(Associated Press) (03/31/04)

By Scott Sonner

Edited By Michael Bennett

TRUCKEE, CA, USA - PAUL McCARTNEY capped a ski vacation at Lake Tahoe last night with an impromptu performance at the same Sierra Nevada restaurant where he entertained surprised diners last year.

"Unfortunately, you have an unscheduled guest here at Moody's," McCartney said as he took the stage with a jazz trio late Monday night.

About 70 people crowded around as McCartney sang the jazz standard "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" with The George Souza Trio.

He then asked the band to play the blues rocker "Kansas City" and altered the lyrics into a tribute to Tahoe City - a neighboring lakefront town.

He made a similar appearance last February at Moody's Bistro and Lounge in the old Truckee Hotel.

McCartney and his wife, Heather Mills, had been skiing at Tahoe resorts for about a week and attended the Prince concert Saturday night at the University of Nevada, Reno, about 30 miles from Truckee.

"They just kind of snuck him in through the kitchen," Souza said.

The couple ate dinner at a corner table next to the band before McCartney joined the trio on stage for about 15 minutes.

"It was definitely a feel-good time by everybody. I think he seemed like he had fun," said Souza, who played a jazz rendition of "Yesterday" for the couple.

"They were probably there two hours. He was very gracious," Souza said. "I think the guy has a future in show business."

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