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Empire of Memory - Post Colonialist Viewpoint


While traffic snarled to a standstill along Dakota Street, 720 policemen, 35 special detectives and the entire contingent of the Manila Fire Department stood guard as the Liverpool quartet performed their hits before thousands of cheering and screaming fans, many of whom had waited to get inside the stadium since early morning. And when the Beatles finally opened with "I Wanna Be Your Man," you could feel the excitement ripping through you, a detonation of such magnitude your entire being seemed to explode. I couldn't hear anything except a long, extended shrill - the whole stadium screaming its lungs out." (p. 10-11), .
             takes a turn of events and transforms into a hostile debacle as the Beatles attempt to leave the Philippines, .
             "And then it happened. As the Beatles and their crew filed past the booth, the crowd that had been waiting there seemed to swell like a wave and engulfed the band, pulling them into an undertow of fists and knee jabs. There was a thud - Epstein falling groggily, then being dragged to his feet by security police. Someone was cursing in Tagalog. Paul McCartney surfaced for air, his chubby face crunched in unmistakable terror" (p.16). .
             Solely because of the miscommunication between the two parties of the first lady and the Beatles, they become hated figures and are physically abused upon their departure of the Philippines. Such a tumultuous turn of events, one moment they are hailed and then the next moment hated, demonstrate how the first lady and children are looked up almost as if they are national treasures. They have ensnared the hearts and minds of the Filipino masses, and because the Beatles did not visit them, they will be punished. An exception to the one-sided frenzy is one of the main characters, Jun Hidalgo, as he catches up to John Lennon and offers his help in carrying their bags. .
             "John Lennon made a bolt up the stairs, At the top he stopped and took off his coat and threw it down to Jun.


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