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Post by Steve Marinucci on Aug 24, 2008 19:07:54 GMT -5
Melody: Don't stop discussing it. My only concern was that the emotions were getting a bit out of hand for this sort of an issue. That's all. It can still be discussed and I hope you will. Thanks. I understand your concern and agree emotions were getting out of hand. Not much more to say really but I'll just add one more point. For what it's worth, in looking around the net a bit, I've not noticed as much controversy and reaction among other Beatle fans as there has been here - at least at the places I've looked at . I'm not sure why that is, exactly. As an example, the few that bothered to respond to the topic at the rec.music.beatles newsgroup seemed totally unwilling to slate him over it for the same reasons some of us have mentioned here - and several seemed only bemused by Paul's uncharacteristic lack of cheery thumbs-up diplomacy. None of the nasty celeb gossip sites picked up the video either. I may be naive, but I'm hoping the linked article might have something to do with it (ie. celeb gossip sites vowing to be more self-censoring in the pics/vid's they use when celebs are 'off duty' or clearly chased, or under distress having their pics taken) which would certainly apply to Paul and Nancy in this instance. www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/feb/12/digitalmedia.pressandpublishingI'm not on many Beatle boards, but I have seen it discussed on McCartney mailing lists, and even more so than here. I think McCartney fans as a unit were even more shocked.
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Post by melody on Aug 24, 2008 20:16:54 GMT -5
Oh, right...forgot about the McC mailing lists. (Don't read any) Interesting to know, Steve. I'm sure the shock will eventually pass ....
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Post by tammytingles on Aug 26, 2008 22:25:23 GMT -5
Well stop the press! Paul told someone off in a not so polite manner. Big freaking deal. I can't get my unitard in a twist over a dubious little video clip of Paul losing his cool with some lard ass leech that may or may not have provoked him. Besides, we all have bad days and it seems to me as I get older the crotchety days rear their ugly head more than I’d care to admit. I leave the house every morning with a fist full of Valium as I get up the nerve to elbow my way onto a jam packed transit system that's teeming with super-sized, hormonally challenged individuals that have either been marinating in Aqua Velva or haven’t discovered deodorant. It doesn’t take long for the gag reflex to shift into overdrive but I digress. I said it before and I’ll say it again - I don't know how celebrities maintain their cool with people constantly tugging at their shirt tail wanting a photo, a handshake or an autograph. I realize it comes with the territory but somewhere along the way we took a nasty turn into the TMZ zone where every pimple and fart gets reported in order to make the celebrity look as foolish as possible. And if this involves goading or provocation well then so be it. The paparazzi can’t possibly set the bar any lower. It’s like when George said “I’m fine in my garden but the second I step outside my gate I think I’m on the wrong planet.” Ain’t that the truth. Well said and thank you for cutting to the chase, i think some poor deluded people forget Paul is human, and no matter how long he has been 'playing the game' to be hunted into your front gate on a daily basis is not gonna make me polite 24/7, i think the slag got off easily, he really should have pegged her for her loathsome dress sense Greg .
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Post by tammytingles on Aug 26, 2008 22:28:23 GMT -5
Hi,
Any chance you could fill us in on where and when this happend?
Greg.
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Post by iwasmeb4 on Aug 27, 2008 11:15:33 GMT -5
Energy filled posts here! Yikes. Let's hang him.
From what I saw of the edited clip I am not going to join the lynching party. If he called the male paparazzi fat would there be this much anger? Is it because she was a female? It seems these two were following him even after he posed for pictures and then asked to be left alone. They then followed him to the gate of his house. That is really going too far. They were not fans as the male paparazzi stated. That comment in my opinion is too sad to be believed. Did anyone else hear the other paparazzi apologize to Paul at the end of this edited clip as he went in his gate? Could it be that some of them are decent and have a tiny bit of conscience left? Could they have seen how these other two behaved? We won't know, because the video was only what the male and female team wanted to post. There is a point where paparazzi become stalkers. Famous people do have the right to walk down the street without being followed. If when a woman says no to a man it means no, why can't no mean no to a paparazzi. In the end Paul is human and he does have a temper. He always has and it has nothing to do with his age. He hsould have kept his head down and mouth shut. The female paparazzi let loose with an insult to him about his age and being boring. Odd, if she felt that way why was she following him all day? As pointed out by another poster, this never made the news (TV or papers). That has nothing to do with Paul stopping it. If he could have stopped papers from printing things he would have certainly stopped some of the things that came out during his divorce. The ex never would have had her morning TV rants either. He's human and lost his temper. I have too. The difference is I am not interesting enough to end up on Youtube.
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Post by sexysadie on Aug 27, 2008 13:04:38 GMT -5
I'm less shocked by Paul's behavior than by the number of people who are bending over backward to defend it.
Sorry, he's "only human" doesn't cut it. Ever heard of self-control? There would be societal chaos without it. And if there are people who were genuinely shocked, I hope they don't soon forget this unpleasant interruption to their regularly-scheduled idol worship. If they keep in mind the image of a knighted, 66-year-old grandfather lowering himself to grade-school level to call a woman a nasty name, maybe they themselves will be less inclined to contribute to the ever-escalating decline of civility in our culture.
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Post by gottafeelin on Aug 27, 2008 14:40:38 GMT -5
If they keep in mind the image of a knighted, 66-year-old grandfather lowering himself to grade-school level to call a woman a nasty name, maybe they themselves will be less inclined to contribute to the ever-escalating decline of civility in our culture. Let's talk about that "nasty" name a bit more, shall we? "Fat little schoolgirl." Why the contradiction of terms there, Paul. "Big fat schoolgirl" or "tiny little schoolgirl" would have worked better. But then again, Paul's never been the best lyricist. "Fat little schoolgirl" is almost as strange as saying "escalating decline." If "Fat Little Schoolgirl" were a song, how would it sound? Would it be like "Frozen Jap" or more like "Angry?" He could rewrite the song "Girl's School" with new updated lyrics. I'd buy that!
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