OPENING NIGHT ..Macca Review

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:00 am

Thirty feet or thirty stories, the only difference is an open or closed casket...

How much could a stunt double cost, the way things are these days?

britye · Post by **britye** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 10:27 am

So really how far did he fall? John gets shot , George succumbs to illness and Paul slips and falls, imagine the headlines

winston · Post by **winston** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:11 pm

Typically stage trap doors are about 15ft from the floor below. That is still a long way for the man to fall. He must be in good shape.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 1:31 pm

Hemp is a miracle product. Clothing, rope, even fuel and food can be made from it. Very resilient. Perhaps Sir Paul's tissues and bones have absorbed so much, his body's nearly indestructable. This is sarcasm. I'm a huge Paul fan.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 1:55 pm

Sarcastic or not, Jerry, you play a mean 235...

lowendbob · Post by **lowendbob** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 12:57 am

He joked about it last night at the Philly show.
It was the trap door for his piano, and it was about 3 feet.
So much for that horrible review.
The show was a total knockout. Paul may have been a little flat on some songs, but he managed to pull off a great show with lots of energy.
Penny Lane sent chills down my spine. It sounded like the rest of the lads where with him.
I would be surprised if any Macca fans are disappointed.

I was lucky enough to see him arrive around 5:30 for the sound check. He came in with a police escort, arriving in a black Lexus. There may have been about 20 of us standing along the side entrance when he pulled in. He stopped in front of us for a few seconds rolled the back window down and waved and yelled at us.
I must say, he looks a lot better close up than some of the unflattering aging pictures of him lately.
He had his cell phone in one hand while he wave with the other. Looks pretty darn good for a 63 year old rocker.
What a night !

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 6:36 pm

Nebraska! Ha!

winston · Post by **winston** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 5:27 pm

Bob,

I'm glad that it was a good show. Remember, a few comments back that I thought you would end up thinking that your money was well spent. It never does pay to listen to critics.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 5:45 pm

I would have loved to hear him do "Penny Lane" live. Dunno about the rest.

Critics are there to feed our preconceptions, it seems, and in the absence of that, to create controversy...

Thinking for ourselves is good advice, and the boys gave it to us back in '65.

In the supermarket today I heard "Live and Let Die". Ugh.

revolver323 · Post by **revolver323** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:22 am

Music to thump mellons by?? Heard Paul Anka's latest album of rock done in swing style? I want you to jump ....

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:32 am

Yikes! Anka includes Nirvana on that CD!

winston · Post by **winston** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:36 am

Anka's Diana was a great single. He was not always the antithesis of what is currently considered to be cool.

Not one of my favorites but still deserves considerable respect for his achievements. He's considered to be a Canadian music icon.

revolver323 · Post by **revolver323** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:12 am

Paul Anka's done well, but this latest CD remindsme of Joe Piscopo's Sinatra doing "Under My Thumb" on SNL. Great arrangements of the tunes, though.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:32 am

He hit an alltime low with "Having My Baby".

Dreck.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:51 am

Whooo-eee! I had all but forgotten that incredible piece of dung...that was a HUGE hit, too. I'd rest my case on that one if it weren't so much fun to keep reiterating what a crapfest Billboard's Top 100 has always been...