I don't think anyone is saying that a certain group is more supportive than the other or "deserves" it more or what have you. We all share the same love for Paul making anyone who gets a tattoo or simply an album signed worthy of any attention he gives no matter what their age, race, or hair color. And I certainly agree one hundred percent that it's great seeing him interact with his fans. It used to be something that was based completely on chance or waiting for a special event. Though this trend is still based on chance, we also know that at least one lucky person will achieve all our life long dreams and that's an amazing thing. I don't, however, think it has anything to do with sign creativity. There were a fair number of signs asking for tattoos in Philly that were of his older generation fans just as creative and flashy as those of his younger generation of fans and I know he's seeing them as well. In fact, I'm sure the woman next to me didn't even think she was going to get her signature because he had acknowledged her sign several times during the evening, but seemed to dismiss it until toward the end. Then he said something to her and instructed someone to get her, but it seemed (I don't know for sure) as if she was still having trouble getting the chance to get up there. I'm really glad it worked for her in the end. I think it would have been even more upsetting to have Paul say he would and then not be able to. But I digress. I think the point I was trying to make was that some, not all, of his older fans are starting to feel a bit slighted so it would be nice if he brought up both, that's all. But, like others have said, it's his deal so we should just enjoy it while we can. I don't think anyone was trying to make this into a fan generation thing because we're all the same when it comes to Paul - hopelessly devoted.
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RE: Tattoo signatures - yay or nay?
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RE: Tattoo signatures - yay or nay?
Both were called at the same time. The woman who had her back signed was standing next to me. She appeared to be in her late twenties, early thirties maybe. Her sign read something like this: [Check Mark] TA-2 Guy On Standby [Check Mark] Sharpie In My Pocket [No Check Mark] Signature on Back (or something to that effect) On the back it read that this was her last chance for her to get her back signed since her hubby said there was no more money for Macca tickets. I didn't get the chance to read lol_lennon's friend's sign, but I did notice that just before Helter Skelter, a clump of people with tattoo signs were standing by the stage, including the two who were picked. One asked for their mother to be signed! I just have to wonder how long he's going to keep this trend up - just for this tour or for every tour thereafter? If he's thinking of only doing it till the end of this tour, I'm afraid he's opened something of a Pandora's Box and it'll certainly be a very hard one to close. Not taking away from anyone who has been lucky enough to have various parts of their bodies signed, but I think I have to agree with both thenightfish and maccascruff on two points. I think now that people have come to realize that they might be able to achieve their dream of meeting the man with asking for a tattoo, everyone and their cousin are now bringing signs asking for them and I do think it breeds disappointment and maybe even a little contempt among those trying. I don't think it particularly ruins their experience of the show if they aren't picked, but I can only imagine how disappointing it is for one person to be picked and not another especially when, in most cases, these signs are right beside each other (at least in the front sections). It's like, so close and yet so far and I hate to see that negativity among Paul fan's. I also recognize the same trend that maccascruff has mentioned and I'm not the only one. Being a younger fan myself, I'm certainly not complaining that he's bringing up his newer generation of fans up, but I have heard the complaints of those who aren't in their 20s anymore and can sympathize. They aren't at all angry with those who have been so fortunate, they just wish he'd extend the same courtesy to those who have been there with him since the beginning and I would have to agree. These people have been a constant presence in his life. They loved him with the Beatles, they supported his venture with Wings when many had written off any band he was in that wasn't the Beatles, they followed and supported his solo efforts, they were a source of comfort when he lost John, Linda, and George and shared his joy through various achievements and personal happy events and so on. They've been through the thick and thin with this man and, yes, we would have done the same had we been alive - making us all equal as Paul fans - but we weren't so it would be nice for him to start acknowledging those who were there. If he did, I think I'd find this trend a little less stale. Bringing up both generations of fan, I think, would be a great reminder that he and his music are timeless, a feat not many musicians have accomplished. Just my two cents.