November 9, 1961, Brian Epstein, who ran a record shop in his father's music store, visited the Cavern Club in Liverpool to see a band who had been featured on a song called, "My Bonnie." It was the first time Epstein laid eyes on the Beatles, who played lunchtime sessions at the club. The conditions of the Cavern Club appalled Epstein and the look of the Beatles was scruffy at best. But the Beatles generated excitement with their sound and stage presence and Epstein was captivated by the group. He quickly connected with John, Paul, George and Pete (yes, Ringo had not yet joined the group) and offered to be their manager. And the rest, as they say, is history.
Sherri and I visited the Cavern Club in the summer of 2014. What is there now is not the original but the recreation captures the atmosphere of what it was like to visit the Cavern during your lunch hour from work. It was a thrill to be in the area that helped to launch the Fab Four. After our visit there all I could say was, "Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!"
