historic day today

Claude · Post by **Claude** » 17 Aug 2010, 05:13

50 years ago today:

First performance at the Indra Club,
64 Grosse Freiheit,
Hamburg, Germany

The Beatles

makes me feel really old though

Post by **HansV** » 17 Aug 2010, 05:19

Wow! But it would be a few years before anybody outside Hamburg and Liverpool heard of The Beatles...

Claude · Post by **Claude** » 17 Aug 2010, 05:44

HansV wrote:Wow! But it would be a few years before anybody outside Hamburg and Liverpool heard of The Beatles...

At that gig, they had to work 6 to 8 hours a night and often played to near empty houses, according to Deutsche Welle ...

Hey Jude · Post by **Hey Jude** » 17 Aug 2010, 16:04

Claude wrote: At that gig, they had to work 6 to 8 hours a night and often played to near empty houses, according to Deutsche Welle ...

They still play to my "near empty" house, but they are a staple here. Thanks for the news Claude

Samantha · Post by **Samantha** » 17 Aug 2010, 20:24

Claude wrote:makes me feel really old though

Me, too.

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