Tell people that there's an invisible man
in the sky that created the universe, and
the vast majority will believe you. Tell
them the paint is wet, and they have to
touch it to make sure.
(George Carlin).

My escape is spending the next week in Raro. Been here in Sydney for 2 days, after flying down from Brissy. Will miss the g kids etc, but can't wait to leave! How did I once live here?

Mhaze, glad you enjoyed Paul Mc, as you always tell all those Paul's are great guys.

The old whiners, whine.

Here's the thing. There were 40000+ people at this event. Some were 'Yes' voters, some 'No'. Some support Israel, some don't. Some vote Liberal others vote Labor. Some were wealthy, some scraped to get the ticket price. Some were young, some were less-young.

But all those divisions and differences were left outside the stadium. Inside, all were united in their admiration for the most consequential musician of our time. And not just just this man, but also for the period which he did so much to define and formulate.

And even more than that. McCartney and the Beatles were part of western civilisation. They could only exist in Western civilisation. Muslim societies can't foster the Beatles. Nor can the various totalitarian regimes that so many admire these days. They were a product of, and a symbol of, a civilisation that is threatened.

I think, deep down, the 40000 recognise this passing and their attendance and joy at the event, was a way of fighting back against the unravelling of a civilisation.

"and in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make". That sentiment only makes sense to those imbued with the western civilisation.

mhaze, did he do 'Back In The U.S.S.R? Or my favourite 'GET BACK'. BTW The Beatles were a very commercial product.

And, after the concert, reality was still there: the decline of the West; lunatic Palestinians who should never have been allowed into the West; multiculturalism; continued rise of the new communism; China; Albanese; mass immigration; cost of living - all still there and growing, while people try to escape into the past.

The Beatles were one of the 1st influences on
Lithuanian rock musicians.

Of course the Beatles music as pretty much all music
of that kind was banned in the USSR. But like
anything else it was listened to (Radio Luxembourg)
illegally and smuggled and could be purchased on the
black market.

The Beatles were considered as the "belch of Western Culture,"
but they were not only known in the USSR. They were loved.