Amy Lu's View

It’s Global Beatles Day.

That should be more than enough inspiration for a blog post, but all I’ve got is a little anecdote of disappointment. I went to excavate photos of when my friend Jennifer and I did a Beatles tour of Liverpool almost 30 years ago. And I actually found them. Success!

But the quality of the photos is so so crappy I can’t share them via social media. Sadness!

Yes, I went to Liverpool and all I brought back was six blurry photos. My how times have changed, indeed. (Jennifer are your photos as lousy?)

Of course, the main point is that I DID get to go to Liverpool and it WAS amazing and at least I remember I was there. Definitely a pilgrimage. Maybe I even paid more attention to the experience because I wasn’t constantly taking photos or posting on Facebook during it?

Maybe… although I would certainly enjoy some viewable photos now.

So I guess you will just have to take my word that I saw Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields thirty years ago, even without photographic evidence. Would you believe me that we grabbed a drink with Paul?

Instead, I will share a current selfie while I’m sporting my Beatles lyrics shirt, featuring the words to these 100 Beatles songs: https://www.litographs.com/pages/beatles-songs. (Yes, it’s super irritating that “the” is included in the song title for alphabetizing purposes. Do not alphabetize by an article for the love of all that is good!)