Chelsea, Chelsea

Last Friday night at Abravanel Hall ~ Chelsea in person!

Are you there, Salt Lake City?

Goin' GaGa for Paul!

Third time was a charm Tuesday night, when Sir Paul came to town! It was a fabulous concert and it was my third time seeing him in person. {lucky girl}  Rumor had it that Lady GaGa was going to be the opening act, but it was all Paul for more than 3 hours, non-stop.  He was so awesome - singing, playing bass guitar, banjo, ukelele, electric guitar, piano.....he still sounds and looks so good! {sigh}  So many great songs that have stood the test of time, some for nearly 50 years! 

 

The outdoor stadium in SLC was sold out with 24,000 people and everyone really got into it - singing along, cheering, clapping. Paul seemed to be enjoying it as much as the audience! The guys in his band are so super-talented & entertaining, and he said it was a special night for them because it was their 200th show together.

There were three encores and by the end, people were going crazy. So exciting!!! The entire show was fantastic, complete with incredible lighting, video, fireworks and tons of confetti pouring out over the crowd.

A perfect summer night ~

Beatles in SD ~ 44 years ago!

Well, I can't honestly say that it "feels like only yesterday" but it sure doesn't seem like 44 years ago either! But 44 years ago today, my Dad braved the crowds of screeching young girls at the old Balboa Stadium by taking me and my two sisters, Jere & Jeannine along with our next-door neigbor, Evelyn, to see The Beatles.....LIVE, in concert, in person. We were excited beyond belief!!!

The entire concert lasted only 30 minutes (for Dad, hardly even worth the drive down there & the parking nightmare) and the price of a general admission ticket was just $3.50 - what a bargain! My, how times have changed.

We were all on Cloud 9 that night, even though we weren't able to hear ANY of the singing! The high-pitched screams of thousands of young girls entirely drowned out all of the music, but that didn't really matter. All we cared about was actually seeing John, Paul, George & Ringo in person! We were so lucky to have had this incredible experience at that time of our lives, and we'll never forget it.

Tonight a San Diego radio station played an original recording of that concert. It was great! It was so neat to be able to listen to it, and to re-live the memories of that night.

This is the news release for the event: The Walrus Celebrates The Beatles in San Diego Tomorrow at 5 p.m.! Forty four years ago, on August 28th, 1965, The Beatles visited Balboa Stadium for their only San Diego Concert. Thousands of San Diegans were there, and tomorrow, 105.7 The Walrus will relive the moment. "Mason in The Morning" and Frank Anthony will present a "live" Beatles Concert at 5 p.m. with a "live" broadcast from the stadium backstage. The concert features John, Paul, George and Ringo at the height of "Beatlemania" in The United States with songs like "She Loves You", "I Want To Hold Your Hand", "Help" and a dozen more. It will be presented on The Walrus commercial free. Make sure your dial is tuned to 105.7 The Walrus at 5 tomorrow afternoon. Can't get to a radio? You can always listen online at walrusfm.com.