Abbey Road

Yesterday Jeff and I were invited to watch the England World Cup game at Abbey Road Studios! Karin works there and is on Jeff's softball team. I had no idea my brother was so connected to the music industry! When we arrived, Karin signed us in and took us to her office real quick so I can drop off my purse. As we went up the stairs to her office there were signed Beatle albums lining the walls! She started to take us on a tour. As we walk the halls, or as they call them corridors, the movie posters of the films that have been scored there are hanging everywhere. Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, etc...The futbol match (learned quickly not to call it soccer) was in Studio 1 on a massive movie screen. Studio 1 is the "orchestra studio" for the films and is huge. The sound room has the biggest mixer I have ever seen, at least 8 feet long. Karin then took us into Studio 2, a much older studio. Studio 2 is where the Beatles recorded all of their albums! It was at this point I whispered to Jeff, get out your camera! Mine of course was in my purse in Karin's office or our trip to Abbey Road would have been much more documented :). Jeff was very composed throughout the tour and I was holding it together quite impressively, I think ;)!! After the tour we headed back to Studio 1 for the game. England played great this game and beat Slovenia 1 nil (which means zero). Needless to say the studio got very loud after the goal, they even blew those horn things. It was an awesome atmosphere. On our way out we took pictures in the front of the studios and Jeff took 1 of me crossing the Abbey Road crosswalk like the Beatles!! We had such a great time, it will be tough for my other England futbol matches to compare!!