Fan clubs have been famous since way beyond my own years. If you loved a certain thing, of course there was a fanclub for it! During the time The Beatles were famous in the 60s, fan clubs were on the boom. Every Beatles fangirl would dedicate themselves to their own fanclub where they could meet up with their fellow Beatles-lovers and talk about them and obsess over them.
But there is one woman that stands out the most: Good Ol' Freda Kelly.
Many young girls at the time was EXTREMELY jealous over her. At the age of 17, she became The Beatles Fan Club leader and their manager, Brian Epstein's secretary. Can you believe how lucky this girl was? It would be an honor to hold those two positions and I'm glad she was the one who hold them.
I feel bad about this, but myself didn't learn about who Freda was until a short time ago. I had heard and read her name before, but I never really understood who she was. The one place I remember hearing her name was in one of The Beatles Christmas Album when John thanked her for all the work that she had done that year.
I would love to see the new documentary that was made about her called, "Good Ol' Freda Kelly" - a little taste of what her job was and what she did during the 60s as working for The Beatles. Miss Kelly was known as "The Most Coveted Girl in the World" and is one of the last remaining people who stayed with The Beatles from the very beginning.
Just like The Beatles themselves, Freda is a little Liverpuldian girl who gained stardom that she never expected. She never wanted to be a millionaire, but after waiting so long to write her memoir, she fears becoming one.
If you want to learn more about Freda Kelly in this cute interview and how famous her signature is wanted and needed, check out this article! - http://www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com/area_news/article_537bd654-6e52-11e4-887e-8380d915ad4d.html
This article is also pretty good, it goes more into depth about Freda Kelly herself - http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/nov/17/beatles-secretary-freda-kelly-story
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