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Last saturday Macca played Halifax , and delivered an amazing 2 and 1/2 hours show , the set list was very interesting since he played papper back writer ,day tripper and segt pepper.
The funny stuf happened to be when singing calco skies (one of my fav) He spotted a girl with a sign that read would you sign my arm so I could get tatood, well she ended up on stage hugging him and all the band (soooooo jalous), and yes she got her tattoo done the next day lucky girl.
Here is the story with all the details:
Live and let dye McCartney concert memories forever etched in fan’s mind . . . and on her arm By HEATHER AMOS Tue. Jul 14 - 4:46 AM
On Saturday night, Audrey McCombs had her arm autographed by her idol, Paul McCartney, at his concert on the Halifax Commons. On Sunday, she was back home in Eureka, Calif., having the Beatle’s signature tattooed on her arm. (All photos by BRITTNEY CATHEY)
THE TATTOO ARTIST was booked solid for five months, but when he heard Audrey McCombs got her arm autographed by Sir Paul McCartney, he cleared his schedule.
McCartney concertgoers watched Saturday night when Ms. McCombs’s dream came true.
The ex-Beatle spotted the 19-year-old in the crowd after she held up a sign asking him to sign her arm so she could get it tattooed.
Ms. McCombs was pulled onstage, got a hug from the star and got his autograph on her skin.
"I just hugged him. I could have stayed there forever," said Ms. McCombs. "Being that close to someone who has influenced me more than anybody is the greatest feeling."
Ms. McCombs, a California native, flew in for the show because she knew it was general admission and she knew she would be able to get close to the stage.
To make sure, she spent Friday night sleeping at the gate.
Her passion for the Beatles started when she was nine and her cousin played Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds for her. From that moment on, she decided to learn as much as possible about the band and Mr. McCartney quickly became her favourite Beatle.
She had seen him in concert three times before Saturday night but had never touched or met the star.
"Paul McCartney’s virtually impossible to come close to because he’s a celebrity’s celebrity. He’s just so influential."
Ms. McCombs didn’t know she was going to get called onstage, but being an avid fan, she knew he would talk about the banners audience members held up after he played Calico Skies.
"After the first verse, he looked at it and he got this really puzzled look on his face. I’ll never forget it. And then he kept smiling at me throughout the song."
Ms. McCombs considered taking a different sign to the concert. She’s a tuba player and thought about taking a poster offering to play tuba for Mr. McCartney.
The Beatle fan is a music education major at a California university and hopes to attend Liverpool Hope University in the England next. It offers a master’s degree in the Beatles, popular music and society.
Music isn’t the only way Mr. McCartney has influenced the fan. Ms. McCombs is also a vegetarian.
After walking off the stage Saturday night, Ms. McCombs was so worked up she had to visit the medical tent before returning to watch the rest of the show.
Ms. McCombs left to return home at about 3 a.m. Sunday morning. She didn’t shower and got one of her friends to arrange an appointment for the tattoo.
It was difficult finding a tattoo shop open on a Sunday in Eureka, Calif., but luckily Henry Kruger was willing to squeeze her in when he heard the story.
He has never tattooed a big-time celebrity like Paul McCartney, but he has been in the business for 15 years and tattooed people like Kurt Cobain’s sister and some local punk rock musicians.
"I really couldn’t let that fall into the hands of someone that didn’t know what they were doing because they could have messed that up really bad," said Mr. Kruger. "I was just thinking of the integrity of the work."
Ms. McCombs was nervous about getting the tattoo, her first, especially when she walked into the shop and heavy metal music was playing.
Mr. Kruger decided the music wasn’t fitting and said, "You can’t get this done unless we’re listening to some Paul McCartney, so that made it a little bit more special for her, too."
Ms. McCombs waited an extra 20 minutes while a friend ran out and bought the Beatles anthology.
"He was tattooing me and then ‘All My Loving’ came on from the Ed Sullivan Show and I started crying because he did it at Halifax," said Ms. McCombs.
"I’ve seen people get excited about their tattoo, but not like this; she was freaking out, she was so happy," said Mr. Kruger.
The McCartney fan was back at work in a music store Monday.
She said she is feeling excited and overwhelmed. Ms. McCombs is thinking of going to Dallas in hopes of showing Mr. McCartney her tattoo at his Aug. 19 concert.
THE TATTOO ARTIST was booked solid for five months, but when he heard Audrey McCombs got her arm autographed by Sir Paul McCartney, he cleared his schedule.
McCartney concertgoers watched Saturday night when Ms. McCombs’s dream came true.
The ex-Beatle spotted the 19-year-old in the crowd after she held up a sign asking him to sign her arm so she could get it tattooed.
Ms. McCombs was pulled onstage, got a hug from the star and got his autograph on her skin.
"I just hugged him. I could have stayed there forever," said Ms. McCombs. "Being that close to someone who has influenced me more than anybody is the greatest feeling."
Ms. McCombs, a California native, flew in for the show because she knew it was general admission and she knew she would be able to get close to the stage.
To make sure, she spent Friday night sleeping at the gate.
Her passion for the Beatles started when she was nine and her cousin played Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds for her. From that moment on, she decided to learn as much as possible about the band and Mr. McCartney quickly became her favourite Beatle.
She had seen him in concert three times before Saturday night but had never touched or met the star.
"Paul McCartney’s virtually impossible to come close to because he’s a celebrity’s celebrity. He’s just so influential."
Ms. McCombs didn’t know she was going to get called onstage, but being an avid fan, she knew he would talk about the banners audience members held up after he played Calico Skies.
"After the first verse, he looked at it and he got this really puzzled look on his face. I’ll never forget it. And then he kept smiling at me throughout the song."
Ms. McCombs considered taking a different sign to the concert. She’s a tuba player and thought about taking a poster offering to play tuba for Mr. McCartney.
The Beatle fan is a music education major at a California university and hopes to attend Liverpool Hope University in the England next. It offers a master’s degree in the Beatles, popular music and society.
Music isn’t the only way Mr. McCartney has influenced the fan. Ms. McCombs is also a vegetarian.
After walking off the stage Saturday night, Ms. McCombs was so worked up she had to visit the medical tent before returning to watch the rest of the show.
Ms. McCombs left to return home at about 3 a.m. Sunday morning. She didn’t shower and got one of her friends to arrange an appointment for the tattoo.
It was difficult finding a tattoo shop open on a Sunday in Eureka, Calif., but luckily Henry Kruger was willing to squeeze her in when he heard the story.
He has never tattooed a big-time celebrity like Paul McCartney, but he has been in the business for 15 years and tattooed people like Kurt Cobain’s sister and some local punk rock musicians.
"I really couldn’t let that fall into the hands of someone that didn’t know what they were doing because they could have messed that up really bad," said Mr. Kruger. "I was just thinking of the integrity of the work."
Ms. McCombs was nervous about getting the tattoo, her first, especially when she walked into the shop and heavy metal music was playing.
Mr. Kruger decided the music wasn’t fitting and said, "You can’t get this done unless we’re listening to some Paul McCartney, so that made it a little bit more special for her, too."
Ms. McCombs waited an extra 20 minutes while a friend ran out and bought the Beatles anthology.
"He was tattooing me and then ‘All My Loving’ came on from the Ed Sullivan Show and I started crying because he did it at Halifax," said Ms. McCombs.
"I’ve seen people get excited about their tattoo, but not like this; she was freaking out, she was so happy," said Mr. Kruger.
The McCartney fan was back at work in a music store Monday.
She said she is feeling excited and overwhelmed. Ms. McCombs is thinking of going to Dallas in hopes of showing Mr. McCartney her tattoo at his Aug. 19 concert.
1 comment:
That's a great story.
I like how she had to go to the medical tent haha.
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