No, I'm not Ringo in disguise. I know exactly what Liverpool is like, I lived there for the first 43 years of my life. I am now retired in the beautiful Ozark mountains and love it here. You refer to "we" being happy without him, I am sure you don't speak for everyone. Don't think because people move away that they are some kind of traitor, that is a very narrow minded view.
P.S. I think California is over rated too, that is why I live here.