San Francisco, CA, Candlestick Park, Aug. 14, 2014 - ARCHIVE
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Nik Shows Up:
Hi folks, first time poster. I've really enjoyed reading everyone's impressions. Well, enjoyed almost everyone's. My heart aches for the folks who got so tantalizingly close, only to be unable to attend. A friend mentioned that he'd read that one of the issues was that a ton of folks who didn't have tickets bought parking just to stay outside and listen, which meant there weren't enough spaces for ticket-holders. I'd been saving a half-day I'd earned at work in March, so I went up with a friend and we arrived around 4:15 or so. I'd never been to Candlestick, but I'd researched parking in the area and decided to try to grab a spot in a little lot right off the freeway. The Google map was out of date, however, and the lot was now filled with shipping crates, so we drove a few blocks west and found free street parking in a recycling plant neighborhood that was TWO BLOCKS from the freeway entrance! A quarter-mile walk to the park and we were there! (When the last note of The End was struck, we took off. There was still a hefty pool of people leaving, but we'd parked in a place that was both off the beaten path yet right next to the freeway, so it took us two minutes to get on the freeway once we were in the car, huzzah!!!) We waited for the doors to open, then scrambled to find a booth that had a "Last Pick at the Stick" shirt in anything but small, and ended up finding a booth in the farthest corner of the upper level that had them! Our seats were brilliant. On the field, 10 rows back from the stage. Needless to say, the whole show was AMAZING. I hadn't seen Macca since 2002 or so, and he hadn't lost a step! Long Tall Sally of course takes the cake for me, but Something was also way up there (among many others!). The last time I saw Sir Paul, he was doing that number on ukulele alone, so to have the full band kick in was MAGIC! I took some footage, if anyone's interested. If I'm able to figure out how to post some links, here's a couple of videos. More on my channel. If you do check 'em out, be sure to crank it up to full HD!!! Hope you enjoy. Hugely indebted to Paul and the band and crew for such an unforgettable evening! Long Tall Sally:
Something:Thanks, great post!
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~lady*madonna~:
Link to my photos: http://s131.photobucket.com/user/shmi_2007/library/Paul%208_14_14
These are wonderful! Love the shot of Paul, Rusty, and Brian jamming!
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" hum ...... is all I can say...... bout candlestick.....
I loved long tall sally, n saw her standing there..... mostest, .... -
~lady*madonna~:
Link to my photos: http://s131.photobucket.com/user/shmi_2007/library/Paul%208_14_14
Great pics, thanks for sharing!
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I have an extra special affinity for "Long Tall Sally" because I remember saving up my allowance and babysitting money to buy the Capitol album "The Beatles Second Album" in 1964. I remember listening to that album repetitively (much to my parents' chagrin) and loving the rocking sound of "Long Tall Sally" and Paul's scream, even though I was only 13 at the time. So, when Paul surprised everyone with that song at Candlestick, I think I screamed louder than anyone. Don't get me wrong, I love Helter Skelter, but to have a song I listened to repeatedly when I was very young was like a dream. It made me feel like I was 13 again, seeing Paul way back then, something I never got to do.
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~lady*madonna~:
I have an extra special affinity for "Long Tall Sally" because I remember saving up my allowance and babysitting money to buy the Capitol album "The Beatles Second Album" in 1964. I remember listening to that album repetitively (much to my parents' chagrin) and loving the rocking sound of "Long Tall Sally" and Paul's scream, even though I was only 13 at the time. So, when Paul surprised everyone with that song at Candlestick, I think I screamed louder than anyone. Don't get me wrong, I love Helter Skelter, but to have a song I listened to repeatedly when I was very young was like a dream. It made me feel like I was 13 again, seeing Paul way back then, something I never got to do.
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....Down in Style!' http://www.rollingstone.com/music/live-reviews/paul-mccartney-candlestick-park-final-show-ferguson-tribute-20140815 Beatle returns to San Francisco stadium with a George Harrison ukelele medley and an inadvertent tribute to the events in Ferguson But certain songs took new and surprisingly messy life from factors wholly beyond McCartney's control. His performance coincided, of course, with the fifth night of unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, where mostly white police forces had been firing rubber bullets and tear-gas canisters at mostly black residents amassed in protest over the shooting death of Michael Brown ? an unarmed black teenager killed by a police officer earlier this month. McCartney prefaced "Blackbird" with a few words about the "civil rights troubles, particularly in the South," that inspired the song and attended the Beatles' 1966 tour. McCartney didn't need to focus his gaze southward, of course, to find injustice: He could have pointed out past the parking lot. In September of 1966, just one month after the Beatles played Candlestick, police shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in Bayview-Hunters Point ? the same benighted neighborhood that houses the stadium ? and set off a wave of rioting and demonstration policed by rifle-toting National Guardsmen.
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If anyone bought the Last Pick at the Stick sweatshirt in an XL and wants to trade for a large, let me know. I underestimated my son's size lol
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We love you Paul, and we know that you love your fans, so we feel that you would want to know that 6000 of your fans did not get to enjoy your concert at Candlestick Park last Thursday night. Unfortunately, WE were in that heartbroken and frustrated group. What should have taken 2 ½ hour to 3 hours max of driving took 7 ½ hours!!! We were stuck in GRIDLOCK traffic for 4 HOURS, not even knowing if we would ever make it in to see any part of the concert. We had allowed 3 hours of buffer time just in case. We persevered, and after walking a tear-filled mile from a dusty dirt field we finally made it for the last song of the set, and the encore. Thank goodness for that!!! We are loyal fans; we have seen 6 of your concerts, even flying cross country to Boston last summer to see you. We have NEVER experienced anything like the mismanagement, over-booked ticket sales for this concert (facility, parking), and lack of concern for fans that we experienced at Candlestick Park. Also, we heard on our local radio station 96.9 ?The Eagle? in Sacramento that there were so many people that were allowed to pay $40 to park in the stadium?s parking lots who DID NOT have tickets, but wanted the ?experience,? that actual ticket holders were left without parking spaces, and missed the concert. Even though this was a disappointing experience for us we hope to see another one of Paul?s concerts someday.
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I heard about the debacle that took place with getting in and out of Candlestick Park for the concert from several people, and I am sorry it happened to you and many others. But Paul has NOTHING to do with the logistics at these venues. He is there only to perform. The venue management is solely responsible for the parking situation, and getting people in and out. That is really the only place you could or should complain to. If someone never got in they should at least demand a full refund from the ticket seller. But if it was bought from a reseller, or if you used the ticket, then there's probably nothing that can be done.
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beatlesfanrandy:
I heard about the debacle that took place with getting in and out of Candlestick Park for the concert from several people, and I am sorry it happened to you and many others. But Paul has NOTHING to do with the logistics at these venues. He is there only to perform. The venue management is solely responsible for the parking situation, and getting people in and out. That is really the only place you could or should complain to. If someone never got in they should at least demand a full refund from the ticket seller. But if it was bought from a reseller, or if you used the ticket, then there's probably nothing that can be done.
Actually, they CAN complain here. You are correct, Paul is not responsible for the parking catastrophe. However, he should be concerned because it is an event that is attached to his name, like it or not. And he has a certain amount of influence to perhaps get things moving in the right direction, ie "A lot of my fans are unhappy and need to be made happy because of this." Tickets are scanned these days, so it would be pretty easy to determine if a ticket was used or not. Heck, even a comment from Paul on his web site addressing the issue would go a long way. But it is pretty strange to hear nothing, and see him move on while 6,000 people are left holding unused tickets. There could be a lawsuit coming if they unite and decide to go after whoever took their money but did not deliver the product. And whoever received that money will be liable.
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RMartinez:
Actually, they CAN complain here. You are correct, Paul is not responsible for the parking catastrophe. However, he should be concerned because it is an event that is attached to his name, like it or not.
Yes. All the tv news reports I saw the next morning spent more time talking about the traffic nightmare than they did about the actual concert. There would be a brief clip of Paul performing, and then the rest of the news piece was all about the TRAFFIC with interviews of people stuck in their cars. I completely agree that Paul of course had nothing to do with the situation but if fans who missed the show want to come here to vent, I have no problem with that.
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RMartinez:
Actually, they CAN complain here. You are correct, Paul is not responsible for the parking catastrophe. However, he should be concerned because it is an event that is attached to his name, like it or not. And he has a certain amount of influence to perhaps get things moving in the right direction, ie "A lot of my fans are unhappy and need to be made happy because of this." Tickets are scanned these days, so it would be pretty easy to determine if a ticket was used or not. Heck, even a comment from Paul on his web site addressing the issue would go a long way. But it is pretty strange to hear nothing, and see him move on while 6,000 people are left holding unused tickets. There could be a lawsuit coming if they unite and decide to go after whoever took their money but did not deliver the product. And whoever received that money will be liable.
Yes of course they can complain. But the crux of the matter is that Paul himself is not responsible in any way for the parking situation that resulted. It is the venue's responsibility to coordinate that with the city. It's very simple...They should have been prepared for a crowd that size, and they weren't. On the other hand, people driving to Candlestick should have realized they would be on the 101 on a weekday at rush hour and planned accordingly. What did they expect, to just breeze in? But in the end, it isn't Paul or his team's fault.
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beatlesfanrandy:
RMartinez:
Actually, they CAN complain here. You are correct, Paul is not responsible for the parking catastrophe. However, he should be concerned because it is an event that is attached to his name, like it or not. And he has a certain amount of influence to perhaps get things moving in the right direction, ie "A lot of my fans are unhappy and need to be made happy because of this." Tickets are scanned these days, so it would be pretty easy to determine if a ticket was used or not. Heck, even a comment from Paul on his web site addressing the issue would go a long way. But it is pretty strange to hear nothing, and see him move on while 6,000 people are left holding unused tickets. There could be a lawsuit coming if they unite and decide to go after whoever took their money but did not deliver the product. And whoever received that money will be liable.
Yes of course they can complain. But the crux of the matter is that Paul himself is not responsible in any way for the parking situation that resulted. It is the venue's responsibility to coordinate that with the city. It's very simple...They should have been prepared for a crowd that size, and they weren't. It isn't Paul's fault.
You have obviously appointed yourself the great defender of Paul McCartney! Ha ha!
Again, NO ONE HERE SAID IT WAS PAUL'S FAULT. If you read carefully, we have said it was NOT his fault. BUT his is the public face attached to the event, so naturally people will come here to complain. I understand if you got IN, you just want to come here and read great things about the show, of which there are many. But if you never made it inside the venue, you would feel differently. -
RMartinez:
beatlesfanrandy:
RMartinez:
Actually, they CAN complain here. You are correct, Paul is not responsible for the parking catastrophe. However, he should be concerned because it is an event that is attached to his name, like it or not. And he has a certain amount of influence to perhaps get things moving in the right direction, ie "A lot of my fans are unhappy and need to be made happy because of this." Tickets are scanned these days, so it would be pretty easy to determine if a ticket was used or not. Heck, even a comment from Paul on his web site addressing the issue would go a long way. But it is pretty strange to hear nothing, and see him move on while 6,000 people are left holding unused tickets. There could be a lawsuit coming if they unite and decide to go after whoever took their money but did not deliver the product. And whoever received that money will be liable.
Yes of course they can complain. But the crux of the matter is that Paul himself is not responsible in any way for the parking situation that resulted. It is the venue's responsibility to coordinate that with the city. It's very simple...They should have been prepared for a crowd that size, and they weren't. It isn't Paul's fault.
You have obviously appointed yourself the great defender of Paul McCartney! Ha ha!
Again, NO ONE HERE SAID IT WAS PAUL'S FAULT. If you read carefully, we have said it was NOT his fault. BUT his is the public face attached to the event, so naturally people will come here to complain. I understand if you got IN, you just want to come here and read great things about the show, of which there are many. But if you never made it inside the venue, you would feel differently.The people above were appealing directly to Paul here. I was just telling them the obvious, and I was responding to them, not you.
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beatlesfanrandy:
RMartinez:
beatlesfanrandy:
RMartinez:
Actually, they CAN complain here. You are correct, Paul is not responsible for the parking catastrophe. However, he should be concerned because it is an event that is attached to his name, like it or not. And he has a certain amount of influence to perhaps get things moving in the right direction, ie "A lot of my fans are unhappy and need to be made happy because of this." Tickets are scanned these days, so it would be pretty easy to determine if a ticket was used or not. Heck, even a comment from Paul on his web site addressing the issue would go a long way. But it is pretty strange to hear nothing, and see him move on while 6,000 people are left holding unused tickets. There could be a lawsuit coming if they unite and decide to go after whoever took their money but did not deliver the product. And whoever received that money will be liable.
Yes of course they can complain. But the crux of the matter is that Paul himself is not responsible in any way for the parking situation that resulted. It is the venue's responsibility to coordinate that with the city. It's very simple...They should have been prepared for a crowd that size, and they weren't. It isn't Paul's fault.
You have obviously appointed yourself the great defender of Paul McCartney! Ha ha!
Again, NO ONE HERE SAID IT WAS PAUL'S FAULT. If you read carefully, we have said it was NOT his fault. BUT his is the public face attached to the event, so naturally people will come here to complain. I understand if you got IN, you just want to come here and read great things about the show, of which there are many. But if you never made it inside the venue, you would feel differently.The people above were appealing directly to Paul here. I was just telling them the obvious, and I was responding to them, not you.
Um, you quoted me and responded. That means you were responding to me.
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RMartinez:
beatlesfanrandy:
RMartinez:
beatlesfanrandy:
RMartinez:
Actually, they CAN complain here. You are correct, Paul is not responsible for the parking catastrophe. However, he should be concerned because it is an event that is attached to his name, like it or not. And he has a certain amount of influence to perhaps get things moving in the right direction, ie "A lot of my fans are unhappy and need to be made happy because of this." Tickets are scanned these days, so it would be pretty easy to determine if a ticket was used or not. Heck, even a comment from Paul on his web site addressing the issue would go a long way. But it is pretty strange to hear nothing, and see him move on while 6,000 people are left holding unused tickets. There could be a lawsuit coming if they unite and decide to go after whoever took their money but did not deliver the product. And whoever received that money will be liable.
Yes of course they can complain. But the crux of the matter is that Paul himself is not responsible in any way for the parking situation that resulted. It is the venue's responsibility to coordinate that with the city. It's very simple...They should have been prepared for a crowd that size, and they weren't. It isn't Paul's fault.
You have obviously appointed yourself the great defender of Paul McCartney! Ha ha!
Again, NO ONE HERE SAID IT WAS PAUL'S FAULT. If you read carefully, we have said it was NOT his fault. BUT his is the public face attached to the event, so naturally people will come here to complain. I understand if you got IN, you just want to come here and read great things about the show, of which there are many. But if you never made it inside the venue, you would feel differently.The people above were appealing directly to Paul here. I was just telling them the obvious, and I was responding to them, not you.
Um, you quoted me and responded. That means you were responding to me.
:My original post was to them not you. And you responded to me not the other way around. So back to topic.
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beatlesfanrandy:
RMartinez:
beatlesfanrandy:
RMartinez:
beatlesfanrandy:
RMartinez:
Actually, they CAN complain here. You are correct, Paul is not responsible for the parking catastrophe. However, he should be concerned because it is an event that is attached to his name, like it or not. And he has a certain amount of influence to perhaps get things moving in the right direction, ie "A lot of my fans are unhappy and need to be made happy because of this." Tickets are scanned these days, so it would be pretty easy to determine if a ticket was used or not. Heck, even a comment from Paul on his web site addressing the issue would go a long way. But it is pretty strange to hear nothing, and see him move on while 6,000 people are left holding unused tickets. There could be a lawsuit coming if they unite and decide to go after whoever took their money but did not deliver the product. And whoever received that money will be liable.
Yes of course they can complain. But the crux of the matter is that Paul himself is not responsible in any way for the parking situation that resulted. It is the venue's responsibility to coordinate that with the city. It's very simple...They should have been prepared for a crowd that size, and they weren't. It isn't Paul's fault.
You have obviously appointed yourself the great defender of Paul McCartney! Ha ha!
Again, NO ONE HERE SAID IT WAS PAUL'S FAULT. If you read carefully, we have said it was NOT his fault. BUT his is the public face attached to the event, so naturally people will come here to complain. I understand if you got IN, you just want to come here and read great things about the show, of which there are many. But if you never made it inside the venue, you would feel differently.The people above were appealing directly to Paul here. I was just telling them the obvious, and I was responding to them, not you.
Um, you quoted me and responded. That means you were responding to me.
:My original post was to them not you. And you responded to me not the other way around. So back to topic.
Oh, ok. Well, let's see if they follow your lead.
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