Mikemc:

You know what would be the irony in all this? The Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae debacle was all caused by Democrats. The feds sink $700 billion to resolve this mess and Obama uses it against McCain in the campaign. "Republicans taking care of fat cats on Wall Street". Obama gets elected and McCain walks away scratching his head wondering how Obama, up to his eyeballs in sub prime mortgage corruption, gets elected on this single issue. If McCain doesn't use this mortgage mess against Obama that's probably what will happen.

Have you ever tried your hand at stand-up comedy?

left hand man:

The only thing I wouldn't want McCartney to change about my setlist is the encore, those three songs performed back to back like that would be hard rocking heaven! To me, No More Lonely Nights evokes everything that's good about music period! Also this type setlist would be fresh and would at least make people think differently about McCartney being an oldies act. Most of the songs may be old, but his actual show wouldn't be!

Why do you always refer to Paul as 'McCartney'? Does that detachment make it easier for you to criticise him? Just curious, you're entitled to express your opinion about this, naturally.

jaipur:

SurSteven:

Who would John Paul George and Ringo vote for ?

Either Gordon Brown or David Cameron

Or neither of them - but your point, of course, is that they're British. Unfortunately (or fortunately), the Natural Law Party no longer exist as a political party in the UK.

Sunday was the 4th time I saw Paul. The first time was during the Driving Rain tour at Earls Court, London in the nosebleed seats and I loved every second. Just being in the presence of Paul McCartney singing those songs live was, at that moment, one of the best moments of my life. The second time I saw Paul was at the Electric Ballroom secret gig in Camden. He was about six feet away from me. Needless to say, that was probably the best gig I have ever been to. The third was the Roundhouse 'Electric Proms' show. Brilliant, but the Electric Ballroom experience was hard to beat. So, Liverpool. We had seats in The Kop and, to be honest, it was just great to be there, to be watching Paul perform in his hometown. Yes, personally, I could have done without seeing C Moon and Drive My Car again, but I spent much of those songs I'd seen Paul perform before looking at and observing the fans in front of and around me (while still enjoying the music, of course). The sheer delight and ecstasy on some of the fans' faces during those songs was a joy to behold. The way that one lady was laughing so hard at the 'encores' on I'll Follow The Sun, it was evident that she'd never seen him do that before. It was predictable - for me - but it was evident that, for lots of people sitting in the Kop around me, it was the first time that they had seen it. Just as, once I heard the meandering piano intro, I knew that we were going to hear The Long And Winding Road, but it was evident that, given the response to the first vocals of the song, the majority of the stadium did not. To hear 36,000 fans singing along to Let It Be was spine-tingling. To hear lots of Liverpudlians voices singing, as one, the chorus of Penny Lane made me grin so much, my cheeks hurt. To be part of the Anfield chorus singing the Hey Jude refrain with such passion and enjoyment - those moments were priceless. Two other priceless moments were the respective tributes to George (Something) and John (A Day In The Life/Give Peace A Chance). I nearly fell over with shock when the intro to A Day In The Life was played - a truly wonderful moment, even if Paul did fluff the lyrics a little and didn't play all of the song. It was a treat to hear the 'Concert For George' version of Something instead of the full ukelele version as well. Other special moments of the evening were In Liverpool which - as someone in this thread has pointed out - wasn't really greeted with much enthusiasm by the casual fans who seemed to listen politely (or talk amongst themselves) but for the hardcore fans who have listened to and appreciate the 'b-sides' and rare tracks, that was their moment. Add the fact that Dave Grohl was there, souping up Band On The Run and adding his incredible drumming to two superb classic Beatles rock 'n' roll numbers, I don't think that I'm the only one who feels as if I've witnessed a very memorable, special, historic night. I think back to myself in the nosebleed seats at Earls Court quite a few years ago and how each and every Beatles and Macca classic filled my heart with bursting joy and near-insane happiness and I saw that on the faces of so many people in the crowd who were perhaps seeing Paul for the very first time and - for them - this was very nearly the perfect set and even if it wasn't perfect, it was Paul bloody McCartney at Anfield. Talk about songs which you're tired of seeing Paul play live, complain about lack of originality if you like, that's your right as fans - but in my opinion, The Liverpool Sound Concert was a unique night to remember and Paul played a blinder even if the plot to the movie did seem familiar a few times during the night. A brilliant night and a brilliant weekend. Nice one, Paul.

Personally, I find it difficult to believe that it has been ten years that we - and, obviously, Paul and their family - have been without Linda. It seems a lot more recent than that and yet the dates don't lie. The upcoming photographic exhibition in London is a very appropriate way to remember Linda's art and creativity, but there aren't many days that go by during which I don't hear Linda's vocals on one of Paul's tracks and I was reminded (by listening to Bill do a satirical version of Dear Boy on Strawberry Fields Radio) just how difficult some of those vocals were. Although perhaps not the most gifted or natural musician in the world, she was able to make valuable contributions to Paul's music and it has to be said that, without Linda's vocals, Paul's music for almost three decades would have sounded quite different - certainly the feel of it. The one piece of music I know that Linda is solely responsible for is the bridge in Live And Let Die, the reggae-ish "What does it matter to ya?" bit. It's cool knowing that Linda wrote that bit, because it really helps make the song the classic that it is. Although I'm not exactly in love with Cook Of The House, it has a great deal of charm and, indeed, the Linda McCartney album Wide Prairie is surprisingly good. I listened to it today as a tribute to Linda. Another huge part of Linda's influence on the world was her love of animals and commitment to vegetarianism. With her name and recipies, she helped launch a range of vegetarian ready meals and foods which, even today, still bears her name and led to many competitors springing up. I seem to remember someone interviewing her and asking if she was concerned about competitors and she replied something to the effect that she was just happy that there was more vegetarian food on the market. That was what mattered to her, not the profits, although I'm sure the McCartneys didn't exactly want to make a loss. Watching her in interviews alongside Paul - they just made such a great team. Linda would field questions on behalf of Paul and deal with them with warmth and wit. They were obviously very compatible and, although they both had their baggage, they soon became the very model of a loving, caring, devoted couple and I certainly remember, when I was growing up, hoping that I had that kind of thing with someone when I was older. I'm sure, like any married couple, they had their rough times, but they were strong and their love was both inspiring and genuine. I think the past ten years without her has proved - if the fact needed proof, that is - just how good Linda was for Paul. Anyway, those are my personal thoughts about Linda. I admired her greatly, loved - and aspired to - the kind of relationship and family life she and Paul enjoyed and miss her because of the kind person she was, the art that she produced and because my heart hurts for Paul that he lost somebody so very close to him, so very irreplaceable. Miss you, Linda.

JennyLP:

A quick chuckle to start the day...... Never choke in a restaurant in the South Two hillbillies walk into a bar. While having a shot of whisky, they talk about their moonshine operation. Suddenly, a woman at a nearby table, who is eating a sandwich, begins to cough. And, after a minute or so, it becomes apparent that she is in real distress. One of the hillbillies looks at her and says, 'Kin ya swallar?' The woman shakes her head no. Then he asks, 'Kin ya breathe?' The woman begins to turn blue and shakes her head no. The hillbilly walks over to the woman, lifts up her dress, yanks down her drawers and quickly gives her right butt cheek a lick with his tongue. The woman is so shocked that she has a violent spasm and the obstruction flies out of her mouth. As she begins to breathe again, the Hillbilly walks slowly back to the bar. His partner says, 'Ya know, I'd heerd of that there 'Hind Lick Maneuver' but I ain't niver seed nobody do it!'

Very funny - thanks for the laugh!

RADIANCE:

What about the Organic Milk? My mom buys some that has a little paragraph on the carton about how they do not harm their cows and that they are allowed to graze normally. They dont fill them full of pesticides/steroids either.

Even if the milk is organic and they don't harm the cows they milk, there is a possibility that the male calves which are not used in milk production have been used in the veal or general meat trade. The only way you'd know is to contact the producers of your organic milk and ask them to confim what happens to the males.

I like the character by Mark Twain.

My commisserations.

chuffed:

I like these type of sites for a bit more imformation about where I stand and how it compares to the candidates http://www.electoralcompass.com/

I am closest to Obama and furthest away from Fred Thompson. I am not, however, American.