South Docks Tour

The Storm
The next section was the most dodgy, going over a bit indeterminate channel and skirting some spoil ground before coming round Garston Rocks, then finally into the deep water, buoyed Garston (north) channel. The Liverpool water front certainly shot past. Only one Mersey Ferry was out, that had just departed and was doing the "long" trip, going down to Liverpool Docks, before turning to go upstream on the Cheshire side. The slamming continued to around the Pier head, then subsided. This was due to the NW (wind over Spring tide) Force 4 now not having much flood to argue with.

The Hurricanes
What impressed me about Rory Storm & the Hurricanes was how stylish they were in their smart suits. We became very good friends over the years - I even remember the original line-up: Rory Storm, Ty Brian, Lou Walters, Johnny Guitar and Ringo…it is interesting to note that Rory had the impediment of a very bad stutter when he spoke, yet was able to sing perfectly on stage without the stutter.

Sea of Faith
Readings: Mark 4.30-41,
So the storm is by all accounts the experience of a particular group who are together, a particular group, who in the consuming drama of their situation lose sight of their faith and panic. The fact that this event happens at night - at sea is important... it speaks to all of us in all the storms of life: financial,emotional spiritual, physical, but also of the times when we lose control, when the waters come up to our neck. I'm thinking here of falling in love ...