Old family photos lost near the Cavern Club.
Description
I lost a bundle of old family photographs on Saturday at 6:45 p.m. after leaving a gig on Mathew Street. I was heading toward Liverpool One when a gust knocked my bag, and the red album slipped from the zipper. The stack inside includes black-and-white portraits of my grandparents, a memory dialed back to their front parlors and seaside holidays. These photos aren’t replaceable, and I can’t shake the thought of them sitting unseen in someone else’s hands. If they’re found anywhere near the Cavern Club, please keep them safe—I’d recognize the torn corner and the scuffed edges a mile away.
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