BeatleBlog

Gosh, I'm silly. The amount of pride I take in these boys is probably not healthy or something. It's the same kind of pride you'd feel if a member of your family did something really spectacular or was super-talented or very good-looking. On the message boards I'm involved with I tend to use pictures of the lads often as either my signature pic or my avatar and I actually feel proud when people say something nice about the picture, or even when I see it on each of my posts -- as if I had anything to do with it! I can't help it, though. I want to show them off. I guess I just like to hear them admired and given due credit. When we were seeing 1964 I was looking around and my heart swelled when I realized how many people were there in honor of J, P, G and R. I sat there thinking, "This is for you, boys. Are you proud? You should be. 40 years later we're still singing the songs and remembering. I'M proud of you and proud to be a part of this."

And that's as mushy as I get on Valentine's Day!

Posted by Mary at 02:15 PM | Permalink

Why is it that after 12 years of listening to the Beatles almost non-stop my face still lights up when I hear one of their songs come on the radio?

It just never gets old.

Posted by Mary at 12:55 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

So there is this class at OU and the subject, believe it or not, is the Beatles.

Guess who gets to take the class?

Oh yeah, that's right -- I DO, baby!

I have known about the existence of said class for several years, ever since I started going to see 1964: the Tribute on their yearly visit to OU in the winter. But, being neither a current nor prospective student of the school, I had no expectations of ever being able to take the class.

Then, last week, I got the wild idea to ask the professor if I could simply sit in on the class without being an enrolled student. I got his name and email address from OU Information, emailed him, and damned if he didn't say yes! He has been extremely kind and accommodating and I apparently did not frighten him with my enthusiasm, which is a plus.

The class is only held in the spring so I have a little while to wait, but that's okay. I'm sure it will go by fast. Plus I sort of need to resolve the whole "no transportation" issue before I can worry about driving up to Norman and back a couple times a week. Probably a lot of people would not consider driving 140 miles, roundtrip, to take one class, but it's worth it to me. I'd drive further than that! I don't guess the class will be more than twice a week so that isn't too much trouble. I figure I will go to class then get myself a bite to eat afterward and make each trip a nice little "me time" getaway. I have emailed the professor to ask if he knows which days the class will be held yet. I will go no matter when it takes place, but it would be totally serendipitous if it just happened to be on Tuesday/Thursday (the days when both kids will be in school all day). I'm not finicky, though. I am just beyond excited to have the opportunity to participate!

Posted by Mary at 12:11 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)