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UNL does not discriminate in the academic, admissions or employment programs and abides by all federal regulations pertaining to same. pf ff"' X X CALL: 487-2358 Fml tells By Chris Burl-ch Daily Nebrmsksn Senior Editor A snappily dressed Paul Mc Cartney strolled into the college press conference in the Chicago Ritz Carlton 30 minutes late, look ing a little older than, but just as good as he did two decades ago as one of the Fab Four. He smiled, then stopped, still standing, and looked at the paunchy bald reporters mixed in with us "young folk." One of the venerable elders began a ques tion, but McCartney stopped him short. "You aren't in college," he said, still smiling. The fat guy, undaunted, repeat ed his question, and McCartney sat down and answered questions about his latest cinematic ven ture, "Give My Regards to Broad Street." "Give My Regards ..." is the story of a day in the life of a rock n' roll star who believes the mas ter tape to his new album has been stolen. The idea came from the story of the Sex Pistols first album. Some guy was supposed to deliver it, and they lost it." McCartney said the story nearly happened with the soundtrack of the new film. "Six guys broke into Abbey Road and overpowered the guards, but they couldn't find it bad filing." The. movie did come out and will open at several theaters this weekend. McCartney has been stumping hard for the flick, put ting in a full round of conferences and interviews with the print media, television appearances on Good Morning America and the Tonight Show, among others, and a radio session on Rockline. In spite of all that promotion work, i -5 uy ul Baef-A-Q Brandy's Gourmet Burger Bar Cookies 'N Cream One Potato Tvo Taco Ranch The Plump Tomato Pizza Co. Souparsa'adallay Lower Level Atrium 12th 6c N St. Hours Moa & Thurs. 10 to 9 Tues, Wed, Frt. & Sat. 10 to 5:30 Sua 1230 to5 - ' tike ?st-f McCartney said he'd rather have critical acclaim than commercial success, although he wouldn't re fuse the latter. "I wouldn't turn it down," he said. "It's one way of knowing youVe done it right. But I'd rather it (the film) be an artistic success than a shallow movie like "Porky's." "We had to decide what kind of film we'd do, and we decided to make sort of a rather gentle film, English kind of style . . . It's not a Spielberg blockbuster." McCartney's co-stars in the film include his wife Linda, former Beatles buddies George Martin and Ringo Starr, musicians Dave Edmunds, Dave Gilmoure (Pink Floyd) and Tracy Ullman and actor Bryan Brown, who starred in "Thornbirds." How did he select the support ing musicians? "I chose them just because I like them. Now that I'm not in a group, I'm not stuck on any cer tain musicians. I just rang them up." George Harrison would have made the film a reunion of all the surviving Beatles, but McCartney didn't even consider him. , "It's nothing against him, but I wouldn't even ask him," McCart ney said. "He doesn't like being in movies . . .He never has." The other George of the Bea tles, producer Martin, had the opposite reaction to celluloid. "He's a ham he loved it," McCartney said. McCartney used some of the same criteria he employed in choosing musicians for selecting the movie's songs. He picked a few of his favorite songs, some he had never gotten to perform out side of the studio. 1 n MifY' J yiiiiii VrJVdUU the &toiy "We were going to use songs I'd written," he said. I chose those couple of (Beatles) songs just because I liked them. I'd never done a couple of songs except on the record. We were treating it (the film) more like a live show. You can't do all new materials... The film is a little bit like a live show in that respect." The feeling may have reminded McCartney of the glory days on the road with the Beatles and Wings, but he hasn't rented a bus yet. "Playing in the movie was almost like a concert tour I remem bered how I liked it. But there's no plans at all." "I really enjoyed making the film, even gettin up early. I want to do another . . .If this ("Broad Street") bombs out of existence, I might sulk for awhile." v McCartney gives MTV some of the credit for his cinematic ex cursion, saying videos provide a bridge for musicians to cross over into acting. However, he hedged about evaluating whether or not he crossed that bridge without getting all wet. "The director said I was okay. But I really can't tell yet. At this stage, you're looking at dumb stuff, like your ear, saying 'I never knew my ear looked like that.' " In much of the film, McCartney didn't have to act. He just played Paul, the musician. His favorite part of the film was one such scene where he stood incognito in London's Liecester Square with the first guitar he ever owned and a guitar case open on the sidewalk and busked. "They just dropped me on the street and left me there for an hour. I made a few pounds, but I didn't keep it . . .1 knew somebody was going to say 'He kept the money,' but I didn't. I gave it to a seaman's mission." All that's very interesting, but enquiring minds really want to knovt about Paul's childhood, those formative years which molded him into the soft spoken superstar and mega-capitalist he is today. "I had a great childhood. My dad was uneducated, but he did crossword puzzles. Mom was a midwife." Nebraska Human Resources Research Foundation Sunday, Oct 28 11 am -7 pm State Fair Ground Pantry 390 N. Cotner Lincoln, NE 6S507 I Ag Hall Z50