The Loose Change

Billy Joel - an outside concert

June 22nd, 2008

Last night saw Billy Joel in concert.  It was a perfect night at the outdoor amphitheater for the occasion, about 75, slight breeze.  Had seats in the lawn/grass part of the concert, but the sound system was so good, I don’t think it really mattered that much where you sat.

All in all, me and the packed place seemed to have a great time.  The huge monitors showed close ups of Billy playing the piano, and man can that dude play the piano.  Amazing.

I hadn’t been to a Billy Joel concert in like 20 years.  He’s lost a bit of hair, seems a lot more humble and was very funny on stage telling jokes between songs.  It was the first time he’d ever been to the beach.  And he played and sounded much like he did back in his 30’s.  I hope I can ‘perfom’ that well when I am 60.

On an interesting side note, his much younger wife went the same college that I did back in Oxford, OH, but I didn’t know her.

Anyway, the songs were the usual and the audience seemed to know most of the words.  A good time was had by nearly all.

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