The first time I saw Paul McCartney was at the Kingdome in 1976. Now I’m not sure I actually SAW Paul, he was more like a speck, but I did see an image of him on the big screen. There were 76,000 there and it was a really good show. Even the sound was good. At the time Paul was trying to distance himself from his former band so there weren’t too many Beatle songs but he did do a few.
This also marked the first time a concert ticket in Seattle reached double figures. Yes, it was TEN BUCKS to see Paul.
This was exactly 10 YEARS after an event that changed my life. In 1966 I was visiting the then new Tacoma Mall. The Bon Marche had a listening booth in the record department and Revolver was the new Beatle album that Summer.
Being kind of poor, my crummy record player at home didn’t exactly reproduce sound very well and it sure wasn’t “STEREO”.
So…naturally my 13 year-old mind was blown when I put the headphones on at the Mall that day and heard Revolver for the first time.
In STEREO!
WHY was it called Revolver? Because it would revolve on the turntable! Pretty neat huh?
In 2002 Paul would tell me that “Revolver” was one of his four favorite Beatle albums. More on that conversation later.
In 1964 Paul played Seattle as a 22 year old Beatle in the Coliseum. This Summer Paul will play Safeco as a 71 year old legend of legends.
For video of Paul's Safeco Press Conference Announcement, click HERE.
