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To any who say Pauls' voice ain't what it used to be; get a clue.He's as good or better than ever.
Screw football; Paul won this one...

Best darn SuperBowl halftime in a long time... since Garth Brooks did the halftime in California when the Cowboys beat up the Bills...

Not that Brooks is the equal of Macca... but they both gave great LIVE performances. Any idiot who insists on lip-synching the show from now on ought to be forced to watch a tape from last night and then not-so-politely shown the door...

With such a huge repetoire of songs to choose from, I am wondering why McCartney chose the ones he did. I predicted that he would play Get Back. Hey Jude, was also a great number. I wonder why he selected Drive My Car and Live and Let Die.

Don't get me wrong, I would have watched him sing the phone book. Has anyone read why he chose these four songs in particular?

Thank you from me to you, Sir Paul! Outstanding! A Sunday evening at home with the wife and kids in wild anticipation...Hmmm, a role reversal for me,it reminds me of...

Peter, I had a feeling Live and Let Die would be in for the pyrotechnic aspect of it. Drive My Car, great song, no idea why he chose that one, though. I was happy that the end of Hey Jude was slightly truncated at the end. A wonderful performance!

TV ALERT!!!

"Entertainment Tonight" will have more on Paul from the Super Bowl on Monday, February 7.

Thanks Bob. Maybe he will explain why he didn't use the Rickenbacker. I would love to conduct this interview!

Take a number behind me, Peter. Thirteen years as a journalist, and three-times as long as a guitarist. I would love to ask why, too!

I think it is just that he is SO associated with that Hofner, that he feels that he has to play it. He might actually like it! I guess when you have a bass named after you ("Beatle Bass"), you might feel obligated to strap it on. Then again, he also has a Ric somewhat named after him.

The reason he played Live and Let Die is because it is a show-stopper in every sense, and one of the very elite songs of his solo career that can truly match the quality of his Beatle catalog. It has forever been a favorite at his concerts---I've seen him 6 times through the years, and it has always been one of two songs that get the entire crowd going crazy. In fact, when exiting after his shows, people are always talking about which songs they liked the best. You'd be surprised at how many times you hear Live and Let Die mentioned as you are leaving. There is nothing quite like it, really. The other song that did incredible things to the crowd was I Saw Her Standing There. Simply breathtaking to witness these two songs in person.

ISHST is unique in that the crowd sings word for word, even the chorus where the voice carries up the octave. I saw him twice at RKF stadium in 1990, and happened to be along the side, sort of low----well with the speed of sound taking effect on ISHST with everybody singing, you'd hear the far side of the stadium singing as you were, but 1/4 second or so behind what you were singing. We're talking 70,000 or so voices in the stadium, with different delays in the sounds reaching you from different parts of the stadium. It was like waves of voices singing gleefully. It was one of the most dynamic things I've ever heard, with such depth and a multi-stereo sound, if there is such a thing. I've never seen anything like it, and it really was incredible to be a part of it.

Andrew: I appreciate this wonderful description of McCartney's scintilating performance and the fervor that he generates. One of my regrets will always be that I did not see The Beatles perform. I know I wouldn't have heard a thing, but I surely would have remembered the goosebumps.

Haven't modern sound systems taken it up a notch?

Peter, I saw them ('64) ....somehow their performance was like a 'blink' but the noise level was deafening. Recollections are few now but I can still say I saw them....for $4.50, I think it was

Stan: You have my attention. Please continue ...

Yes Stan! Please....I treasure first hand accounts of those who were "there".....!!

Please tell us more!!.....

Ah, not much to continue. I had to one time look up the set list they played in Dallas (which was likely the same they played elsewhere) because some of it I had forgotten. It was a blur. The whole show couldn't have been more than an hour. I had balcony seats and recall with each song how the crowds fervour went up another notch. She Loves You sent things thru the roof...or at least it seemed to me. Most of the girls never took a breath... it was the endless scream. I think about how 'large' the amps seemed (at the time) but the music was no competition for the crowd. About the only thing I can relate to about the show anymore is my wife...she was at the same show but we didn't meet each other until some nine years later. We were both 13.