THE CAVERN CLUB, LIVERPOOL

................................. Cavern Club; the birthplace of the Beatles and British pop music.

We visited this club expecting it to be a dive and just a ‘bit of a pub' cashing in on the Beatles. We expected to pay a fortune to enter and have a quick drink of over-priced beer. How wrong could we be?

Entry was free and drink prices cheap (as they all are in the UK). There was live entertainment of a good standard and the night was well worth the time.

What surprised both of us was the number of young people who were there for the history and ambience. They not only enjoyed the music but most seemed to know the words to all the old 60’s music. Naturally most of the music was of the era, mainly Beatles songs but a sprinkling of other groups of similar ilk.

Julie was really into the night-life, singing and bopping away like a teen-ager whilst I myself remained naturally sedate and seated in the corner. Three and a half hours of live music and 6 drinks for less than $30 Aussie; Now that’s what I call a night out.

Met a great couple in there; both Scousers. We had a great time with them. Hopefully they’ll read this and keep in touch ‘for old times sake’!

We both dragged ourselves away at around 11-30 pm but only because we were moving on in the morning so had to be reasonably fresh the following day.

All in all we had a fantastic day; one which can (by us old farts) be classed as ‘very memorable’!