Sir Paul McCartney: The Man, The Beatle, The Legend

I am listening to Sir Paul McCartney playing live here in San Diego.  He sold out Petco Park.  There are not many artists who can do that these days. 

What’s fascinating is the different kinds of people who lined up to get in.  Young and old, rich and not so rich, kids with their parents and grandparents, people speaking every language out there.  Paul McCartney brings us all together.

His music has a universal appeal.  It will never get old.  It will continue to be covered by new artists (“Yesterday” is the most covered song ever) and with each new iteration his music and the music of the Beatles will breathe new life into new generations of fans.

This has been a huge event for San Diego.  Sir Paul hasn’t been here since 1974 with Wings (my mom and dad were there). The local radio station has been playing McCartney and Beatles music all day in preparation for the big event, rebranding for the day to PaulFM. 

Welcome back to San Diego, Sir Paul.  Please come back again soon.  And thank you for sharing your gift with us.

Mayasia Air Flight 370: Some Interesting Links to the Latest Developments and Theories

The story of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is getting stranger and stranger.  Now Reuters is suggesting that the plane might have landed on a remote island.  Instead of terrorism: Piracy.

Well, why not?

Here are a few interesting links:

Clyde Lewis: http://www.groundzeromedia.org/all-right-good-night-its-just-plane-coincidence/

CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/14/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-plane/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Chazdizzy3’s blog: http://chadizzy3.blogspot.com/2014/03/malaysian-airlines-mh370-modern-day.html

NBC: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/missing-jet/one-u-s-theory-planes-disappearance-act-piracy-n52941

Oceanic 815, I mean, Malaysia Airlines Mystery Continues to Deepen

Here is an article from the UK’s Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/10689060/Malaysia-Airlines-live.html

The use of the word “unprecedented” is very interesting.  The plane went missing a few days ago and no one knows where it is.  Passengers used stolen passports, but now the claim is that they “likely weren’t” terrorists and they might be Iranian.  The oil slicks spotted have been ruled out as belonging to Flight 370.

Is anyone else concerned about this?  A plane went missing.  Passengers were able to board with stolen passports.  No one can find the plane.  These are all huge problems in my book.

Right now it’s a bit like Schrodinger’s Cat: At the moment, the plane is neither crashed nor safe.  It’s somewhere in the middle.  And if it didn’t crash, then it has either been hijacked and hidden away somewhere (this is totally possible) or maybe aliens took it.  In all seriousness, nothing has been ruled out.  Again, this is the problem.

The Beatles vs. Zombies

Last Sunday was a big night for television.  You had the Olympics, the midseason premiere of The Walking Dead, and the Grammy’s salute to the 50th anniversary of The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show.

The ratings were huge.  But in a twist, The Beatles lost to the zombies.  Yes, the ratings for The Walking Dead were higher than the salute to the Beatles.  It’s funny given that on that night in 1964 all of America was glued to the television watching the Ed Sullivan show. 

Ironically, I recap The Walking Dead for DarkMediaOnline.com and I didn’t switch over to watch it until the Beatles special was over.  I couldn’t help it.  I had to watch the Beatles special first.  It’s the Beatles, for crying out loud.  I was born the year John Lennon was killed.  I had to see the two surviving Beatles perform together.  I had to.

 

 

A Gala Night with David Garrett

I had the pleasure of seeing violin virtuoso David Garrett at the Balboa Theater tonight.  He played ACDC’s anthem “Thunderstruck,” which just about sums it up. 

Freaking amazing.

Lithuanian world champion accordion player Martynas Levikis opened for Garrett and even joined in on two songs.  His take on Lady Gaga was awesome.

Garrett made his entrance from the back of the theater, walking down the aisle playing “Eye of the Tiger” and looking every bit like a rock star.  He played Metallica, Mozart, Beethoven, Michael Jackson and the signature piece from Swan Lake.  He finished the night with “Hey Jude,” the Beatles’ anthem, and then returned for an encore with “Annie Are You Ok?” By the end his bow had strings hanging down.

This was a concert I will never forget.  From this moment on, I am a David Garrett fanatic.