I promised I was going to post here more often, and so I will. I'm often stuck for what to say, probably because by the time I sit down at the computer, I've already vented everything.

Well, on Saturday night, Bill Wally and I ventured out to see Paul McCartney at the Air Canada Centre. Few acts are worth the exorbitant rates charged for tickets these days. Suffice it to say that Sir Paul joins KISS in the ranks of the very few (so far just the two of them as far as I'm concerned) who are indeed worth the price of admission. Paul played with the energy of a man half his age and knew exactly what the crowd wanted to hear, and gave them a bit more.

One real standout to me were the tributes he played for his two fallen comrades. First, he played a song called Here Today, written shortly after John Lennon's untimely death. Next, he pulled out a ukelele given to him by George Harrison (who, in case you've been in seclusion, died this past November of Cancer). He played Harrison's Something as a tribute. This was especially significant because it was the ONLY song heplayed all night that was not at least in part written by himself. When you consider that Paul was purportedly a big part of the obstacles Harrison faced in presenting his songs to the band, there is a certain irony to it. Nonetheless, it was a touching tribute.

In 1993, the last time I saw McCartney live, I thought that the Robbie McIntosh/Hamish Stewart/Wix/Drummer-guy-whose-name-escapes-me line up could not be topped. His new band puts lie to that. Wix is the only holdover, but Rusty Anderson, while not as technically adept as McIntosh, sure brought the Costco sized can of whoop ass to this show.

All in all, a great show, and one I am truly glad to have attended.