Paul McCartney thrills fans with 'secret' L.A. record store show Lyndsey ParkerHollywood music emporium Amoeba Records has long been considered one of America's coolest record stores, but it got even cooler when it was paid a visit on Wednesday, June 27 by none other than Sir Paul McCartney.
The legendary former Beatle made a rare appearance at the shop to play an intimate live gig that was by far Amoeba's biggest event yet. Diehard Macca-maniacs camped out on Sunset Boulevard for three days and flew in from as far away as Japan to attend the free "secret" show, and the legendary former Beatle rewarded their devotion with 90 minutes of Fab Four classics, songs off his hot-selling new Memory Almost Full album, and plenty of amusing stage banter and audience interaction to make this a truly special treat for his fans.
After Amoeba shut its doors to the public at 4pm and McCartney warmed up his band with a little freeform piano jamming, the fans who'd been patiently waiting for days were finally allowed inside, and they filed in whooping, cheering, brandishing cardboard signs, and in some cases wearing Beatle-branded clothing from head to toe. "Yes, we're all very excited," announced one Amoeba employee as he tried to keep the audience under control. "If you cut us, we'd shoot rainbows out!"
The excitement grew even more when McCartney's former bandmate Ringo Starr entered the building and walked through the crowd, prompting many shrieking lookie-loos to climb up on the record bins to get a closer look and snap photos. And then, at 8:15pm, McCartney and his band appeared on Amoeba's tiny stage and tore into "Drive My Car," and the store exploded like it was the scene of the Beatles' JFK airport landing four decades ago. McCartney seemed equally elated to be there, cracking jokes throughout the show and frequently making comments about how bizarre it felt to be playing such a small venue. - complete article
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