4 Nov 2009

Paul McCartney and his amazing band video- live at CitiFied - sneak preview of his new album / DVD

Having had the opportunity to see @PaulMcCartney in Dallas and his amazing band which includes @brianrayguitar was an experience I will never forget.

Here's something I just found on the McCartney site from his CitiField performance.  You can order direct from Sir Paul here or on Amazon.

20 Aug 2009

Video: "Baby You Can Drive My Car" - Paul McCartney in Dallas

This was shot on my iPhone, so while not great quality, and very short, it does capture some of the essence of the concert

20 Aug 2009

Review, Setlist, Video of Paul McCartney Dallas Show - August 19, 2009

Last night, I was fortunate to attend the Paul McCartney show in Dallas at new Cowboys Stadium.  With my children, 17 and 22 joining in, it was 2 hours and 45 minutes of musical bliss, history and some amazing seats.  We were fortunate to be on row 2 in the middle, slightly to the left of Paul (facing the stage) and dead center in front of, Rusty Anderson and Brian Ray off to the far right.

Saying that the music was amazing and that the band played well would be an under statement that would speak the very obvious.

Being a Beatles fan, having met Paul when I was a 23 years old at his home in London, it was quite a treat to briefly re-connect with a musical genre that has shaped music and culture all over the world.  As the show started, I told myself to stop "thinking" so hard about what was going on and to just enjoy the show.  

Being so close up and near the band, the experience was totally different that other major shows I have seen in my life.  I knew we were really close up when they played "Live and Let Die," and you could feel the heat from the pyrotechnics. 

From my vantage point, I watched Rusty Anderson and Brian Ray not only play well in supporting  Paul, but closely observed their subtle, and critical adjustments to volume, tone and pedal controls that gave each song just the right sound.  

Even in a huge arena, sound matters --  and I was so blown away to their level of detail.   The other treat about being so close was watching the parade of constantly changing, and often historic instruments Rusty, Paul and Brian played. You could see the scratch marks in the lower portion of Paul's trademark Hofner bass.  

He also played an Epiphone acoustic with an early Redrose Speedway sticker.  Rusty played several instruments, but I my eyes really caught the finish on his Gibson ES-335's - one in cherry red and the other a blonde, natural color.  Slightly from afar on the other side of the stage, I watched Brian with his  Les Paul SG six string, Les Paul SG Bass, Gretsch Anniversay, and and terrific sounding  Taylor 12 string that chimed from being so close to the band.  During the show, there were other instruments played by the band, but these are the ones that stood out the most in my mind.  

We had to look back to see drummer, Abe Laboriel Jr., and keyboard player, Paul "Wix" Wickens.  Being a drummer myself, and having recently seen Abe play with Stevie Winwood and Eric Clapton at the Hollywood Bowl in June, I can only describe Abe as being powerful, elegant and more of a ballet dancer using his sticks as his legs, doing an amazing balancing act supporting the melodies and guiding the band through the songs transitions.

During "Hey Jude," the video cameras turned to the audience and I could see myself and two children's images being flashed on a screen the entire width of the stage.  We were  singing "Na na na na na ,na na na, hey jude..." not only to ourselves, but to the other 40,000 members of a community who joined in that night.  Speaking of community, we had a great contingency from San Antonio where the crew from Richard Turner's Red Bone Guitar Boutique were there in force.  During the summer, Red Bone featured a series of clinics, two of which featured Rusty and Brian.

After the concert, we went over the the Waffle House in Arlington to have a very late dinner.  I thought of ourselves as truckers taking a break from a long journey,  getting some warm grub before we settled in for the night.  

None us really talked that much.  

I think we were collectively shell shocked in amazement of what had just been through.  We finally made got to the hotel at about 1:30 AM and I had to   get my son up at 6:00 AM so he could go back to Austin, where he goes to school.  I went back to sleep, and about 10:00 AM my daughter woke me up.  Again, we did not say much, but on our way in the car we both agreed that we both felt uplifted and almost in the vein of a religious experience. We         were still drained, but had a very eery sense of clarity in our brains.

There was one more thing that initially was a disappointment, but turned out to be a blessing (as so many things in life are).  Photographer that I try to be, I brought my Nikon D80 to show, but was asked to return it to my car, which I did.  My hope was to capture some great photos as a keepsake, but it did not work out that way.  Sure, I used my iPhone, but an iPhone is - well and iPhone.  

As of now, the real imagery of the show remains clearly in the front of my mind.  I promised myself to park those images right there and hopefully never have them relegated to the exit row.

Addendums:

Brian Ray has a superb CD, "Mondo Magneto."
Rusty Anderson just release a new, very rock'n CD, "Born on Earth"
19 Aug 2009

Tonight in Dallas: Paul McCartney

Found this on YouTube... interview with McCartney when the Beatles played in Dallas many moons ago.

Tonight he and his band are back. If you're going, DM me on twitter and let's connect.

19 Aug 2009

Today: Texas / Israel Chamber of Commerce event in Dallas. Tonight: - Paul McCartney concert with my children. Rock on in both regards.

 

ticoc with building backround
Innovation in Manufacturing Breakfast

Wednesday, August 19th 7-10 am 
UT/Dallas School of Management
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More About Texas-Israel Chamber
Three powerhouse industry leaders will share their state-of-the-art solutions for Innovation in Manufacturing using specific case studies from Healthcare and Life Sciences, IT, Semiconductors, Nanotech, and Homeland Security


VanDuzen President & CEO, Nancy Hairston
Rapid prototyping machines and materials are evolving into direct digital manufacturing systems that produce production parts right from CAD files.  VanDuzen's MedCad is the leader in Biomedical model development for 3D visualization and manufacturing.

Elbit Systems President and CEO, Raanan Horowitz
Elbit Systems is a leading provider of high performance products and system solutions focusing on the defense, homeland security, commercial aviation and medical instrumentation markets 
 
Texas Instruments World Wide Manager Medical Electronics Solutions, Shekar Rao
Historically, TI is well known for semiconductor components used extensively, from audio gear to automotives, consumer electronics to industrial motors. TI is now applying their expertise to healthcare, using innovative analog and embedded processing
technologies to improve the way people see, monitor their health, and minimize pain.  Dr. Rao is also a key player in the major standards' organization, IEEE.


An excellent opportunity to find partners for collaboration and growth and to learn about the latest/greatest innovation techniques.   
Texas and Israeli companies with great technology are looking for manufacturing and VC partners. 
Creative and successful minds will be meeting with an eye to increase revenue and grow business

The Texas-Israel Chamber of Commerce can cut through the red tape when doing business between Texas and Israel!
www.texasisrael.org

Wednesday, August 19th 7 -  10 am
UTD School of Management
Davidson Auditorium(Room 1.118) and Atrium

Meet, Greet and Eat from 7- 7:45 am
Keynote Speakers and Panel 7:45- 10 am

Bring plenty of business cards

Cost is $12 for members, $15 non-members

Limited Sponsorships Still Available
Call Jeff Shapiro at (210) 385-7317 or Barbara Foster (972) 924-5310 


Register Now 

 


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