A wonder of his age

RE “When He’s 64,” Feb. 5:

As a fellow baby boomer, I appreciate Paul McCartney’s great example of living his life well. I admire how he deals with success, but I also admire how he deals with far more difficult things, including the loss of his wife Linda and his dear friends George and John.

The death of John Lennon was particularly difficult, coming in a shocking moment of madness, and left McCartney struggling with the complicated legacy of a friend he loved dearly who was also an inspiring and combative rival.

So I am especially touched by his song about Lennon, “Here Today,” which is filled with love and appreciation.

On a lighter note, Sir Paul also made me feel much better about those occasional momentary memory lapses (I refuse to call them “senior moments”) that seem to come along as a standard feature (not an option) with the aging phenomenon.

I attended his concert at the Staples Center last November. As I peered through my binoculars from the nosebleed section, I noticed a large teleprompter monitor at his feet, quietly providing reassurance as it displayed the lyric to every song he sang, just in case “Yesterday” seemed a little too far away.

ANDREW TETON

Santa Barbara