Suffice to say I simply wish the best to all, in whatever their personal goals and values may be, along with an empathy for those adversely affected by twists of fate which regretfully happen through whatever deck dealt it out.
Latest posts made by atomicsynth
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RE: MEAT EATERS-SHAME ON YOU
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RE: Washington, DC, National's Park, July 12th 2013 - ARCHIVE
Michelley:
No slight intended! I've just found that people I've talked to who like McCartney II tend to like Paul's pre-show music, and people who don't like that record, and don't like EDM, tend not to. Just different strokes!
Oh, by all means, no slight perceived honestly and thank you. Hey, "I can't get through a day without "Temporary Secretary" :^), myself. Have a great night!
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RE: MEAT EATERS-SHAME ON YOU
Inhumane slaughterhouses are a very bad thing. So is overpopulation of pets and the associated shelter euthanasias which happen daily.
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RE: Washington, DC, National's Park, July 12th 2013 - ARCHIVE
Bill813:
Other shows started around 8:40. I think our show started later because soundcheck was late, and I assume that was because of the rainy weather all day
. Possibly, as it was a rainy off and on day weather wise in DC but much worse the day prior. However, that stage is covered and rain or shine as the tickets said is rain or shine. When the Beach Boys (with Brian Wilson, meaning the "real" Beach Boys and not the current Mike Love contrivance) played at Merriweather Post for their historic 50th anniversary, it was no BS and they started 5 minutes after the ticket print show time. I'm not buying the "Paul time" thoughts..sorry to say. He can start closer to time or have something announced. I won't even get started on the length of that film again. The show was great but the pre everything concerned left me cold. They also were late it seemed in even letting people into that ballpark, which created a long backup and may have also delayed the show; still a half hour film is a half hour film and that added to the lateness. That film should have started at 8, I think, since 10 minutes of it was enough for us (and it looped besides)
Bill813:
The last time I went to the Nats ballpark, the subway was packed extremely tight, standing room only with absolutely no room to breathe let alone move. We were literally pressed together with total strangers. Given that experience, and after a very long day which included a 3 hour commute and then standing in three long lines for another 2 hours just to get to our field seats, there was absolutely no way I was putting my 13 year old through that ride and ruin his first McCartney experience. So yeah, I was one of the ones who cut out during the second encore. We got our money's worth, and heard the last songs on the walk to the subway.
Sorry about the subway, Metro is notorious and the green line failed on exit. There was no way we were getting on at Navy Yard along with up to 40,000 others so we walked to the Waterfront station only to travel two stops to find we were being told to exit the train, so we said screw it and walked to Judiciary Square to get on the red line to go home; nothing like a leisurely stroll through crime ridden SE and prostitutes galore above New York Ave to cap the night, but beats being stuck in that Navy Yard station or worse stranded. We expected there to be a mob at the Gallery Place and Metro Center transfer stations but there wasn't at all, which tells me people were having problems getting out. We know how to get through DC because we're local (I don't like Nationals Park at all, it's in a bad location (S.E) and the promenade to the main gate looks like shanty town or something?) (seems nicer than saying "dump". I suppose it's meant to be colloquial? (rhetorical) We got near an exit during the last encore so as not to be stuck in that stadium as we were at field level and am very glad we skipped even trying for Navy Yard after, and enjoyed the "veil of safety" in SE from the crowds walking our route. Still, late night, did not get home till 3 (DC metropolitan area in MD) but great great show! As said in other post, he is the real thing and actually works up there.
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RE: Washington, DC, National's Park, July 12th 2013 - ARCHIVE
Michelley:
I bet you're not a fan of McCartney II or electronic music, eh?
I have the vinyl of Back To The Egg, Wings Over America, and the one, titled just McCartney. I believe, the solo effort recorded straight into the Studer tape machine moved to his home, The Tripping The Live Fantastic CD set. I actually work a lot with synths , and have since 74 or thereabouts, from modular analog, (I have one) the then next generation poly analog and Kurzweil (for digital) and have been working with these since 1974. I prefer older school, if you will, electronic music such as what Walter/Wendy Carlos did and does. At present, I find scoring to orchestra to be much more challenging than the, say, random elements associated with synth programming, sequencing and the like (and as inferred, anyone, and I mean anyone can buy the plugins and do the sampling remix thing, success dependent on PR department mostly) I appreciate your reply very much and do respect your opinion, but for me, and my son, we both thought that film was way too long and a bit too abstract and stylized for such length, as said before. I try not to assume things about people on forums, myself, when I don't know them :^) To answer another inference, I do not like all of the Wings catalogue by any means near as well as his Beatle work. But I didn't like OblaDi... either back then or Why Don't We Do It In The Road, so apples to oranges. McCartney is an extremely talented man, one of a kind and there will never be another like him, nor The Beatles in this era where everyone and the second cousin on Mom's side is in a band or (even worse) on 7 band bills and playing 1/2 hour if on the trendy club circuit. It is always nice to see a true artist that can go to the max, stamina wise and deliver the goods, as Paul McCartney does.
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RE: Washington, DC, National's Park, July 12th 2013 - ARCHIVE
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)