11:35 AM, August 8, 1969

[Miles Archer]

[secondwind]

1. I had never noticed that Paul McCartney was barefoot!

[Miles Archer]

2. That became part of the "Paul is dead" meme

He was supposed to be the corpse, Lennon the funeral pastor, Harrison the gravedigger, I forgot what they assigned to Ringo.

Ah...the days before the Internet and Cable. It STILL went viral.

[Aristus]

5. I thought it was: Lennon - angel, Ringo: pastor, McCartney - corpse, Harrison - gravedigger.

I think there are several variations.

[Cirque du So-What]

3. Wonder if there was a commemoration on Abbey Road?

[msongs]

7. yes, a big party to announce the 5oth anniversary remixes nt

[mopinko]

10. yup they did.

blocked off traffic and had a party.

[Miles Archer]

11. There's a photo at the link.

A cover photo and links to Instagram, none of which work here.

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles-fans-abbey-road/

Thousands of Beatles fans visited the famous London crosswalk that's found on the cover photo of their 1969 album Abbey Road. The event marked the 50th anniversary of the day the picture was taken.

According to NME, an estimated 3,500 people made their way to the spot, located near the intersection of Abbey and Grove End roads in St. John's Wood and across the street from where the group made most of their records. Some fans brought guitars; one man, dressed as Paul McCartney, even proposed to his girlfriend while surrounded by men dressed as the other three Beatles.

Social media featured many of these fans recreating the famous photo. Pattie Boyd, the former wife of George Harrison, wasn't at the event, but she shared a picture taken by a friend who attended.

You can see a selection of these social-media posts below.

[Skittles]

4. the last day of Sharon Tate's life

and Jay and Abigail and Voytek and Steve

[Floyd R. Turbo]

6. Recently discovered film of the shoot!

[diva77]

9. LOL!!!

[Liberal Jesus Freak]

8. Saw Ringo in concert at the Ryman last night.

Thanks for the post 😊