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February 12, 2009 -- Macca Report Exclusive!!!
Notes on Paul from a fan at the Grammys
By Deborah Kent Clark (Macca Reporter)
" When I heard Paul McCartney was playing at the Grammys I bought tickets and went with my husband to Staples Center. Our seats were on the side of the venue, 12 rows up from the floor, just about even with the small round stage second stage they'd set up. Close to showtime, the celebrities and nominees were standing around the seats in front of the stage. The announcement to be seated came two minutes before airtime causing everyone to scramble to their seats. I scanned the area looking for Paul, saw the back of his head right away, and of course they had parked him and Nancy Shevell in the first row, center front on the aisle. I had a bird's eye view of them and found it hard to take my eyes off of the back of Paul's head throughout the entire show! It's funny when you're a fan I could tell it was Paul just from he back of his head, the side of his face and his mannerisms even from a distance away!
Nancy had on a stunning emerald green/blue dress. She looked beautiful and bright. They talked with each other after each performance and seemed very happy together, really enjoying the music and the evening.
After Justin Timberlake and Al Green's special duet, CBS went to commercial. Paul stayed standing, looking around a bit. When he finally sat, a group of people gathered around him. Turns out, this was to be the norm during each commercial break. A man went to his side each time, his security guard Mark Hamilton. So during the breaks I wasn't able to see Paul, but just a group of people trying to meet him and take his picture!
When Sugarland won a Grammy, singer Jennifer Nettles accepted saying, "I promised myself I would be cool because Paul McCartney and Coldplay are here. But I'm not!" At the end of her speech as she was exiting, she turned back and said, "And I want to thank Paul McCartney."
Coldplay bounded up the steps to accept their Grammy, wearing colorful jackets that looked like knockoffs of the Beatles Sgt Pepper's jackets . Will Chapman, Coldplay's drummer, said, "Sorry to Sir Paul McCartney for blatantly recycling the Sgt. Pepper's outfits!"
Watching Paul during Stevie Wonder's song "Superstition" featuring the Jonas Bros. was a treat. He clapped throughout the entire song, but I have a feeling it was because of Stevie, not the Jonas Bros. But I could be wrong!
Next time Coldplay won, Chris Martin mentioned Paul again by saying, "We have never had so many Grammys, but I'm sure Paul has." To which Paul just waved to Chris with a kind gesture.
When Paul left for backstage to prepare for his performance, he walked right in front of us and down the aisle next to where I was sitting. I jumped up and went to the railing. As he walked by, people were screaming his name. He looked up at the crowd, smiled broadly and waved his hands, acknowledging the audience very graciously. I must comment that everyone who performed, and celebrities going back stage, used this area to walk through. Paul of course, caused the most excitement receiving the biggest crowd reaction!
When Paul went backstage before his performance, Mark Hamilton sat next to Nancy.
Actress, Kate Beckinsale introduced Macca as the guy who "started a band with three other guys from Liverpool."
On the eve of the 45th anniversary of the Beatles first Ed Sullivan performance, Paul performed an electrifying "I Saw Her Standing There" with Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters rocking out on drums. On lead guitar was Rusty Anderson sporting a much longer hairdo and Brian Ray on rhythm guitar. Missing were Wix and Abe. Paul looked over and smiled at Nancy when he sang "And I fell in love with her" He's so adorable and romantic!
Jack Black took the stage right afterwards to present an award and jokingly said, "Hey, that looks like a promising new bass player. Look out for that McCartney guy."
Paul was in his seat when the Best Male Pop Vocal went to John Mayer instead of himself, although I think the award should have gone to Paul. Disappointing, but what do those Grammy voters know anyway?!!
Paul stayed in the audience and literally danced and rocked out during T.I. and Justin Timberlake's "Dead and Gone."
Neil Diamond was up next to sing his standard, "Sweet Caroline," to which everyone in the audience stood up and sang along. Paul clapped throughout the entire song.
After that, Paul disappeared. A woman with blonde hair took his seat, the seat I stared at for over three hours. "
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