Pre Beatle Fame

Pre Beatles Fame There are times when long time ago really is long, yet seen with a cosmic sight, a speck of dust in the eye of the sky. I think it was In 1956 I saw the Beatles perform at a place called the cave in Liverpool. I was about seventeen worked as a mess boy on a ship, cleaning pots and pans in the galley. Back then the wages were low, yet we didn´t feel poor and we had money for a pint of beer and a packet of woodbine, potato crisp with a packed of salt inside...big deal. Oh, shallow youth I found their music noisy and intrusive I was trying to chat up a girl at the time, she was swaying to the tune said the lyric was fantastic and I quickly agreed became a fan overnight, yet never conquered her heart. back on board - pubs closed early- I sat smoking cigarettes listening to Hank William’s western music on the radio.