Paul skips charity show
Organizer: McCartney skipped charity show Photos Paul McCartney (AP) By Associated PressJuly 1, 2005 LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. -- Was Paul McCartney supposed to play at a concert benefiting victims of the Bluebird Canyon landslide? An event organizer claims the former Beatle promised to perform over the weekend, but the entertainer's publicist, Paul Freundlich, said Wednesday that McCartney never planned to appear.The confusion started when organizer Andy Alison said he delivered a flower basket and an invitation to McCartney at his music label, Capitol Records, on June 23. The real estate agent heard that McCartney and his wife had stayed at the Montage Resort & Spa in Laguna Beach and were familiar with the area. Also, McCartney's post-Beatles band, Wings, had a song called "Bluebird."City officials said they were under the impression McCartney wished to help the victims when a city employee received a call from a man who said he worked for Capitol Records. The man never called back, City Manager Ken Frank said."The number checked back to Capitol," Frank said. "So maybe it was a misunderstanding, or maybe he got sick or changed his mind. Who knows? Maybe it was a gimmick (to sell more tickets)."About 2,500 people flocked to Saturday's concert at an elementary school.Rumors flew that the singer was glimpsed behind stages, in bathrooms and flying in helicopters, Frank said.The June 1 landslide sent homes tumbling down a hill and left others on unstable ground. 

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