Sometimes I wonder if I was born in the wrong generation. Being the history nerd that I am, I enjoy many different eras, and wonder if I would've participated in certain historical happenings had I been alive in that time. One era in particular always draws me in: the Swinging Sixtie's. Growing up in a rock 'n roll household I heard my fair share of all the classics but one band captured my heart at an early age and never let go: The Beatles.
When I see the video clips of the girls screaming and fainting at Beatles concerts I can't help but wonder if that would've been me had I been a teenager during that time. Every girl who has ever loved the Fab 4 has their favorite Beatle. Mine was, and forever will be, George. Sure I have a fondness for George but would that have ever been an obsession? What went on in these girls minds to make them so incredibly passionate and obsessive about this band? That is the question that Patricia Gallo-Stenman dares to answer in her Diary of a Beatlemaniac.
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When I see the video clips of the girls screaming and fainting at Beatles concerts I can't help but wonder if that would've been me had I been a teenager during that time. Every girl who has ever loved the Fab 4 has their favorite Beatle. Mine was, and forever will be, George. Sure I have a fondness for George but would that have ever been an obsession? What went on in these girls minds to make them so incredibly passionate and obsessive about this band? That is the question that Patricia Gallo-Stenman dares to answer in her Diary of a Beatlemaniac.
