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(The US Sun)   Paul McCartney nearly hit by a car on famous Abbey Road crosswalk. This is why we don't do it in the road, Paul   (the-sun.com) divider line
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Confabulat [recently expired TotalFark]
2023-01-29 6:19:31 AM  
He didn't notice that the lights had changed
 
johnryan51 [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-29 6:38:44 AM  
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Trik
2023-01-29 7:16:44 AM  
Staged
 
Confabulat [recently expired TotalFark]
2023-01-29 7:27:30 AM  

Trik: Staged


Why, because Sir Paul McCartney needs some publicity or something?
 
Trik
2023-01-29 7:29:09 AM  

Confabulat: Trik: Staged

Why, because Sir Paul McCartney needs some publicity or something?


Like they wouldn't shut down a street they were doing a photo op for him?
 
Confabulat [recently expired TotalFark]
2023-01-29 7:31:30 AM  

Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Staged

Why, because Sir Paul McCartney needs some publicity or something?

Like they wouldn't shut down a street they were doing a photo op for him?


He's famous and all, but I doubt they shut down streets because he was taking photos with his daughter. Paul McCartney even takes the Metro.
 
Trik
2023-01-29 7:36:27 AM  

Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Staged

Why, because Sir Paul McCartney needs some publicity or something?

Like they wouldn't shut down a street they were doing a photo op for him?

He's famous and all, but I doubt they shut down streets because he was taking photos with his daughter. Paul McCartney even takes the Metro.


They would just for insurance reasons.
 
LewDux [OhFark]
2023-01-29 7:37:46 AM  
Paul McCartney & Rick Rubin Listen To CANNIBAL CORPSE
Youtube I3M9iYfdDzo
 
Confabulat [recently expired TotalFark]
2023-01-29 7:40:38 AM  

Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Staged

Why, because Sir Paul McCartney needs some publicity or something?

Like they wouldn't shut down a street they were doing a photo op for him?

He's famous and all, but I doubt they shut down streets because he was taking photos with his daughter. Paul McCartney even takes the Metro.

They would just for insurance reasons.


This is silly. You can find about 1000 photos of Paul McCartney wandering around Britain alone and unmolested. He seems to take a lot of joy in just being around normal people without a fuss. I highly doubt he'd close down a city street because he happened to be in the neighborhood.
 
LewDux [OhFark]
2023-01-29 7:40:38 AM  

Confabulat: Trik: Staged

Why, because Sir Paul McCartney needs some publicity or something?


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And now, shot that corfirms artistry of subjects
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Trik
2023-01-29 7:43:00 AM  

Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Staged

Why, because Sir Paul McCartney needs some publicity or something?

Like they wouldn't shut down a street they were doing a photo op for him?

He's famous and all, but I doubt they shut down streets because he was taking photos with his daughter. Paul McCartney even takes the Metro.

They would just for insurance reasons.

This is silly. You can find about 1000 photos of Paul McCartney wandering around Britain alone and unmolested. He seems to take a lot of joy in just being around normal people without a fuss. I highly doubt he'd close down a city street because he happened to be in the neighborhood.


They're filming a documentary.
It's not just him going about daily life.
Out and about on his own.
 
Confabulat [recently expired TotalFark]
2023-01-29 7:45:27 AM  

Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Staged

Why, because Sir Paul McCartney needs some publicity or something?

Like they wouldn't shut down a street they were doing a photo op for him?

He's famous and all, but I doubt they shut down streets because he was taking photos with his daughter. Paul McCartney even takes the Metro.

They would just for insurance reasons.

This is silly. You can find about 1000 photos of Paul McCartney wandering around Britain alone and unmolested. He seems to take a lot of joy in just being around normal people without a fuss. I highly doubt he'd close down a city street because he happened to be in the neighborhood.

They're filming a documentary.
It's not just him going about daily life.
Out and about on his own.


hey whatever man, you're gonna do that QAnon "don't believe what they tell you" than ok, you do you.

If that is what gives you joy.
 
Trik
2023-01-29 7:50:29 AM  

Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Staged

Why, because Sir Paul McCartney needs some publicity or something?

Like they wouldn't shut down a street they were doing a photo op for him?

He's famous and all, but I doubt they shut down streets because he was taking photos with his daughter. Paul McCartney even takes the Metro.

They would just for insurance reasons.

This is silly. You can find about 1000 photos of Paul McCartney wandering around Britain alone and unmolested. He seems to take a lot of joy in just being around normal people without a fuss. I highly doubt he'd close down a city street because he happened to be in the neighborhood.

They're filming a documentary.
It's not just him going about daily life.
Out and about on his own.

hey whatever man, you're gonna do that QAnon "don't believe what they tell you" than ok, you do you.

If that is what gives you joy.


Well not as much joy as making a qanon accusation obviously gives yew.
 
Confabulat [recently expired TotalFark]
2023-01-29 7:55:26 AM  

Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Staged

Why, because Sir Paul McCartney needs some publicity or something?

Like they wouldn't shut down a street they were doing a photo op for him?

He's famous and all, but I doubt they shut down streets because he was taking photos with his daughter. Paul McCartney even takes the Metro.

They would just for insurance reasons.

This is silly. You can find about 1000 photos of Paul McCartney wandering around Britain alone and unmolested. He seems to take a lot of joy in just being around normal people without a fuss. I highly doubt he'd close down a city street because he happened to be in the neighborhood.

They're filming a documentary.
It's not just him going about daily life.
Out and about on his own.

hey whatever man, you're gonna do that QAnon "don't believe what they tell you" than ok, you do you.

If that is what gives you joy.

Well not as much joy as making a qanon accusation obviously gives yew.


No, it makes me sad that so many of my peers have grown so cynical and angry about the world they can't even take a little happiness in a harmless story like this without getting suspicious and demanding the truth.
 
dryknife
2023-01-29 8:13:22 AM  
Paul!
Get back!
 
The_Philosopher_King
2023-01-29 8:19:28 AM  
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Always wondered what Ringo and the lady were talking about. Whether she is a random citizen or not.
 
Stud Gerbil
2023-01-29 8:43:26 AM  
82IF
 
rickythepenguin
2023-01-29 9:00:07 AM  

Stud Gerbil: 82IF


ha, nice!


It is pretty remarkable how Abbey Road is "just" another house on a normal street.  I did a walking tour of "the Beatles London" about 15 years ago, pretty cool.  Houses where they lived, where parts of 'Hard Day's Night" were filmed (and hadn't really changed, remarkably), and so on.  Ended at Abbey Road studios. The guy said, "sometimes they let us on the grounds, sometimes even let us inside, but no guarantees."  sadly, we weren't allowed on the grounds (despite his repeated requests;  a small group of like, 10 people.)  That sucked.

but yeah, it's about a 5 minute walk from the Tube station, houses, more houses, then bigger houses, another big house, more big houses, oh, this big house happens to be ABBEY ROAD STUDIO, then another house, more houses.....

and yeah, we got to do the Abbey Road crossing walk thing.  Pretty dang cool!
 
Trik
2023-01-29 9:14:06 AM  

Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Staged

Why, because Sir Paul McCartney needs some publicity or something?

Like they wouldn't shut down a street they were doing a photo op for him?

He's famous and all, but I doubt they shut down streets because he was taking photos with his daughter. Paul McCartney even takes the Metro.

They would just for insurance reasons.

This is silly. You can find about 1000 photos of Paul McCartney wandering around Britain alone and unmolested. He seems to take a lot of joy in just being around normal people without a fuss. I highly doubt he'd close down a city street because he happened to be in the neighborhood.


On another related note, in case you weren't aware, another Beatle was gunned down basically in front of his residence. I bet he has security around him at all times, even if he says otherwise.
 
Clash City Farker
2023-01-29 9:16:56 AM  
Get back!
 
Sebas [TotalFark]
2023-01-29 9:19:53 AM  

Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Staged

Why, because Sir Paul McCartney needs some publicity or something?

Like they wouldn't shut down a street they were doing a photo op for him?

He's famous and all, but I doubt they shut down streets because he was taking photos with his daughter. Paul McCartney even takes the Metro.

They would just for insurance reasons.

This is silly. You can find about 1000 photos of Paul McCartney wandering around Britain alone and unmolested. He seems to take a lot of joy in just being around normal people without a fuss. I highly doubt he'd close down a city street because he happened to be in the neighborhood.

On another related note, in case you weren't aware, another Beatle was gunned down basically in front of his residence. I bet he has security around him at all times, even if he says otherwise.


Let it be, just let it be.
 
Nana's Vibrator
2023-01-29 9:32:13 AM  
Nearly?  No.

/I buried Paul
 
rickythepenguin
2023-01-29 9:33:17 AM  

Trik: On another related note, in case you weren't aware, another Beatle was gunned down basically in front of his residence. I bet he has security around him at all times, even if he says otherwise.


call it apocryphal, but to the guy's point you responded to, the tour I did - admittedly 15+ years ago - the tour guide said it wasn't unusual to see Sir Paul walking from his nearby home to the studio.  "he lives just around the corner. I've seen him many times."  said he doesn't like taking pictures, something like, "because then he has to take 100 pictures, and a 5 minute walk takes 45 minutes and believe it or not, some folks don't know who he is, they just think if everyone is taking a picture he must be someone important."
 
olorin604
2023-01-29 9:50:16 AM  
Glad to see someone interviewed for to work "Toyota Pious" into their response.
 
Billy Liar
2023-01-29 9:56:14 AM  
82IF
 
Incorrigible Astronaut
2023-01-29 10:14:27 AM  
It's a busy street with an intersection just south of the frame. You have to time it (along with all the other obnoxious tourists).
 
FlippityFlap
2023-01-29 10:20:50 AM  

The_Philosopher_King: [Fark user image 381x600]

Always wondered what Ringo and the lady were talking about. Whether she is a random citizen or not.


I've never seen that shot before....cool pic.
 
dryknife
2023-01-29 10:26:32 AM  
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ZMugg [TotalFark]
2023-01-29 10:42:37 AM  
Nana's Vibrator: Nearly?  No.

/I buried Paul

Cranberry sauce*.

* According to John.
 
alaric3
2023-01-29 10:44:38 AM  
They say that the road ain't no place to start a family.
 
sex_and_drugs_for_ian [BareFark]
2023-01-29 11:51:44 AM  

Trik: I bet he has security around him at all times, even if he says otherwise.


I doubt it.

Most of those in their peak crazy years (18-30) probably haven't the first idea what he looks like, and they're certainly not going to be fixated on him.
 
johnphantom
2023-01-29 11:54:20 AM  
"With some of the most magisterial songs The Beatles ever wrote, 'Abbey Road' was the final album they recorded, and stands among their finest. Prior to September 26, 1969, most people in the world were blissfully unaware that Abbey Road was the location of EMI's London recording studios."

So today I learned why they picked Abbey Road. I listen to some of the Beatles stuff in my later years and have an appreciation that John died too soon. I still think he is a regular clown for marrying that screechbot.
 
LewDux [OhFark]
2023-01-29 12:31:43 PM  

johnphantom: "With some of the most magisterial songs The Beatles ever wrote, 'Abbey Road' was the final album they recorded, and stands among their finest. Prior to September 26, 1969, most people in the world were blissfully unaware that Abbey Road was the location of EMI's London recording studios."

So today I learned why they picked Abbey Road. I listen to some of the Beatles stuff in my later years and have an appreciation that John died too soon. I still think he is a regular clown for marrying that screechbot.


Abandoning son because producer told him to still OK
 
sirrerun
2023-01-29 12:56:07 PM  

Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Staged

Why, because Sir Paul McCartney needs some publicity or something?

Like they wouldn't shut down a street they were doing a photo op for him?

He's famous and all, but I doubt they shut down streets because he was taking photos with his daughter. Paul McCartney even takes the Metro.

They would just for insurance reasons.

This is silly. You can find about 1000 photos of Paul McCartney wandering around Britain alone and unmolested. He seems to take a lot of joy in just being around normal people without a fuss. I highly doubt he'd close down a city street because he happened to be in the neighborhood.

They're filming a documentary.
It's not just him going about daily life.
Out and about on his own.

hey whatever man, you're gonna do that QAnon "don't believe what they tell you" than ok, you do you.

If that is what gives you joy.

Well not as much joy as making a qanon accusation obviously gives yew.

No, it makes me sad that so many of my peers have grown so cynical and angry about the world they can't even take a little happiness in a harmless story like this without getting suspicious and demanding the truth.


"Harmless"

That's what they want you to think.
 
Confabulat [recently expired TotalFark]
2023-01-29 2:40:57 PM  

Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Staged

Why, because Sir Paul McCartney needs some publicity or something?

Like they wouldn't shut down a street they were doing a photo op for him?

He's famous and all, but I doubt they shut down streets because he was taking photos with his daughter. Paul McCartney even takes the Metro.

They would just for insurance reasons.

This is silly. You can find about 1000 photos of Paul McCartney wandering around Britain alone and unmolested. He seems to take a lot of joy in just being around normal people without a fuss. I highly doubt he'd close down a city street because he happened to be in the neighborhood.

On another related note, in case you weren't aware, another Beatle was gunned down basically in front of his residence. I bet he has security around him at all times, even if he says otherwise.


You bet you know lots of things. I will raise that bet.
 
A10Mechanic
2023-01-29 2:59:21 PM  
You can watch the live feed of the crosswalk 24/7, if you want.  https://www.earthcam.com/world/england/london/abbeyroad/?cam=abbeyroad_uk   Not that I spend untold hours watching tourists being idiots and backing up traffic, but yeah, I guess I do,
 
BoneSmuggler
2023-01-29 3:23:58 PM  
I had the opportunity to see Sir Paul McCartney at Coachella a few years back. I managed my expectations, being as he was in his late 60's at the time. I was blown away. Dude played for nearly 3 hours. High energy, working the crowd, his stage presence was humble yet totally confident. I've seen a lot of good live music, he's one of the best.
 
blodyholy
2023-01-29 7:36:52 PM  

Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Staged

Why, because Sir Paul McCartney needs some publicity or something?

Like they wouldn't shut down a street they were doing a photo op for him?

He's famous and all, but I doubt they shut down streets because he was taking photos with his daughter. Paul McCartney even takes the Metro.

They would just for insurance reasons.

This is silly. You can find about 1000 photos of Paul McCartney wandering around Britain alone and unmolested. He seems to take a lot of joy in just being around normal people without a fuss. I highly doubt he'd close down a city street because he happened to be in the neighborhood.


The do things differently in jolly ol':

Fark user imageView Full Size

/Staged. The Queen is alive!
 
KwameKilstrawberry
2023-01-29 7:57:23 PM  

LewDux: johnphantom: "With some of the most magisterial songs The Beatles ever wrote, 'Abbey Road' was the final album they recorded, and stands among their finest. Prior to September 26, 1969, most people in the world were blissfully unaware that Abbey Road was the location of EMI's London recording studios."

So today I learned why they picked Abbey Road. I listen to some of the Beatles stuff in my later years and have an appreciation that John died too soon. I still think he is a regular clown for marrying that screechbot.

Abandoning son because producer told him to still OK


Brian Epstein told john to hide and ignore his wife and child. Brian was the manager.

Don't bring producer Sir George Martin's good name into your edge-lord and ignorant Beatles hate boner.
 
KwameKilstrawberry
2023-01-29 8:20:20 PM  

Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Confabulat: Trik: Staged

Why, because Sir Paul McCartney needs some publicity or something?

Like they wouldn't shut down a street they were doing a photo op for him?

He's famous and all, but I doubt they shut down streets because he was taking photos with his daughter. Paul McCartney even takes the Metro.

They would just for insurance reasons.

This is silly. You can find about 1000 photos of Paul McCartney wandering around Britain alone and unmolested. He seems to take a lot of joy in just being around normal people without a fuss. I highly doubt he'd close down a city street because he happened to be in the neighborhood.

On another related note, in case you weren't aware, another Beatle was gunned down basically in front of his residence. I bet he has security around him at all times, even if he says otherwise.

You bet you know lots of things. I will raise that bet.


Will second the bet.

Paul's legacy has a lot of moving parts.

He picked up cow shiat to sell as cow patty fuel post-WWII.

His mom biked in the snow to deliver babies.

Pretty sure Paul doesn't do a lot of security in the places he feels safe. Like home.

At 80 and still selling out arenas, yeah, might wanna take security on tour.

Pretty well-adjusted considering John and George were attacked.
 
LewDux [OhFark]
2023-01-29 9:03:03 PM  

KwameKilstrawberry: LewDux: johnphantom: "With some of the most magisterial songs The Beatles ever wrote, 'Abbey Road' was the final album they recorded, and stands among their finest. Prior to September 26, 1969, most people in the world were blissfully unaware that Abbey Road was the location of EMI's London recording studios."

So today I learned why they picked Abbey Road. I listen to some of the Beatles stuff in my later years and have an appreciation that John died too soon. I still think he is a regular clown for marrying that screechbot.

Abandoning son because producer told him to still OK

Brian Epstein told john to hide and ignore his wife and child. Brian was the manager.

Don't bring producer Sir George Martin's good name into your edge-lord and ignorant Beatles hate boner.


Sorry. *two minutes of hate against Epstein who is NOT a Sir*
 
patcarew [BareFark]
2023-01-30 1:25:46 AM  
Was he at least wearing shoes this time?
 
cryptozoophiliac
2023-01-30 7:49:03 AM  
John Lennon confessed to beating women.

He said he regretted it, but what somebody tweeted in the past lasts forever and there is no redemption in this world of political purity.

*puts on James Brown's 'I Feel Good'*
 
LewDux [OhFark]
2023-01-30 9:35:46 AM  

cryptozoophiliac: John Lennon confessed to beating women.

He said he regretted it, but what somebody tweeted in the past lasts forever and there is no redemption in this world of political purity.

*puts on James Brown's 'I Feel Good'*


These days if you confess to liking The Beatles, you get arrested and thrown in jail

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