I've only seen Ringo once. Anyone know if there's any opportunity to see him drive into the venue the way Paul does, or to even meet him before or after his gigs? Thanks!
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RE: Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band 2014 US Tour
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RE: Austin, Texas, Frank Erwin Center, 22 May 2013 - ARCHIVE
Fr McKenzie:
Made the trip in November to Houston and now see Sir Paul is coming to my hometown in Austin. I guess he really does read the signs fans hold up!
Was that you? I saw that sign and hoped he'd seen it as I'm from Austin too! lol! Been working on the Erwin Center, Zilker Park, and Royal Memorial Stadium for ages trying to get them to toss a bid in to book him. If only I'd thought to bring a sign to his shows!
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RE: Paul McCartney has officially become an oldies act.
PHILLIP:
donnacorleone:
PHILLIP:
Decades late? nevermind, you don't count.
I do you know?
OK. You're # 1, just like Paul.
LOL! ...you're funny.
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RE: Paul McCartney has officially become an oldies act.
PHILLIP:
Decades late? nevermind, you don't count.
I do you know?
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RE: Paul McCartney has officially become an oldies act.
PHILLIP:
I don't see why everyone has to sit through the same show just because you are late to the party.
Not my fault for being born a couple decades late, friend. And you don't have to sit through the same show...
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RE: Paul McCartney has officially become an oldies act.
jorke3344:
Paul McCartney?Anfield Liverpool Sound Concert (Running commentary while listening on the radio) 1. Hippy Hippy Shake: What an interesting choice for a concert opener. A nod to the Live at the BBC shows! Wow, we might get a ?new? show. 2. Jet: This one is NOT a surprise. This always been the 2nd or 3rd song to open a Macca show. My wife thinks he has always sung the line ?Jet? a bit off-key. No difference here, but always good to hear. 3. Drive My Car: Gosh, I?m sick of this one, but I guess it keeps up the show?s energy better than ?Flaming Pie.? 4. Flaming Pie: Oops, spoke to soon. A little different than previous concert versions, with harmony vocal in response to the lead vocals at the end of the song (but pretty standard take, nonetheless). 5. Got to Get You Into My Life: OK, let try to get the crowd pumped. 6. Let Me Roll It/Foxy Lady: Arghhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! You know, he says everyone wants to hear the hits. When, exactly, was this a hit? What is wrong with him? If you think the show needs this kind of groove, bring back ?Letting Go? or something else like it. 7. My Love: Shaky vocals. At this point, the number of Wings/solo songs are greater than Beatles tunes. Shocking. 8. CMoon: And now he?s telling the stupid story behind this lame song. Talk about just sucking the air out of the place. With his catalog, he pulls this out for this type of big show???? 9. The Long and Winding Road: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ 10. Dance Tonight: Nice version of this song. Thus begins the acoustic section of the show 11. Blackbird: He really struggles with this one. Doesn?t anyone have the guts to tell him he can?t pull this off anymore? 12. Calico Skies: This is a good ?un, that he sings well. 13. Spent my early life in Liverpool (Not sure if this is the title??): New song, primarily driven by acoustic guitar and accordion. Ringo?s ode to Liverpool was much better. 14. I?ll Follow the Sun: Does the same false ending, three times (the last one sung in a kinda boozy voice. Kinda inspiring me to start drinking heavily as well) 15. Eleanor Rigby: He?s going through the motions now. 16. Something: Did you know that George was a really good Ukulele player? Does he really think anyone in the crowd hasn?t heard this story before? Unbelievable. 17. Penny Lane: Stops the song after the first line, so he can start over and ?get it right.? Wow. How original! Wait, the song is over and now he?s inviting a special guest to the stage. Could it be Elvis Costello? Ringo? No, it?s Mr. Dave Grohl. Now, that is worth the price of admission. 18. Band on the Run: This is for the Wings fans out there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 19. Back in the U.S.S.R.: So much for the Wings fans out there. 20. Live and Let Die: Please, bring Olivia and Yoko on stage to sing backup vocals. Do something different?. anything. The sheep are cheering though. 21. Let it Be: At this point, I think I?d like to go watch Hillary Clinton?s Puerto Rico victory speech. I expect more surprises there. 22. Hey Jude: Great, the bathroom break song. Seriously. OK, he?s left the stage, but I?d like to predict the encore. ?I saw here standing there? and ?Yesterday.? No reason to go out on the limb here. The BBC commentators are praising the show as spectacular. The guy is saying he has never seen anything like the pyrotechnics that accompanied ?Live and Let Die?. OK, so there was someone there tonight that has never seen a Paul McCartney show. 23. Yesterday: He still sings this one well. 24. A Day in the Life/Give Peace a Chance: Well, I guess that?s what he meant by ?a few surprises.? Oh my God..he screwed up the words in the bridge. He caught the bus in seconds flat twice (and mumbles a couple of unrecognizable words as well)!!! No wonder he never does anything new. He?s so shaken by that screw up that he?s not even going to finish the song, rather he?s now made a clumsy transition into ?Give Peace a Chance.? 25. Lady Madonna: Mentions the screw up to the song?s lyrics for a Day in the Life before launching into Lady Madonna. How embarrassing. Dave Grohl is back. How exciting. 26. I saw her standing there: Goodnight! I don?t care how many people may be coming to a show that have never seen Paul McCartney before (it can?t really be that many, can it?). His lack of originality is pathetic.
There are so many pages in this thread I'm bound to repeat what's already been said, so if so, sorry ahead of time. That being said, I'd now like to address the original post... Jorke3344, I agree with a lot of what you said. As I wasn't one of the lucky few who got to make it to one of Paul's "Secret Shows", I'd love to hear him sing "That Was Me" or "Only Mama Knows." I'd love to hear him do the "Golden Slumbers" medley off Abbey Road or even "Kansas City/ Hey, Hey, Hey". I'd love to hear him do "Every Night" or his version of "Summertime" off the Choba B CCP album. I could do without hearing "Dance Tonight" or "Jet" or even "Blackbird." And I could especially do without him singing "CMoon." He does play a lot of the same songs over and over and has been doing so for years. Yes. And it can get a little... for lack of a better word... old. You're right. But, there are two sides to every coin. My first time seeing him in concert was in 2005. And I can tell you right now, I would have been SO disappointed if he hadn't done some of these same songs just because others who have seen him in concert numerous times, were tired of them. I would have died had he not done "Yesterday" or "My Love" or "Let it Be." For me, "Let it Be" was the ultimate... I sat there and cried because I could just picture him, with his long black hair and beard, sitting at his piano, things with the Beatles falling apart all around him, singing "when the broken-hearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer..." He's Paul McCartney, man. You mustn't forget that. A living legend. So, yeah he sings the same songs over and over and yeah it can be pretty repetitive and "unoriginal" as you put it. But, at the same time, you know that's what you were getting when you go to one of his shows... or listen to it... or watch it on television or the computer. If you don't want to hear "The Long and Winding Road" or "Hey Jude," then don't. But there's someone out there who has never had a chance to see Macca play "I Saw Her Standing There" live, and for them it will be the experience of a lifetime. And those people are the people Paul is catering to. And I can appreciate that. Thank you and goodnight! lol
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RE: Paul, on your next tour, please come to ____________ .
Austin, TX Or... ya know... Dallas... Or Houston... Or San Antonio... Hell, I'll travel wherever I have to to see the man! (I've done it before! )
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RE: GO BACK IN TIME with Ringo11: story of the century!!
Ringo11:
Happy Birthday Paul, and here's to staying in one place (with free internet). This is what you've all been waiting for, the next chapter in the story, the next episode in the epic, the cream on the cake, the nail in the wall... and all that. It's quite a big one too.
Hi Ringo11, We've never met, but I've been lurking about your story for quite some time and patiently waiting for this chapter. You're a good writer. And congrats on your trip. It sounds wonderful. Thanks for the chapter! Peace and carrots, Erica