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Paul McCartney to beam concert into space
Reuters - Science ^ | 2005-11-10

Posted on 11/10/2005 1:08:51 PM PST by Junior

LONDON (Reuters) - Former Beatle Paul McCartney is to broadcast live into space from a U.S. concert to two astronauts circling the globe.

He will play "Good Day Sunshine" and one of his latest songs, "English Tea," to NASA astronaut Bill McArthur and Russian cosmonaut Valery Tokarev who are on an international space station 220 miles above the earth.

McCartney, who will be singing into space Saturday from Anaheim, California via NASA television, got the idea when he discovered that the crew of the spaceship Discovery were treated to a burst of "Good Day Sunshine" in August as a wake-up call from Mission Control.

"I was extremely proud to find out that one of my songs was played for the crew of Discovery this summer. In our concert we hope to repay the favor," he said in a statement.


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: beatle; eileen
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Great. Now the aliens have an excuse to invade.
1 posted on 11/10/2005 1:08:51 PM PST by Junior
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To: Junior
whats the frequency Paul?..Paul? the frequency


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2 posted on 11/10/2005 1:10:53 PM PST by Doogle (USAF...7thAF ..4077th TFW...408th MMS..Ubon Thailand.."69",,Night Line Delivery..AMMO)
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To: Junior

In space, no one can hear you suck.


3 posted on 11/10/2005 1:11:22 PM PST by inkling
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To: Junior

In spite of all his PETA nuttiness, "Sir Paul" is a pretty good sort...


4 posted on 11/10/2005 1:11:34 PM PST by BigEdLB (BigEd)
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To: Junior

And not take any prisoners...


5 posted on 11/10/2005 1:12:27 PM PST by Axenolith (Got Au? Ag?)
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To: Doogle

"whats the frequency Paul?..Paul? the frequency"

That's funny! Thanks for a good laugh.


6 posted on 11/10/2005 1:12:53 PM PST by Old Grumpy
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To: Junior

Invade? They'd be repelled !.......


7 posted on 11/10/2005 1:13:02 PM PST by Red Badger (Whatever happened to formulas 1 through 408?.........)
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To: Junior

He gave them an excuse a long time ago by forming Wings.


8 posted on 11/10/2005 1:13:16 PM PST by lesser_satan
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To: Junior

Why not "Back in the U.S.S.R.?"


9 posted on 11/10/2005 1:13:27 PM PST by SuperSonic (Don't just complain. Do something productive! >> www.clubforgrowth.org <<)
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To: Junior

Could he do us a favor and beam Yoko into space while he's at it?


10 posted on 11/10/2005 1:13:29 PM PST by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: Junior
Beam me up Scotty, there's no intelligent life on this planet.
11 posted on 11/10/2005 1:13:52 PM PST by Godzilla ( How do I set a laser printer to stun?)
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To: BigEdLB

And if the earth is still around, people will still be listening to his songs in 500 years. Some things will never grow old.


12 posted on 11/10/2005 1:14:16 PM PST by DallasMike
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To: Junior

If anyone's out there listening, this will convince them that there's no intelligent life on earth.


13 posted on 11/10/2005 1:14:21 PM PST by skip_intro
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To: Junior
"Disaster Area"
Is Al Gore flying the stunt ship ?
14 posted on 11/10/2005 1:14:34 PM PST by Zathras
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To: Junior
"Houston, permission to abort flight!"

15 posted on 11/10/2005 1:15:07 PM PST by Revolting cat! ("in the end, nothing explains anything.")
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To: Junior

The poor astronauts have enough trouble keeping down their food.


16 posted on 11/10/2005 1:15:37 PM PST by HuntsvilleTxVeteran (I shot an error into the air. It's still going everywhere. R. A. HEINLEIN)
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To: Junior
Could have been worse: Yoko Ono's greatest hits.

Or Rosanne Barr does National Anthems.

17 posted on 11/10/2005 1:15:53 PM PST by Semper Paratus
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To: Zathras
A Hitchhiker's Guide reference. Bravo.

Maybe Gore should spend a year dead -- you know, for tax purposes.

18 posted on 11/10/2005 1:16:19 PM PST by Junior (From now on, I'll stick to science, and leave the hunting alien mutants to the experts!)
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I'm so excited.

19 posted on 11/10/2005 1:16:54 PM PST by evets (God bless president Bush!)
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To: Junior

'Paul McCartney to beam Yoko Ono into the Sun'


20 posted on 11/10/2005 1:17:30 PM PST by LdSentinal
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