Recreating the Sixties
1. Redecorate your room with a Sixties decor.... complete with plenty of Beatles posters of course!! If possible, try and find some original ones (if you can wrestle them out of a collector's hands.. ;))
2. Go 'mod'!! Visit your local second-hand store, or fancy dress shop, and try and find a mod-ish outfit. Even just one item of original clothing can help you feel more in touch with thte sixties... just think, it was actually there... worn by someone just like you, 34 years or so ago... (Girls: don't forget mod makeup... plenty of eyeliner!!! ;))
3. Alternatively, you could become a hippie. This image is probably harder to recreate, because you could just be mistaken for an alternative nineties sort of person. So the main thing to remember is to wear plenty of psychedelia... and badges with slogans such as 'Ban the Bomb!' or 'Make love, not war' could help. Oh, and be sure to raid your mum's flower garden. Adorn yourself with as many as possible, without feeling like a spring bouquet. Of course, other aspects of Sixties hippiedom, such as the permanent drugged stupor, are harder to pull off... and are probably best ignored!
4. Start a youth revolution of your own. Being a leader of a worldwide youth movement can be a lot of fun, and it looks very impressive in your resume.
5. Talk to some people who were teenagers or young adults in the Sixties. Try and get them to talk about what it actually felt like being there.. although if they can remember, they obviously weren't 'there'.
Recreating Beatlemania
1. Go and see a Beatles tribute band. Pretend that is really IS John, Paul, George and Ringo, and let loose with all your pent-up Beatlemania. (Don't go too far, though... they may become a little worried if you storm the stage, throw yourself at their feet, or try to souvenir some of their moptops!) Deliriously scream and cry (if the band is good enough, this will come naturally anyway!), and try to pretend the crowd of over-fifty baby boomers are screaming with you, not at you. But enjoy it, just think, this is as close as you're ever going to get to the real thing!
2. Alternatively, you could try going to a teenybopper concert where hundreds of young fans are screaming for their idols. Take your walkman and a tape of a Beatles concert (such as 'Live at the Hollywood Bowl') and try to drown out the chants of "Backstreet's back, alright!!" The atmosphere may be better but the only trouble is you'll have to close your eyes the whole time...
3. Talk to an aging Beatlemaniac who actually went to a concert. Get them to relive their experiences, and what it was like living back them generally. (However, be warned... you may not be able to escape once they get started....)
4. When a newly remixed Beatles album or solo Beatle release comes out, camp out in front of the record store to get one of the first copies. Set yourself up with Beatles cds, posters, and a few willing friends (probably the hardest ingredient to find!) and chant "We love the Beatles!" ad nauseum. When you finally get the CD, scream for a full fifteen minutes whilst clutching your hands to your head and running hysterically around the store. Once you've been escorted home by security, put the CD on repeat for a few days. Practise singing along loudly enough to drown out the anguished screams of your family.
Any other suggestions?? No matter how zany or wacky, I wanna hear 'em... Email me at kyles223@hotmail.com and I'll include them here!!
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