On the eve of The Beatles first trip to the States, one of the British pop weeklies visited an American Militery Base and asked children of servicemen how they thought The Beatles would be accepted in the States. The responses were mixed. I remember one character saying that Joey and the Starlighters would blow The Beatles away! I, myself, was doubtful that they would make it there. At the time, I thought it would be like trying to sell snow to the eskimoes.