Daryl, thanks, this brings back fond memories.
I was so fortunate about 2 years ago to see Paul in an amphitheater venue, in a near center row on ground level ... saw the whole show and special effects as they were optimally meant to be seen ... still haven't found my socks, should have taped them on, I guess. :blink:
So, Paul played 2 consecutive nights that time, and (lucky again !) I returned the following evening, got MUCH cheaper
last-minute side seats, this time slightly BEHIND the front of the stage.
But it was STILL GREAT ... this time, it was as if I could see
under the magician's table: the mechanics of the special effects that had left me wondering the night before were open to view from this vantage point. For example, catastrophic comets of fire hurtling across the stage (front view) became something quite more manageable and understandable from the side view.
But, my idiosyncratic anecdote:
Obviously, IPhone cameras are on all over the place at a concert like this.
I had only crappy video (washed-out by lighting) from night one,, so for the 2nd performance, I chose to borrow my son's better quality video camera, which I had never seen.
...
it turned out to be something you hold "kinda like a gun" while you video your "target" :woohoo:
So then: Imagine being seated about 10 rows side stage, being constantly stared at by a whole BAD-ASS security squad on the floor before you.
There's lots of 'em, serious suits, with walkie-talkies. Each member is assigned to survey just a portion of this nearby audience, with GRIM face of course.
Then you begin to take out your "video camera" from your pocket, and motion to point it at the stage (like a gun) ...
You then see that more than one of the security personnel stiffen, and immediately move a hand towards the bulge under their armpits.
So then, what do you do ? Stop ? If so, does that mean that you have something to hide ?
So, play it cool ... continue as if all is well ... film a bit ... hope you don't get shot (!) ... then put the damn thing away !
This sure did bring to my attention that Paul needs protection, even in a joyful party atmosphere ... he knows that some of his friends could have used some, also.
Pierre
