So after chasing the elusive Ringo Starr round and round the Chelsea Flower Show asking "have you got a message for Liverpool?" it was a relief when Paul McCartney agreed to call ME!
Macca agreed to have a chat with the Echo in the run up to Liverpool Sound on Sunday.
Of course, nothing goes without a hitch and as we've all seen in the letters pages and in stories today there are a number of unhappy top price ticketholders who have suddenly found themselves in the relegation zone as far as seating is concerned.
It's such a shame, because Macca's first gig in Liverpool for five years should be a day for celebration, not recrimination.
Let's hope the council/culture company get it sorted out, because as someone at the heart of Sunday said to me, they don't want things to turn into a fiasco.
We can't AFFORD things to turn into a fiasco frankly.
Anyway, it's been the proverbial (and yes I know it's a tired old cliche) long and winding road to secure McCartney to take part for Capital of Culture year.
He played his cards close to his chest over his possible involvement in 2008. I remember a press conference to mark Lipa's 10th birthday back in January 2006 (hell, Robyn Archer was still here!) where we asked him what his plans were.
But now he reckons he's up for it and is certainly ready to party - and even though the concert hasn't turned out quite as people at first anticipated (remember the names being bandied about on internet forums?) it's still McCartney.
