\u00a0 I dated a guy I met at band camp (insert your own jokes here).\u00a0 There were a lot of significant relationship firsts with him.\u00a0 He was the first boy I ever said “I love you” to.\u00a0 He was the first boy to tell me I was beautiful.\u00a0 \u00a0And yes, he was a Beatles fanatic.\u00a0 He made me stacks of mix tapes (this was circa 1990) full of Beatles songs.\u00a0 \u00a0So of course in my mind that time in my life, with all its ups and downs and firsts, is forever tied to the Fab Four.<\/p>\n
So, for almost 30 years I can’t say I’ve avoided the Beatles, but I didn’t actively seek them out either.\u00a0 I certainly never tuned into the Beatles channel on SiriusXM.\u00a0 However, after I enjoyed “Yesterday” so much I decided to give it a go.\u00a0 Turns out it’s pretty good stuff!\u00a0 And yes, a couple songs did unearth memories I hadn’t thought of since HW Bush was in office.\u00a0 \u00a0But for the most part I’m able to smile now thinking back to that time in my life when things were so much simpler and I thought I had it all figured out.<\/p>\n
And yes, I did a little Facebook stalking- I am only human after all.\u00a0 He is married with two lovely kids and is a professor.\u00a0 And I hope he still listens to the Beatles.<\/p>\n
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