Fans on stage
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I am not starstruck. Being in the presence of a celebrity does not impress me. Now would I like to casually chat with Macca at a coffee shop? Have a chance to discuss his music and its importance to me over a cup of joe? Absolutely. But WTF would I do on his stage, other than standing there looking stupid?
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audi:
I am not starstruck. Being in the presence of a celebrity does not impress me. Now would I like to casually chat with Macca at a coffee shop? Have a chance to discuss his music and its importance to me over a cup of joe? Absolutely. But WTF would I do on his stage, other than standing there looking stupid?
Nobody said you were starstruck Audi! But if one of Paul's security came up to you and asked if you'd like to go up on stage with Paul (you sing & play guitar & bass!) to jam, you would not decline! Of course this would never happen because you wouldn't be waving a sign or anything like that. That's the only way these people get called up (the lucky dogs!) There is virtually no chance I'm going to ever meet him or get a hug any other way. (unless I want to deplete my retirement fund by about $40,000 and meet him through an auction!)
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Well, that's different. Yes, I would love to jam with him and his band. Green Day does stuff like that all the time. But in the real world, all of the people selected by security are white females with no interest in playing at all. Or some couple with a bogus marriage-proposal stunt. It is very unlikely that a brutha, such as myself, would be approached by security to share Macca's stage. The only time security is interested in me is when they're watching me like a hawk to make sure I'm not a threat, like they did in Atlanta '09. Sorry...still a sore spot for me.
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Thanks for the replies. About the signs - do you think he also picks people with sings that make him laugh, or does it have to be something like PLZ PAUL SIGN MY FOREHEAD AND I'M GONNA TATTOO IT RIGHT THERE I SWEAR. Also, I don't have a child, but I look pretty young...
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audi:
Well, that's different. Yes, I would love to jam with him and his band. Green Day does stuff like that all the time. But in the real world, all of the people selected by security are white females with no interest in playing at all. It is very unlikely that a brutha, such as myself, would be approached by security to share Macca's stage. The only time security is interested in me is when they're watching me like a hawk to make sure I'm not a threat, like they did in Atlanta '09. Sorry...still a sore spot for me.
Sorry my hometown treated you that way Audi! I know "most" concertgoers of Paul's are white or Latino, but jeeze, Atlanta has had a black mayor (different ones) for years and is majority black in population! Maybe that security guy just had the hots for you! (You are a delicious hunk of chocolate!)
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wannabeyourmonster:
Thanks for the replies. About the signs - do you think he also picks people with sings that make him laugh, or does it have to be something like PLZ PAUL SIGN MY FOREHEAD AND I'M GONNA TATTOO IT RIGHT THERE I SWEAR. Also, I don't have a child, but I look pretty young...
Both--some make him laugh, some pull on his heartstrings (He read mine and went "Oh!" in Memphis, but didn't call anyone up. Mine said "My doctor played your music during my brain surgery! Hug?" It was big and professionally made by a fellow boardie [you know who you are and many thanks] but the gods were not with me. He does love the Moms with kids, that's for sure. P.S. My tumor was a benign meningioma (not cancer thank God) Surgery was in Jan. 2011. My surgeon is also a huge Beatles/Paul fan.
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audi:
But in the real world, all of the people selected by security are white females with no interest in playing at all. Or some couple with a bogus marriage-proposal stunt. It is very unlikely that a brutha, such as myself, would be approached by security to share Macca's stage.
An overweight white woman will never be selected either. It's a waste of time. I paid to see Paul, not the stunts. Worst was in Philly last summer when two of the three people selected to go on stage had been on stage before. That was so wrong. Totally wrong.
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Nancy R:
audi:
Well, that's different. Yes, I would love to jam with him and his band. Green Day does stuff like that all the time. But in the real world, all of the people selected by security are white females with no interest in playing at all. It is very unlikely that a brutha, such as myself, would be approached by security to share Macca's stage. The only time security is interested in me is when they're watching me like a hawk to make sure I'm not a threat, like they did in Atlanta '09. Sorry...still a sore spot for me.
Sorry my hometown treated you that way Audi! I know "most" concertgoers of Paul's are white or Latino, but jeeze, Atlanta has had a black mayor (different ones) for years and is majority black in population! Maybe that security guy just had the hots for you! (You are a delicious hunk of chocolate!)
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I would not go onstage. I think it is a waste of concert goers time they have paid lots of money for seeing Sir Paul and Band and it has become a circus. The Leila girl was cute, but the other groupies and marriage things are getting old, imo. Sir Elton doesn't ask people on his stage during normal venues, not counting Vegas. And I noticed that he doesn't like signs waving all over obstructing everyone's view of the stage and he will walk right past a waving sign and not autograph it. Which is good for me as I am a petite five foot one inch. If Sir Paul wants certain people to be showcased they should be asked backstage and keep it on the down low. He is the star, not the audience.
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He should only call up people during soundcheck, if time permits, imo.
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I'll never forget a Soundcheck a couple years ago, The Mother had her kids hold up signs the entire time . Cute kids,but you could see they weren't to thrilled with standing there for an hour,trying to get Pauls attention for Mom. From my view he never noticed them . Mom wasn't happy. It's all about getting that younger fan up there now,forget the ones that have been with him since the beginning. The signs haven't even been clever this year - that have been picked - & I'm tired of the repeat fans on stage too . Too many the past year. I guess we all need to spend the couple hours before the show to go up to any or all of Pauls team & act like you're best friends with them .
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I'm sure it's a thrill for the folks on the stage. For everybody else it's a pain (only a dullard would enjoy watching folks with Paul), it just sucks the oxygen right out of the place, and makes a rock concert a touch "Brady Bunch." I have met Paul but the stage is the last place I would want to be. What's needed is for Brian to wield his axe at interlopers like Keith did in '81 or Rusty to assume the Elvis Presley arse kicking posture from the Las Vegas Hilton.
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Nancy R:
He should only call up people during soundcheck, if time permits, imo.
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Elton did call a young kid on stage at a show I saw. It wasn't in Vegas. This kid was about 8 and knew the words to every song. Elton loves kids and noticed him. People in the audience had put the kid on their shoulders. During I'm Still Standing, Elton grabbed the kid and pulled him on stage. Kid loved it and Elton seemed to truly enjoy it. No sign, just enthusiasm. Turns out the parents were several rows behind and adults had let the kid keep moving towards the front. Kid even got to sit at the piano with Elton and sing. It was fun to watch. I've seen Elton a few times and only seen fans on stage at the Vegas show other than this time.
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maccascruff:
Elton did call a young kid on stage at a show I saw. It wasn't in Vegas. This kid was about 8 and knew the words to every song. Elton loves kids and noticed him. People in the audience had put the kid on their shoulders. During I'm Still Standing, Elton grabbed the kid and pulled him on stage. Kid loved it and Elton seemed to truly enjoy it. No sign, just enthusiasm. Turns out the parents were several rows behind and adults had let the kid keep moving towards the front. Kid even got to sit at the piano with Elton and sing. It was fun to watch. I've seen Elton a few times and only seen fans on stage at the Vegas show other than this time.
Nice story...and yet something slightly disturbing about that second paragraph.
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I pay money to see Paul McCartney and his band and not members of the audience on stage. The fake wedding proposal at Liverpool last year was a total waste of time and severed no real purpose. Don't get me wrong, I'd love the chance to meet Paul, but definitely not on stage in front of 40,000 people!
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audi:
Again, if it's an actual cool thing, I'm good with it: Like the little girl who played bass on "Get Back" or the dudes who made the Abbey Road replica and got Paul to pose barefoot with them for a picture. At the very least, the audience was still being entertained.
WOW! When did that happen? I'd love to see a pic of that
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Junipergirl:
audi:
Again, if it's an actual cool thing, I'm good with it: Like the little girl who played bass on "Get Back" or the dudes who made the Abbey Road replica and got Paul to pose barefoot with them for a picture. At the very least, the audience was still being entertained.
WOW! When did that happen? I'd love to see a pic of that
It was on 17th May in Argentina: http://wzlx.cbslocal.com/2016/05/18/watch-10-year-old-leila-jam-with-paul-mccartney-to-get-back/
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johnnymain:
I pay money to see Paul McCartney and his band and not members of the audience on stage. The fake wedding proposal at Liverpool last year was a total waste of time and severed no real purpose. Don't get me wrong, I'd love the chance to meet Paul, but definitely not on stage in front of 40,000 people!
I agree. Kids are always cute in that kind of circumstance, which kind of makes it a cheap trick. Does he really need to do that? I mean, fine. Ok. This is the part of the show where a cute kid comes on stage and jams, or dances, or sings, or whatever. Is that what his show is all about? I know I know. "Martinez, if it was you, you wouldn't complain." But it isn't. And it excludes the other 15,000 people in the audience. Now it has become part of the show. Bathroom break. I thought he was against those.