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The Beatles, touching down in New York City 60 years ago as the most popular band on the planet. A dream come true for one teenage fan, skipping school to send this message to her FAB 4 fave.

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And Paul McCartney, if you are listening, Adrian from Brooklyn loves you with all her heart. Even when I'm 105 and an old grandmother, I love him.

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A film clip long forgotten, long before there was such a thing as a viral video. But then a couple of weeks ago, this happened.

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Hey, Adrian. It's Paul. Listen, I saw your video. I'm in Brooklyn now. I'm in New York. I finally got here. We got an exhibition, photo exhibition.

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Come along and see it. Paul McCartney giving that Adrian a social media shoutout, inviting her to his new Beatlemania exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum. But who was Adrian from Brooklyn? Turns out, her family saw that Paul shout out.

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Hey, Sir Paul, I hear you're looking for our mother.

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Adrian from Brooklyn was Adrian Deneffrio. And while she passed away in 1992, this new chapter in her Beatles fandom is a special new memory for her four kids.

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I'm going to be emotional. The favorite thing about my mom was that she was my friend. She was the best mother.

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When we saw Paul McCartney call out, Hey, Adrian from Brooklyn, we were like, Okay, this is a sign from my mom. That's how she played her music.

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A mom described by her daughters, Nicole and Ursula, as larger than life.

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Now, on Mother's Day, the family, thrilled to share her story with the world.

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She'd be jumping up and down. She'd be like, Oh, my God, it's me, Adrienne.

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She always had music in the background, especially the Beatles, dancing around the house. She was fun. She was caring. She was amazing as a mom.

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And Paul McCartney, if you are listening, Adrienne from Brooklyn loves you with all her heart.

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Millions have now seen it, bringing back joyful memories of the mom who opened her heart and home to everyone, and where music always took center stage.

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And you'll get through everything. All you need is love. Yeah, that's the way she was.

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