I did. I desperately wanted to see them when they came to Kansas City (where I was living) but my parents wouldn't let me go. I saw them in Toronto the second time around, they were wearing green corduroy suits. I am ashamed to say that I immediately went out and bought green corduroy pants, which were all wrong for me. I sat behind and above them, at Maple Leaf Gardens, so I could see the whole spectacle from their viewpoint, and I have never seen anything like it before or since. Even the other rock shows I have been at were not quite so berserk. I think it was because there was still a kind of reticence which was being overcome by a zillion teenage girls. Later it became a well-known thing to do (actually, that was happening the second time around), and everyone got used to it. I don't think anyone was quite used to it yet, it was mesmerizing, terrifying, all those things, as I said, total cliches now.

But the first month they were in the U.S. was the most fun. Again, people have gotten used to "Star Wars" and "The Lord of The Rings" fever. I think this was the first time (certainly in my memory) where a kid's thing was ratified by virtually the whole adult society. 3 months after this, my mother (MY MOTHER!!) donned a Beatle wig and she and three of her friends lip-synched to Beatle tunes for the Ladies Guild at her club!!! I painted the signs, PAUL, GEORGE, RINGO, and JOHN (Sorry Girls He's Married) for them to wear around their necks (the John sign about his marital status was flashed up on the Ed Sullivan show).

yours,

Peter T.