" My wife and I have tickets to see Macca on Saturday, May 18th at Amway Center in Orlando, I think its one of the few arena shows he is playing...most of them seem to be in football stadiums ! "


Congratulations Bob   .......................


Enjoy the show as Macca is performing " Being for the Benefit if Mr. Kite "  , " Lovely Rita  "   ,  " Your Mother Should Know " and " Eight Days a Week  "  in concert all for the very first time .


Lovely ™


" Hit Me Ronnie !!!!   "


'kins ©  

Jimi Hendrix Sought Paul McCartney for Supergroup with Miles Davis
Guitarist reached out to Beatles bassist with 1969 telegram
     
Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney.
CA/Redferns; David Montgomery/Getty Images
By RJ Cubarrubia
May 10, 2013 11:55 AM ET

It's long been known that Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis were making plans to record together the year before Hendrix's death in 1970, but it turns out the pioneering guitarist and jazz trumpeter were hoping that Paul McCartney would join them on bass. Hendrix, Davis and jazz drummer Tony Williams sent a telegram on Oct. 21, 1969, to the Beatles' Apple Records, hoping to get McCartney in for a session.

"We are recording and LP together this weekend in NewYork [sic]," reads the note, according to The Associated Press. "How about coming in to play bass stop call Alvan Douglas 212-5812212. Peace Jimi Hendrix Miles Davis Tony Williams."

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It's unclear if McCartney was aware of the request. The telegram advises him to contact producer Alan Douglas, and is seemingly an impromptu note asking McCartney to visit New York from London on short notice. Beatles aide Peter Brown responded the next day, telling Hendrix and Davis that McCartney was out on vacation and wasn't expected back for two weeks.

The telegram was poorly timed for McCartney. That same day, DJ Roby Yonge from New York's WABC furthered the rumor that McCartney had died in a car crash and had been replaced by an imposter. The Beatles themselves were also dealing with internal strife that likely wouldn't have eased with a potential McCartney-Hendrix-Davis collaboration.

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Davis said in his 1990 autobiography that he sometimes jammed with Hendrix at his New York apartment, but finances and busy schedules prevented them from entering the studio. Hendrix biographer Charles Shaar Murray and others say Davis sought $50,000 up front for the session. Davis also wrote in his book that he and arranger Gil Evans were in Europe planning to record with Hendrix at the time of guitarist's death in London.

The telegram, a part of the Hard Rock Cafe's memorabilia collection, was purchased at an auction in 1995. But it's received more attention with the March release of People, Hell and Angels, a collection of 12 previously unreleased recordings from Hendrix. "[The telegram is] not something you hear about a lot," said Hard Rock historian Jeff Nolan. "Major Hendrix connoisseurs are aware of it. It would have been one of the most insane supergroups. These four cats certainly reinvented their instruments and the way they're perceived." The telegram is now on display at the Hard Rock Cafe in Prague in the Czech Republic.

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/jimi-hendrix-sought-paul-mccartney-for-su...
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" May 11, 2013 -- PM.com

Paul Pays Tribute To Brazil Plus Exclusive Video!

Paul Pays Tribute To Brazilian Fans After Completing The Opening Run Of His New "Out There" Tour

Thursday May 9th 2013, Paul McCartney performed his third and final massive stadium show in Brazil, on the first leg of his brand new tour. A week full of rock n' roll and surprises saw Paul perform in Belo Horizonte, Goiânia and Fortaleza, three cities in Brazil he had previously never visited.

Speaking after the show Paul said:

"Brazilian audiences are incredible so that's why we keep coming back. All of the shows this week were incredible. The crowds were just amazing and of course in Goiânia we had the grasshoppers join us, which was unbelievable. No one could see that coming!



CLICK TO WATCH - Paul introduces "Harold"...


In keeping with the first two shows of the tour, the final emotional night in Fortaleza saw a multi-generational crowd come together to party for almost three hours in sweltering heat, without a grasshopper in sight!

The show saw the audience laugh, cry, dance, scream and shout as Paul performed hits spanning his entire career. Fans showed their appreciation to Paul with yet another surprise. During Hey Jude the crowd let off green and yellow balloons, a surprise they had organised on social network sites in the weeks ahead of the concert. It was an astonishing sight to see and Paul was clearly moved by the tribute.

"I'd like to thank everyone who came out to see us this week. We had a ball. Me, the band and the crew have had a great time and it's largely down to the audience reaction we got. So thanks to everyone for being so cool, being so ready to party and for loving our music."

Next stop Orlando...

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May 11, 2013 - Macca Report News

Macca 'Out There' in Fortaleza, Brazil

May 9, 2013 - Fortaleza, Brazil - Castelao Stadium (Youtube Videos)

CONCERT SET LIST

1. Eight Days A Week
2. Junior's Farm
3. All My Loving
4. Listen To What The Man Said
5. Let Me Roll It
6. Paperback Writer
7. My Valentine
8. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five
9. The Long And Winding Road
10. Maybe I'm Amazed
11. Hope Of Deliverance
12. We Can Work It Out
13. Another Day
14. And I Love Her
15. Blackbird
16. Here Today
17. Your Mother Should Know
18. Lady Madonna
19. All Together Now
20. Mrs. Vandebilt
21. Eleanor Rigby
22. Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
23. Something
24. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
25. Band On The Run
26. Hi Hi Hi
27. Back In The USSR
28. Let It Be
29. Live And Let Die
30. Hey Jude

Encore One
31. Day Tripper
32. Lovely Rita
33. Get Back

Encore Two
34. Yesterday
35. Helter Skelter
36. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End

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May 11, 2013 -- Diario Nordeste (Brazil)

Paul McCartney ' blesses ' couple of newlyweds at Castelao Stadium in Brazil

Publicist asked his girlfriend to marry him on stage during the show former Beatle

After dedicating the songs "My Valentine to wife Nancy Shevell, and "Maybe I'm Amazed" to his late wife Linda McCartney, Sir Paul McCartney "blessed" a Brazilian couple. Kenzo Kimura, a 27-year-old publicist, took to the stage and asked his girlfriend Caroline Valente, to marry him "We never imagined that this would happen," confesses the groom now.

The proposal in public was thanks to a poster that the two made together. The poster said in English "Paul, I want to ask my love in marriage on stage. You blesses us?" It was held up by the couple during the sound check that the former Beatle performs for an audience of around 50 people, before each show. According to Kimura, Paul saw the poster and made an "OK" signal to them during the presentation.



Kenzo Kimura proposes to Caroline Valente


The request occurred at the end of the show at the concert that night.

Near the the end of the last show of the 'Out There!' tour, Kenzo and Caroline almost lost hope. During the song "Get Back" when both were standing at the front stage barricade holding the poster, Paul pointed to them, smiled and called them. "When he came out for the second encore, immediately his people came to get us," says Kenzo.

Shortly after "Yesterday", he and Caroline took the stage for the proposal, made partly in English and in Portuguese. "When I came down from the stage, I could not remember a lot, I think I was in shock. I remember that he [Paul] pulled me, gave me a kiss and a hug and said ' Congratulations,'" details the groom. According to him, during "The End", the closing song of the show, Paul made a heart and pointed to the bride and groom to sing the verses "the love you take is equal to the love you make." "I don't know how I didn't cry," reveals Kimura.

According to Kimura, he and Caroline had engagement plans anticipated for Paul's show at Fortaleza. "Those who know us know how much we love the Beatles. It is the set list of our life, we breathe Beatles." said Kimura. He and his bride met at a McCartney concert. The engagement on Thursday, May 9th was the 4th time both had attended a Macca concert.


http://themaccareport.com/news/report.htm

mrd8?

Paul McCartney Kicks Off 'Out There' Tour in US
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: May 18, 2013 at 4:26 PM ET

ORLANDO, Fla. — Paul McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando.

The massive production, which requires 31 trucks' worth of equipment, includes lasers, huge pyrotechnics, and state of the art video displays, according to the website of the former Beatles star.

McCartney performed the show to a sold-out crowd of 55,000 people in Brazil earlier this month, performing "Band on the Run", "Hey Jude", "Yesterday" and "Let It Be."

He will perform at Orlando's Amway Center on Saturday and Sunday night. The Orlando Sentinel reports it is McCartney's only performance in Florida.

At one point during the show, McCartney is raised 20ft above the stage on a special riser as he performs "Blackbird" and "Here Today" acoustically, according to his website.

' joey  ........................ have you heard from brother jb  ?   '



Why , YES   ...... Some Guy  !!!!!   :


" The shows have all been wide open but they are basically using the amount of tickets sold as a sell out..thus. every friggin show is a sell out!!!!!!!!!!! A 20k seat arena sell 14, 100 tickets, it's a sell out!!!!! All done to make it look like attendance is good , but we know better. The reality , however, is the gross is still high because of the people like me who paid $1500 for pit tickets...so the extra 3-4 people not coming are well made up for!!!! It's the new gross math.  "

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2013 at 10:21pm:



linda and paul loved the desert. young mojo actually passed on the 93 show was about six hours away.

Joey, jb knows no way in hell U2 comes on after James Brown at The TAMI show. Only Stones baby. Best Stones bar none.

Joey wrote on Jun 16^th, 2013 at 9:52am:



why does JB play us like this?

Happy Happy 71st Birthday Paul !!!!!!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/18/beatles-gifs-paul-mccartney-birthday_n_...

" 71 Beatles GIFs For Paul McCartney's 71st Birthday "

" July 10, 2013 -- Macca Report News

SOUND CHECK SETLIST (Thanks to Bob Gannon, Macca Reporter)

1. Matchbox
2. Honey Don't
3. Blue Suede Shoes
4. Coming Up
5. Penny Lane
6. C Moon
7. Celebration
8. San Francisco Bay Blues
9. Ram On
10. Midnight Special
11. It's So Easy
12. Yesterday
13. Lady Madonna

CONCERT SETLIST

1. Eight Days A Week
2. Junior's Farm
3. All My Loving
4. Listen To What The Man Said
5. Let Me Roll It/Foxy Lady coda
6. Paperback Writer
7. My Valentine
8. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five
9. The Long And Winding Road
10. Maybe I'm Amazed
11. I've Just Seen A Face
12. We Can Work It Out
13. Another Day
14. And I Love Her
15. Blackbird
16. Here Today
17. Your Mother Should Know
18. Lady Madonna
19. All Together Now
20. Lovely Rita
21. Mrs. Vandebilt
22. Eleanor Rigby
23. Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
24. Something
25. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
26. Band On The Run
27. Back In The USSR
28. Let It Be
29. Live And Let Die
30. Hey Jude

Encore One
31. Day Tripper
32. Hi Hi Hi
33. I Saw Her Standing There

Encore Two
34. Yesterday
35. Helter Skelter
36. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End


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July 10, 2013 -- Boston Herald

Rock legend Paul McCartney thrills packed Fenway Park
The Beatle goes on

And in the end, the love you have for rock will defy age.

It will let you travel through time, cross borders and sway with strangers to "Let It Be."

Like the Rolling Stones did last month at their Garden gig, Paul McCartney proved a pumping, powerful rock 'n' roll heart can overcome the years.




Last night, at 71, McCartney became the oldest performer to headline Fenway Park. Based on his enduring passion to play live, I won't be surprised when he breaks his own record in 2020.

Unlike Mick and Keef, Macca has been a loving custodian of his body and mind. Ages ago he traded smokes and hard drugs for tofu and lentils. I know, not very rock 'n' roll. But you wanna know what is? Marathon sets lasting three hours and three dozen songs.

Now in his seventh decade on stage, McCartney packed his latest Fenway show - he sold the park out twice in 2009 - with Beatles classics, Wings hits, and a few odd nuggets (John Lennon's "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" Wow!).

The legend did so many things well it's hard to find an entry point, so I'll start with a simple moment: "Lady Madonna." Nobody's favorite song became a treasure with Paul happily hammering away at a psychedelic piano. Just another "Oh, man, he wrote this, too!" concert revelation (see "Maybe I'm Amazed," "Your Mother Should Know," "All Together Now").

Other talents on display: McCartney plays a mean, mean guitar - on "Let Me Roll It," he tore up the Zep-like riff and detoured into Jimi Hendrix's "Foxy Lady." His lesser album cuts stunned - for five minutes I was convinced "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" was the world's best song. His band (including Berklee-grad drummer and ace harmony singer Abe Laboriel Jr.) can flip from mop-top Fab Four to acid-trip Beatles in an instant.

But it was the monster numbers most came for - "We Can Work It Out" may have the best bridge in pop but it's no match for the sonic (and literal) fireworks of "Live and Let Die."

McCartney closed the main set with the Homeric trifecta of "Let It Be," "Live and Let Die" and "Hey Jude." There was hugging, there were tears, there was a 35,000-strong singalong.

Everyone knew the epics were coming, everyone knew they would be cathartic. But this guy born in 1942 - this working-class Liverpool lad who's been playing some of these songs for 50 years (!) - made us feel the love.

See you in 2020.


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July 10, 2013 -- Boston Globe

An ageless Paul McCartney spins magic at Fenway

There was a lot going on at Fenway Park during the Paul McCartney show Tuesday.

The legendary musician employed many of the standard trappings of stadium shows including huge video screens, showing psychedelic images as well as clips of McCartney through the years from cute Beatle to Wings-man to elder statesman. There were flurries of confetti and elaborate lighting schemes. For an exhilarating tear through "Live and Let Die," there was a riot of pyrotechnics and fireworks.




As enjoyable as those production elements could be, all the magic that McCartney really needed was right there within his own power.

Thanks to his unparalleled repertoire, his miraculously still-marvelous voice, and the skills of his crackerjack, four-man backing band, even the most intimate moments - a delicate, solo acoustic "Blackbird" or the chills-inducing "Eleanor Rigby" - were as captivating as brawny, spectacle-assisted rockers like "Back in the U.S.S.R."

The always affable McCartney pinwheeled through his career playing more than three dozen songs, telling a few stories about them along the way, and bantering with the all-ages crowd in a two-hour, 40-minute set.

Beatles songs came in all of that band's flavors including the whimsical - "All Together Now," "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" - the pensive - "The Long and Winding Road" - the early favorites - "And I Love Her," "Eight Days a Week" - the fidgety rockers - "Paperback Writer," "We Can Work it Out," "Day Tripper" - and on and on.

McCartney lovingly tipped his cap to his former bandmates, singing the clear-eyed but poignant "Here Today" for John Lennon, and "Something" for George Harrison, on Harrison's beloved instrument the ukulele.

Wings fans got their due with spins through tunes like "Band on the Run" and "Junior's Farm," and McCartney managed to wedge the heartfelt "My Valentine," from his most recent album, "Kisses on the Bottom," into the jukebox that had the sold-out crowd singing along for most of the night.

Not enough can be said about McCartney's four-piece, who provide their leader with everything from a celestial choir to white-hot guitar solos to crisp and hard-hitting time-keeping to ably serving as cheerful onstage foils. McCartney may be in a class of his own, still in possession of that ineffable quality that manages to be both mythic and accessible, but his band - for whom he has clear affection - plays a major role in keeping him on his toes.  "


http://themaccareport.com/news/report.htm

Joey, did Macca just reunite the Nirvanas in Seattle???


I gots to know!

Hope he leaves the W-E-E-D at home!