Steve Turner has done the ultimate thing in getting me engaged in his book, and that's making it about the Beatles. By just simply doing that I'm hooked on the book and don't want to stop reading, and probably won't want it to end. As you can tell from my blog, I REALLY like them, using Strawberry Fields Forever as my screen name, and With A Little Help From My Friends as my blog name, it's easy to see, unless you don't know anything about them, but that would be blasphemous :P!
Before I started reading the book, I already knew a fair amount of information about the Fab Four, but I'm starting to learn things I didn't think I would. What I knew before hand is being expanded on and I'm starting to get the deeper story of it. Like for instance, I knew the whole John Lennon saying the Beatles were more famous than Jesus was a really big deal, but the true story behind it gives it more of a justification, at least to me.
Another thing that really engages me is that I'm learning more about their drug use, which may seem an odd thing to get 'excited' about, but it's one thing that I know really affected their music, and the way Steve Turner approaches it helps me do that.
I can't wait to keep reading and continue learning about George, John, Ringo, and Paul!
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Good entries!
So, what have you learned about expanding your thoughts when you see the author write so much on one little thing? :-)
Do you think that the Beatles have a small religious following, the way a cult leader does, or is the fans' devotion something else that is different from religion? The author may not address this question, but I'm curious!
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