Man, did I ever drop the ball recently, with a decision to lure Mrs. That Dan Guy back to the flashing lights and incessant neon glow of Las Vegas. While I had good intentions at heart (seeing a couple of incredible shows, helping out the North American economy in general, and allowing MTDG to buy more shoes), I made a couple of critical error in planning, with respect to my pressing goal of seeing at least one surviving Beatle live in concert…

The first chance was to see Paul McCartney at the upcoming Coachella Music Festival in California. There were other stars of appeal as well there, so it seemed like a terrific idea. However, for one reason or another (too many other excellent choices to consider between), we opted to pass on the chance to see him there.

On the way to the airport from Las Vegas during our most recent trip, I spotted a sign advertising Paul McCartney tickets. Curses! A quick check online when we got back home indicated that he was opening a new venue for the Hard Rock Café LV, called “The Joint”. This would have been a chance to see him in a smaller venue, AND allow all of the above benefits that I had mentioned in parentheses earlier. Because I had forced the most recent trip upon us (which otherwise bore us absolutely no regrets), there was just no way we could return immediately for yet another visit.

Then this morning, I read of the benefit concert Sir Paul just performed in New York City. ALONG WITH RINGO STARR!! Two Beatles, one show – my life would have been complete in one brief encounter!!

Egads…

Wattaya gonna do? Just feggedaboudit, I guess…

Chow for now…