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February 7, 2005
Sir Paul McCartney Delivers An Inspirational Super Bowl XXXIX Halftime Performance

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The only moment on Sunday I found it o.k. to not be in Jacksonville Florida for Super Bowl Sunday was during the halftime show. Getting to see the former Beatles star, Sir Paul McCartney up close and personal on television made the price of admission in the living room well worth it.

Until the last song...


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Super Bowl XXXIX's halftime show was hosted by AmeriQuest Mortgage.

Paul McCartney and his band performed four songs.

Based on today's currency exchange rate, McCartney and his band were paid $3,482,972 in American dollars for their performance.

That's over $800,000 per song.

Hopefully, we can help sell a few more cds for him here, as well.

Based on McCartney's first song, "Baby, You Can Drive My Car," the NFL should have gotten Cadillac to co-sponsor this moment in the program.

Or Volvo.

"Baby, You Can Drive My Car" was followed by McCartney and John Lennon's "Get Back."

McCartney proved he still has it after all these years.

The crowd at his feet were much more tame than in his hey day with The Beatles, however.

Speaking of tame, families watching the show with their kids appreciated the far more tame twelve-minute halftime performance this year.


G-Rated Ameriquest Super Bowl Halftime Show Starring Paul McCartney

No Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson-like wardrobe malfunctions.

However, we did wonder for a moment what the sixty-two year-old rock star was about to do before his third song when Stella's dad whipped off his jacket.

"We expect he'll keep his clothes on," said the NFL's vice-president of programming, Charles Coplin, and he did.

The grandfather-to-be kept his clothes on. And still satisfied the 86.1 million watching him from their tv and the 78,125 in attendance at the stadium.

Switching from his guitar to the piano, Sir Paul sang Richard Branson's new trademark song and James Bond's old trademark song "Live & Let Die" -- complete with fireworks and an awesome choreographed light show.

"Thank you Super Bowl!" McCartney said after a rousing rendition of the song made famous by the 007 agent.

mccartney.blue.jpg"Hey Jude" was the last song of the Super Bowl Half-Time Show.

Surrounding McCartney was a sea of blue.

Blue lights, blue tones. However, the mood was anything but blue.

The crowd turned over cards that read "NA NA NA NA."

McCartney had the entire stadium singing the chorus with him.

Sir Paul called out to the crowd, "I want to hear everybody in the world sing!"

And that's when I would have traded "the price of admission" in our living room for nearly any price to have a seat in ALLTEL Stadium.

Sir Paul, could you hear us singing in San Francisco?

At that moment, we were "feelin' ya" not just watchin' you.

Congratulations and thanks to Paul and his band, Emmy-winning producer Don Mischer and the host of the show Ameriquest.

Just wish we could have been there to experience halftime in the flesh.

Along with watching Tom Brady and his team win the Lombardi Trophy -- one more time.

It was the third NFL championship in four years for New England. Yesterday, they beat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21.

Look for Sir Paul again on Sunday, February 13th at The Grammy Awards.

"MACCA" is up for a GRAMMY in the category of "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals" for his rendition of George's "Something" that he performed live in 2002 at The Concert for George at Royal Albert Hall with Eric Clapton.

Inspire & Be Inspired.

Here's to healthy, adventuresome, soulful, "clearing a path to a safer world and a more family-friendly world" living!

~ Jennifer Carolyn King


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