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nikatnyte

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9. I feel more at home here than ever

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 07:44 PM

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I was 12 as well when I saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. I remember it like it was yesterday. I was spending the night in my grandmother's apartment. I thought she'd appreciate the Beatles because she was British, but as I recall they didn't impress her. I became a lifelong fan.

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