CLUB SANDWICH 81

THOSE MAGICAL MUSICAL MACCA MOMENTS
Another reader chooses his ten favourite high spots from Paul's music

            
1. The "oh"s before the final chorus and the "ah"s at the end of 'Loveliest Thing'
            
2. The powerful middle-eight verse ("In years to come...") in 'Tug Of War'
            
3. The vocal crescendo in 'Through Our Love'
            
4. The 'Band On The Run' reprise after 'Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five'
            
5. The harmonies in 'Dear Boy'
            
6. Paul's whistling at the end of 'C'mon People'
            
7. Paul's little laugh at the breaking down of 'Name And Address'
            
8. The eerie vocal of 'Be What You See'
            
9. The gentle guitar in 'I'm Carrying'
            
10. The bass line of 'Getting Closer'

            This list was kindly sent in by Club member Sarah Huckel, of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia.
            If you would like to list your ten favourite magical musical Macca moments then please send them to Club Sandwich, PO Box 110, Westcliff, Essex, SSO 8NW, England, marking your postcard or envelope 'Mmmm...' in the top-left corner. Please do not use your submission to carry any other request or Club business.

SPRING CROSSWORD
The answers to the following clues, in order, provide a fitting greeting: - 21 across, 1 down, 23 down, 5 down - 7 down, 13 down and 2 down!

ACROSS 1 John ____, actor known as "Duke", whose real name was Marion Michael Morrison (5) 4 Give help or support (6) 9 Preparation for washing hair (or carpets) (7) 10 Alcove, recess in a wall (5) 11 Not difficult, carefree (4) 12 Particles of wood formed by sawing (7) 13 Main, ocean, briny (3) 14 Beatles film! (4) 16 Principal cook in a restaurant (4) 18 Residue formed when matter is burnt (3) 20 Prosper, realise one's ambitions (7) 21 Most excellent (4) 24 Uninteresting, weak, tasteless (5) 25 Blot out, overshadow (7) 26 Medicine, antidote, cure (6) 27 They ring out in celebration (5) DOWN 1 Hankerings, longings (6) 2 Old age, time (5) 3 Catch sight of (4) 5 Insert tightly between two other things (8) 6 Take into account, allow for (7) 7 Score (6) 8 US March king (5) 13 Brilliant, magnificent (8) 15 Cry out (7) 17 Line on map connecting places of equal atmospheric pressure (6) 18 Farewell (5) 19 Home of the Acropolis (6) 22 Drive out with force, send packing (S) 23 Stout stick used as a weapon (4)

SOLUTION TO THE CHRISTMAS MACCAGRAM

WRITE AWAY
Your chance to get questions answered

            Q
            In C579 it says that Paul was given the Freedom of the City of Lubbock, Texas, Buddy Holly's birth-place. It made me wonder: what other city keys does Paul have?
            Also, any news of a tour?
            Dave Richards, Cardiff, Wales
            Strange as it may seem, we don't keep a file on Paul's specific awards; it would be full to bursting point if there was one. Certainly, and most famously as far as Freedom of the City honours go, Paul was made an honorary freeman of Liverpool in 1984. This allows him to attend certain civic functions but not, despite popular myth, to enjoy privileged grazing rights for his animals or drive his sheep through the city centre! As for the hallowed outsized key, it's the symbolism that's important, for it wouldn't actually open any doors...
            To answer your second question (and the only question of many other correspondents) there is no news about a tour. If and when there is, you'll read about it in Club Sandwich, but don't expect anything in 1997.

            Q
            On 4 November last year I saw a brief interview with Paul on TV, talking about The Beatles Anthology 3 and looking marvellous. Could you please tell me where and when this interview was made?
            Also, are there any plans to issue Paul's animated and other short films on video?
            Andrea Barany, Hungary
            The interview - Paul chatting to the Apple press officer Derek Taylor - was filmed in July, in some woods close to Paul's house. Background noise during the interview came courtesy of some wild peacocks and pea-hens. There are no plans at present to release on video Paul's short and animated films.

            Q
            I recently saw a superb episode of The Simpsons featuring Paul and Linda. 'Maybe I'm Amazed' is heard during the closing credits but that's not all I heard - there's also Paul's voice, saying something backwards. For those of us who cannot play video tapes in reverse, would you please tell us what Paul was saying?
            Frank James Mlakar, Minneapolis, USA
            Played forwards, Paul's message was "One medium onion, chopped; two tablespoons of vegetable oil; one clove of garlic, crushed; one cup of carrots, chopped; two sticks of celery, chopped; half a cup of lentils; one bay leaf; one tablespoon of freshly-chopped parsley; salt and freshly-ground pepper to taste; two and a quarter cups of vegetable stock or water." Which, for those of you yet to memorise Linda McCartney's Home Cooking, is the Lentil Soup recipe from page 56. Just for added measure, Paul then concluded with one final message, "Oh, and by the way, I'm alive!"

            Q
            I'm both a Beatles/McCartney fan and a Star Trek fan. I once read that Gene Roddenberry (the creator of Star Trek) and Paul discussed a joint project in the 1970s. What was it and how far did it go?
            Jeannette Lampe, Lengerich, Germany
            Around 1976 Paul and Gene discussed a joint TV/film idea in which Wings would be featured within a science-fiction setting as a band from outer space. Although announced in the press, the project did not go beyond early planning.

            Q
            Can you please tell me which of Paul's song/music folios are available, and how I can best obtain them?
            Lawrence Gilmour, Poole, England
            All of Paul's post-Beatles music has been published in folio form, and those available at the present time include Flowers In The Dirt, Band On The Run, Give My Regards To Broad Street, Press To Play, Tripping The Live Fantastic, and All The Best! Also available is the single-song sheet music for 'Let 'Em In', 'Mull Of Kintyre', 'Wonderful Christmastime', 'Jet', 'Take It Away', 'Theme From The Honorary Consul', 'We All Stand Together.', 'Spies Like Us', 'Press', 'Once Upon A Long Ago', 'All My Trials' and 'C'mon People' These can be ordered through a music (instrument) store or direct from the Mail Order Department, Music Sales, 8/9 Frith Street, London W1V 5TZ.

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