Sunday, August 9, 2015

Guitar Sale

If you're looking for an electric or acoustic guitar, mandolin, ukulele, or violin, there are many places around town that will welcome your visit. Here's a unique stand that caught my eye the other day at Monument Square. Is this how the Beatles and Stones got their start? Are these two cute little ladies, decked out in their colorful sun dresses, ready to give the Indigo Girls a run for the spotlight in a few years? You never know what's  in your cards. Back on August 15, 1965, 55,000 screaming fans saw the Beatles in NYC at Shea Stadium. I was NOT among the the throng, but I do know someone who caught the show. My friend Judd won a free ticket by calling into a radio station. I think it was WJAB. I wouldn't believe her when she told us she was going to Shea. I remember her telling us that they left Portland on a bus in the morning, traveled to NYC, took in the concert, got back on the bus and headed back. It was a whirlwind day, but I'm sure it's forever etched in her memory. I think I was a bit jealous. No, I know I was a lot jealous! It was 1965! It was the Beatles! There was nothing bigger in the states that summer.
btw Beatles '65 is one of my all time favorite albums.
That summer rushes back when I hear it begin.
"No Reply"...
That lucky Judd!
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25 comments:

  1. HalcyonAugust 9, 2015 at 4:13 AM

    Maybe the next big "hit" band will buy their first instruments right here. You can say you knew them back when...

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  2. BlogorattiAugust 9, 2015 at 4:42 AM

    Great thoughts, and its really a unique stand. Greetings!

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  3. RevrunnerAugust 9, 2015 at 6:05 AM

    I've been sharing a house this whole past week with a ukulele and a ukulele player. :-)

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  4. KateAugust 9, 2015 at 7:57 AM

    Hey Jude, don't make it bad
    Take a sad song and make it better
    Remember to let her into your heart
    Then you can start to make it better

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  5. UnknownAugust 9, 2015 at 9:37 AM

    cool

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  6. Yogi♪♪♪August 9, 2015 at 11:50 AM

    Oh yes, 1965 the Beatles were it!!

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  7. Taken For GrantedAugust 9, 2015 at 12:20 PM

    Love the Beatles music, but don't mind missing the 1965 Shea concert. It wasn't about music. It was all about teenagers screaming for their idols. Musical instruments are objects of great beauty, especially stringed instruments.

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  8. KathyAugust 9, 2015 at 12:52 PM

    On Feb. 8, 1964 I was a freshman in college when the Beatles made their first live appearance on the Ed Sullivan show. I watched it in the dorm TV room on a black and white TV. That's about as close as I ever got to the Beatles. I don't recall screaming when I saw them but I remain a fan to this day.

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  9. KathyAugust 9, 2015 at 12:54 PM

    Make that Feb. 9. I was busy correcting 1864 (I'm really not THAT old) to the proper year. My fingers must have been on the wrong keys!

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  10. SharonAugust 9, 2015 at 1:18 PM

    That must have been quite an experience. I don't think I know anyone whose seen the Beatles perform live.

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  11. cieldequimperAugust 9, 2015 at 2:31 PM

    I wasn't born (sorry!) but I still listen to them often...

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  12. Sketchbook WanderingAugust 9, 2015 at 4:20 PM

    Yeah, my friend Robin got to go. Even then, I probably knew I wouldn't do well with those crowds. But I did recently see a documentary on the event, very exciting.
    A unique stand at the Farmer's Market for sure. I left you a note on the post I just did. Darn, yes, I was out there between 11 and 12!

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  13. VPAugust 9, 2015 at 5:28 PM

    A great album and a quite interesting stall!

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  14. MichelleAugust 9, 2015 at 8:20 PM

    My father in law was an expert with a mandolin. I remember living in England and riding around with my dad in his old mini cooper....listening to The Beatles all the time.

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  15. KayAugust 9, 2015 at 8:35 PM

    I couldn't handle crowds in the days of the Beatles. Wish I had. But I made up for it, several times, with Bruce Springsteen live.

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  16. RedPatAugust 9, 2015 at 9:05 PM

    I saw the Beatles live all 3 times they came to Toronto - and went to the airport for their arrivals and departures! They were grand times that I will never forget!! The last time I had tickets in the 7th row!!!

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  17. magiceyeAugust 9, 2015 at 10:04 PM

    Love the Beatles!!

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  18. magiceyeAugust 9, 2015 at 10:06 PM

    Visiting Abbey Road while visiting London was one of the highlights for me a couple of years back :)

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  19. JackAugust 9, 2015 at 11:16 PM

    See how smoothly you transitioned from a stand selling guitars to the Beatles at Shea Stadium? You are the master.

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  20. GreensboroDailyPhotoAugust 10, 2015 at 6:11 AM

    It is amazing how seeing a music stand brought back a flood of memories. Fun post!

    Janis
    GDP

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  21. EG CameraGirlAugust 10, 2015 at 8:11 AM

    I'm thinking you are still a LOT jealous...and I am too. :)

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  22. Stefan JanssonAugust 10, 2015 at 3:10 PM

    I had a Beatles period when I was in my early teens. The best band ever.

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  23. William KendallAugust 10, 2015 at 3:19 PM

    They were quite a band, but before my time.

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  24. PerthDailyPhotoAugust 11, 2015 at 8:16 AM

    Very lucky Judd!

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  25. PerthDailyPhotoAugust 11, 2015 at 8:16 AM

    Very lucky Judd!

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