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“If you want a Cathedral, we’ve got one to spare… ” so goes the old Liverpool folk song |
The beat poet Allen Ginsberg said "at the present moment (1965), the center of consciousness of the human universe is here".
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The Cavern Club, proud to be the birthplace of the best
band in the world--- The Beatles. In 2 years they played almost 300x) Strawberry Fields Forever, Penny Lane,
the Hard Days Night Hotel. it's all there on the Magical Mystery Tour. The Who and The Kinks played here too. |
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Paul McCartney, John Lennon Club Owner Ray McFall, Cynthia |
Liverpool does have a west coast vibe. Yet the tenure of Europe's capital of culture is overstated. There are still bands arrogant enough to believe that they can overthrow the legacy of the Beatles practicing in abandoned warehouses and lofts. There are the museums, Alfred Dock, this huge Gothic cathedral that appears out of nowhere like a Denali or Kilimanjaro.
Liverpool Anglican Cathedral is Britain's biggest Cathedral, and took 74 years to build and in fact, they are still building it!
Having been almost everywhere on the planet, it is easy for me to see that the "stuff" here has shipped in from somewhere else, including the people Since the 16th century, it has been a trading partner and a port of call for the Irish, and in a sense, Liverpool is the spiritual capital of Ireland - not Dublin.
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Stayed at a great hotel called Georgian Town House Hotel |
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The Docks |
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