'If God is a long way off, guess who moved?'

'If God is a long way off, guess who moved?'



 

" June 7, 2011 -- Daily Mail (UK)

Family of rock: Paul McCartney gathers his girls Stella and Mary around him as he celebrates the work of his late wife Linda

They've always been a close family - and when Sir Paul McCartney was due to open a new exhibition of his late wife's photography, there was no surprise to see his daughters Stella and Mary there to support him.

Wearing his trademark trainers and suit combo, the former Beatle was at the private view of Linda McCartney - Life In Photographs at London gallery Phillips De Pury with a daughter on each arm.

The exhibition, which has been curated in close collaboration with Paul McCartney and the McCartney family, is a selection of highlights from over 200,000 archived photographs of the likes of the Fab Four, along with Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson.

Paul said of the show beforehand: 'It is exciting that Phillips de Pury is mounting this exhibition of Linda's photography.

'This will be the first time large scale prints have been made available and I look forward very much to seeing them displayed in this wonderful gallery.'


He and Linda's daughter Mary, 41, was so inspired by her mother's work, she has become a successful photographer herself.

Stella, 39, meanwhile is equally creative and has become a world famous fashion designer.

The launch also saw guests including Twiggy, Lulu, Lily Cole, Jools Holland and Tracey Emin, as well as Sam Taylor Wood and her partner Aaron Johnson.

Paul met Linda when she was sent to London to shoot an assignment on the Swinging Sixties.

Linda met Paul McCartney at the Bag O'Nails Club, and then again four days later at the launch of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band at Brian Epstein's house in Belgravia.

They married a year later at Marylebone Registry Office on 12 March 1969.

In one of the most enduring marriages in rock'n'roll, they remained deeply in love until Linda died of breast cancer in 1998 aged 56.

Devastated Paul went on to marry Heather Mills in 2002, with whom he had a daughter Beatrice, seven, though they split acrimoniously in 2006.

Paul is now engaged to New York heiress Nancy Shevell.

Linda also had a daughter, potter Heather, 48, who was adopted by Sir Paul after they married, and they had a fourth child, musician James, 33.

All pictures featured in the exhibition are for sale and the collection is also celebrated in a new book, which is on sale now.

Linda McCartney: Life In Pictures runs until 16 June.  "



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" June 8, 2011 -- Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs block out dates for Paul McCartney concerts

Paul McCartney's "band on the run" hasn't yet confirmed plans to perform this summer at Wrigley Field, but the Cubs are nailing down the dates.

At Wednesday's City Council meeting, Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) is introducing an ordinance - at the Cubs' request - that would authorize holding concerts at Wrigley Field on July 31 and Aug. 1.

Sources said the Cubs are finalizing negotiations with McCartney for back-to-back nighttime concerts on those dates.

Since legislation is normally introduced at one City Council meeting and approved at the next, the timing is key. If the ordinance wasn't introduced Wednesday, it would be tough to approve in time.

Since 2005, the 97-year-old Wrigley Field has hosted concerts by Jimmy Buffett, the Police, the Dave Matthews Band, Rascal Flatts and Elton John and Billy Joel.

The Cubs agreed to take a year off in 2006 to ease the strain of the concerts on neighborhood residents. They also agreed to forfeit one of their 30 annual night games.

But no such concessions are planned this year, according to Mike Lufrano, the Cubs' general counsel and executive vice president of community affairs.

"We've proven through the shows that we've done that this is something the neighborhood appreciates," Lufrano said Wednesday. "We will add neighborhood protections, including additional security after the shows. ...

"We do special neighborhood pre-sales of tickets that typically sell out pretty quickly. The Dave Matthews Band alone generated more than $800,000 in taxes for the city, and it was a tremendous help for local businesses. So we think what was once an experiment has proven very successful."

Tunney said he agreed to introduce the ordinance as a "placeholder" in the likely event that negotiations with McCartney are finalized.

The alderman agreed that Wrigley concerts have been an "economic benefit to the city and the neighborhood," that the level of talent has been "top-notch" and that no added concessions are necessary.

"The concerts have been successful because they've been controlled by ordinance specific to each one and additional neighborhood protection go with that ordinance," Tunney said. "As far as forfeiting night games, it depends on how often there are concerts. If they're one, two or three days, I'm supportive [without] a reduction in the number of night games."

The prospect of McCartney concerts on those dates was disclosed by the Chicago Sun-Times last month.

The motivation for the concert series: It would provide the Cubs with money that wouldn't fall under Major League Baseball's revenue-sharing umbrella. For every dollar the Cubs make on game days, 34 cents must be shared with other teams. The Cubs get to keep every dollar they make off concerts.

WEBMASTER'S NOTE: The Macca Report was the first site to report the rumor of the Wrigley Field concerts.  "

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McCartney Returns To NYC


Posted on Wednesday June 8, 2011 at 04:01 PM Add|
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The former Wings bassman plays Yankee Stadium July 15.


Yeah, we know. Beatles and all that. But folks rarely refer to Paul McCartney as a former Wings member, so we thought we’d give his 1970s band a nod.

The concert marks Macca’s return to the Big Apple. The last time McCartney performed in NYC was during a three-night run at Citi Field in 2009, which resulted in the live album Good Evening New York City.

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" June 8, 2011 -- PM.com

Paul Returns To New York City

YANKEE STADIUM DEBUT CONFIRMED FOR JULY 15

General On-Sale This Monday 11 a.m. June 13

Paul has confirmed the date and venue of his return to New York City: July 15 at Yankee Stadium.

Paul's historic first ever appearance at the storied Yankee Stadium will kick off his new 2011 On The Run tour, and marks nearly two years to the day since his legendary July 17, 18 & 21, 2009 concerts, immortalized on the Grammy-winning gold-certified Good Evening New York City CD/DVD.

Having played some three dozen shows to over 1,000,000 fans over the course of last year's Up and Coming Tour, Paul has been drawing arguably the most enthusiastic audiences and critical notices of the beloved Beatles, Wings-man and solo artist's peerless near-50-year career, including:

"A Paul McCartney concert makes up for every bad show you've ever seen in your life. Seriously... The strange thing about seeing a Paul McCartney concert is, after three hours, you actually feel lighter, your feet hurt less - buoyed on by Paul's constant smiles and some of the greatest music ever committed to tape."--AMERICAN SONGWRITER

"Of the 15,000-plus who attended this show, most, I'm assuming, will put it down as one of their favorite shows ever. It was one of those shows - certainly the year's best, certainly among the best ever at the Sprint Center and probably among anyone's shows of a lifetime. Expectations were high coming in; he exceeded them."--KANSAS CITY STAR

"It's hard to think of much in the pop music world more impressive than a 67-year-old musician holding forth for nearly three hours, outdoors on a chilly March night, while delivering some three dozen songs, the least of which would be a career highlight for almost any other artist."--THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

"In concert, however, even at 67 years old, McCartney is more like Superman. Watching him perform 40 vocally demanding songs over nearly three hours Saturday night... one could only wonder: How does he do it?"--MIAMI HERALD

"If a reanimated Abraham Lincoln came to town to redeliver the Gettysburg Address (in its entirety) in the flesh, it wouldn't have trumped this show... From musicality to sheer spectacle to momentous, life-affirming jubilation, Paul McCartney's Nashville debut at Bridgestone Arena Monday night was an all-out master class in rock 'n' roll showmanship... The band was flawless. The arrangements were elegant. The pacing was perfect. The production was dazzling, but never distracting. And most importantly, Sir Paul's charisma and infectious good nature humanized him, making us feel like we'd made a new friend, while also getting the privilege of an evening in the titanic presence of a true rock god. A master."--NASHVILLE SCENE

"McCartney's three-hour, 40-song show was fantastic... Considering he's been one of the most prominent musicians in the world since the early 1960s, and has toured extensively over the years, you'd think McCartney would have long-ago tapped every jug in the cellar. The fact that he hasn't is just one more reason to appreciate him."--PHOENIX NEW TIMES

"You hear about all these things, but until you actually sit just a few yards away and witness McCartney in action for close to three hours, it's impossible to understand how they all conspire to make Sir Paul such an absolute whirlwind... What was really amazing was taking in the full scope of songs that have come out of this man... It was hard to believe that pop music was ever so good, that life was so good."--SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

Paul's Yankee Stadium debut can safely be predicted to feature some nearly three hours of the world's best loved and most known music, with hits, deep cuts and surprises spanning his unrivalled career, from The Beatles, Wings, solo material and The Fireman's critically acclaimed album Electric Arguments.

As on his Live 2009 tour and Up and Coming's 2010 run, Paul will be backed by the combo the LAS VEGAS SUN called "his best band since, well, the Beatles": Paul "Wix" Wickens (keyboards, guitar, percussion, harmonica, backing vocals), Rusty Anderson (guitar, backing vocals), Abe Laboriel Jr. (drums, backing vocals) and Brian Ray (guitar, bass, backing vocals).

In 2010 Paul performed over 30 Up and Coming Tour dates across North America, South America and the UK. In addition to overwhelming levels of critical acclaim wherever the band played, last year saw many career firsts for Paul. These included rocking The White House in front of President Barack Obama and his family in June when Paul was made the first ever British recipient of the prestigious Gershwin Prize For Popular Song. Paul returned to the White House again in December (where even the President joked about Paul becoming a regular there!) to be awarded with a Kennedy Center Honor. Paul ended 2010 with a December 11 visit to Saturday Night Live in New York City followed by a career landmark first ever performance at Harlem's famed Apollo Theater on December 13 and three intimate homecoming shows in the UK. He played the smallest club show of his career at London's legendary 100 Club to just 300 people, which made headlines as far as China. The final two shows were at the Hammersmith Apollo and at Liverpool's O2 Academy, both of which broke venue box office records.

Paul kicked off his 2011 live agenda last month with his first ever show in Peru, his first Chilean gig since 1993, and two blockbuster shows at Rio de Janeiro's Estadio Olimpico Joao Havelange, which also resulted in the first ever concert to be broadcast live on the internet throughout Latin America--allowing over 1.5 million fans who were unable to snap up one of the 100,000 tickets to share in the magic.

The PaulMcCartney.com pre-sale will be announced in the coming days.

WEBMASTER'S NOTE: The Macca Report was first to report the rumor of this concert...  "

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280 bucks for yankee stadium for only one beatle?

worst McCartney ever.

" Joey,Junior's Farm is a nice touch. But he needs to change more than 1 song to get me interested  "


Concur Me Stonesian Brother .


JB suggested that Macca should bring back " Please Please Me " and even toss in a few ' goodies ' like " In My Life " and " Norwegian Wood " .


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I luv mid day Joey!

Joey wrote on Jun 15^th, 2011 at 4:53pm:

Portland,Seattle? Indoor shows hopefully. If so young SCL might need to head to the pacific northwest.

'  ..... so what does the future hold joey ?   '


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