Sir Paul

On the way home from work one day, two weeks ago, I got off the subway and heard some loud music. I walked toward our apartment and approached the outskirts of a massive crowd. I asked a woman who was a dead give-away tourist what was going on. She informed me that Sir Paul McCartney was playing on the Ed Sullivan theatre marquee.
On the way to work I saw people setting up cranes and such, but I figured they for some stunt on the Letterman show. It was a lovely surprise, I haven't followed his solo career, but obviously he is one of the Beatles. Thus, he is a somewhat of a legend. Some people are cynical about him going around singing Beatles songs, but I was pumped and while he sang Helter Skelter I felt overwhelmed, I was seeing a Beatle and I was freakin' happy. While introducing "Back in the U.S.S.R" he informed the crowd that 'this place no longer exists,' and we all laughed and sang along. I took some photos, congratulating myself for starting to bring my camera around "just in case." Once he finished and the crowd dispersed a guy said to his friend, "this is the kind of stuff that makes all the b.s of living in the city worth it." I walked across Broadway dodging pedestrians and thought that, Perhaps he's right...?