Sir Paul McCartney has shunned expensive hotels in favour of camping.
The former Beatle was cruising on the infamous Route 66 - which stretches from Chicago to LA - when the couple stopped at a Circle K to get gas and use the restrooms. A car full of local young guys on their way to St Louis for a Cardinals game yelled out "That looks like Paul McCartney!" One yelled "Hey, Paul!" and Paul answered in his distinctive Liverpool accent.
The excited guys got to talk with Paul and he posed for the above photo with them.
The 66-year-old musician is currently on a US road trip with girlfriend Nancy Shevell, and the pair decided to spend a night under the stars when they arrived at Bennett Springs State Park in Missouri last weekend.
"He came in and asked for directions to Bennett Springs (state park)," said secretary Mary Jane Cushing at C & D's Quick Stop. "He was driving an older green car. He gave our employee an autograph on a piece of notebook paper. It says, 'Cheers to Kay, Paul McCartney '08.' She compared it on the Internet and it is his signature."
A fellow camper said: "It was incredible to see one of the world's richest musicians going back to basics.
"They didn't seem to have a care in the world as they laughed and joked with each other." After spending the night in their tent, the couple further amazed onlookers when they set off on a hike in stifling heat. A source explained to Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper: "It was nearly 30 degrees but the heat didn't slow them down at all. "They were like two teenagers on a first date - it was really sweet. "They were seen tucking into sandwiches. Paul even had a cheeky bottle of stout which he had packed away."
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