Paul McCartney in the Zocalo, México City
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| 12:45 UK time, Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Hi everyone again. I read all your comments of my last blog and of course there are a plenty of things that I can say about my country , my work and customs of this big country but the issue of this day is going to be a historical moment in the life of Mexico City. The unimaginable happened: Paul McCartney, a Beatle in the down town. The biggest song writer live on live and rounded by a set of antiques ruins of the Aztec Empire and Spanish Colonial Buildings, where right now reside all the politic power of this country.
If the McCartney's concert was important itself, it was the date too, May 10th. The mother's day is an important date for every Mexican. People use to celebrate with mothers in special parties. But that day many children left waiting their mothers for. Of course they were on the Zocalo hearing Paul McCartney singing.
My wife and I arrived to the Zocalo around 3:00 p.m. so we had to wait for 6 hours before the concert started. It wasn't much time if you consider many people came a day before and passed the night on campaign houses. As my feet and legs started to bother me, near to 7:30 DJ Chris Holmes started to play McCartney's and Beatles' music in a mix of beats, so it was a big chance for moved our bodies and had some relaxation.
The big moment finally came. The screens drew a violin guitar bass - as the McCartney uses - and the stage was lighted all wide. Suddenly McCartney could be seen in the screen and began to sing Hello, Goodbye. You can imagine 250,000 people chorus: "Hello, hello I don't know why do you say goodbye and I say hello...". After the beginning of the show McCartey took a time for himself and watched the crowed in the big plaza. The music continued and there were many moving moments. One was, when he sang "Something" for his little brother George and other was when he tuned "Here today" for John. Other happy moment was when he played "Obladi - Oblada" with a mariachi band. Mariachi is a set of musicians that play Mexican folk music. Mariachi music has been for decades the badge of the Mexican's culture. So all the people reunited really enjoyed this moment.
The End came and with it Sir Paul McCartney said goodbye to Mexico and all Latino America. It was the last show of his tour for South America.
In a moment when the violence has affected the life of millions of people in Mexico or in this time when near 50% of its population live on puberty, the McCartney's show given for free and over all with love, brought relief and hope that the things one day start to "Getting better".
Long life to Sir Paul, we love you. We hope you come back soon.
Regrets Luis Ubaldo.
PD. A day before me feet and legs still hurt but we were so happy and of course we were so lucky.
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At 13th Jun 2012, Im_adan wrote:great
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At 14th Jun 2012, Ompputhecat wrote:Hello Luis,
it seems that you really had a great time in the Paul McCartney concert. It really must have been an excelent experience. Here in Finland superstars visit seldom but maybe times will get better.
I have been only few times in a bigger concert, but if the superstar I like gomes here I will absolutely go to see the show. Lady Gagas and Madonnas don't make me to buy a ticket.
Well, it's soon a weekend and it's time for football. Here in Europe continents championships in football is on the run. My favourite team is Germany but I think that Spain will win all the team's matches. Football and boxing are the only sports I follow. Mostly I enjoy listening to good music or reading a good book.
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At 15th Jun 2012, Jow SingSing wrote:Hello Luis,
Your describe the event make me feel exciting and entertainment of people in the concert. I know why people like to go to concert instead of the crowding and all the uncomfortable they must face. They all love the atmosphere of it and when you take loose and lost in it will be a great of fun. Especially for rock concert! I also like tradition Mexican tab dance, I saw Catherine Zeta-Jones dance in Mask of Zoro it is very great. In Thailand we also have beautiful tradition dance and another fighting dance as Thai Boxing that a lot of foreigners come to learn it. I wonder why May10th is considered as Mother day in your country, if there is any story behind. I am curiously would like to know.
Jow
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At 15th Jun 2012, paula_cb wrote:Hi Luis,
I think it has been a vivid description of the concert. It must be an exciting experience watching and listening to this very famous star, Paul McCartney. I like The Beatles and know all their songs because of my parents. They love them since they start to play together as a band in the 60's, however we've never seen them. Most important concerts in my country, Spain, are usually far away from my house so it's very expensive for me to turn up to them.
By the way, I also hope Spain wins the championship in football!
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At 16th Jun 2012, Ompputhecat wrote:Hello again Luis and others,
Music, football and other arts are all very entertaining. It's important that we have these arts and sports. World would be a better place to live when we can enjoy these arts.
Luis you can write excellent English. You wrote you started to study English only four years ago. I have studied English twelve years at school and I still make mistakes. I think English is a very difficult language to master. Your English is very good.
Yes I think Spain is going to win European Championships of football. My wild guess is that Germany and Spain are finalists. Germany is going to get silver.
- Ompputhecat -
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At 17th Jun 2012, Nick Moonfang wrote:music makes our life better, i really really want to hear that song, would you mind sharing some links to me ?
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At 22nd Jun 2012, Juan Albarran wrote:Hello, Luis. I'm from Mexico City too and I'm very excited that such great things are happening right there, right now. I moved to Panama this year and I'm already starting to feel nostalgic about my country. I love it here but as some people say, there's nothing like home. I'm a teenager and I don't have anything to do after school besides homework. Given my big amount of free time, I like to spend most of it on the internet, reading articles and improving my English every day. I just found this ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Learning English website this afternoon and in my opinion, it is wonderful. I hope, and I'm actually quite sure that it will help me to get to know people with the same interests such as English and not only to read blogs and posts but also write them.
By the way, I hope you had an amazing time at McCartney's Concert, and you apparently did.
Greets from Panama, Juan.
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