We had to take MARTA (it was a “car-less” event) to get there.\u00a0 Piedmont Park wouldn’t have enough parking for everybody, anyway.\u00a0 I suppose we could have parked closer than the nearest MARTA station, North Springs, but it is the most convenient.\u00a0 Getting there was not a big deal as the trains weren’t that full at 2:30PM.\u00a0 But we got to the Midtown station and walked to the park and got in the long line at about 4… and were seated on the ground at about 5:15 (that’s about when I tweeded about it).<\/p>\n
II. The SHOW!<\/strong><\/p>\n It started about 7pm with the opening act, The Script.\u00a0 They were actually pretty good.\u00a0 Not exactly my musical tastes to buy the cd (however, Dana probably will, so I’ll get it by default) but I wouldn’t turn the radio station if they were on AND I listened to radio for music…<\/p>\n Then about 8:30, it was time for McCartney to hit the stage… and it was everything I wanted in a show.\u00a0 He had more energy than I thought… he moved around and was very spry for a 67-year old man… hell, for a 45-year old man or even me and I am just 36-years old…<\/p>\n Here is the setlist (I believe it is the same setlist as previous tour stops.\u00a0 I got this from a review of the CitiField show in NYC):<\/p>\n Drive My Car Encore 2: I admit that I don’t know much of this post-Beatles catalog, but I really enjoyed every song.\u00a0 Time for me to start buying some of this Wings and solo stuff…<\/p>\n I could go on an on about the show but I can sum it up like this: AMAZING.\u00a0 I can’t really describe how amazing the show was and how I felt about seeing McCartney live.\u00a0 I have missed him twice before in Atlanta and I wasn’t about to miss him again.\u00a0 I am so glad I did.\u00a0 I am very happy that I was able to see the show with Dana.\u00a0 We share a love for the Beatles, so that makes the show even more special…<\/p>\n \n From Playing "Jet"<\/p><\/div>\n \n His big wardrobe change... \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n One thing: it came a nice pouring rain about halfway through the show.\u00a0 It raining and a bit miserable… but no amount of rain could get me to leave… not even a monsoon… (though I imagine the show would have been stopped at that point.)\u00a0 My tour book got just about completely destroyed… but that’s ok.\u00a0 It is still around and I am proud of it’s battle wounds! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n \n Playing "Live and Let Die"<\/p><\/div>\n There are many more pictures of the show<\/a> I took (no cameras were allowed, but they didn’t exactly search for them…)… Enjoy.<\/p>\n III. Getting Home<\/strong><\/p>\n As you can imagine, there were a boat-load of people trying to get on the trains (once we finally got to the Arts Center Station).\u00a0 We kind of followed the crowd and ended up at a different station than we got off of getting there… The trains, by the time they got to us were packed like sardines.. so, I suggested to Dana that we take the southbound train a few stations south and get on the trains before they get packed… so, we did and it worked.\u00a0 We got good seats on the train and were able to rest our weary feet… We left the house around 2:15PM and got home around 1:45AM (after getting some Krystals… we were really kind of hungry…) Nearly 12 hours… it was worth every minute and every minor pain that we felt or the walks… I would do it again tonight if he were playing here again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yes… it was the living legend, Sir James Paul McCartney… and what an amazing show it was.\u00a0 It is hard to take it all in even now as it hasn’t even been 24 hours… but I’ll start with part one… … Continue reading
\nJet
\nOnly Mama Knows
\nFlaming Pie
\nGot To Get You Into My Life
\nLet Me Roll It *with Hendrix\u2019s \u201cFoxy Lady\u201d mixed in at the end*
\nHighway
\nLong And Winding Road
\nMy Love
\nBlackbird
\nHere Today
\nDance Tonight
\nCalico Skies
\nMrs. Vanderbilt
\nEleanor Rigby
\nSing The Changes
\nBand On The Run
\nBack In The USSR
\nI\u2019m Down
\nSomething
\nI\u2019ve Got A Feeling
\nPaperback Writer
\nA Day In The Life \u2013 Give Peace A Chance
\nLet It Be
\nLive And Let Die
\nHey Jude
\nEncore 1:
\nDay Tripper
\nLady Madonna
\nI Saw Her Standing There<\/p>\n
\nYesterday
\nHelter Skelter
\nGet Back
\nSgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band\/The End<\/p>\n![\"From](\"http:\/\/gallery.me.com\/webpoet73\/100240\/McCartney_031\/web.jpg?ver=12504373040001\")
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