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On this date in 2008 Shea hosted its last concert. This was actually an added date. It was a bit unfair to those people who bought tickets they thought were for the last concert at Shea, which actually became tickets to the second-to-last show, scheduled for a Wednesday. So Friday, 7/18, turned out to be the last concert. It worked out swell for me. I was able to find tickets for the final concert in the exact seats I had sat in for the 1986 World Series and many other games during the height of the Mets Golden Age (yes, such a thing existed; twice even). It gave me chills again just watching the final song, which Billy Joel allotted to very special guest star Paul McCartney, who’d been there with his old band the day the first song was sung at the Big Shea. How much did it cost to go to the last show at Shea? How bad was parking? How long did it take to get home? I have no memory of that. Just Let It Be.
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Here is a reminder to check out the awesome interview I did a little while back with John Strubel for Mets Rewind. It’s worth your time, as are all things from Mets Rewind. They’re playing our song.
And as we prepare for the Hall of Fame induction weekend, take a look at some select Mets artifacts from Cooperstown in a piece I did for Rising Apple.