Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen, I was finally able to see the documentary directed by Ron Howard; The Beatles; Eight Days a Week ...The Touring Years. Yes, yes, I know, I know, it was released waaay back in May 2016 via Hulu, ...but being Ed Sullivan, I am a very busy man and was only recently, finally, able to sit down with a nice hot bowl of oatmeal to watch it. In any case, I found it wonderfully interesting, not only of course because it is our beloved Beatles, but also because it focused on, as the title represents, their Touring Years. We all have seen many, many of the clips that show up in the movie, but this is more focused on "gigging", so therefore unique. Plus there were clips of things I had not seen and information I did not know or think about. Like the lack of equipment when performing in a giant venue. Oi Vey! Talk about paving the way for all performing musicians to come..I have to say, as much as it was fun to watch, it was also a bit sad. Only because, though we all know what a fine bunch of dudes the Fab Four are.... to see that explosion of success within a 90 minute movie, was like watching high explosives go off in slow motion. But it put a lot into perspective. What an emotional roller coaster for them. The equating of Elvis handling his crazy success on his own, without a band of brothers to confide in or to hold on to, is a good analogy of "the ride". BTW; It's not widely know that in my younger years, I was lead guitarist and vocalist in my own rock band ( I was the "better guitarist"). But on a slightly more modest scale ) ...I too remember the practices, the hard work loading into our converted school bus our extensive, heavy equipment , driving to the gig, unloading, setting up, performing, tearing down, loading back up, heading home from a State or 2 away, when the birds were tweeting. Then do it all again the next day. Unfortunately, no limousines or roadies. When you are young you can do a massive amount of work like this, non stop, get paid sh^# for it all, but enjoy every minute of it!! Crazy I know! Eight Days a Week indeed. Anyhoo, the film was a lovely, unique perspective, especially for a musician who did plenty of "touring" himself before running a "Really Big" talent show in NYC. I am sure you have, but, if you haven't seen the movie yet, check it out. Talk soon, Ed Sullivan.