I remember tuning into that broadcast at age seven.

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^^^^^^ It takes some time to learn “bendable” speak. Not as difficult as Klingon but quite challenging nevertheless.

Back on topic, quite an amount but i guess that put Sullivan in the World Map, historically. Not a Beatles fan that hasn’t heard of Ed’s Show.

Not bad.

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It takes some time to learn “bendable” speak.
Not as difficult as Klingon but quite challenging nevertheless.

I would say he gives the Wind Talkers a run for their money.

E.S. paid them $2,400 for the three February 1964 performances.

Thanks Robert.

I gotta wonder how much bigger they would be if they had computers and Internet and the likes that Taylor S. Has today.

I put the $10,000 in 1964 into an inflation calculator and it says it'd be $98,950.32 in today's dollars. Still a bargain for what it did for both parties.

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E.S. paid them $2,400 for the three February 1964 performances.

I blame the 4 internet stories on the WWW.

I didn't cash the checks , issue the checks or do the accounting for either E.S. or The Beatles.

Maybe the ad will not show for you; but here is a clip from that episode sixty years ago.

Ed Sullivan was the Kingmaker back then, although Buddy Holly and Bo Diddly defied him. Sullivan had immense power back then.

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didn't cash the checks , issue the checks or do the accounting for either E.S. or The Beatles.

LOL that gave me a good laugh.

My dad was a Motorcycle Officer when they came to Milwaukee in 1964. He had their motorcade.
They were impressed by his size and his side arm.
Apparently, they liked their drink.

I believe their appearance was also one of the greatest sales events in getting kids to play guitars. In 2021, they did it again with their Get Back documentary: stirred interest again in the gear they used.

For the guitar players here, the Epiphone Casino John Lennon used was not a very good guitar. It was about average at best. But since he played it, it became popular. The J-160E Lennon played was a below average guitar, definitely a step down from McCartney's D-28 or Harrison's J200 acoustics.

I've watched four dozen vids of other people singing Beatles songs,
But couldn't find a single rendition that I thought was reasonably well done.

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I've watched four dozen vids of other people singing Beatles songs,
But couldn't find a single rendition that I thought was reasonably well done.

No singing is this one, but he has the guitar covered .

A really big shoe! I remember that line from "Lancelot Link Secret Chimp" well.

A really big Old Brown Shoe.

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^^^^^^ It takes some time to learn “bendable” speak. Not as difficult as Klingon but quite challenging nevertheless.



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And all this time I thought it was me.

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Originally posted by 0-0:
^^^^^^ It takes some time to learn “bendable” speak. Not as difficult as Klingon but quite challenging nevertheless.



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And all this time I thought it was me.

It’s not you, it’s all of us. This is Bendable’s world, we are just allowed to be in it