Paul McCartney Concert

Paul McCartney kicked off his 2010 tour here in the valley. Liz went with a friend, but I skipped. I was never into Beatlemania, although I recognize McCartney's songwriting and performing skills. He also plays a bitchin' piano and bass guitar. And (in case you never realized it) he's left-handed, and therefore a natural genius. . Liz describes the concert as "very, very good". No warm-up band and McCartney played for three hours (two sets) with a nice blend of tunes from his Beatles days, his Wings days, and lotsa tracks off his most-recent album. She did say he looked a tad bedraggled towards the end of the night. .

Liz and friend had decent seats - on the floor of an arena that doubles as a hockey rink, and about halfway back. Unlike Metal concerts, you actually had chairs to sit in here, although Liz admits they spent most of their time standing, dancing, and singing. She says the biggest drag was a drunken gnome and his equally-drunken wife in the seats directly behind them; belching, staggering and generally being obnoxious.

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I've met some gnomes in my dimension travels. The have breaths like a septic tank and demeanors like a caffeinated minotaur. I'm a little surprised they showed up in this dimension, although their choice of "blending in" at a rock concert is quite clever.

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In any event, if Sir Paul happens to come to your city, Liz says to definitely see the show.

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- UPDATE -

Liz informs me they were trolls, not gnomes. The good news is : troll-breath is better than gnome-breath. It only smells like a garbage truck. The bad news is : trolls are ugly-looking critters. Butt-ugly. Bugly, you might even say.