Small Gig Speculation Thread
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https://macca-news.blogspot.com/2018/09/mccartney-rocks-grand-central-station.htm
Lots of videos here.
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forget 64 wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
sophie wrote:
Rubber Soul13 wrote:
Who's excited?!
-Rubber Soul13
well I would be if it would start......
I got a text that he started playing at 7:50 PM.
come on youtube!
It started at 8:30 EDT. The pics I will post were taken off the TV by a friend of mine.
A Hard Day’s Night - first song:
This show was awesome, only words that come to mind!! One of the BEST! Thats my head in the center of the picture
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forget 64 wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
sophie wrote:
Rubber Soul13 wrote:
Who's excited?!
-Rubber Soul13
well I would be if it would start......
I got a text that he started playing at 7:50 PM.
come on youtube!
It started at 8:30 EDT. The pics I will post were taken off the TV by a friend of mine.
A Hard Day’s Night - first song:
This show was awesome, only words that come to mind!! One of the BEST! Thats my head in the center of the picture
I've been trying to upload a picture of you from cbs news but have no idea how to do it!
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Bob Gannon wrote:
BTW, that was me sitting on the stage by Brian
Is that you on the far left?
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Nancy R wrote:
Bob Gannon wrote:
BTW, that was me sitting on the stage by Brian
Is that you on the far left?
That be me
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What a great show! Wasn't lucky enough to get in, but was very appreciative of the broadcast. I have a special connection to Grand Central Terminal and have walked through Vanderbilt Hall hundreds of times, never thinking that the little space would ever hold a Paul McCartney concert. Wish I would have definitely known that it was at GCT in advance (but hey, I did predict it when Bob asked for our most creative places to host an Egypt Station small gig)!
My feedback regarding the live broadcast...camera angles were a bit odd at times, but that naturally comes with a live stream. I thought the new songs sounded great and particularly liked the trombone/trumpet/sax for Letting Go and Lady Madonna. And, of course, the "parting of the sea" for Paul for Blackbird. One of those instances where you get the sense of what a genuinely awesome person he is, especially when he instructed his security team not to push the audience further back from his mini podium. I actually didn't notice the little mistake at the end of the song, but got a chuckle when I rewatched. Also surprised that he didn't do Hey Jude, but hey, it's good that he didn't feel like he "had" to do it to appease the live audience (and millions watching online). For those who were standing in the main terminal, were you able to hear most of the songs or was the sound really muffled?
And damn, Bob, you had a great view! Was that the closest you've ever been to McCartney? Tell your source that Rubber Soul13 wants to come along to the next small gig show, too!
-Rubber Soul13
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Rubber Soul13 wrote:...
And damn, Bob, you had a great view! Was that the closest you've ever been to McCartney? Tell your source that Rubber Soul13 wants to come along to the next small gig show, too!
Yeah, all you guys were front & center! Nice. I'd love to be at such an intimate gig.
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Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five
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Come On To Me
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The End
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oobu24 wrote:
Rubber Soul13 wrote:...
And damn, Bob, you had a great view! Was that the closest you've ever been to McCartney? Tell your source that Rubber Soul13 wants to come along to the next small gig show, too!
Yeah, all you guys were front & center! Nice. I'd love to be at such an intimate gig.
The real amazing thing is that the middle of the main hall was so congested and nobody seemed to realize the roped off line to the side along the wall. We never thought in a million years we'd be up front but when we walked through the curtain, low and behold front stage was practically empty!! We wasted no time filling those spots
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Bob, it seems that the crowd was very muted during the show. Is that just the video or was the energy kinda meh in person?
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KingMacca wrote:
Bob, it seems that the crowd was very muted during the show. Is that just the video or was the energy kinda meh in person?
It didn't seem to be muted the fans in front were not silent but I did notice many behind me not really knowing the words to even some of the Beatles songs so I don't know how many were huge fans. That's not to say that they didn't seem to enjoy the show. It really was a tough crowd to gauge and let's face it, I didn't pay attention to anyone or group for long!! I mean there was a show going on!
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KingMacca wrote:
Bob, it seems that the crowd was very muted during the show. Is that just the video or was the energy kinda meh in person?
Most of them were probably just going into “no cellphone withdrawals.”
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Bob Gannon wrote:
oobu24 wrote:
Rubber Soul13 wrote:...
And damn, Bob, you had a great view! Was that the closest you've ever been to McCartney? Tell your source that Rubber Soul13 wants to come along to the next small gig show, too!
Yeah, all you guys were front & center! Nice. I'd love to be at such an intimate gig.
The real amazing thing is that the middle of the main hall was so congested and nobody seemed to realize the roped off line to the side along the wall. We never thought in a million years we'd be up front but when we walked through the curtain, low and behold front stage was practically empty!! We wasted no time filling those spots
Sounds like the stars aligned for you!
-Rubber Soul13
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Bob Gannon wrote:
oobu24 wrote:
Rubber Soul13 wrote:...
And damn, Bob, you had a great view! Was that the closest you've ever been to McCartney? Tell your source that Rubber Soul13 wants to come along to the next small gig show, too!
Yeah, all you guys were front & center! Nice. I'd love to be at such an intimate gig.
The real amazing thing is that the middle of the main hall was so congested and nobody seemed to realize the roped off line to the side along the wall. We never thought in a million years we'd be up front but when we walked through the curtain, low and behold front stage was practically empty!! We wasted no time filling those spots
Yup!