@njr said in Where's Paul been lately?:

Paul, Nancy & Stella at Miami party. Nancy appears to be darkening her hair. I like it better.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11736027/Naomi-Campbell-joins-Stella-McCartney-father-Paul-Miami-bash.html?mibextid=tejx2t&fbclid=IwAR3H-Uxckjc_9UnRJAAseJkzdXHiTUBdp49KzFc6enzgT7Adc5gXbEHF5KM

It looks lighter than former years, though I haven't kept up with her more recently I guess.

@njr Yes indeed!

@wandy said in It was 59 years ago today!:

@fast-city-line said in It was 59 years ago today!:

@njr said in It was 59 years ago today!:

@wandy said in It was 59 years ago today!:

@kㅤ said in It was 59 years ago today!:

I was about to post that it was 59 years ago when they came to America!
It was 59 years ago today Buddy Holly taught the band to play. Yes I know Buddy Holly never taught the Beatles to ACTUALLY play. But of course, John got the name "Beatles" by accident from Buddy Holly.

Yes, but that was 63 years ago John & Stu came up with Beetles/Beatles after the Crickets.

Were there any other "insect" bands in the 50s/60s? Or are Crickets and Beatles the only ones?

Not sure. But in the 80s we had Adam ANT. And the 70s had David Bowie & The SPIDERS From Mars. Just remembered The BEE Gees, 60s, 70s, and 80s.

There's a whole world of possible names for new bands: "praying mantis" "termites" "The Mosquitos" -- in fact, "Insects" would be a good name for a punk band!

@kㅤ Thanks K! I remember mentioning in the "story" that Paul still looks "boyish" at 125 lol

@njr said in 8 celebrities still doing what they love after 80:

Of course, Paul is one of them!

https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/celebrities/info-2023/stars-excelling-after-80.html

Back in 1991, before I had Internet, I created a fake newspaper blurb from the future, cutting and pasting and using a Zerox machine, with page A25 of the New York Times dated 18 June 2067 with the headline "Paul McCartney still rocking at 125!"

@njr said in It was 59 years ago today!:

@wandy said in It was 59 years ago today!:

@kㅤ said in It was 59 years ago today!:

I was about to post that it was 59 years ago when they came to America!
It was 59 years ago today Buddy Holly taught the band to play. Yes I know Buddy Holly never taught the Beatles to ACTUALLY play. But of course, John got the name "Beatles" by accident from Buddy Holly.

Yes, but that was 63 years ago John & Stu came up with Beetles/Beatles after the Crickets.

Were there any other "insect" bands in the 50s/60s? Or are Crickets and Beatles the only ones?

@wandy said in 25 Best PM songs:

@kㅤ said in 25 Best PM songs:

@wandy said in 25 Best PM songs:

I Will, is a mini masterpiece, and deceptive. I Will, is the very example of the type of song that makes you think " I coulda wrote that". But you can't. And he's done it over and over again. Mother Nature's Son. Blackbird. Heart of The Country. Bluebird. I'm Carrying. Long Haired Lady. Love Awake. And probably more, I have forgotten. I would love to have learned the acoustic guitar just to play those wonderful songs, alone, nevermind other great songs, written by other artists. Another example of McCartney's genius is the tribute song he wrote about John. Here Today. It's a lovely song, but not overly sweet and syrupy. It's just about right in its sensitivity and kindness. I have heard several tribute songs to John, after his death. They were bloody terrible. I never heard one as good as Paul's.

Exactly! You are correct about the "I wish I wrote that!"

Yes, I Will, is just simplicity itself, AND amazingly, FOR such a simple song, I like it more and more each time I hear it. How can that be after 50 plus years! I should be sick of it by now, blghuuuur!🤮 but I'm not, I still get a glow in my heart, in anticipation of it coming up when playing the cd. AND I still get a thrill at singing the darned thing all the way through LOL!!!

Though of course I've listened to I Will dozens if not hundreds of times over the years, it was only recently that I listened intently to his "mouth bass" then I saw a useful YouTube where someone was mouthing it loudly so you get a better sense of the bass pattern throughout -- and a new epiphany occurred to me: The bass pattern when accented out of the song has the distinct vibe & quality of a late 60s/early 70s Motown soul-pop song. Someone could re-do the song by accenting the bass part (even having backup singers doo-wah it as well) and turn it into that genre.

@kㅤ said in 25 Best PM songs:

Disagree, Where is I Will and others?! Instead you have Freedom and Come On to Me on it!!! It is hilarious!
I wonder if the people who write the articles actually listen to the music.

Woops, forgot about I Will. I was concentrating so much on his solo career.

@oobu24 said in 25 Best PM songs:

Agree or disagree

https://ew.com/music/the-25-best-songs-of-paul-mccartney/

I only agree with 9 out of the 25 --
I Saw Her Standing There
Eleanor Rigby
Penny Lane
Hey Jude
Uncle Albert
Jet
Band on the Run
Listen to What the Man Said
With a Little Luck

So let's see if I can list 16 more:

You Never Give Me Your Money
Junk
Too Many People
I Am Your Singer
Some People Never Know
Little Lamb Dragonfly
the Hold Me Tight medley
Venus and Mars / Rock Show
Take It Away
Bluebird
Dance Tonight
Get On The Right Thing
Let 'Em In
Mumbo
Tomorrow
Junior's Farm