Sir Paul Mc Cartney Memories

Last week I wrote my article about the Beatles.  On August first, I went to see Paul McCartney in concert.  It was a last minute decision because I had to have a colonoscopy on the third.  I came close to postponing the procedure because I didn’t know if I would ever have the chance to see Sir Paul in concert.  Then my daughter and I got a brainstorm, we figured out that we could see the concert on the first, spend the night at a motel, drink the stuff for the colonoscopy on the second, and have the procedure done on the third and I could check the McCartney concert off of my ever growing bucket list!

My husband ordered the tickets and off I was with the kids.  My daughter was nice enough to drive, I bought a couple of Beatles cd’s and we listened to the Beatles music all the way to Maryland where Paul would be playing at the Redskin Fed Ex Stadium.  My family and I battled the traffic, got to the motel, got dressed and patiently made it through more traffic to see our concert.

The stadium was beautiful  (I am a big Redskin fan), all decorated in Redskin colors so I really felt at home.  The stadium quickly filled with wall to wall Paul McCartney fans of all ages.  The moment that I had anticipated finally came and Paul came onto the stage speaking person ably to the enormous crowd as if he knew each and every one of us.  I had to remind myself that this kind hearted bigger than life entertainer was a Beatle because he was so humble and wonderful.  He sang song after song sometimes incorporating a little story like one about a song he wrote after John Lennon passed.

Paul McCartney put in a mixture of songs of his time with the Beatles, songs from the group Wings, and songs from a new CD that is coming out.  The band was excellent and I loved the way Paul changed instruments throughout the show.  The light show was superb when Paul sang “Live and Let Die” my kids and I were in awe.  Paul sang “My Love”, another favorite of mine which he wrote for the love of his life, his first wife, Linda.  Paul came out for two encores and sang several  more of my favorites.

They say you can’t go back in time but this concert did bring me back to our little house in Canada where my sister and I sat in front of a black and white television set with our parents anxiously the performance of the best band ever,  “The Beatles.”