A&E "The Space Within US" Sweepstakes & Giveaway Contest!!

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A&E "The Space Within US" Sweepstakes & Giveaway Contest!!
Jan 1st
Hey people, let's get this contest started. You cannot win if you don't enter? So what are ya whattin for? click on the comment link or" link to this post " or any link to open this page at the bottom of this post. I wanna see someone win!! Will it be you?
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Tuesday-afternoon there abouts
foto courtesy A&E

Hello, all you Paul McCartney & Beatles fans, have I got news for you!!-hehehe!
Last night, I received an interesting email from a Representative of A&E home video. (cool beans)

A&E, has just recently created their own site, on
Face book, with monthly giveaways to Face book members. (cool again)
This month, A&E has a sweepstakes-contest for
Paul McCartney's "The Space Within Us" DVD.

One lucky winner will win a copy of :
"The Space Within Us" from A&E. How cool it that!

A&E also gave us Paul McCartney in Red Square, DVD Wasn't that brilliant!?! I don not have Red Square DVD myself, but watched it on the A&E channel. It was, spectacular!

Want a chance to enter to win Paul McCartney's new DVD " The Space Within Us?" click on this link A&E Sweepstakes on Face Book see link here.. all you have to do is answer, 3 lil, questions and that's it!. All rules and requirements on the A&E Face Book site.

In addition, A&E has kindly offered me, two copies, that I may give to readers here on my blog.. this is how it will work:

Contest open to all fans in The US, Canada & Europe! Mexico also included..

I'm not sure how many entries there will be, so please, don't be shy and submit your stories.

1. Please post in detail- your favorite experience seeing Macca live in concert.

2. Favorite McCartney or Beatles cut.. you may post- 2, OK 3.

3. Your name and your country of origin.

Two winners will be selected with the most creative, passionate, McCartney, concert experience, posted here on my blog.

Winners of "The Space Within Us DVD" to include one Fan from the US & One Fan from Europe Canada or Mexico..Winners to choose from Blu-Ray or DVD.

So people, get your thoughts together and your posting fingers ready. Post/submit here in detail( in the comments section) your most memorable "Paul McCartney Concert" ever, on this thread. Please post/submit in the comments section below. Now you have 3 chances to win! Once from A&E and twice via my blog. I can't wait to watch Macca's new DVD myself!

Note: I realize, not everyone has a blog or an account with Blog spot-if this describes you, you can post anonymously- however please, post your name, etc ..as detailed in the rules above.

Thank You for visiting my blog and Thank You A&E!
Good Luck- I look forward to reading all your Macca concert stories!
Ta
Harleyblues

This Tour
On man! this tour brings so many memories. I was able to see 8 amazing gigs. I attended both San Jose shows in the 5th row both nights..The 2nd night I was a mess during "The Long & Winding Road Nellie & Swaying Daisy squeezed my hand, said Paul was looking at me ..Brian singled at the end, they would be back for an encore, during the end..I nodded. During Sgt, Pepper reprieve,
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Macca signaled to me with a flip of his wrist, to send up my sign !!! when the sign reached Paul he flipped it over-real cool like-than signed the front it's (on the side there on my sidebar!) He Signed PAUL~ across The side! also Swaying Daisy's album, that I had placed up top! I got that sign back and was in shock! Paul McCartney had just signed my sign!! than a few days later, Swaying Daisy and I were off to Vegas ( I have a piccie of me sitting in front in San Jose, but hey I'm not foto-genic)

Vegas was kinda a bad scene. The First night I was on the floor all the way to the back. The second night off the floor too the right, where I had an extra ticket-and no one to buy it or offer it too. Still, glad that I got to see Paul & The band. I lost $500 bucks gambling and Daisy and I couldn't find a decent place to eat on Thanksgiving...Daisy flew home a day later than I was off to LA to The Standard-near The Staples center..

We arrived in a limo where security at Staples harassed me for my sign~and took it until the gig was over.... FIGURES~Two concerts in LA Staples Center 1st night in the 2nd row in front of Paul and the 2nd night Nelley R. and I didn't have the best seats in the house. ha! We were in the far right row on the floor near Jack Nicholson. .. We couldn't see the concert well, why? Cuz this girl was holding up a huge "it's my birthday" sign Nelley R. and I were bummed! Shortly after Heather Mills, noticed us, came up to us and said:

"Here, this is from Paul he wanted you to have these!" Heather gave us each one of Paul's guitar picks~

Nelly kept diggin in her purse, she asked heather to sign her purse ha! but Heather turned her down. We thanked Heather & shook her hand!~ It was cool to see Gene Simmons in the 5th row, there at Staples.

Next it was off to Sacramento Arco Arena- we waited for Paul in back for hours but had fun! When Paul finally arrived it was, past dusk= he was running late. I said "where are you Paul?" said Paul "Im here I'm right here" as he drove slowly past us...

I was in the aisle, in the 10th row with my "she's not the brightest of buttons" poster, which Paul said to me-"and I'm reading yours now" during the gig, (those of us that bug, Paul, with our signs that we carry to the gigs)....All in All the tour was magnificent! Brilliant beyond words..( I do have a piccie of us waiting for Paul in back but promised not to post it~)

Some of the Highlights-Too Many People/Polythene Pam. I've got a Feeling. Helter Skelter. English Tea..Get Back. Fixing a Hole. Long & winding Road. Eleanor Rigby. Please Please me!
So C'mon people I'm waiting for your concert re-views ~

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It's almost New Years here in California much Peace & Prosperity to you in the in coming New Year!

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C'mon Macca release Carnival of Light already-Pretty Please!

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C'mon Macca release 'Carnival of Light' already-Pretty Please!

I hope you had a nice X-mas Paul, as well as all you visitors who read this blog. Paul you have released that" freakin rockin album Electric Arguments", ( Cannot wait for my Deluxe version) what about Carnival of Light? forget sales, just release the dang thing already. You teased us last month with it's release.
We haven't heard a thing back, since you need permission from Yoko and Olivia. Have they gotten back witcha yet? I don't know why you need permission from anybody? I like most Beatles fans, would LOVE to get our hands on any NEW Beatles music. Please listen to what the fan says-Ok, a lil play with words there.-smile

Once again, I'm gonna post a video response to Carnival of Light-excellently done by DreamOpolis



Carnival of Light Opus 002

I really dig this. video response. Come Paul no more teasing release Carnival of Light Pretty Please . OK, so you warned us not to expect much from Carnival of Light, OK than duly noted.. Please release this Beatles, lil musical secret, we are waiting. .Come to think of it I wonder how many other secrets we fans do not know about? Miles of Smiles to you Paul!
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Must read article: Twisting the words of Paul McCartney the author gives it straight

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Must read article: Twisting the words of Paul McCartney the Author gives it straight
Jonathan Power
11:55pm Thursday late

An excellent article written by the man who interviewed Paul McCartney. The interview was in turn, published in Britain's "Prospect magazine" I haven't read the Prospect article myself however, I did catch a snippet about 'Paul was the more political Beatles not John Lennon'. and posted it in my other blog, I disagreed. Mr Power is correct, quotes, are all over the place. Read below the authors, passionate stance, in correct news reporting, and publishing of news articles. The author sets the record straight-nice. Pay attention news agency's I'd be hot too..hb

Paul McCartney is big news
Whatever Paul McCartney says or does is news, sometimes big news. In September, when he went to give a concert in Israel - making up for the Beatles concert that the Israeli government forbad at the last moment, 43 years ago - he was slashed at by some pro-Palestinian critics for "singing to the enemy".
No matter the "enemy" audience was perhaps 20 percent Arab, that he also used his trip to visit the West Bank not only to see Jesus' birth place but to call in on Edward Said's music school. When he sang he also in his trademark low- key, non-preachy, way pointed his audience in the direction of compromise and healing. One of the prices of the fame he has is to see his honest words and honest thoughts twisted almost out of recognition.

I saw this happen close up last week when my long conversation with McCartney was published in Britain's leading intellectual monthly, Prospect magazine. It was if the press has a mindset about the McCartney-John Lennon relationship that demands that anything he says be squeezed into some previous mold, and if doesn't quite fit then an extra shove is made so that the verbal tentacles are distorted beyond recognition as they are pressed down.

After banner headlines over the misleading story in British newspapers, led by the big circulation, Rupert Murdoch paper, the Sunday Times, the wire service, Associated Press, carried the story around the world, where it was printed in literally hundreds of papers. One report, one identical story, the world is covered with misleading information by editors too uncaring or unmotivated or just plain lazy to make a call to Prospect to ask for the original wording. Not one journalist called me.

"The fact is the interview carries not a word of rivalry with John Lennon. Neither about which Beatle discovered the Vietnam War first, (the main themes of the Sunday Times/AP story). Nor about the allusions the story made to McCartney's (mythical) claim, at Lennon's expense, to have written the best of the Beatles' tunes."

The interview runs to about 5000 words - double that in its uncut form. The discussion on the Vietnam War is perhaps a dozen lines of that. The mention of John Lennon is once - when Paul describes how he returned from a conversation with Bertrand Russell to tell the other three what he had heard from the old philosopher about the evils of the war in Vietnam.

The original interview, the beginning of the Revolution
My interview with Paul originated in the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys over 50 years ago. We were classmates. We played cricket together and I witnessed the first Beatles' concert when he and George Harrison (in the year behind us) played for our class on the last day of school. We yelled like groupies! We have stayed in touch.

I wrote to Paul in May to send him the column I wrote on the newspaper hype about the 40th anniversary of the student rebellion in Paris. I wrote that the "revolution" did not begin in 1968. It began in 1955 when an old black lady, Rosa Parks, in Montgomery, Alabama, sat down in a bus on a seat reserved for white people. She was arrested and out of the shadows stepped a young preacher, Martin Luther King. The rest is history. King's driven nonviolent campaigns resulted in the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. Millions of blacks were liberated and enfranchised. The long road out of oppression led to the election of Barack Obama.
What a real revolution that has been! Along the way in 1961 came the Beatles, a liberating force for millions of young people. Also in Britain in the same year Amnesty International was founded - a milestone in the rise of human rights consciousness. To start contemporary history in 1968 is a fatuous mistake.

Paul agreed we talk about this and we decided we would meet and go over our lives and discuss what had affected us though our lifetime and what had tuned us both in at school to fight racism and war. We met twice, once for two hours and once for an hour and talked - about school, the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, right through to the Russian invasion of Georgia. On the way we talked about literature and the impact of FR Leavis, the great Cambridge Shakespearian scholar, on the writing of Eleanor Rigby, and Paul's feelings on the likelihood that his songs will still be sung in 500 years' time.

Paul is a self-effacing, wise, intelligent man. He may grab the spotlight on the stage. But he has no need to twist history. And neither should the press when reporting on him.

Nice article, correction Brilliant article Mr. Power- what a friend you are too Macca, hats off to ya... I have to say myself, this was a a gutsy article..straight talk.... c'mon he calls a spade a spade good for him. Wouldn't you be pissed if someone butchered your words or article?
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Merry Christmas and a Beatles re-mix mash-up!

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Merry Christmas and a Beatles re-mix mash-up!

Hello people, well my Christmas has been uneventful from surfing channels on the telly to surfing the net. My day consisted of feeding the kitties, some coffee, tea and Ego frozen waffles for dinner. (yeah, boning I know-wonder what Macca was having for dinner?)

I had a dang cold which has now turn into a coughing spell of a slight case of bronchitis..
currently I have Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons holiday special on ice in the back ground.which has now ended..lol.

I hope your day was filled with Merriment & good eats! anyhow I am a huge fan of Beatles mixes and mash-ups- I wish Paul would take a clue and release some Beatles Mash Ups of his own,... that creative genius-Called Sir Paul McCartney!

anyhow I think I have found a few mashups you might like, made by PataMixical Science

Beatles Mash Beatles Drive my car Mashup Say the word
first up Drive my Word- Mash up

next Mother- John Lennon Mash up Have you ever loved a woman- Eric Clpaton
have you ever loved your mother and Father?
coolio~

Let me Roll it-Paul McCartney mash Yer blues- the Beatles
Let me Roll Yer Blues
Diggin this one! lol very nice.....

Baby You're A Rich Man - The Beatles mash-up. Where It's At - Beck
Baby You're Where It's At
this is Fresh- Macca should hear this one... this is one of my favxs so far!!~ LOVE this well done, diggin this one real funkyfide- this should be released I'd buy this.....PaxaSci should make a vid from this ditty, this is real good, a gem, nice beats...

I'd really like to hear a Mash up of ELO & The Beatles that would freakin rawk..re-mix I need some Beatles re-mixes!
Im still waiting for my electric arguments deluxe version can't wait for those versions.. it would be cool if Paul signed up-(thinkin to myself) wasn't 'Baby your a Rich man' & 'Where it's at' Mash-up freakin cool or what?- just GREAT?!!!

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Merry Christmas Paul McCartney and to all visitor's Christmas time is here again!!

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Merry Christmas Paul McCartney and to all visitors Christmas time is here again!!

Greetings!! A simple lil christmas message this year with a few video's included, I hope you enjoy them. We just love em Beatles...
I send warm Christmas wishes to Geoff Baker in the UK, Sam Leach in Liverpool, Sarah F. in Derbyshire, Liz in Switzerland, Swaying Daisy in Alabama, I miss you all!! Maccablog in France-hi guys..

Merry Christmas RINGO!

Nelly & Tony in Texas, call me! Nellie & Mike in Texas, The Band -Brian,Wix, Rusty & Abe
Macca's security-holla!

The Troops serving in The Middle East!~ Be safe MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Merry Christmas Google

To All The fans! who visit this blog From Mexico, Germany, The UK, Italy,Vienna, France, Japan, South Africa, Australia, Canada, Israel, Ireland, Spain, Brasil, Netherlands,The United Sates. and those lil countries inbetween, I've never heard of-smile...(just to name a few).
I thank you, God Bless you Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah. eat, drink and be Merry..lol

So I ask's myself which vids am I gonna post this year for Christmas?. I found this lil jewel someone covering The Beatles, a re-mix, with excellent Beatles footage, have you ever seen this? it's very good. Well. see for yourself.



Someone covering the Beatles- Beatles Christmas remix

pretty cool... huh? I liked it....

simply having a wonderful Christmas time....
Now what in the world is wrong with this song? absolutely nothing, it's quaint and simple. I have no idea why people criticize Paul's Christmas ditty..

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Simply having a wonderful Christmas time-Macca &; Wings

A compilation of the Christmas messages to fans from the Beatles
a 17 min video, nice to listen to and watch..The Happy Show did a superb job
would you agree?



From The Happy Show-The Beatles Christmas....

Announcement please support this blog & vote for me in" I need a new design" contest!

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a lil bit off topic post here. Today, I stumbled onto a site (thanx Jpearce) for bloggers, who are in desperate need of a new web design: the worst of the worst. I gave a vote too the person who asked for one, than entered into the contest myself.

The winner to receive a complete, spankin, bright & shiny brand new webby design! Cool huh?

You see, I must be one of the most technically challenged people on the net. A friend had helped me set-up my blog. After a year & a half of blogging I have learned a bit, however, I do not not know a thing about, web design and all that techie stuff..( it's freakin difficult) it actually pisses me off..lol
for example the social bookmarking widget you see above each post took me 10 hrs. alone just to implement. (dang, that was a lotta work) posting video's took 2 days, Once successful I would pat myself on the back. I'm asking you, the people that do visit my cool lil blog, if you would do me the honor & vote for me! I will beg if I have too. I'll even plead-pretty please.

I have an announcement posted up on top you can either click on the link there or that yellow-green widget located on the top left' that says "Vote Now" once there, you need to scroll down just a bit, and vote for me-that's all it takes!

You do not need to register. I have 11 votes so far from bloggers via Blog Catalog and I am grateful to them. The thing is this, the current leader has over 1000 votes, yes, you read that right, 1000 votes! I for one don't know 1000 people but, I do know many people do come to read this blog or see what crap I'm posting about~

Check this, I was their, at that webby, and some who have entered, well,their blogs are great, wonderful design why did they even enter the contest?. I hope the judges pay attention and base some of the votes on real design need.

Please vote for this blog!
You can always backspace and come back if you like or not. Please HELP me to secure some votes people for a Spankin new blog design. I'd love a 3 column blog something fresh & new kinda old school British...I have a vision. So once again I will post about this until I win. Will you HELP me please and VOTE here. I can't bribe ya with money.... cuz I haven't any....lol
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Fans Meeting Macca at HMV London! (Lucky Bastiffs)

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Fans Meeting Macca today at HMV London! (lucky bastiffs)
Dec 21st-Daytime
Fans meeting Paul below: plus just added Vid,

There is not a day that I don't speak about Paul McCartney and The Beatles, especially at work. People ask me daily "whats new with Paul McCartney?" "when is he going on tour?" or ask some type of Beatles trivia..I am, by no means...any sort of Beatles expert, just a huge FAN who loves them Beatles and everything about em, period. I have never had the pleasure of meeting Paul McCartney myself-whatta drag! ( however I have had vivid dreams meeting Paul, me and my matey Sarah F.)
I have came so close in past years tho.. (once when Paul nearly ran over my foot in Liverpool) I pray on the day-God willing- if there is the slightest chance I might meet Macca, also. Well today many fans had their wishes and dreams fulfilled meeting Paul McCartney for the first time at the HMV store on London's Oxford Street for an album signing of The Firemans latest:
Electric Arguments

No Heart for Peter no Merry Christmas for Paul oops!
I think I scared the scruffy get standing cause outside afterwards they turned around the car so that he would avoid getting near me the psycho in a suit. Well, I looked at the weatherforecast last night and saw it was mild, it was always my intention to wear a tie, nice slacks shirt and jumper, but being that it was so mild (forecasted), and remembering that at Virgin two years he turned up in a suit and tie, (foto Courtesy Reuters)

I thought bollocks the man has been an important part of my growing up ( or as far as any man grows up) the least I can do is make an effort and wear a suit, plus I got it drycleaned after Liverpool I might as well wear it again.

Well I was number three in the queue ie 7.50ish pm on Wednesday night, only went coz I couldn't the stand the thought of nutter scots lass queuing up all night on the wicked, debauched streets of London, and i will never forgive you DC for not giving me the cash to go into Stringfellows. But mad manch lady wanted to see me cry along with Neeta so they pushed me in front of her to number two.

Once, we got into the store (HMV) they were of course playing the EA but I was before Tuesday getting it for Christmas and had only heard the three tracks played on the radio broadcastr with the standin for O'leary. And as it was the only present ( I normally buy th releases on the date of release) I want to heard it totally on Christmas day. It was surprisingly easy to block it out coz of the chatter of the nervous nutters around me , some on thsi board have met me in real life and will probably find it hard to believe that when i am nervous really nervous I go very quiet or at least on the scale of Peter.
Plus I was doing me mantra "Do Not Say " I Love you , Paul in a non gay way" and "Do Not Say Mary is Beautiful" thought the imaging of Mr McCartney sitting on the bog was slightly disconcerting to say the least.

DC went up first and she can tell you what she said and what he replied if she wishes to do, she is at the moment on a train back north. I was getting pushed ( gently and saying yes go on to me ) to move her along. So I went upto the desk and handed him the cd and said "Thank you Mr McCartney" why I dont know he only said "Hello" and smiled whilst reaching out his hand. He was looking straight at me and I said " Thank you for the 45 and half years of pleasure", he looked I suppose quizingly at me as i only look 33 and 6/3 ( shutit DC). I then said "And thank you for being a decent hero. A boy (or man or lad "i can't quite recall") growing up needs his hero to be a decent man or bloke" some of you may know that I normally only use the phrase "half decent man"
but I guess i got carried away. I think or maybe i am imaging it that his voice slightly softened from before when he said "thank you very much" it was definitely thank you very but I was getting embarrassed and wanted to leg it. I can't recall if I had already got the cd in my hand but I remember my eyes suddenly came into focus that he had proferred his hand and I was thinking " ******* Hell he wants to shake hands with you". I know I know his manners are verging on the impeccable but for some reason I had got it into my head that I wouldn't be shaking hands with him.

'His handshake was warm and friendly or was it my hand that was warm?'
', none of this macho power handshake crap. (hb: lmao) When your working class in Britain that crushing of the hand gets a headbutt. Macho men aint real men, real men care and protect their women. I am sure he has his folibles but Mr McCartney is too my mind a real man.

I basically tried to run away then and he wished me a " Merry or Happy Christmas", I had totally forgot about Christmas and I think I said "oh, andyou too" or something similar. So I am afriad that I might have appeared rude or something.

I have never been anywhere near his homes, though i got calls from a Wirral Police officer a couple of times wheni lived in Liverpool, when he was just in town on family and personal stuff, never gone to his farm, known idiots who have, never gone to Abbey Road as it is too near his home, keep temptation away, as I consider it rude. But have always hoped to bump into him on the street to just thank him for the music. Why the hell did i say "thank you for the pleasure" sounds more like a reference for the stud farm. How many years have I thought of what I would say when people ask you what you would say if you actually met him, though my normal outloud response has always been a jokey one. And when i get the chance although brief I bugger it up.

Two things stopped me joining the UDA in the mid 70's, me mum ( good mersey lass) and the Beatles message, I was in my mid teens. The train fares are the rest of this year's crissie present. But not the 50 fags a day i have been smoking since Tuesday lunchtime when the mad scot got a hold of me.

Now however inadequately I feel that I expressed my admiration and graditude to Mr McCartney, really should be "your Grace, the Duke of Speke has a nice ring too it and could easily be a chain of pubs, with the onset of the depression I am sure just a half a million quid could get a dukedom".
I shall not be going to any of these events or meetings, though there are at least 10 people I would love to have a siggie from him, a couple of relations but mostly friends that the music of the Beatles has made happen ( awful this sentence I know but I am quite honestly buggered) from differnet nationalities and cultures and age groups and some but not all that I was lucky in the last year ( just over ) to actually meet in person.

So, Harley mad manch lady and neeta will hate you coz by your question, you have achieved the result that they wished to see but didnt get to.

My item was signed just:
" cheers joe bloggs" with no heart, why NOT!!! Though I regret not asking him to write LFC Rules OK
from Peter, Somewhere's in England..

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Well, I for one am soooo Happy for Peter meeting Macca, finally. He isn't the sort to stand in lines! I also know he is estatic meeting his hero..right on Peter I'd be awfully happy too!!.
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I Still Can't believe I met Paul McCartney!!!!!!
I STILL CANNOT BELIEVE I MET SIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was awesome!! He is awesome--so kind and nice and sociable...
He listened to all I had to say (like EA and MAF are fantastic, your music is immortal, you are awesome, and wish you a merry xmas ), wrote down his autograph (no dedication as the first thing I uttered was my name, and it didn't come out very well... )
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but he made a funny drawing beside the signature as well as a heart at the bottom. He was pleased I loved MAF and EA, and shook my hand twice, when I got to him and when I left.

Everything was perfectly organised. I had a great time
(for 10 mins, after he arrived, all I could say was OMG!). When he came out, I was waiting for him with others, and he was so nice, said hi to everyone, and wished us all a merry xmas and happy new year. He was in great shape and mood.
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The man rocks!! I didn't think he'd be so nice. Apart from the sales issue, I am sure he does meet people because he likes to--you can see it in his eyes, he loves to listen to you and even slows down the signing while you're talking, to let you finish. He never pushes you away, he loves to talk.

SIR IS DEFINITELY AWESOME
From Trystan aka Sarah, Italy
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Woohoo Sarah you lucky Duck, you met Sir Paul McCartney! how effin awesome for you! I'm happy for you guys--were ya nervous? lol

I feel very lucky I can't stop staring at my autograph!!!
My experience was a bit weird. I didn't get a wristband but thought I would go down there to see what the queue was like - remembering what it was like at Virgin in November 2006. But to my surprise there were only about 5 people outside the store and they didn't seem to be aware that the wristbands were available from Thursday.
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Was there a big queue of people at any time since the release of the wristbands? I could see people inside but no queue of hopefuls like last time. The only thing those people mentioned was that they had seen some press guys go around the back. So I went round to the back door and saw a member of HMV staff looking out, so I asked if they had any wristbands left.
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The guy went to check and came back with one and took me straight into the store! I had a yellow band so had to wait a while but I finally got to speak to him.

I asked him to sign my 'home is where the heart is' poster from King's Dock in 2003
and he said 'wow' when he recognised it. I told him how great the show was and also Anfield this year and when he asked I told him that I live in Liverpool. And he shook my hand! He does have very soft hands - he obviously doesn't do too much hard labour! He has 'people' for that! But he was very gracious and very human (if you know what I mean) - not the out-of-reach megastar attitude that some stars have. I feel very lucky and can't stop staring at the autograph!

"He does have very soft hands"
estrella de mar, Liverpool

hb: I'm so happy for you, meeting Paul. I was in Liverpool 03 also, and asked at the end of the gig if I could have one of those bitty signs also. the "home is where the heart is" Liverpool was one of the best concerts ever I'm so grateful I got to attend!
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Video of Macca at HMV London thanx to a Norwegian webby~

Lmao hear this young girl say "I'm only 18 and the rest are old?" what the? lol

Well, Access Hollywood just had a lil snippet of Paul & Fans London signing plus this video, cool beans.

More on Paul McCartney Meeting Fans in London

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'FIREMAN' PAUL McCARTNEY TO MEET FANS

SHARE A 'LATE BREAKFAST' WITH PAUL McCARTNEY...THEN FINISH OFF YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING!

Love it! share a late Breaky with Paul...lol How truly exciting for Fans this coming sunday & congrats to those who scored a wrist band.!!

HMV are very proud to announce that music legend Paul McCartney will make a personal appearance at their London Oxford Circus flagship store, 150 Oxford Street next Sunday, 21st December 2008 between 10.00am - 11.00am to sign copies of 'Electric Arguments', the new highly critically acclaimed album by Paul's under the guise of The Fireman.

Not all music fans may be aware that the creative force behind the acclaimed music project The Fireman is none other than Paul McCartney, who has collaborated on the concept periodically with influential record producer 'Youth' since 1993.

Their latest album Electric Arguments is an eclectic and varied album consisting of thirteen tracks recorded in thirteen days over the period of nearly a year. Each track was written and recorded in the space of one day.
The Fireman went into the studio with no plan or clear direction of how they wanted the album to sound. The project took a life of its own and the results will surprise anyone expecting to hear the previous sound of the band.

Paul will visit HMV's flagship store to sign copies of The Fireman's new album
'Electric Arguments', which was released last month to much critical acclaim, and is being re-issued this week with exclusive new artwork.

WHERE: HMV 150 Oxford Street, London W1
WHEN: 10am - 11am, Sunday 21st December 2008 * wristband access only - see below
WHO/WHAT: Paul McCartney signing copies of 'Electric Arguments'

Please Note: Access to the event will be by wristband only, available now on a limited basis from HMV, 150 Oxford Street.

Only copies of 'Electric Arguments' will be signed
paulmccartney.com.

Electric Arguments is Brilliant!!!!!!!
hb

Paul McCarnety live @ The BBC
Nov 19th

Like me, you might have missed Paul McCartney's Live interview via the BBC Radio 2. Want to listen to last nights interview? click here you can hear the interview in it's entirety at 1:02 approx. quite entertaining....
I'm listening now...
Hey Paul!!! I have tons of 'Black Sox' seriously-we have something in common, wow!~ha!

Coldplays Violet Hill inspired by The Beatles

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 Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has revealed that the band's recent single 'Violet Hill' was inspired by the Beatles.
The singer said the song was named after a road in London that joins Abbey Road - a street which has now become synonymous with The Beatles

"'Violet Hill' is a street and it joins Abbey Road - so it's kind of a Beatles reference,” Martin told the BBC.
The singer added he didn't think he had revealed the songs inspiration “in public” before.



Violet Hill-Coldplay

OK, so If Violet Hill was inspired by the Beatles, than, why didn't Coldplay, film a vid around London's Abbey Road, Violet Hill; and other London spots? It could have been brilliant, actually it would have been brilliant.

(come to think of it I'm not recalling any videos filmed around Abbey Road?)

Coldplay could have kept their military garb as seen in video. (liked that bit) Great song tho, however this vid is slightly weak for me..I was expecting something else from Coldplay, when I first watched..comments?

Hey meet Paul McCartney and get your Electric Arguments signed!!

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Attention all fans! How cool is this? what a great Christmas prezzie!!
Sir Paul McCartney is to hold a signing session for fans this Sunday, 21st December.

The Beatles legend will be signing copies of the latest album made with producer Youth, as
The Fireman, at HMV, 150 Oxford St, London, at 10am. Entry will be for wristband holders only, with wristbands being given out from 9am on Thursday 18th December. Only copies of 'Electric Arguments' will be signed.

Paul McCartney Official Site

"Wow" Wish I was in London town this week too meet Paul, get his autograph!! errr, why Paul doesn't do signing in the states puzzles me? ha! after all London is his hometown-so lucky fans get all the lil Macca perks-smiles

pss I could always post my cell number again, Paul could call me? yeah right!! lol
I so wish, I could meet Macca ..almost a few years ago~

Take note this is the way to sell market and promote products freakin Adidas genius!

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note: re-edit watch these 4 vids if you haven't seen or heard them yet semi long post ha!

A couple weeks ago while on the computer is when I first heard a lil ditty on television that caught my ears and my eyes. I'm not the type to be influenced by telly commercials to buy products. But when I heard this and watched the commercial, I said to myself, now.. this is the way to sell a product!
what a rawkin, lil down commercial, the beats get you... hooked! Adidas is a marketing genius on this commercial- It's one of the best advertisements ever to hit television, This does make ya wanna run out, and buy adidas doesn't?..commercial below ..you'll see what I'm talkin about..



adidas Originals House party-commercial

Featuring below:
David Beckam,Katy Perry, Estelle, Young Jeezy, the Ting Tings, DMC-Daryl McDaniels, Method Man, Redman, Afra, Ryukyudisko, Russell Simmons, Missy E...

When I heard and watched, I said,' this sounds vaguely familiar but what is it?' the beat sounds familiar as does the music and vocals... it kinda sounds like.......Franki Vali? nah, it couldn't be? ( more on Franki Vali later) After investigating on YouTube, I was right, trip! Mixing old school 60's vibe with urban street is freakin genius, along with an all star cast..at one party
(we'd all like to be at)- make this Adidas campaign, On hit, a marketing success!

But what about the re-mix's?



. Frankie Valli &The Four Seasons - Beggin' (Pilooski re-edit re-mix)

OK, so this is Pilooski's re-mix version for the Adidas commercial in it's entirety. Dang! does anyone remember this, (the song I mean!) I was like WTF?!!! I haven't heard this since I was a young kid way young, lol. I don't remember it being played much on the radio? After hearing this I said, damn Franki Vali and the Four Seasons, most people don't remember them except us who were born in the 60's or 70's I bet. Everyone under 30 will get hooked on the vibe and the Four Seasons will have a whole new cult following. What musical memories..Pilooski you did good man, the hook is insane, mad down beats- repeat!

well this following vid of Beggin is the re-edit of the Pilooski remix-I know, but it's a must watch video of creative genuis at work ... I had posted this strange video by Cyriak months ago.. you'll know what I'm talkin about just by the name,.... mentioned above...see Cyriak's take on Beggin brilliant!



Beggin-re-edit cyriak.co.uk

A slightly different take as you can see. Paul McCartney needs to commision this guy for his vids! lol excellant vid, great work and editing...more below....

But what about the Originals Franki Valli and the Four Seasons?



The Original Beggin-Franki Valli &; The Four Seasons

Man Franki Valli and the Four Seaons had a cool sound didn't they? a Great lil band from the 60's with a R&B vibe... Such songs as Sherry to Big girls don't cry, My eyes adore you, Can't take my eyes off of you & Grease to name a few. I bet any of these 3 vids posted above will go viral. Now companies need to do this same 'promotional vibe' with McCartney and Beatles music, since they are soo heavily loved and fresh today, as in 1964.

Music industry, wanna sell records>please take note, wanna set the world on fire?.. Bring back the 60's 70's vibe across all genres new and old. Look at the craze and commotion the Adidas commercial has caused with mix of new and old advertising?.. people feel it, it makes you happy and stirs emotion. I tell you, this is what the music industry needs, artists please take note:

If you Love and Feel that old school 60's 70's vibe, bring it back, make the music, Records will sell, hard, dang, I have been saying this for years wishing this style and type of music would make it's return a few artists have already started, namely, Amy Whinehouse, however more should follow suit. Take it from a music lover I have an ear for music.. hehehehe..

I also wanted to create this post for others that have not heard or seen these vids around the world, to feel what I'm feelin and with correct promotion and advertising you can sell' almost anything'. This Adidas commercial strikes the spirit..deep with a smile..The best commercial to ever hit television....get your pencils and paper out.... Oh, and that reminds me to buy them shoes, it got me.. ...lol .....Job well done Adidas---Sheer Genuis!.
I'm tailights
hb~
ps. leave comments please~

I haven't posted all week[

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I'v'e been too busy, or just plain, lazy tired, would be the honest response..ever have life changing events? hate when that happenes.
Have you bought Electric Arguments yet? What are you waiting for, go out and buy the album...
Another lil fyi, I have added Maccablog to my links below in  my sidebar. Maccablog is a webby located in France, about Paul McCartney, for the most part ..The link I have provided is in English, unless you speak and read french.. gotta go! till later hb     

The Fireman didn't Rip off Blue's Mans Song

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C'mon,..now an interesting lil ditty, about "Light from your Light House" off the recent
Electric Arguments album..is said to be taken from Blues legend 'Blind man Willie's'
'Let your light Shine on me' (follow me now) I said last week........

'Light from your Light House' from The Fireman kinda reminded me of Midnight Special-done by Credence Clear Water Revival... not sure where it's origin came from?
Somewhere in the deep south of prison chain gangs...Midnight Special also reminiscent of "Let your light Shine on me" by Blind Man Willie- still following? Quote from NME.

"It's true that The Fireman used the Blind Willie Johnson track as inspiration for our own song," they said. "His is a traditional song and this is not the first time an artist has made their own version using such a traditional song."

Exactly Fireman!!!
How many 'other artist's' have been inspired by BLUES music coming from the deep south? This is where Rockin-Roll originated from, The Blues-duh! If today's artist's are inspired from such soulful songs sung (long ago, perhaps heard by great-grand-parents) by legendary blues men, in their strife?
than let them pay homage, as long as the Blues originator is credited for their inspiration, in creating said songs in question? I think it an honor to be remembered..and inspired.. from the architect/ founders of music... I fondly think of Robert Johnson when I write this posty. So don't get all up-tight by rumours, that 'Light from your Light House' was ripped off from a Blues Legend.
ta hb~

Best Albums of ’08: The Fireman – Electric Arguments Examiner

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triple re-edit!

I was soo tired and lazy to post this. this evening after my Grammy post, so I thought I'd wait until Friday straight up noon were it will suddenly appear! hehehe It's about time someone a music dude ( won't call him a critic) has actually got something, right.

I did say this past week that critic's can 'kick Rocks' if they didn't dig this album. music writer Hunter G says-
The Fireman's Electric Arguments is one of the BEST albums of 2008. Hey. I ain't gonna argue. he is right. This is the Fireman's best albums in years.

According to Hunter Gorinson of The San Francisco Examiner his best since Venus & Mars. I take it Hunter doesn't like Macca's solo work! hehehe anyhow a snippet/review of
Electric Arguments:

" Looks like Paul McCartney has finally decided put the down the patchouli and show the kids how it's done. After years of lackluster solo releases that bored the hell out of anyone born after 1985 (get it?!) and selling records through Starbucks, McCartney went back to his roots and spewed forth a true blue rock record – Electric Arguments – while masquerading under the name, The Fireman."

(For the record-Starbucks-SUX!!) and Macca's solo work hasn't been lackluster? Why ya gotta lie-Craig? heheheheh

Fans new and old need to support this new album.. Electric Arguments and buy it! talk about it, tell your friends..this is a brilliant freakin album..on so many levels and not just that, it gets better with each play. I kid you not there is so much going on with EA I really cannot put it into words at this time..
Let's get this album going people so it gets a Grammy nomination this upcoming year-it's that good! Macca has righteous dues coming with this experimental album, get the word out and support Paul McCartney and Youth- Hopefully more music critic's will take notice too..
San Francisco Examiner read more here



The Fireman- Universal Here, Everlasting Now

The Fireman haven't released an Official Video for this, rawkin lil ditty, this is the only one that I can find online at the time.. A HUGE favorite from Electric Arguments I cannot wait for my Deluxe version I had bought via the Fireman webby-to include the 7 track cd re-mix and alternative versions, with other goodies to be included in the Deluxe package...This would be a great album to remix.
Like I said before. let's light a Fire and get the word out about this supereb album. I'm on a mission to promote The Fireman's latest album, but they, the Fireman, donot know it, this is how much I love Paul McCartney and support his latest efforts, will you join me?-smiles!

Paul McCartney receives 2 Grammy Nominations!

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Dec 3rd 8:15pm
note: I spent 5 plus hours listenin to music (hey I'm fair) and re-editing this post from last night, I hope you give it a read. thanx!

Woohooo Paul, Right on! Dang, I'm praying you actually get a Grammy this year.
For US who were there at the Amoeba, you rawked the house! that was a brilliant performance, and worth it. Standing in line for 3 days! (was killer) It would be awfully cool for us crazy fans too know and witnessed this secret gig were "Grammy winning performances"
Academy Macca is most deserving, ask us who were there!

weren't we a crazy bunch? and seeing Ringo too, Priceless!

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance (For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
That Was Me
Paul McCartney
Track from: Amoeba's Secret gig
[Hear Music/MPL Communications Ltd.]

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance (For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
I Saw Her Standing There
Paul McCartney
Track from: Amoeba's Secret gig
[Hear Music/MPL Communications Ltd.]

More later gotta watch the show!

Other nominees
OK, my picks and take on these Grammy noms.....
Most definitely Robert Plant and Alison Krauss deserve a Grammy for
'Please read the letter' record of the year. but I'm feeling Coldplay will win it with Viva la Vida

Album of the year-dang too hard of a pick-Radiohead- Rainbows 1st pick..Ne-Yo year of the Gentleman or (Plant/ Krauss are gonna take it-(just a gut feelin, ok?) Than again I think Coldplay's got this.. this year should be a two way tie..

Song of the year-forget it too freakin hard-ha!-
I'm yours by what's his name? no freakin way-sorry.. it's too lame for me...every other nominee deserve the grammy can't there be a 3 way tie or somethin?-
Bet Coldplay will get it with Viva La Vida it's freshest, people have short term memory listening- lol kidding.
Even tho Love song-Sara Bareilles is pretty tight. Than again Miss Adele might pull it out for all of em with Chasing pavement-catchy hook. she is a brill artist I'll give her that Adele keep chasing for that Grammy.

Best new artist-my pick Adele than again I bet them Jonas boys will get it (Academy don't forget to listen to these people-not by popularity, OK?)

Best female pop artist-please NOT Bleeding love-Leona Lewis-LAME and dreadful song
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Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals-Definitely No Air-Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown
I'm not a pop person but this song does rock..love it.

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals most definitely... Coldplay again... Violet hill do you have a feeling Coldplay is gonna win it big this year? this song is freakin brilliant and I said sooo..lol

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance-Alicia Keys Superwoman all the way....

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance- Miss Independent bet he'll take it that Ne-Yo

Best R&B Song lemme see-Bust Your Windows-Jazmine Sullivan liken the 60's vibe Amy Winehouse won song of the year for the dreadful Rehab so who knows?
I'll havfta to give it to Keyshia Cole-Sent from Heaven..you go girl!!

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group-you know I wanna go with Luda an TI- Wish You Would, BUT I'm feelin Royal Flush-Big Boi Feat. Raekwon And Andre 3000 yep.... I wanna see em win this.. that is some beats there..ahhhh~

Best Rap Song-Are you kidding? you know "Low" Flo Rida Feat. T-Pain is gonna take this~done with my thoughts & picks..watch Lupe Fiasco-for Superstar take this it is soo mainstream..you know?

Media reporting on Grammy nom for Macca
Dec 4th
7:50 am
Can news agencies please.. get it right, Macca received 2 Grammy nominations. I have read online a Grammy nom. For "Saw her standing there" its 2 people, two Grammy nods-ha! I hope Ne-yo doesn't beat out Paul with his "closer" nom. a catchy tune indeed. Gotta give Ne-Yo some live love, however I gotta go with- Sir Paul, on these two live performances.

On lil Wayne~
congrats on all the 8 Grammy nods.... but WTF?
I'm listening to this album, to see what the hype is about- AND-what? this album is all about F$@&#in~ and bitches...and you get the picture...MASTY not even in the good sense, again WTF?
3-peat. hella nasty~
Mr. Carter~alright...least Jay-z ain't being a freakin pig..
A Milli -Hell no, nasty
Gotta Stunt -huh?
Got money-best on the album so far best hook & feat. T-Pain
Dinnertime-alright..I guess
Comfortable-sexin w/cops yeah .right...OK
Phone Home-are you freakin kiddin me.. your a martian..man brotha...(we are not men we are Devo)`lmao..after all that shit... I heard I kinda liken this.
Dr. Carter-heavy sigh
Tie my hands-another great cut..honest..
shoot me down-I'm feelin it..
Lollipop-gross sick shit...

I got thru half the album...
Ya know, I love hip-hop gansta chit & other rap stuff- but- what is the Academy thinkin? This album Carter III isn't Grammy worthy-damn already.. this isn't flow, lyrical , musical genius, major disappoitment with Lil Wayne......Ii'm done listenin, I don't get the Grammy's- I think they're fixed /people's need to check them ears~
hb.....

Grammy's in Feb..
I'd love to hear yoor comments.

Kanye West Throws a Pity Party

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Slate mags take on Kanye West, Glad I'm not the only one who feels Kanye West is arrogant.

What is it about Kanye West's self-love that annoys people so deeply? No other rapper is taken to task as frequently and as fervently for crimes of the ego. Even West's fans, on message boards and in comments sections, This is hard to figure.
Complaining about a rapper's outsized ego is a bit like complaining about a professional bicyclist's outsized calves or a clown's outsized pants: They're part of the job description.

Part of the answer lies, it seems, in one of West's most human-scale traits: the way he'll undercut his arrogance with evidence of the self-doubts gnawing beneath. When Lil' Wayne calls himself the best rapper alive or T.I. anoints himself, simply, king, they are imperious about it. When West argues for his greatness, he often does so with a needy whine: ranting onstage and off at awards shows about perceived snubs; using his blog to attack an Entertainment Weekly reviewer who gave West's recent tour a mere B+ rating.

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Great article from Slate!
Man, I thought this article was so great I sent it to Digg and Stumbled it!
No celebrity or artist has ever left me speechles or as pissed off, as Sarah Palin or Kanye West. Below is part of my comment on Slate.com
There is nothing wrong believing you are the Greatest, we can laugh at artists not taking themselves so seriously, perhaps they are humble- is the key word? but this guy is so arrogant and rude, not only in print, but to the press. I don't get it.

If Kanye West is trying to get a rise like the Beatles did with John Lennon's
"we're bigger than Jesus" claim, than West has missed the mark...John Lennon was kidding but as you know, some didn't see it as a joke, than the Beatle ban begun.
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see posts or older posts on West's claim he wants to be bigger than the Beatles and IS bigger than Elvis~
hb.