# So, I'm going to Candlestick Park on Thursday night **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 14, 2014, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-candlestick-park-on-thursday-night/695481 "2014-08-14T01:30:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-candlestick-park-on-thursday-night/695481/1 "2014-08-14T01:30:05Z")
Seems like it’s the last concert there…some 72 year old guy is going to play a bunch of 45 year old songs. [I think he’s up for it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzh_jwdAx50). Should be fun. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-candlestick-park-on-thursday-night/695481/2 "2014-08-14T01:57:18Z")
awesome! Have a great time. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-candlestick-park-on-thursday-night/695481/3 "2014-08-14T02:17:59Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Seems like it’s the last concert there…some 72 year old guy is going to play a bunch of 45 year old songs. [I think he’s up for it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzh_jwdAx50). Should be fun. 😃 I saw him in Berkeley [24 years ago](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paul_McCartney_World_Tour). The songs fell into three groups: (1) Beatles stuff, which was amazing and lit the crowd on fire (2) Wings & solo stuff, warmly embraced (3) The new stuff (including the now familiar but still absurd “Let Him In”), which nobody cared for Linda was there, plus the former bassist from the Pretenders, which reminded me of that crusty old dean from a Simpsons episode. I remember that he dedicated “Fool on the Hill” to John Lennon, which I found a bit snotty. But he’s a legend and it was a memorable show. Have fun! ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-candlestick-park-on-thursday-night/695481/4 "2014-08-14T02:23:54Z")
I’m sooo envious. Enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-candlestick-park-on-thursday-night/695481/5 "2014-08-14T02:35:29Z")
I was at that Berkeley show too. Funny thing, what I remember most about it is what happened before the show actually started. I had driven up early and found street parking in the neighborhood nearby. Right after I parked, the band started the soundcheck, which I could hear clear as a bell. So I kicked back on the hood of my brand-new 4Runner and enjoyed the pre-show music. When the soundcheck was over, I hopped off the truck to discover I put a butt-sized dimple in the sheet metal of the hood. It stayed there for the next ten years…a souvenir of my first McCartney concert. ---
**Author:** ![jimpatro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@jimpatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimpatro)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-candlestick-park-on-thursday-night/695481/6 "2014-08-14T07:43:14Z")
I’ll be out there too, blondebear. Do you know of any opening acts? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-candlestick-park-on-thursday-night/695481/7 "2014-08-14T14:33:22Z")
No opening acts, just 3 hours of Sir Paul. Don’t forget to bring a jacket! ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-candlestick-park-on-thursday-night/695481/8 "2014-08-14T15:23:55Z")
I’m jealous. I passed when he was in Berkeley (was that really 24 years ago!?!) because my concert-buddy wasn’t interested. Probably my second-biggest ‘missed concert mistake’ (I told the same friend that I didn’t feel like seeing Stevie Ray Vaughan one summer, and that we could catch him the next time he came through town…). ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-candlestick-park-on-thursday-night/695481/9 "2014-08-14T16:39:00Z")
I saw him 49 years ago when he was in his first band. He was good. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-candlestick-park-on-thursday-night/695481/10 "2014-08-14T19:35:27Z")
Hope it’s not too windy. Wait, never mind; it won’t be. The giant fans are gone, apparently. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-candlestick-park-on-thursday-night/695481/11 "2014-08-14T21:46:45Z")
Bring your parka. 🙂 Gotta love The Stick! ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-candlestick-park-on-thursday-night/695481/12 "2014-08-14T23:33:54Z")
**kaylasdad99** , report to the pillory to be pelted with organic produce. > [@blondebear](#): > > Seems like it’s \*\*the last concert \*\*there…some 72 year old guy is going to play a bunch of 45 year old songs. Last concert, hmm… Macca goes meta on this one. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-candlestick-park-on-thursday-night/695481/13 "2014-08-15T01:03:07Z")
Farewell to the 'Stick! ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-candlestick-park-on-thursday-night/695481/14 "2014-08-15T01:21:52Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > some 72 year old guy I wonder if he’ll sing “When I Was 64”! ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-candlestick-park-on-thursday-night/695481/15 "2014-08-15T02:45:01Z")
The concert at Berkeley was the first big concert I ever went to. Went with my best friend from high school, her brother and few other friends. Fond memories. Of course, I also have fond memories of Candlestick… **Suburban Plankton** and I were engaged there during a Giants game. I would love to have gone to this farewell concert. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-candlestick-park-on-thursday-night/695481/16 "2014-08-15T02:49:02Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > I wonder if he’ll sing “When I Was 64”! “When I’m Sixty-Four” you mean? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-candlestick-park-on-thursday-night/695481/17 "2014-08-15T12:04:05Z")
Nope, that’s about life in the future, from when he was younger than 64. Now that he’s 72, **Biffy** ’s version makes more sense. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-candlestick-park-on-thursday-night/695481/18 "2014-08-15T12:26:33Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Nope, that’s about life in the future, from when he was younger than 64. Now that he’s 72, **Biffy** ’s version makes more sense. 😛 Missed the joke! Damn. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-candlestick-park-on-thursday-night/695481/19 "2014-08-15T13:31:52Z")
[Confused old man] Did you still need me? Did you still feed me? [/Confused old man] ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-candlestick-park-on-thursday-night/695481/20 "2014-08-15T13:46:01Z")
Great grandchildren on your knee, Emma, Liam and Jacob. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-going-to-candlestick-park-on-thursday-night/695481.md?page=2)