He is a godfather to a relative of mine and there was a wedding where we were not sure whether or not he would make an appearance. Luckily he didn't. I say thi

He is a godfather to a relative of mine and there was a wedding where we were not sure whether or not he would make an appearance. Luckily he didn't. I say this because the wedding had the lucky couple as top billing and did not need to have the cameras focused on one of the guests. It was their special day, not his. Everyone thinks that they know him, whereas he does not know them. This skews things and I think that it is this that gives the appearance of a 'freakish memory'. People project what they want onto him and have made up their minds about him already. Those of us that write code know how hard it is. With Paul McCartney he can meet up with a friend, bang out some ditty in minutes and sell that by the bucketload. As much as I might mock 'The Frog Song' and such, I don't have the chops to do better. Yet compared to the effort to write code, I do not see 'The Frog Song' as in the same league of endeavour. I am not saying it is easy, but then I am. Personality is a 'skill' and the likes of McCartney can hold a stage with an audience of thousands and no material. He can work that crowd, raise spirits and make everyone have a good time. These experiences are practically faith healing and, again, people read things like 'freakish memory' into this.