http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/yesterday-and-today/mental-effects-of-early-fame/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/yesterday-and-today/mental-effects-of-early-fame/#p66137 Yesterday... and today http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/yesterday-and-today/mental-effects-of-early-fame/#p66137 Had a thought recently. The idea came when I read someone here referring to the Beatles as 'the boys'. Well they certainly weren't boys, even at the peak of their fame but I do get it--it's a sticky, catchy and endearing phrase that probably has roots as far back as the British press of the early 60s. However they were very young men! They were young and their lives were turned upside-down with a perceived persona of 'the boys' forced down their throats at every public moment for what, two or three years? At least '63 and '64... probably '62, ...]]> Sun, 17 Feb 2013 04:05:30 +0000