Did you see the Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1964? I didn’t. I saw Paul McCartney a few years ago at Madison Square Garden.
Last night I had the opportunity to see him again at the new CitiField (Shea Stadium) in Queens, NY. Paul McCartney, 67, rocked the house!
The show was the last of three shows at CitiField. One of the nights, Billy Joel came out and played with him. Even though there were rumors that Ringo Star may make a guest appearance last night, no one special came out besides McCartney.
This was an extremely emotional show and was different than the one I had seen at MSG. For starters, McCartney first talked about his friend, John Lennon, and even sang “Give Peace a Chance.” Then he spoke about his friend George Harrison and flashed photos on the screen of Paul and George together. He talked about how George was one of his first friends that he met on a bus to school. Thinking about the day that John and George died, made me cry because of their impact on our society with their music.
When McCartney closed with Sargent Pepper‘s Lonely Heart Club Band, which was followed by fireworks and graffiti, the crowd was screaming with excitement and pure joy!
As I was walking out of the stadium, I was thinking about all the people who were there in 1964 with the lousy sound system they had back then. I was thinking that the sound was pretty good. It was actually very good, especially sitting on the floor. I was glad I was there…
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