Today, October 9th would have been John’s 69th Birthday. Although we can only imagine what the last 29 years would have been like, musically, we must accept his body of work and LISTEN TO IT, today. Just about John’s entire catalogue is remastered, so put on a CD and think about John and all the peace, love and happiness he gave to the world. A very precious gift indeed. We send a Happy Birthday wish to Sean, who celebrates his 34th today. On a personal note, my (Mark’s) Father also shared John’s birthday. Every year I would tell him, “Hey Dad, today is also John Lennon’s Birthday!” He would say, “Really”, every year for many years. It was a running joke for a long time. Thanks for the image, Lou.

It was 40 years ago today, October 1, 1969 that I walked into the Sam Goody Record Store in Paramus, NJ, looking for a job.But there it was, the brand new Beatles album. There was no name on it, no title, just John, Ringo, Paul and George crossing a road. I immediately bought it, took it home and listened to it. How did The Beatles know, from 4000 miles away, that I (Mark) was “Out of college, money spent, see no future, pay no rent”? It totally blew me away (and still does). The next day I went back and got the job as record saleman. The 5 years there help to lay the groundwork for my Beatles Fan’s Convention idea, that 35 years later as THE FEST is still going strong. Plus, we have created the world’s largest Beatles Mail Order/Webstore as well. We thank you for your wonderful support over these past 35 years. Go out and have a great day and listen to Come Together at 12 Noon. Peace and Love.

For all of you waiting for the Stereo Remastered Sets, they have arrived and we expect to ship them out today and tomorrow. This time we have plenty of stock. If you haven’t ordered, we can ship to you immediately. The Mono Set will be back in stock within two weeks.