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He is third in line for Thursdays supposed event and by far the most prepared to brave the elements.
My dad putRubber Soulon, and I became obsessed for years and years and years.
I just love him, Peter says.
I love the whole thing.
Its Paul McCartney, man.
Hes a Beatle; thats it.
Especially in a venue like this with no phones.
Are you kidding me?
Others are offering money to cut ahead and are harshly rebuffed.
There are all-out sprinters.
Others venture to maintain decorum by long-striding into the queue.
Most settle on a jog that looks like theyve just heard their plane is boarding.
He collected his phone from the road, adjusted his beanie, and ran to a spot.
I hope that guy gets one, a man next to me observed.
Beth, 55, was a latchkey kid, and the Beatles kept me company after school.
Justice for Temporary Secretary!
she yells, referencing a cult song off McCartneys second solo album.
Are you guys talking about Temporary Secretary?
Yet all of them are at least 100 people back from the front of the line.
Rumors circulate online and among the crowd.There is no show.
Dont get me wrong, Paul McCartneys great too, she says.
Dont let anyone cut the line!
The roll of blue vouchers doesnt make it far.
Altogether only 75 to 80 tickets are dolled out, the rest presumably reserved for insiders and celebrities.
Someone in line curses Jerry Seinfeld.
c’mon, I have my teenage son with me, one man tells a bouncer.
I have a 17-year-old son, too, and he cant come either, the bouncer responds.
A ticketless husband encourages his ticketed wife to go on without him.
Jack, who has packed up his tent, beams after claiming his ticket.
This is the best day of my life!
