Washington, DC, National's Park, July 12th 2013 - ARCHIVE
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It was concert #8 for us last night. I think the setlist made it the "Happy Fun Concert" for me. So many fun happy songs! Hi Hi Hi was my highlight. He is having fun and it's contagious! Can someone please clone him so the concerts will never stop????!!!!!! I'm so ready to see him again Next Time!!!!!
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Last one, promise!
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walliebaby:
Last one, promise! http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/998163_10151735661921181_531178282_n.jpg
GREAT PHOTO!
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Enjoyed all those pix so much, thank you Paul and the boys look fantastic and always look like they're truly enjoying themselves to the max, they always get fabulous audience reception, absolutely spectacular reactions. Obviously the band feeds off that overwhelming response to get more and more into the music, all the time. I like his hairstyle in these photos, too, it seems to soften his features to have some fringe and fullness, to me, anyway. I fancy the longer locks look.
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walliebaby:
Here's why I'm never going to buy an eticket again: First, the rainfall and such at the pre-show tailgate wasn't horrible because I knew that I would soon be in the stadium and enjoying a chance to walk around the Nationals Stadium, and being a big baseball fanatic, I was excited as I'd never been. So I waited dutifully in line for about 30 minutes to get to the front area where I could scan the eticket I'd bought from someone on the forum, get a water, use the ladies room, then explore and take pictures. Then, things got weird. The ticket wouldn't scan. We tried it repeatedly. At two different scanners. Wouldn't work. I was directed to claw my way through the crowd behind me, walk 1/2way around the stadium, and try the Center Field Gate instead. Okay, I thought. A bit irritating, but I'll still have time to get in, take a quick look around, hand out the signs, and enjoy the pre-show DJ and slideshow with music. So, another 30-45 minutes I wait after making my way around the stadium. I get to the front of the line again, and again, like cllockwork, the ticket won't scan. They asked me, after trying several times, to claw my way through yet another crowd and get in a third line, this time at Ticket Services. By this time, it's 8 p.m. I'd driven over 8 hours in total, eaten nothing since breakfast, not handed out one of the 400 signs I'd made, and was getting nervous about getting into the stadium, period. 40 minutes and a long line later, I find myself nervously realizing that the slideshow is nearing its conclusion and I still have two more lines to get through. I run by a guy selling water, exact change in one hand, and transfer the money to him while grabbing a water bottle like a marathon runner, bob and weave my way into the restroom and out in record time, wait another 10 minutes in the line to get to the field seats, drop my things off on my seat and head to the front rows to hand out signs. This is all around 8:50 p.m. The woman in the second row who I thrust a handful of signs to looks at me and says, "No thanks" after I quickly explain the plan. At this point I felt like grabbing her by her lapels and shaking the crap out of her. "Do you KNOW what I've been through today, lady!" I almost yell at her. Instead I smile and say, "Do you think you could pass them along in case others want to?" She hesitates then finally does just that. I next move to the front row only to have security tell me that I can't pass out signs to people. "Who told you, you could do this?" I was asked by the head guard. "Well, I did," I reply, smiling. Nope. No dice. Back to my seat I go so I can collect my thoughts for 30 seconds to decompress. Then, the show starts. That was my fun yesterday. I humbly apologize for not getting signs to people OR getting to connect with ANYONE yesterday. Now I know: never buy an eticket. Ever. Again. However, I got some great photos.
My God!!! thank goodness you got in... all that running and waiting-- after all that u couldn't pass out signs? I would have done it anyways! you captured some beautiful pics... stress before the gig... awwww......like your story~
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So sorry you had such a TERRIBLE time getting in. So glad you did and took such BEAUTIFUL pix for us. Thanks again so much!
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First off, McCartney has stamina, playing over two an a half hours and at no time once did he leave the stage! He is a true phenomenon and my son and I were very glad to have been there, I had not seen him since the 90's at RFK Stadium and he hasn't lost anything! This being said, The show was supposed to start at 8. At 8:30, the "scrolling film" with the , sorry, but weird remixes and odd covers by others of Beatle songs started. This became overindulgent as not only did the film "loop" finally, but was so "stylized" that after ten minutes it became tedious, much looked as if staring at the White Album montage (but scrolling) but worse. So he didn't start until 9 on the spot as this length was obviously planned. I would have much rather seen the show start at 8:30, the film shortened to ten minutes (which would have been more than enough). And, further sorry to say, who ever did those electronica re-mixes and probably got paid for it? Man...(Worse than the "Love" album) so the film and accompanying stood, in my opinion, as a pre-antithesis to the whole great event. But McCartney was great great great! (when he finally came out)
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atomicsynth:
At 8:30, the "scrolling film" with the , sorry, but weird remixes and odd covers by others of Beatle songs started. ... And, further sorry to say, who ever did those electronica re-mixes and probably got paid for it? Man...(Worse than the "Love" album) so the film and accompanying stood, in my opinion, as a pre-antithesis to the whole great event.
Funny, I had just the opposite reaction. I thought the film was really well done -- a fascinating mix of rare photographs, film, and art. And I loved the DJ's varied use of remixes and unusual covers. It was fun and unpredictable. He did a great job, IMO. I bet you're not a fan of McCartney II or electronic music, eh?
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walliebaby:
Here's why I'm never going to buy an eticket again: First, the rainfall and such at the pre-show tailgate wasn't horrible because I knew that I would soon be in the stadium and enjoying a chance to walk around the Nationals Stadium, and being a big baseball fanatic, I was excited as I'd never been. So I waited dutifully in line for about 30 minutes to get to the front area where I could scan the eticket I'd bought from someone on the forum, get a water, use the ladies room, then explore and take pictures. Then, things got weird. The ticket wouldn't scan. We tried it repeatedly. At two different scanners. Wouldn't work. I was directed to claw my way through the crowd behind me, walk 1/2way around the stadium, and try the Center Field Gate instead. Okay, I thought. A bit irritating, but I'll still have time to get in, take a quick look around, hand out the signs, and enjoy the pre-show DJ and slideshow with music. So, another 30-45 minutes I wait after making my way around the stadium. I get to the front of the line again, and again, like cllockwork, the ticket won't scan. They asked me, after trying several times, to claw my way through yet another crowd and get in a third line, this time at Ticket Services. By this time, it's 8 p.m. I'd driven over 8 hours in total, eaten nothing since breakfast, not handed out one of the 400 signs I'd made, and was getting nervous about getting into the stadium, period. 40 minutes and a long line later, I find myself nervously realizing that the slideshow is nearing its conclusion and I still have two more lines to get through. I run by a guy selling water, exact change in one hand, and transfer the money to him while grabbing a water bottle like a marathon runner, bob and weave my way into the restroom and out in record time, wait another 10 minutes in the line to get to the field seats, drop my things off on my seat and head to the front rows to hand out signs. This is all around 8:50 p.m. The woman in the second row who I thrust a handful of signs to looks at me and says, "No thanks" after I quickly explain the plan. At this point I felt like grabbing her by her lapels and shaking the crap out of her. "Do you KNOW what I've been through today, lady!" I almost yell at her. Instead I smile and say, "Do you think you could pass them along in case others want to?" She hesitates then finally does just that. I next move to the front row only to have security tell me that I can't pass out signs to people. "Who told you, you could do this?" I was asked by the head guard. "Well, I did," I reply, smiling. Nope. No dice. Back to my seat I go so I can collect my thoughts for 30 seconds to decompress. Then, the show starts. That was my fun yesterday. I humbly apologize for not getting signs to people OR getting to connect with ANYONE yesterday. Now I know: never buy an eticket. Ever. Again. However, I got some great photos.
I'm so sorry to hear you had so much trouble getting in, walliebaby, hope you enjoyed the show despite the hassle I had an e-ticket in Vienna but thankfully experienced no difficulties. If I had had any trouble with it, I know I would have been upset too. It's also a real shame that you weren't allowed to hand out your signs too, that was so nice of you! As I say, hope you had a great time anyway and thanks so much for posting those wonderful photos from the show, they're amazing! All the best!
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walliebaby:
Here's why I'm never going to buy an eticket again: First, the rainfall and such at the pre-show tailgate wasn't horrible because I knew that I would soon be in the stadium and enjoying a chance to walk around the Nationals Stadium, and being a big baseball fanatic, I was excited as I'd never been. So I waited dutifully in line for about 30 minutes to get to the front area where I could scan the eticket I'd bought from someone on the forum, get a water, use the ladies room, then explore and take pictures. Then, things got weird. The ticket wouldn't scan. We tried it repeatedly. At two different scanners. Wouldn't work. I was directed to claw my way through the crowd behind me, walk 1/2way around the stadium, and try the Center Field Gate instead. Okay, I thought. A bit irritating, but I'll still have time to get in, take a quick look around, hand out the signs, and enjoy the pre-show DJ and slideshow with music. So, another 30-45 minutes I wait after making my way around the stadium. I get to the front of the line again, and again, like cllockwork, the ticket won't scan. They asked me, after trying several times, to claw my way through yet another crowd and get in a third line, this time at Ticket Services. By this time, it's 8 p.m. I'd driven over 8 hours in total, eaten nothing since breakfast, not handed out one of the 400 signs I'd made, and was getting nervous about getting into the stadium, period. 40 minutes and a long line later, I find myself nervously realizing that the slideshow is nearing its conclusion and I still have two more lines to get through. I run by a guy selling water, exact change in one hand, and transfer the money to him while grabbing a water bottle like a marathon runner, bob and weave my way into the restroom and out in record time, wait another 10 minutes in the line to get to the field seats, drop my things off on my seat and head to the front rows to hand out signs. This is all around 8:50 p.m. The woman in the second row who I thrust a handful of signs to looks at me and says, "No thanks" after I quickly explain the plan. At this point I felt like grabbing her by her lapels and shaking the crap out of her. "Do you KNOW what I've been through today, lady!" I almost yell at her. Instead I smile and say, "Do you think you could pass them along in case others want to?" She hesitates then finally does just that. I next move to the front row only to have security tell me that I can't pass out signs to people. "Who told you, you could do this?" I was asked by the head guard. "Well, I did," I reply, smiling. Nope. No dice. Back to my seat I go so I can collect my thoughts for 30 seconds to decompress. Then, the show starts. That was my fun yesterday. I humbly apologize for not getting signs to people OR getting to connect with ANYONE yesterday. Now I know: never buy an eticket. Ever. Again. However, I got some great photos.