Even though I always enjoy everything that has anything to do with the boys, sometimes I feel crippled. One example would be how I've heard their songs so many times, I am often times the last person to be able to hear the brilliance in their songs. It's just like a parent who spends so much of their time with their kids, they sometimes don't even realize just how cute they are! It's actually TOO familiar. I forget the lyrics right as I'm singing along with every syllable. It's automatic.
Back in 2009, I finally started to read "Many Years From Now" by Barry Miles. I got to page 134 and then...too overwhelmed to continue. I've decided today that I'm finally ready again [now about 2 years later] but I'm still overwhelmed. My problem is that I can't just read the book. I can't do any of it normally. I've got to study every fact and make note of it in the margins. The 134 pages that I've read has about 8 different detailed notes down each margin. How am I ever supposed to keep all of this in my memory? I pride myself on being a brilliant Beatleologist, but it's much too hard to know as much as I'd like to...which leads me to not read the book at all. How is that better?
I'm obviously going to read the whole thing and then continue digging through the bookshelf for the rest of my life, taking countless notes and retaining as much as possible, but am I the only one who experiences this kind of frustration? It's more like a chore than fun at this point! I've picked a difficult passion, hahaha! I feel overwhelmed just trying to hold the book in my hand knowing that I should read all of my notes before I resume because it's been so long. Oh boy...here we go :]
