Paul McCartney!! [swoon!]

Helen, Janine and I along with some of my other friends were lucky enough to get tickets for Paul McCartney's Electric Proms gig last Thursday. Being the sem-professional gig-goers that we are, we arrived early in order to get fairly close to the front in the almost-all-standing venue. We waited in the miserable grey weather all afternoon, keeping ourselves warm with a couple of mini-bottles of red wine and a sip or two of scotch and coke. But the wait was worthwhile and we managed to get good spots just a few rows from the front. Paul looked fantastic and the sound was much better than it came across on the TV when it was shown later on that night. He played a great mix of Beatles, Wings and old and new solo stuff. Opening with Magical Mystery Tour blew me away - I got quite emotional! It was very crowded though and towards the end got a bit too much for Helen who started to feel faint just before I Saw Her Standing There. I managed to get her to the bar where the staff gave her some water, but the poor thing was too far gone and she passed out completely falling to the floor. The staff were really lovely and helped me move her out of the main hall to a little room where she could cool down and get checked out by a paramedic. She was shaken up - she's never fainted before, and was worried why she couldn't remember what had happened, but after ten minutes or so (and the attention of a very lovely paramedic called Guy!) she was OK and we were able to head back to the hotel. Luckily her timing meant that we only missed the final two songs! It does seem to be a habit though - Helen often get injured when she sees Paul. When we met him in 2000 at a book signing on my birthday (Dec 13) she had spent the previous night in the emergency room having scalded her neck with boiling water. Then we saw his Liverpool concert in June 2003 and she got severe sunburn! I think she may be allergic to Paul McCartney!

Set list:
Magical Mystery Tour
Flaming Pie
Got To Get You Into My Life
Dance Tonight
Only Mama Knows
C'Moon
The Long And Winding Road
Follow The Sun
That Was Me
Here Today
Blackbird
Calico Skies
Eleanor Rigby
Band On The Run
USSR
House Of Wax
I Got A Feeling
Live And Let Die
Hey Jude
Let It Be
Lady Madonna
I Saw Her Standing There
Get Back