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Last night Paul wrapped up three incredible shows inaugurating Citi Field as a concert venue. What a pleasure seeing a concert there, easy to get to, great food, plenty of spots to hang out at & over all pretty comfortable. I am looking forward to future concerts there as well. Last night rain seemed to stop right around show time. It drizzled on & off the first couple of hours, which was ok because the line at Shake Shack wasn’t too long & we got to eat there. Sitting in the first level seating was by far nothing like being on the floor Friday night. A lot further from the stage and a very laid bac k crowd. Very few songs got the crowd up, mostly on the encores. I call this the “stay at home rent the DVD crowd”. Your out folks, get up, sing, dance bond with everyone else! Paul McCartney is on stage!!! I don’t know if it was different in other areas of the ball park? Even Paul seemed a little more laid back than on Friday, but he still put on a great show. Worth every penny...

The Citi Field Shows are such a success and the postings here also a hit, people want more Macca. Lets look back at all solo Paul Tours......... The 1989 Paul McCartney World Tour was the first time Paul had played the US since Wings Over America in 1976. He took the road with a new band; Paul Wix Wickens (on keyboards & piano) Robbie McIntosh (guitar, once of the Pretenders) Hamish Stewart (guitar, formerly of the Average White Band) Chris Whitten on drums and of course Linda McCartney (keyboards) whom Paul would always introduce as Gertrude Higgins. The 1989/1990 Tour had 104 Tour dates, 45 in the United States, 6 in the New York area. A free 98 page Tour booklet was given out at each show with profiles of the band, Paul’s career & Tour stats. Paul sported long hair and wasn't afraid to play Beatles songs, like in his Wings days. The Tour began in September in Norway, after rolling through Sweden, Spain, Europe & the Netherlands; it hit Los Angeles on November 23, fo...

The 2002 Driving Rain Tour was Paul’s first in nine years. A lot had happened since then. The Beatles had released their highly successful Anthology project and the three surviving Beatles had a new found friendship. Paul released his best album since Wings, with Flaming Pie in 1997. It was a huge success hitting #2 on the US charts his highest charting since 1982. It featured Jeff Lynn, George Martin, Ringo Starr, Steve Miller, & son James. The album was very Beatle inspired and received great reviews. Great tracks like Flaming Pie, The World Tonight, Beautiful Night, Calico Skies, Young Boy & Somedays highlighted the great work. It was nominated for album of the year & In my opinion its one of his top 3 solo albums! Sadly Linda McCartney passed away from cancer in 1998, then George Harrison in 2001. There was also the attacks of 911 in which Paul was on a plane in New York City watching the events from his window. He was in spired to write the single Freedom an almost Len...

Where do we start? Ok, this may have been the best Paul McCartney show I have ever been to. A bold statement yes, but it lived up to the billing. Just when you think the incredible Paul might have slowed up at 67 years of age, no way, he rocked better than ever. I have seen Paul on every tour since 1989, and the first ever concert at Citi Field concert may have topped them all. Paul McCartney started out by saying: "Long time since I was here," McCartney said. "I've got a feeling that we're going to have a little bit of fun tonight." And did we ever have fun. Paul is the master, he has become the greatest show on earth, more than a living legend, he is the man, the master. He cont rolled the crowds moods and brought to life his incredible music of generations. I had great seats, 15th Row (A6) right side of the stage. The aisles were way too tight, but other than that everything was handled well. Floor ticket holder were allowed entry thru the Bull Pen gate a...

In 1975 Paul McCartney & Wings released the album Venus & Mars, a follow up to Band on the Run. Although not as successful, it was popular reached #1 and went platinum in America. The song Listen to What the Man Said hit #1, Rock Show hit the top 10 & Letting Go the top 40. Wings had done three small scale Tours; a British Universities /European tour in ’72, and a 17 show Tour of England in ’73. In 1975 the Wings Over the World Tour was one of the largest of its kind to date. Wings set out on a massive 13 month road show, playing to over 2 million people in America, Europe, the UK & Australia. The lineup of Paul & Linda McCartney, Denny Laine (guitars, bass), Jimmy McCulloch (guitar) &Joe English (drums) set out with a horn section of four musicians (Howie Casey, Steve Howard, Thaddeus Richard, and Tony Dorsey). The McCartney’s traveled with their children an rented out 4 sets of homes in New York, Chicago, Dallas & Los Angeles flying to the nearest one afte...

Paul McCartney returned to the Ed Sullivan Theater, where the Beatles wowed America and made history 45 years ago. He made his first appearance on the Letterman Show and played a mini concert outside atop the Theater's Marquee rooftop, ala the Let It Be movie rooftop scene. Broadway & the surrounding streets were closed off for the event. Thousands of fans gathered on the streets and hundreds crowded around their office windows for a glimpse of Paul playing live. It was another great Macca event so different & so good. The TV songs aired, were "Get Back" & the Fireman "Sing The Changes". Paul sounds great, as does the band, and he's looking good too. The fans on Broadway also got "Band on the Run" "Let Me Roll It" & "Coming Up" from his Wings days then two White Album Beatle classics "Back In The USSR" & "Helter Skelter". If that doesnt send shivers down your spine & excite you about t...

July 10, 1984: In the 1984 All Star Game, Mets rookie Dwight Gooden became the youngest All Star ever at 19 years of age. He came in to pitch in the 5th inning and struck out the side. He blew away American Leaguers Lance Parrish, Chet Lemon & Alvin Davis. In the previous inning Fernando Valenzuela struck out Dave Winfield, Reggie Jackson & George Brett. The two combined for six strikeouts in a row. The 1984 Game marked the 50th anniversary of when NY Giants pitcher Carl Hubbel fanned Hall of Famers, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin all in a row at the Polo Grounds. In honor of the anniversary, the San Francisco Giants & MLB had Carl Hubbel on hand at Candlestick Park to throw out the first pitch. Gooden pitched two innings, in the sixth he got Loou Whitaker to ground out to him, Eddie Murray doubled, Cal Ripken grounded out & Dave Winfield flew out to left. The National League won the game 3-1. Representing the Mets in the starting lineup...

Former Beatles & Rolling Stones mega business manager Allen Klein passed away after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, he was 77. Klein was a ruthless business manager who was almost like a gangster with his style of bullying record companies. The New Jersey accountant started out representing music stars like Bobby Darren, Connie Francis & Sam Cooke in the early sixties. Getting them royalties owed to them and collecting half the profits. He moved onto the British Invasion groups in the mid sixties; the Animals, Dave Clark Five, & Herman's Hermits. He landed the Rolling Stones who had originally signed on to a bad contract. Klein got them a much better deal by bulling the record company for bigger percentage of the earnings. Klein got a share of 20 % which Keith Richards called " the price of education". Eventually the Stones felt Klein was getting two much & wanted out. The only way out was giving him ownership of some of their biggest songs. By this...