Jul 16, 2008
Story Timeline: 86 days
Donald McKenzie THE CANADIAN PRESS QUEBEC–It's hardly the British military invasion of the 1750s or the Beatles-led musical invasion of the 1960s, but Paul McCartney's concert in Quebec City is rankling some nationalists in the province. Quebec painter Luc Archambault says he has written a five-page letter that is critical of McCartney's imminent arrival in the provincial capital because of the star's British roots. "His music isn't just music, it is also the lyrics, lyrics that are in English," said Archambault, who hopes to hand the ex-Beatle the letter in person before he takes the stage in front of an expected crowd of 200,000 people on the Plains of Abraham on Sunday. Parti Quebecois culture critic Pierre Curzi is another who believes this is one magical mystery tour McCartney shouldn't be on. "I like Paul McCartney but,...
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