Mondays Are Tough

But Monday got a lot better this afternoon.

Billy Joel has his own radio channel – just Billy, his stories, his music.

It is great. It is on Sirius.  I listen constantly.

Since I have every album he’s ever made I know even the obscure songs.

In fact most of those are more special to me than his radio hits.

That’s what is sad to me about today’s’ music.

Albums had a theme, a feel through the whole thing, a story.

Just buying one song off iTunes is just a song. Not a full story.

I miss that.

Then today there was a town hall with Billy Joel being interviewed by Howard Stern.

Howard is truly one of the best interviewers I have ever heard.

I know, you think he’s only smut. But that was young Howard.

Old Howard is enjoyable. I don't and never have liked young Howard.
He was just gross to me and while he had the right to do his schtick it was not my style and my right not to listen to things like that.

But since his interview style has progressed I was directed to one and now listen to them all.
He asks what we would ask. He is so thorough. He is so invested and interested.
I find him a great interviewer. But I digress...this is about Billy.

Billy told stories about his songs, how he writes, his life etc.

Howard asked great questions and introduced others and how they have been affected by Billy in their life by his music.

Pink, Melissa Etheridge, Indina Menzel all sang a song that they loved with him.

It was simply great.

There were questions from the audience. I entered to win tickets to be in the audience and the trip to NY. But since I’m writing here today – you know I didn’t win.

Billy Joel is my 20’s and 30’s. Billy Joel was everything to me.

Billy Joel was the song book to my life and his music was at my wedding (the first one, wink wink)

Especially his earlier stuff, to me he’s a real singer songwriter.

Vienna, Honesty, those types of songs.

If you get a chance to listen to the replay and you like Billy Joel, check it out on Sirius.

There will be replays of the town hall on the Howard stations. Possibly even the Billy Joel channel.

It’s made my Monday much better at work I have to say.
And since I am a New Yorker in my heart I leave you with this song.