sllvnbil Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Heck, I wish I could still look like I was 23!!! I'm 43 and I feel like I'm 70!! I hope I look as "half" as good as Paul McCartney does now at 63!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Billy-You're doin' fine.-Ira. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierre Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Neither Paul McCartney nor Heather Mills are ever going to have any problems finding people who want to be their friends/companions. But imagine what it must be like to have to sift through all of the golddiggers/sycophants/etc. in order to find someone that is truly a match for you and not your fame/money. Many comments here have been along the lines of "she'll get a nice settlement", or "he's still got billions" or "he'll get a good album out of this". But no matter how much money these people amass, and regardless of whether he even believed it at the time, Paul's 1964 words ("Can't buy me love") still apply. That is the one thing that the rich cannot ever truly buy. And, when people are iconic like Sir Paul, it's probably even harder to find in a true form.I never thought that I'd feel sorry for a billionaire, but there you go. Most of us are luckier people than he is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Allen Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 I too think Paul looks great for 64. It's his wardrobe that makes me cringe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterling Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Billy,Don't be so hard on yourself. Actually I looked at your website the other day and was thinking how good you looked for having so many years in under you belt as a musician. There were pictures of you from around 1981 or so! I guess we all need to take better care of ourselves. My wife and daughter and I went out to eat last night and I usually drink water. Well, I had a lemonade and it just did me in completely...major headache and to bed before 9pm. Yes, getting old is tough!Phil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raspberrywine Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 I had heard that McCartney had a face lift a handful of years ago at someone's insistence.You could see a change certainly but I can understand why people in the entertainment industry feel a big need to look their best.Everyones entitled to their opinions on this sad saga romance, but I think everyone ultimately has a tremendous respect for Paul McCartney and what hes accomplished. Anyone whose still rocking post 60 years old deserves alot of respect and certainly admiration too. Heathers a downer in my opinion though, but to each their own. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julesberry Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Quite interesting! http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2190138_1,00.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAM Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Very interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Davie Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Bob Allen said: I too think Paul looks great for 64. It's his wardrobe that makes me cringe. Bob, that comment, coming from you...just doesn't surprise me at all! You are the sharpest dressed man in Upstate NY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer fan Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 One of the guys at our firm here in NYC used to see Paul and Linda occasionally uptown, I think it was on the upper Eastside. Apparently, they had a favorite Italian restaurant/pizza shop that made vegetarian pizza which they enjoyed. I recall him saying that McC looked pretty damn good. While that was a number of years ago, from my viewpoint now at 48, he looks just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leff'tHome Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 That's a truly funny article, Julesberry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Julesberry---Wow! That is some story.... I didn't realize that Heather Mills had called off a wedding six days prior, and then hooked up with Paul. Well, it sounds like Paul is lucky to have her out of his life after getting "heathered," as her ex-fiancee said. "Someone saved my life tonight...."Also, put me in the camp of "Paul looks great".... Having seen him in concert a couple of times recently, I was knocked out by his energy and youthfulness, and I was amazed at how fit he looks. I don't care about hair color or whether or not he had any kind of "face lift" surgery: Like Eric said, he's Paul Freakin' McCartney. He was a Beatle --- John Lennon's songwriting partner, and every bit his equal (at least for me). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raspberrywine Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 LC, Hope you didnt think MY comment was negative about any McCartney face lift, hair dye etc. As I noted I think its completely understandable that people in the entertainment industry who are out in front of fans all the time (who have expectations no less!) would want to do so. I completely appreciate and respect that. If Paul did do this, I am just glad he didnt do the big lips and skinny nose deal that seems so big with alot of marginal Hollywood actresses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Let me take a moment to say that Eric, Dave and Jim looked great and in great shape last year. And Wally looked better as the concert series progressed. I forgot these guys were in their mid 50's (Then Wally's hair would remind me they are) Even more amazing, Eric looks that good being a lifelong smoker. Some body chemisties can handle it, I guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Ras-Wine, no, I wasn't referring to any particular post --- or if I was, it must have been the one Eric was referring to, I suppose. Really, just a general comment about "the state of Paul." That's all. It's weird to think he's turning 64 on his next birthday.... "That song" ("When I'm 64") is gonna be all over the place.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlesteve Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Wow, what an article...Paul will always look great, when you are that accomplished, and have earned that much respect from peers and fans, and are genuinely regarded as one of the nicest guys in the biz.. you will always look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 So as someone sang, "Will you still need me, will you still feed me when I'm 64?" I guess the answer from Heather is, "Nope." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raspberrywine Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 LC, great to hear that so now I can tell you I had the face lift but unfortunately now look like Don Knotts. I thought I was going to a legitimate plastic surgeon but unfortunately the guy was just a plastic molding engineer as it turned out. If I could only get this shoe polish out of my hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Allen Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Bea Arthur's had nary a nip or a tuck -- and she still looks ravishing -- during daylight hours AND when the lights are, ah, low (or at least that's what Tony tells me...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted May 29, 2006 Author Share Posted May 29, 2006 I feel sorry for Paul. An article in the Daily Mail pretty much sums it all up. Some highlights: "Heather complained about her marriage quite a lot," the friend said. "Her tone, when she talked about him, was exasperated, and kind of superior. She would groan: 'Oh, Paul does this' and 'Oh, he's that'." "Heather said: 'He wants to share his life totally with one person only,' and she told me she did not want to do that. She was not willing to be his Linda." Heather was "honestly not very interested in him being a former Beatle and in the music business", according to her friend. Heather even exclaimed during one conversation: "Oh God, he's such a boring old f* rt!" Bernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trindy Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Count me among those who thought this was a strange relationship to begin with and probably really ill advised. OK, I don't know these people, but even at a distance something just didn't seem...right. (And consider: I was the only person I know of who didn't see Chuck and Di being happy long-term, either.)Heather Mills just always struck me as...well...a self-serving kind of person. One who milks her life's experiences for all they're worth, to make herself out like some kind of Incredible Human Being...honestly, I can't help but wonder if that's part of the reason she set her sights on a Beatle...only a man with THAT much money, THAT much fame, THAT much success, THAT much admiration was "good enough" for her. She felt herself fully deserving of a "trophy husband," and so when he came along, she abandoned all others and set out to snag him.Paul? He was in deep grief after Linda died. When you think about it, theirs was kind of a strange relationship, too. From all reports, Linda was just as avaricious about going after Paul for who he was to the world as Heather was. Maybe that's part of why Paul didn't see it coming. The last relationship he had that was like that developed into real love and affection. And it had been so long since he'd had a chance to feel what it would be like for someone to really fall in love with him for who he was as a person, minus the trappings of being PAUL MCCARTNEY THE BEATLE, that how could he tell the difference? Indeed, how could he ever be sure again of finding someone who loved him as a person? So surrounded was he by the screen of Celebrity that such a thing was damn unlikely.So, along comes Heather, appearing to truly adore him. She seems to him to be this wonderful, noble person she paints herself as. He falls in love with that image of her, telling himself that such a beautiful, young, bright, noble person would never fall in love with him for any reason as crass as his money and fame. Combine that with the deep, real ache of missing Linda (I swear men have a harder time being widowed and alone than women do; they feel the need much more quickly to FILL THE GAP), and before you know it, you have two people marching down the aisle.Fast forward a few years, though, to reality as they are living it. She now realizes that she had this unspoken expectation that once he married her, she would be IT and he would plumb forget about that other wife of his. But he hasn't. He wants to maintain her in his memory--as any sane, decent widower would. Uh-oh. Now she's got a rival--who's dead. She hadn't planned on that. She had planned on being his all in all. And then there's that fame thing. Sure, the money is great, but SHE was supposed to be the celebrity in the family, not him. When she was on her own, she could bask in the pleasure of her own fame without having to compare it to anyone else's and find it lacking. Not so anymore. All of a sudden, she realizes that by marrying this Beatle, yeah, she won herself a Beatle--she has condemned herself to a life of being "Mrs. Beatle." He's sure not going to become "Mr. Mills." Oops.Combine that with the day-to-day irritations that must have gotten to both of them when the fantasy part of the relationship ended and the real marriage began. All of a sudden, he can see she's got a really annoying self-serving ego that doesn't like being upstaged. All of a sudden, she can see that...DAMN, he's OLD!Conclusion: recipe for disaster.So says the "marriage expert" (who has remained single all her life, so you can all laugh at me, but at least I know other people's train wrecks in the making when I see one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierson Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Eric Carmen said: Hey Pierson, That crack about Paul's "jowls and shoe polished hair" was pretty cold.... HE'S PAUL FREAKIN' MCCARTNEY!!! Let's show a little respect here for a man, without whom, pop music as we know it would not exist.... All you can do is fight the good fight. ec it was.... I'm sorry... i just hope that he does throw away the dye... there's a way to look your age without looking "old"-- i think Ringo does a great job with what he's got... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Carmen Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 I thought it was pretty funny that I was the youngest member of Ringo's band (not counting Mark Rivera) and the only one with "gray" hair. I've got to admit, I've seen pictures that made me look like I had on a pale blue fright wig and wondered if I should go the "shoe polish" route myself. Sometimes, in photos, the gray just makes people look older. I'm guessing that's why Paul dyes his hair. He looks and feels younger than his years, but the hair says "you're gettin' old." When you see him on stage from the audience, flanked by the two, cool younger rock'n roll guys, he could easily be in his forties when his hair is dark. To be honest, none of us ever thought we'd be up there at this age! The most you can say about having gray hair is it looks makes you look kind of "distinguished." Who ever wanted a "distinguished" rock star? ec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor4Life Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 I remember seeing the video for "Press" back in '86 and Paul's hair was completely gray in it. Actually, he didn't look bad with it.I heard on the news this afternoon that Heather's about to drop some kind of a bombshell in an upcoming interview. So here we go...Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Carmen Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Heather's been taking a bit of a beating in the press lately. I'm afraid to think about what she might say to try to turn things around. Divorce can be a very ugly thing. Just check out all the nasty allegations Denise Richards is making against Charlie Sheen! If Charlie's half that bad, he should be giving lessons to Satan! For Paul's sake, I really hope it doesn't deteriorate into that kind of a mess. It's got to be a nightmare having your personal life splashed all over the newswires. ec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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