I feel like I did the right thing at the time. But now, of course, I'm sort of kicking myself for not at least saying hello. But, what can you do, right? I'm actually only 32 years old, so I don't have Beatles memories from the 60's, but I've always been a huge fan, even since I was a little kid. Pretty much everyone on my father's side of the family are all huge Beatles fans. When I was around 4 years old, my favorite song was Eleanor Rigby and Hey Bulldog. But regardless of how old someone is, everyone knows Paul McCartney is a living legend. I'm sure anyone who appreciates music on any level would be honored to meet him.
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RE: Hello, I'm new! And I almost met Paul!
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Hello, I'm new! And I almost met Paul!
Hi. I'm new here, so I thought I would introduce myself. I've been a Beatles fan my entire life, and pretty much everyone in my family is a huge fan, from grandparents to great grandchildren. My Paul related story is as follows: I was with a friend at a vegetarian restaurant in New York City called Otarian a few days ago. We had planned to go there the day before, and we actually went to the wrong intersection at first. (It's on 56th and 8th, not 58th and 8th). It's not a big place, only a few tables to sit down at, and other than my friend and I, there were only 3 people there. I placed my order and went into the restroom. When I came out, I went up to the counter to return the restroom key to the cashier. There was a man and a woman standing in line. I could only see their backs. I kind of had to reach over the man's shoulder to hand the cashier the key. He placed his order and moved back a little bit, and which point I turned around to walk to my table, and to my surprise (and shock) it was Paul McCartney! The first thought I had was "This guy looks familiar..." I guess my brain wasn't processing the fact that he was standing 2 feet away from me. Being on the shy/introverted side, not to mention being starstruck, I didn't say anything to him. I felt like I wanted to say something, but I couldn't think of what to say. I sat down with my friend, and he was still standing, waiting for his food. I was thinking, "Do I get up and ask for a picture? Do I get up and say something to him and shake his hand?" My friend said, "The poor guy probably just wants to order lunch like anybody else." So I ended up not doing anything. I have to admit, I kind of wish I would've at least said a little something. But it is what it is, I suppose. I checked the Facebook site for Otarian later on, and of course they mentioned that Sir Paul had stopped by and ordered a spinach & potato veggie burger. So there you have it!