SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY @ Yankee Stadium.

Yesterday was an awesome day, one of the very best Billi Pod has had during his years in The Big Apple, The Greatest City In The World==>Sir Paul McCartney @ Yankee Stadium!!

John Scott Reed aka Fabson came over to PHC after he had gotten off work, a rather interesting workday for him since he some face-to-face interaction with Bradley Cooper ("The Hangover Part 2"). We did some catching up and then headed over to Shake Shack at 44th and 8th Avenue where Scott treated me to an awesome dinner featuring more food and calories than I would normally ingest in a week.

We got to the stadium a bit early because I didn’t want to run the risk of being late and missing any part of the concert. Our seats were excellent. There would be no opening act.

Sir Paul McCartney came on stage at 8:30pm and the sellout crowd went wild. He looked great. It is hard to believe that he turned 69 last month. The concert started with “Hello Goodbye.”

My loyal and faithful readers, Billi Pod has to admit that it was a surreal experience to witness this rock & roll legend and hear the songs that virtually everyone in the stadium knew the complete lyrics to.

To add to the almost mystical atmosphere, at about 9:00pm the full moon became visible, rising majestically over the stage. OMFG!!

Sir Paul had a nice ongoing banter directed at his adoring audience. Early on he took a good-natured poke at Derek Jeter when he said:

“And by the way - who is this Derek Jeter guy? Somebody said he’s got more hits than me.”

The crowd roared.

Near the end of the concert, during “Live and Let Die,” fireworks spewed from the stage, burying Sir Paul in a billowing cloud of smoke.

During the entire concert the sound was awesome and Sir Paul was in excellent voice, easily reaching the falsetto notes that brought back memories of the screaming masses of the 60s.

The regular program concluded with “Hey Jude.” There had been no intermission. Sir Paul returned to the stage for two encores. It was 11:00pm when he made his final goodbye wave and, frankly, Scott and I were emotionally drained, to put it mildly.

Leaving the stadium and getting to the subway station was quite a feat unto itself. It was after midnight when I got back to PHC. I spent the next 2 hours processing and absorbing what can only be classified as a Once In A Lifetime Experience.

I am so lucky to be where I am!!!

Tonight’s entertainment event is ...

8:00==>THE LEAK by Tony Drazan - “It is told in free associative bop style by the performer, leaking his own hilarious and haunting memories, taboo fantasies and secrets both real and imagined. (Off Broadway - complimentary ticket).

This is playing at Ars Nova, one of my favorite venues.

Oh, I guess I should comment on The Yankees==>they sucked again losing 7-1 to the Blue Jays, for two straight losses. Hopefully this afternoon our ace CC Sabathia will plug the wound and stem the flow of blood.

You know, John Scott Reed aka Fabson had quite a day==>Bradley Cooper, Billi Pod, and then Sir Paul McCartney. Not bad, not bad at all.

GO YANKEES AND GO GATORS!!

Billi Pod

“Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.”