On November 14th, Paul McCartney's new concert DVD "The Space Within Us" hits stores. It's the documentation of Paul's 11 week, 34 show, sold-out 2005 tour of the USA which passed through Chicago last October 18th and 19th. Directed by Cameron Crowe, it was shot using 25 HD cameras and will include 35 minutes of bonus footage not seen in last week's A&E special presentation. Former president Bill Clinton, Evanston native Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, Tony Bennett and more all appear in the DVD citing their appreciation for Paul's music and impressions of seeing the tour. Having attended the show on the 19th at the United Center, I can tell you it was a moving experience. Paul played several Beatles songs that had never before been rendered live in front of an audience. He can even still sing them in the same key! This latest tour was not quite as mystical and magical a tour as the previous one was (that one was so incredible, I went three times!), but was amazing in it's own right. Seeing people of all ages (and children, too), races, creeds, cultures and musical genres once again joyously singing along and openly weeping at the show was a sight to behold. The only other performer I have ever seen that could elicit such a powerful emotional reaction from a crowd was Frank Sinatra. We're talking about a very rare caliber of artist that can achieve that. Seen in attendance at various dates on the tour, Steven Tyler, Bono, Lenny Kravitz, Jennifer Aniston, Eva Longoria, Billy Joel, Paul Stanley, Jay Z, Steve Carell, Quincy Jones, Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman , Stevie Wonder, James Taylor , Greg Kinnear, Beyonce, Jack Nicholson, Faith Hill, Ellen DeGeneres, Alec Baldwin, John Cusack, and many more. One of my favorite memories of all time is chatting with Paul about music (in addition to meeting Ringo... his hands are as big as baseball mitts!). I asked Paul if there was any song he wished HE had written, instead of the original artist. His face lit up, he immediately said yes, and he then proceeded to sing a few lines for me of an obscure song he was fond of as a boy. I must admit that when he asked me after he was done if I knew it, I had to say that I was not familiar with it. He grinned and told me that any song from Buddy Holly would also fit the bill. No wonder Paul bought Buddy Holly's catalogue of songs a few years back and holds Buddy Holly appreciation gatherings. Also, on November 21st (one week after Paul's DVD release), a "brand new" Beatles CD will hit the stands. It will be called "Love" in honor of the new Cirque du Soleil Las Vegas show of the same name. The Beatles producer George Martin went back into the Beatles master tapes and has put together a stunning CD of new, experimental mixes of famous Beatles songs. I was given an advance 4 song preview of the new CD, and hearing it blew my mind. The version of "Strawberry Fields Forever" (among others) uses several unreleased studio takes of the song to great effect. George Martin used these pieces to build completely new and different versions of many Beatle classics. In addition to the standard stereo, the CD will also be available in 5.1 surround sound. I was invited to the premiere of "Love" in Las Vegas (where Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison's wife Olivia and son Dhani and Yoko Ono were in attendance), but regretfully I could not make it. However, the reviews on it are terrific, so if you are planning a trip to Las Vegas, make an attempt to catch it.