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quarta-feira, 21 de março de 2012

It was 46 years ago today!!!

With exception of a month....
These pictures of Pattie Boyd, were taken in Mayfair (Brooke Street) on the 21 April 1966, and to celebrate such an epic shoot, on the 21 of March 2012, I ventured out onto the streets of London (all dressed up in 60's gear) in search of the exact same spots.
The result is what you can see below!! ha ha ha

quarta-feira, 14 de março de 2012

Granny Takes A Trip

I went to Kings Road yesterday, and was really happy to pose in front of what was one of London's most special shops of the sixties: GRANNY TAKES A TRIP!!!
Granny Takes a Trip was a boutique opened in February 1966 at 488 Kings Road. The shop, remained open until the mid-70s and has been called the "first psychedelic" boutique in Groovy London of the 1960s.
Obviously nowadays, the painting is not as colourful and special as it used to be, but still, it was quite fabulous to be able to see the shop 40 odd years later!!! Ha ha

Here we can see George Harrison wearing a psychedelic Jacket from Granny Takes a Trip!

quarta-feira, 8 de fevereiro de 2012

Meeting Stella McCartney

Because I am very fashionable ha ha ha

segunda-feira, 26 de dezembro de 2011

Mull Of Kintyre

Paul McCartney owns High Park, a farmhouse near Campbeltown in Scotland.

Paul bought the farm in 1966 and spent his two dark post Beatles break in there.

It was during a stay there that he heard the Campbeltown pipe band in the streets. When he later composed Mull of Kintyre at High Park, he asked the band leader to come and listen to it.

The song, released in the run-up to Christmas in1977 and performed by McCartney's band, Wings, was the first single to sell more than 2million copies in the UK.

In September 2004 I had my birthday approaching, so I decided to celebrate it in style, I went to the Mull of Kintyre!!!!

We flew off to Glasgow and then the next day we rented a car, within half an hour we had the map of Scotland highways in hand and were off to the A82, which connects with the A83 and we just drove through this road (along the coast of the Isle of Kintyre). Three and a half hours later we arrive in Campbeltown, that's the nearest town to the Mull of Kintyre.

There are no words to describe my emotion when I walked on the hills of Mull of Kintyre.
I had always been fascinated with the place. I remember spending hours staring at photos of Paul walking in the fields of Mull of Kintyre, surrounded by goats, sheeps, etc.. And I also remember watching the video clip of the song, where Paul walks through the bright green field, and after walking in this field he walks over to a beach with rocks and a little castle in the background. And then I thought to myself: "What an interesting and different place! Someday I will definitely visit this Mull of Kintyre"

When I got there, I could see/feel the so famous mist that rolls in from the see, which Paul describes in the song. Yes, the mist does exist!!!

I had a mixture of emotions, the beauty of the place, the association with Paul McCartney, my dream of going there one day .... All when these thoughts raced through my mind, I could not help but cry. I cried at the sound of Mull of Kintyre

Our next destination was Saddell beach!
More than 20 minutes in the car and I got used to the scenery of calves, cows, goats and sheeps.

And after a good 30 minutes drive from Mull of Kintyre we saw a sign that read: Saddell Castle!!!

So we parked up the car and walked for about 5 minutes though some woods, and at the end of this woods we came across the little castle, the very famous little castle that can be seen in the video clip of Paul's song. And once again, I became all emotional again!!! hahaha

As you can see in the video clip above!!

domingo, 18 de dezembro de 2011

James McCartney at Barfly - London 15 Dec 2011

It was definitely "THE BEST NIGHT OF MY YEAR"!!!!!

I bought Jame's albums as soon as they came out. It did took me a while to warm up to his style, I must admit. But once I got to know all of the songs, they grew on me and I fell in love with his music.
So you can imagine how excited I got when James announced a mini UK tour.
I invited my husband and some friends to come along with me, and had soooo much fun!!!

My hubby and I got there (at Barfly) really early, about 19:00. We were allowed to go upstairs at 19:30. It was general admission so I obviously ran (like a crazy desesperate woman) to the centre of the stage just to guarantee a good a view. I was right at the centre.
Barfly is a very tiny venue (apparently you can squeeze about 180 people in there which surprises me considering how small it is) and I think there were probably about 90 people in there.
Just a feet or so to my left I noticed a brazilian acquaintance of mine, we chated for a good hour, then at about 20:30 a supporting band came on stage. And my friend Ana turned up with her husband.

We had a really great time chatting and listening to the supporting band.
Then 21:00 James McCartney came on stage!!! YAY!!!!
He looked like a cherubim. Just before he started playing, Ana's husband tapped me on my shoulder and told me to look to my right, he said something about Paul being in the audience..I laughed it off thinking he was pulling my leg, and turned my attention back to James. Then Ana nudged me and said: It's true, look!!!
When I look to my right, I saw Stella McCartney first, then I saw PAUL, then I saw Mary, then I saw Rusty with John Hammel, and I thought: WTF????
Paul was less than 2 metres away from me in the audience, just like an ordinary guy, just like one of us!!!
This was Jame's setlist :

The cool thing was, NOBODY HASSLED Paul. Everybody respected his privacy, and the atmsphere became even greater. Everybody was dancing and singing, and really enjoying themselves.
I couldn't stop noticing Paul dancing and singing along throughout the gig.

James seemed a little bit nervous though. He kept looking at Paul at the beggining of the gig but a few songs later he started to look more relaxed and comfortable with the crowd.
At some point during the gig James dedicated "Wings of a Lightest Weight" to his dad. He said: "This is about my dad. It's a beautiful song."
It was a great evening and everybody seemed very entertained by James and his band. I think James is a very good guitarrist and although his voice isn't as deep as Paul's, he can hold a tune with perfection, be it a ballad or a rocky song.

Paul and his family were escorted away into a back room as soon as James finished the gig.
Everybody was a bit gutted that James made such a quick exit, me in particularly as I had his cd on me and really wanted to have it signed.
Less than five minutes later a very sweaty James came into the bar area where we were and started talking and taking pictures with the small croud that was gathering in there after the show.
I got a little nervous when it was my turn to take a picture with James, I got to him and said something like: Thank you so much for playing my favourite song "Else and Else But Dead".
To which he replied: My pleasure!
To which I said: It was great!
To which he said: Oh lovely!
Then my friend Ana took a picture with her Iphone, but it didn't come out too good!

Then, I asked James if he could sign my cd, which he happily obliged!
So I said thanks again, and left James alone.

But just before we got to the exit we spotted James again, and my good friend Ana asked him, if he minded taking another picture with me. (PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO TO SEE THIS BIT, its priceless)

So back I went with James to take another picture. This Time a much better picture came out!!!

James seemed to be quite happy to chat to people and have his picture taken (this time even my Hubby, Ana ans Ana's husband took a picture with him too).
After having our pictures taken, we left Barfly with a huge smile on our faces!!!!

This is the complete video of our adventure in Barfly, including some snippets of Paul in the audience!! Worth watching it! It's got english subtitles as well!! =-)

TO BE CONTINUED!!!!!

Paul McCartney gig at the O2 -London 05 Dec 2011

Absolutely AMAZING!!!! That's how I can describe Paul's gig and also my hotsound experience.

You see, being the Macca fanatic that I am, I started my "Paul McCartney fund", every single month would put aside some savings towards my fund, and by September I had enough money to get myself a VIP ticket to see Paul at the O2. =-)

I got he following letter a week before the gig

Upon arrival at the O2, I made some new friends and met some old ones as well. For me meeting people that are on the same level as me (beatle nuts) is one of the best bits of the whole experience.

By 3:15 we were all taken to the upstairs of Union Square restaurant (which is inside the O2), then they served us some canapés and soft drinks. Around four o'clock we were taken to the venue where most of Pauls band were already rehearsing. We were lead to the second block away from the stage right in the center. I was lucky enough to get first row.

Paul came on stage by 4:40. I don't think he was in a bad mood, but I don't think he was as friendly as he was at the London Apollo last year.

he was interacting with the audience, but wasn't taking any notice of the signs that people were showing him.

Here's my video showing a little bit of the hotsound, and YES IT'S IN ENGLISH this time.

This is the hotsound setlist:

1. Blue Suede Shoes
2. Honey Don't
3. Honey Hush
4. Only Mama Knows
5. Penny Lane
6. C Moon
7. Celebration
8. Whole Lotta Shakin Going On
9. Sun Is Shining
10. Things We Said Today
11. Every Night
12. Petrushka
13. Ram On
14. Bluebird (I nearly died when he sang this one, as it's one my fave Paul's tune)
15. Yesterday
16. Lady Madonna

And here are some pics that I've taken

After the soundcheck we were taken back to the Union Square restaurante where some food and wine were served. Just before 19:30 I made my way to the venue where my seat was allocated in the first row.

Here's the concert setlist

1. Hello Goodbye
2. Junior's Farm
3. All My Loving
4. Jet
5. Drive My Car
6. Sing The Changes
7. The Night Before
8. Let Me Roll It/Foxy Lady
9. Paperback Writer
10. The Long And Winding Road
11. Come And Get It
12. Nineteen Hundred And Eight-Five
13. Maybe I'm Amazed
14. I've Just Seen A Face
15. I Will
16. Blackbird
17. Here Today
18. Dance Tonight
19. Mrs. Vanderbilt
20. Eleanor Rigby
21. Something
22. Band On The Run
23. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
24. Back In The USSR