In July of 1946, 5-year old John Lennon was taken by his father Alf to Blackpool for what was supposedly a 'long vacation'. In reality Alf intended to emigrate to New Zealand and take John along with him.
This plan was thwarted by John's mother who had followed them to Blackpool and succeeded in confronting Alf. Following a protracted argument between the two, John was forced to choose between going with his father or staying with his mother.
He chose his father. Twice.
But when his mother began to walk away, the little boy started crying and ran after her. He stayed in Liverpool and formed a quite successful rock n' roll band. The rest is history.
But since we all love messing about with history, let us suppose an alternative. Just as John is about to start bawling his eyes out, his father takes him firmly by the arm and pulls him off in the opposite direction. By the time autumn rolls around the two have arrived in New Zealand.
How does history unfold from here?