Paul McCartney provides a ½ - price signature

11 April 2012
The Weekender

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Paul McCartney has faced accusations of being a little frugal with his fortune in the past, so it was very amusing to see a fan shove an autograph book under his nose with a "half price" sticker on the front.

Penny (pinching) Lane: Sir Paul signs a cut-price autograph book

It's hard to say what emotion Sir Paul is trying to display on this face, but we're certain his girlfriend Nancy Shevell looks bored as she takes a back seat. The couple were at The Boat That Rocked premiere, and boyband McFly admitted they didn't have the guts to ask Macca for an autograph.

A friend said: "It was really sweet. They were standing near him, but were completely star struck. They just chickened out."

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