Singing in the Dead of Night - Paul McCartney in Detroit, October 2, 2017
Yesterday was an awful day. It started with news of a horrific massacre, and continued with the death of Tom Petty . It was difficult to stand at the brand new Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, just to enjoy a music show, without thinking about people doing virtually the same thing across the country just 24 hours previously, or about a rock icon who surely would have visited this stage soon. But we create our own islands, sometimes. Walking across Detroit, stopping off at a taco stand , enjoying the warm October day in the plaza outside the arena, we had our island. Inside the arena, mash-ups of Beatles songs and covers of Beatles songs helped prepare for Paul McCartney's concert. Paul was 21 when he first toured the United States, playing shows that didn't even last 45 minutes. Last night, at age 75, he played the last US show of the latest tour, playing nearly 40 songs, and after 3 hours he didn't even look tired. Paul's voice isn't what it once was,...