Macca, Dame and a Nut!

It is not for me to criticise anyone simply because their attempts at achieving a long and happy marriage eventually failed and ultimately ended in the divorce courts, especially as Valentine's Day approaches.

But after a very happy marriage of 29 years to Linda, one wonders why Paul McCartney said yes to Heather Mills when she asked him if he wanted to"...hop into bed".

(She also asked him if he wanted to hop to the shops, hop to the cinema etc etc)

After four years of marriage Sir Paul is the one who has been left hopping....hopping mad!

Heather Mills wonders why people label her a money grabber and it is easy to see her point; whilst she was in no way instrumental (please forgive the music related pun but Linda was instrumental as she played the guitar in Wings) in the £825m fortune amassed by Macca in a 40 year career, and whilst she was only married to him for four or so years, she therefore only wants about £60m !

How could anybody call that money grabbing?

Yesterday, Macca said "I feel fine" but added that he was hoping the judge would "...please, please me, as despite giving Heather all my loving", he realised (in a veiled reference to her less than puritanical past?) that "...money can't buy me love".

As the assembled press in front of the divorce court surged forward, Macca urged them to get back, as one news paper back-writer asked him whether after it was all over would he be able to let it be, and just disappear. Macca replied that he was "...going nowhere man" as he had initially tried to be reasonable and had told her that he thought "...that they could come together...and that we could work it out", but that after a hard day's night, he had called his lawyers to help, and had invited "Peggy" (as he had less than affectionately begun to refer to Heather) to politely "take a ticket to ride".

Macca's lawyer, Fiona Shackleton said that sadly, whilst a couple setting out in marriage think that all you need is love, something else is needed."...Marriage," she continued "...is something of a magical mystery tour, sometimes good, sometimes bad, sometimes in between.

When that same couple turn to each other in church, saying "I want to hold your hand" each declaring "Love me do", they understandably think that it will last forever. As a divorce lawyer let me give you (the press) some advice. From me to you- it doesn't!

Each may twist and shout and he may think that she loves you (yeah, yeah, yeah) but it comes down to money in the end.

There have been some of you - albeit not that many - who have been saying "...Ain't she sweet", well all we can see is that even the Lady Madonna, isn't worth £60m for 4 year's marriage!"