by Gilley Aguilar

Is it just me or did Twitter come just a little late in life?  Have you ever thought about what it would’ve been like if Twitter had been around in the sixties?  Of course that would’ve meant that computers and the internet would’ve had to been around first.  You can follow almost any of your favorite celebrities to find out what they are doing.  Most of the time it’s pretty boring stuff.  Yesterday Matthew Perry was making a sandwich around noon.  It was very nice to know that he was doing that.

What if someone like The Beatles had Twitter?  The Beatles of course, was one of the biggest bands in history and sold millions of records.  Would it have been the same if we were able to know everything that was going on behind closed doors?  Would McCartney have said something like,

“McCartney So just sitting around with my mates, @Lennon, @RStarr and @Harrison writing a song about a yellow submarine.  I wanted to go with a black submarine but was out voted”

12 minutes ago from Tweetdeck

Or maybe something like,

“Harrison @Lennon is bringing over his new girlfriend @Ono.  I think I am really going to like her.  She will really help out the band.”

1 hour ago from Twitterfon

I think not knowing what really went on is something that is what makes them great.  If we knew what bands were doing in the sixties behind closed doors more then what we did, then I think the parents might not have been so keen on their music being in the house.

Or what if they had facebook accounts?  Would we be logging on only to see another stupid quiz that John Lennon filled out to tell us what kind of rock he is?  Or what “sex position” he would be?

Maybe it is for the best that Twitter was developed a little bit later for this generation.

**Gilley Aguilar is also from Oklahoma.  Please vote for Gilley by leaving a comment below.  You can visit his website thegilleyaguilarproject.wordpress.com.