An interesting yard sale story.

This morning while out making the rounds I encountered a man holding a yard sale who was from Liverpool, England. Since he was about my age (think dinosaur), I mentioned that he must have seen the Beatles live way back when. He said no, he hadn't, but added this sorry tale. The Beatles had just formed and were playing a gig in a space that held about 150 people. His aunt suggested to him that she get tickets and they could go. He says he told her no, he'd catch them another time. Can you imagine?? A chance to see the Beatles in a small venue like that and never having a chance to see them again? He told me he's taken his wife back to Liverpool and given her the unofficial Beatles tour. I guess as close as they got to the Beatles was Paul's former neighbor asking them in for tea. Oh, well. Got some nice Beatles ale glasses from him.