It was 45 years ago today...

That the spaceship from Planet England landed. Actually, that happened on February 7, 1964. On February 9 of that year, John, Paul, George, and Ringo (a.k.a. the Beatles) performed on The Ed Sullivan Show. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" was like nothing else on the airwaves at that time and merely a pale foreshadowing of what was to come. I'm commemorating the occasion by having my annual week-long viewing of The Beatles Anthology DVDs. I'm on Episode 2 of 8. My favourite (Brit sp.) installments are 5 & 6. I must say that John and George look particularly yummy in those.