Interesting... The People Who You Meet!!!

Ivan Vaughn invited his pal out to hear some music and to pick up some girls. He and his friend were born on the same day and year. They had just turned 15. Now, this was 1957 and picking up girls was a lot harder to do than later generations. But, Ivan and his friend-- Boy A-- were pretty good at it. Boy A already was a good looking kid who turned heads on older women. The second reason , the music, was of some interest to both boys. Ivan wanted to introduce Boy A to his other friend, Boy B. Ivan wasn't sure if it would work-- both boys were of different temperament. Boy A was a bit of an apple polisher. Boy B was the neighborhood hoodlum. But, he knew that they all shared an interest in rock and roll, so, what the hell, he would try to get his two good friends together. So, on this sunny July 7th, Ivan and Boy A went to the Woolton Church Festival to have some fun. As they approached the fairgrounds, they heard the music. Twenty Flight Rock was the song. Boy B's band was playing this simple song, but, Boy A noticed that the lead singer was making up his own words. And, the words were pretty good!!! And, the singer sure had stage presence!!! After watching the performance, any thought of meeting girls evaporated. Boy A wanted to meet the lead singer and to see if he could somehow play with the band. There was the intermission. Ivan took Boy A backstage-- which was actually the inside of the church--- and introduced Boys A and B to each other. Boy A was full of compliments for the band. And, never being short of confidence, he preceded to grab a guitar and show his near perfect imitation of Little Richard to the band. He also sang the correct version of Twenty Flight Rock. The band was mightily impressed. As Boy A was playing, he noticed that a drunk old man was leaning over him. He turned and realized his mistake. It wasn't an old man, but, the lead singer, Boy B. After this quick audition, the intermission was over and it was time for the second half of the show. The band took the stage. Boy B became charismatic again. The crowd loved him. The girls started surging towards the stage. Boy A  decided he wanted to join THIS BAND!!!... Ivan soon left with Boy A. And, after the performance, Boy B sobered up enough to take stock of the meeting. He had to admit that Ivan's friend was talented. He would be an asset to any band. Certainly, the band would be stronger. But, could he stand the challenge of being leader? He had been Kingpin up until that point. Could he put his ego aside and improve the band? Boy B called Ivan up that night and said he wanted Boy A in the band. Boy A was asked and he said yes. Now, the band called The Quarrymen, had two strong leaders...This was July 7 1957. It has gone down in history-- both of music and of pop culture... Boy A was named McCartney and Boy B was named Lennon. The band changed several names before it became...well, you know....