American Chopper: Celebrity Build (Billy Joel)

American Chopper: Celebrity Build (Billy Joel)
TV Squad - Santa Monica,CA,USA
... newspaper (yes, they still print those) that this episode (that first aired on Monday) would be a celebrity build for my favorite singer, Billy Joel, and that ...

You know, I used to watch American Chopper now and again because I kind of liked the Teutuls' act. You know what I mean: Paulie Sr. is the gruff but lovable father that is always barking out orders and issuing empty threats; Paulie Jr. is supposed to be the heir apparent to the Orange County Choppers empire, but doesn't seem to want it or care; Mikey's the comic relief. Then, of course, I found out that, like most reality shows, the yelling and tension is mostly made-up. By then it didn't really matter, though; I had stopped watching because the formula started to get tiresome to me.

But then I read in my local newspaper (yes, they still print those) that this episode, which first aired on Monday, would be a celebrity build for my favorite singer, Billy Joel, and that Billy would be a complete pain in the ass. Oh, boy. The prickly "my way or the highway" Teutuls mixed with the "delicate genius" of the Piano Man? This was one I had to watch.

The first thing I was looking for from this episode, of course, was some erratic behavior by Billy. As a fan, it pains me to know that Billy has lately become better known for his automobile accidents and "wine rehab" than his music, and I was wondering if anyone at OCC was going to have the stones to kid him about it. No such luck. And since Billy's cleaned up his act (and gotten married to a woman who's 30 years his junior -- nice job!) he was straight as an arrow, paying strict attention to the details he wanted on his "Billy Bob" version of a vintage Indian bobber.

Boy, did he pay attention to detail. He's a bike builder and collector himself, so he knew exactly what he wanted, giving the OCC boys more instructions than they were used to getting from a client. They all rolled their eyes and made jokes about "Billy Boy" when he wasn't around, but they knew that if the bike wasn't right, their A-list client was going to put his foot up someone's ass. So they made sure to fulfill his many, many requests.

I wonder, though, if the guys were "directed" to put on some pieces that weren't quite right so Billy could come over, look at the rough build, and make those two pages of changes he left behind. I mean, at one point, they put on an eye-shaped tail light even though Paulie Jr. told the guys that Billy wasn't going to like it. Also, it seems odd that they all bitched about how "simple" the bike was at the start, especially Jr., and by the time they finished, they all came around and said how cool the project was. That didn't really ring true to me.

Anyway, of course there was a tension point: the "fire engine red" powder coat for the frame and some of the parts came back in two shades of orangey-red. The parts were so orangey-red that the tank and rear fender, which were actually painted fire-engine red by another vendor, had to be repainted to match. Now on my screen, I couldn't really sense the shade difference, but it was obvious to the OCC crew, as they couldn't stop complaining about it.

But they put the bike together anyway, figuring if Billy doesn't like it, they'll just keep it. But somehow at the "last minute", Paul Sr. finally decides to have the biggest lighter-colored parts painted by their paint guy to match the darker-colored parts. The narrator mentioned that the shop had cut a deal with a new powder-coating vendor who gave them the first few jobs for free. Huh. Maybe they should go back to the old vendor.

Anyway, the Teutuls get the bobber back together and bring it to a Billy show in Syracuse, where it is dramatically revealed to him on stage. Of course, he loves it. Would there have been any other ending?

Now, because someone decided to expand this episode to two hours, the producers needed to provide some filler. Some of it was funny. After Billy tells the boys not to put any piano graphics on the Indian ("Oh, God, deliver me from piano keys. Everyone sends me more freakin' ties and scarves with piano keys on them... I hate piano keys."), Mikey and Jay decide to take an old beater and make Billy a bike with everything he didn't want on it: piano keys on the tank and tires, a microphone sticking up from the handlebars, a tip cup, and a $3 Casio keyboard mounted to the tank. What's interesting is, the joke bike actually took a lot of effort to get it to look the way Mikey wanted. If he only applied himself with the real projects as much as he did this one...

Anyway, when Billy comes around to the shop to check the progress, they reveal the joke bike to him first, saying that it was his finished bike. Of course, Billy had a nice laugh, but gave Mikey that "happy, asshole?" look that Mikey, a huge fan, fully expected him to give.

The other filler was some scenes backstage at one of Billy's MSG shows and a trip to Billy's Long Island estate to ride some of his bikes. Of course, all the filler made the episode drag quite a bit, but I give Discovery a pass; it's not often that they have a show with a superstar guest, and I guess they wanted to take advantage of it.

Anyway, it was a pretty enjoyable episode. Will I start watching American Chopper again because of it? No. But it's always good to see the regular-guy persona that Billy always seems to project. He meshed well with the rough crowd at OCC and wasn't at all intimidated by them. And I liked seeing the Teutuls again; maybe if I come back in another couple of years, I'll enjoy them like I used to a few years ago.

Billy Joel at MSG: Your Reviews

Billy Joel at MSG: Your Reviews
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
I'm 48 years old and I've always wanted to say thank you to Billy Joel. I don't ... today. Billy Joel belongs to Long Islanders. He is ...
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 Review from Tom Karlya of Medford:

I'm 48 years old and I've always wanted to say thank you to Billy Joel. I don't know that I'd ever get the chance to meet him to say it face-to-face. The closest I have ever really been to him was in the 200 section at Madison Square Garden. Although there was that one time I accidentally cut him off while he was on his motorcycle on the Northern State Parkway when I was in my early twenties. I kept saying to myself, "I can't believe I almost killed Billy Joel." I'm sure it was him. But that was over 25 years ago and not the way I ever hoped to meet him. But that would be him, wouldn't it, on his bike? A regular guy, on a regular day, on regular Long Island. It is this appearance of being just one of us that I firmly believe, after 35 years, he continually appeals to us all and his concerts still sell out. He is older now, a bit heavier, has a little less hair. Me too. As I watched him a few weeks ago at the Garden (section 400 this time, I didn't even know the Garden had a section 400; so much for 'moving out'), I kept thinking that my life is a timeline based on Billy Joel songs. To his songs I did things I shouldn't have done, I did things I wanted to be doing and I re-do things in my memory still as I hear him today. Billy Joel belongs to Long Islanders. He is shared with the world but from the "green in Levittown" to the bay men on the east end, from paintings purchased at Sears to a New York state of mind, Billy has told our story. He was the guy in the denim shirt and leather jacket who made it big. He was the one from the neighborhood who kept his feet on the ground and touched the stars. He partied in the graces of the filthy rich and the whole time looking to us going 'wink-wink', I'm still one of you. He clearly is proud to be Long Island's most famous son. He lives here still. He's not perfect. He's not too proper. He's real. Me too. I probably will never get to meet Billy Joel face-to-face nor have a backstage pass. And having a beer with him will probably also never happen, although I would like to--I think we'd get along. But my wife and I are usually out there when he has a concert. Listening. Reflecting. And he continues up there on stage; up there still touching the stars. So thanks Billy for showing everyone that it's okay to be one of us. 'Wink-wink' back at 'cha Piano Man.

Our most heart-felt review came from a 12-year-old reader in Yarm, England, who traveled all the way to New York to hear Billy Joel sing:

As a 12-year-old girl from a small town in northeast England, my first time in New York City was to be memorable, not least because my Dad had managed to secure tickets to see Billy Joel on Feb 25th at Madison Square Garden. Now I may only be 12-years-old but I have endured my mam and dad playing the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, U2 and of course Billy Joel for as long as I can remember and over the years have become quite familiar with most of Billy's songs.

I sat in anticipation as the lights faded and the audience came to life. Sudenly a flash of light and there he was, blasting out 'The Angry Young Man' or maybe it should have been the angry old man (he looked older than I had imagined). Never the less, I'll remember my first sight of Billy Joel in much the same way as I'll remember my first sight of the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty...I got goose pimples, felt so excited and thought this is the place to be!

The show rocked and rolled from 'Allentown' to 'Saigon' to 'Zanzibar' along 'The River of Dreams' calling at 'The Great Wall of China' before coming to rest back home in 'New York' where we witnessed 'The Lights Go Out on Broadway'.

The 20,000 audience sang along with each song as if they were part of the show, encouraged by Billy at every opportunity. Dad, Mam, my brothers, sister and I joined in the fun as if it were a New Years Eve party. Indeed that's what it felt like, a warm gathering of old friends who were pleased to come to gether after time apart.

New York State of Mind left me feeling quite sad, we were returning home the next day after having the most fabulous time not only at the concert but in the fantastic city that is 'The Big Apple'. I took a bite and want more. The concet closed with 'Piano Man.' A sea of small lights swayed to and fro resembling a cloudless winter night where the stars fill the sky.

The brightest star of all had given all 20,000 fans a night to remember. A night that coverd thirty years of hits from the 'Piano Man'.

Billy: 'I Love You Just The Way You Are' and even after thirty years 'It's Still Rock n Roll to Me' and the night will stay with me 'For The Longest Time'.

Lots of love from a new 'Native New Yorker,' Sarah (Bunty) Jones
Yarm, England

PS: Thanks Billy, and thanks New York City.

It's still rock and Joel to them

It's still rock and Joel to them

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April 26, 2006

Crammed into a Long Island Rail Road car after Billy Joel's record-setting 12th successive sold-out show at Madison Square Garden, Zach Goodman was hoarse from singing along: He'd attended six of those shows, and (gasp!) sold his iPod to help raise the dough for the tickets.

"Everybody has a strong connection to Billy Joel," Goodman, 17, of Dix Hills, said late Monday night, adding he even met his idol last week at a press event. "He's like a neighbor - he's Long Island's neighbor."

In a riff on a famous Joel tune, call it "Scenes from the LIRR."

The train eastbound from Penn Station to Ronkonkoma was loud with giddy fans who themselves were worthy of Joel's Long-Island-centric lyrics: the 40-something who's been listening to the singer's stuff for 30-something years; the woman whose cousin palled around with him before his star rose; the parents with children, handing off their Piano Man to another generation.

As with many post-Garden-event trains, this one had its share of rowdy, beer-soaked revelers. For the most part, though, it seemed a more PG-rated affair, with some families squeezing in a final fling at the end of schools' spring break.

Many interviewed said it wasn't only their love of Joel's music that brought them out. They were drawn by their connection to a man who, for all his phenomenal success, they often see around the Island, seemingly living an ordinary life - just like them.

"He's from Long Island, and he still lives in Long Island. What more could you ask for?" said Debbie Kennedy, 46, of Bethpage. She and her husband, Tom, had brought their son Ryan, who is autistic, to his first-ever concert. Ryan, 17, loves to play Joel's "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" on the piano.

"'Piano Man' was a great song," a grinning Ryan said as he hugged his mom.

Lauren Miller, 9, who was wearing an oversized Joel T-shirt, and her brother, Connor, 11, were bleary-eyed yet excited after the three-hour concert they attended with their parents, Denise and Keith Miller. Both children also play Joel's songs on the piano, and Connor is learning about him at his school in Oyster Bay.

Joel's success "shows anything is possible, even if you come from a small town," Connor said.

Mary Ellen Madden, 50, from Hicksville, agreed. She grew up with Joel - he used to hang with one of her cousins, she said - and brought her son, Chris Madden, 22, to Monday night's concert. "It's just nice to see a hometown boy make something of himself," she said.

Declared Cheryl Loiacano, an Albertson resident in her 40s who said she's been a Billy Joel fan since his rock and roll beginnings, more than 30 years ago: "He's a legend. There's just nothing like him."

Billy Joel Concerto to Debut in June

Billy Joel Concerto to Debut in June
WTOP - Washington,D.C.,USA
GREENSBORO, NC (AP) - A concerto drawn from Billy Joel's 2001 classical album, "Fantasies & Delusions," will debut in June at the Eastern Music Festival. ...

 GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - A concerto drawn from Billy Joel's 2001 classical album, "Fantasies & Delusions," will debut in June at the Eastern Music Festival.

 

Jeffrey Biegel, who arranged the piano section at Joel's request, will perform the "Concerto for Piano and Orchestra" on June 24 with the EMF faculty orchestra.

 

Stuart Malina, who shared a 2003 Tony Award with Joel for the hit Broadway musical "Movin' Out," will conduct. Malina, who leads the symphony in Harrisburg, Pa., is the former music director of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra.

 

"With a piece like this and an artist like this, it is a huge deal for us," said EMF President and CEO Tom Philion.

 

Philion said he and Biegel discussed the concerto months ago, but he expected the piece to premiere somewhere else.

"As the months wore on, it became apparent that we were going to be first," Philion said.

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On the Net:

http://www.easternmusicfestival.com

 

Star guests - Billy's touring

Star guests - Billy's touring
GMTV - UK
Billy Joel is set for his first UK tour in twelve years. The ... Billy Joel is to perform in the UK for the first time in 12 years. The ...

Five arena dates initially confirmed.

Billy Joel is to tour the UK and Ireland for the first time in 12 years, Sound Generator can reveal.

The Grammy Award-winner, currently in the middle of a massive world tour (which broke records after the star sold out New York's Madison Square Garden for 12 consecutive nights [read: Billy Joel breaks records at Madison Sq. Garden]), will touch down in early July for the arena shows, which begin Wednesday the 5th at the Birmingham NEC.

The full tour plans look like this:

July 2006

5 - Birmingham NEC
10 - Wembley Arena
19 - Manchester MEN Arena
24 - Glasgow SECC
29 - Dublin Croke Park

Tickets for all the dates go on sale Friday 31st March at 9am Click here after that time to buy online.

Sing Us a Song, You're the Motorcycle Man, 'American Chopper' builds a motorcycle for Billy Joel

Sing Us a Song, You're the Motorcycle Man
Television Week - Detroit,MI,USA
... episode of "American Chopper," the brawling Teutul family builds a vintage Indian Bobber for traffic-accident-prone Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Billy Joel. ...

On this week's episode of "American Chopper," the brawling Teutul family builds a vintage Indian Bobber for traffic-accident-prone Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Billy Joel. The Teutuls-Paul Sr. and Paul Jr.-visit the piano man's home and motorcycle collection and need to finish the new bike in time to unveil it during one of Mr. Joel's concerts. The bike is likely to be a collector's item, though it would probably be best if it stayed on display. Mr. Joel was involved in car accidents in 2002, 2003 and 2004. He also had a motorcycle crash in 1983. For Mr. Joel, being on basic cable is now a family affair. His wife Katie Lee Joel is host of Bravo's popular "Top Chef," and what she brings home from the set is probably a lot less dangerous. -Jon Lafayette

 

'American Chopper' builds a motorcycle for Billy Joel
Syracuse Post Standard - Syracuse,NY,USA
Billy Joel fans who attended his show at the Carrier Dome in March can get that I-was-there-when feeling by tuning in to "American Chopper" on the Discovery ...

Monday, April 24, 2006

Billy Joel fans who attended his show at the Carrier Dome in March can get that I-was-there-when feeling by tuning in to "American Chopper" on the Discovery Channel.

The episode that airs at 9 p.m. today follows the Orange County Chopper crews led by founder Paul Teutul Sr. and chief designer Paul Jr. as they race to build the custom motorcycle promised to musical icon Joel.

The 38,500 fans in the Dome know how the show ends.

 

Sting, Billy Joel & Others To Perform for Rainforest Foundation

Sting, Billy Joel & Others To Perform for Rainforest Foundation
Starpulse.com - Branford,CT,USA
Sherly Crow, Billy Joel and Lenny Kravitz will join Sting at this year's Rainforest Foundation Fund Benefit Concert in New York. ...

Sherly Crow, Billy Joel and Lenny Kravitz will join Sting at this year's Rainforest Foundation Fund Benefit Concert in New York. The Woodstock-themed Carnegie Hall show is such a big deal in the Big Apple this year that the Empire State Building will glow 'environmental' green as a tribute.

The stars of the show on May 19 will pick iconic hippie anthems from the 1968 and 1969 summers of love and perform them on the night. Show producer Trudie Styler, who is married to headliner Sting, says, "We have chosen a different theme for each of the 14 shows over the years, but what they have all shared in common is that they have celebrated some of the most inspiring music of our changing times. This year's choice of songs of 1968 and the iconic Woodstock summer of 1969 takes us back to a time of activism and calls to peace proliferating through music."

She added, "The evening will be packed with nostalgia and fun, not least because of the amazing artists who will be performing. It will also be a fitting reminder that we have to fight for the safety of our planet, and of the ongoing battle to preserve our fragile and precious ecosystem."

 

Council member recalls meeting Billy Joel

Council member recalls meeting Billy Joel
Journal Inquirer - Manchester,CT,USA
VERNON - When Billy Joel plays his record-breaking 22nd career performance at the Hartford Civic Center later today, Bill Fox will be there to see it. ...

VERNON - When Billy Joel plays his record-breaking 22nd career performance at the Hartford Civic Center later today, Bill Fox will be there to see it.
But for Fox, a Town Council member and avid Joel fan, nothing will top the February 1996 night when he had the chance to meet the "piano man."

Joel had been in the midst of a tour of colleges around the U.S., which included a stop at the Jorgenson Auditorium, on University of Connecticut's Storrs campus. Shortly after Joel's performance, Fox had the once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet one of his favorite musicians.

At the center of the meeting was an album known as "Cold Spring Harbor," Joel's first professional solo effort.

In the fall of 1979, Fox, then a student at Syracuse University, saw a profile on Joel, in which he talked about the album. Around 1971, Joel recorded the album, but a producing error wreaked havoc with its sound.

Fox said the apparent mistake left Joel sounding like he had a higher pitched voice, similar that of "Mickey Mouse."

Irritated with the result, Joel reportedly signed away his royalty rights to the album and moved to California, where he went underground and spent a lot of his time writing music and playing piano bars under the name "Bill Martin".

After learning about the album, Fox told his father that he would love to get a copy of it.

Much to Fox's surprise, he later received an original, unopened copy of the album, which his father, who is also named Bill, bought with the help of local record dealer Cliff Edwards. The album was given as a present to Fox, whose birthday happens to fall on Christmas Day.

Fast-forward 16 years - Joel's tour is scheduled to stop at UConn and Fox makes plans to be in attendance. Knowing his love for Joel's music and his desire to get the album signed, Fox's girlfriend Lisa Madow of Fairfield began making inquiries into the possibility of getting Joel's autograph.

After speaking to the manager of Joel's college tour, Madow was told that Joel would likely be able to sign the album, if she could prove that Fox actually had the album, Fox said.

When they arrived at the hall that night, Madow held the album up for one of the stagehands, who gave her a wink, sealing the meeting.

All of this had happened without Fox's knowledge.

When the performance was over, Madow suggested that Fox, who is disabled, wait for a few minutes while the assembled crowd filed out.

When Madow indicated that he go toward the front of the stage, Fox said he began to suspect that something was afoot. Ten minutes after arriving at a door next to the stage, Joel himself came downstairs and greeted Fox.

"He said 'Hi, I'm Billy Joel, nice to meet you," Fox said. "He's one of those people - it was as if he had known me and I had known him all my life."

The two talked for more than 20 minutes, with Fox asking Joel questions about his music.

During the conversation, Fox mentioned that he had the album "Cold Spring Harbor" and that he heard that Joel "hated" the album.

During the course of the meeting, Joel put his autograph on a small piece of paper, which was later attached to the album. In addition to the autograph, Joel attached a personal note: "I don't hate this album."

Reflecting on the experience, Fox said he had a hard time believing that the meeting was actually taking place.

"I couldn't believe it was happening as it was happening, but I was experiencing it, so I knew it was real," Fox said. "

An experience that will likely be remembered fondly when Fox attends Joel's record-breaking show in Hartford, tonight.  

Madison Square Garden 'Retires' Billy Joel's Shirt

Madison Square Garden 'Retires' Billy Joel's Shirt
Starpulse.com - Branford,CT,USA
Billy Joel made history in New York on Wednesday when he became the first celebrity to have his 'sports shirt' retired at Madison Square Garden. ...

Billy Joel made history in New York on Wednesday when he became the first celebrity to have his 'sports shirt' retired at Madison Square Garden. The rocker recently shattered Bruce Springsteen's record of 10 successive sell-outs at the world famous sports arena when he announced 12 concerts at the Garden.

And MSG officials decided to mark the occasion by hoisting a hockey shirt with 'Joel' and the number 12 on the back up to the rafters of the venue, where it will hang for posterity. Such an honor is usually reserved for sporting heroes.

Joel admits he's thrilled but insisted he didn't want fans to forget Springsteen set the amazing record. Using sporting terms, Joel says, "When (baseball legend) Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's (home run) record, it didn't make Babe Ruth chopped liver."

Joel will perform his 12th successive sell-out show at Madison Square Garden on Monday night.

 

Ballet Joel

Ballet Joel
University at Buffalo The Spectrum - NY,USA
"Brenda and Eddie were the popular steadies and the king and the queen of the prom," a set of Billy Joel lyrics sung by Wade ... I'ma big fan of Billy Joel.". ...

"Brenda and Eddie were the popular steadies and the king and the queen of the prom," a set of Billy Joel lyrics sung by Wade Preston in the Broadway hit "Movin' Out," now playing as part of Shea's Broadway Series.

Buying the soundtrack to this latest addition to Shea's theater isn't necessary, since 25 of the 29 songs featured in the performance come straight from the Billy Joel closet of classics.

Unforgettable lyrics from songs such as "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me," "Uptown Girl," and "Only the Good Die Young," are performed by a band overlooking the rest of the stage, where the cast presents a modern ballet to the given lyrics.

"Movin' Out" brought an audience of all ages, from college students that are fans of Billy Joel's music to ballet-goers to theater connoisseurs.

"The show was great, energetic, and fun," said Mike Folli, a communication major at UB, "and the songs were really cool. I'm a big fan of Billy Joel."

"Movin' Out" is truly meant for any person who enjoys an evening out at the theater, the mix of rock 'n' roll with ballet choreographed by Twyla Tharp gives a modern edge to dance.

Tharp has been dancing since the age of four, joining the Paul Taylor Dance Company after studying at the American Ballet Theater School, but left to start her own group in 1965. She began choreographing in 1979 where she arranged the dances for Milos Forman's film version of the '60s rock musical "Hair." Other credits include staged dances for the films "Ragtime," "Amadeus," and "White Nights."

Tharp introduces a progressive approach to ballet by instituting a jovial type of dance full of spunk, comprising competitive gymnastic tumbles and cheerleading stunts never before seen onstage.

"There was a great deal of energy in the performance," said Gail Taylor, a resident of Kenmore. "There was so much heart and soul. Nothing about it dragged. It was very peppy."

Tharp's use of gymnastic jumps, dives, and plunges express emotion through dance as opposed to the spoken word. There were many cases in which displayed emotion was essential in order to portray a plot.

The storyline follows a group of friends on their graduation day, including Brenda and Eddie, high school sweethearts who break up in the first scene, and James and Judy, who want to get married soon. There is also Eddie's friend Tony, who steals Brenda quickly after graduation.

The plot thickens when the boys go off to war and James dies during battle to the beat of "We Didn't Start the Fire." The anguish is portrayed skillfully with Judy's funeral ballet, where she is clothed all in black and dances to "The Stranger."

Act II follows Eddie through his depression after the war, where he experiments with drugs and eventually receives forgiveness and a new beginning.

"Movin' Out" began showing at Shea's Tuesday evening and will continue through April 23. Shows begin at 7:30 p.m., with another at 8 p.m. on Friday, on Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.ticketmaster.com and at Shea's box office at 650 Main Street.

 

Billy Joel Is Honored By Madison Square Garden, 'Movin' Out' back in Buffalo

Billy Joel Is Honored By Madison Square Garden
NY1 - NY,USA
The number is 12, but it’s not Joel’s jersey number. It’s the Garden ... will hit that mark. "It's been a great run here,” said Joel. ...

Billy Joel has joined the ranks of Madison Square Garden’s best players.
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The Garden retired the Piano Man's “number” Wednesday night, putting him in a category with hockey legend Mark Messier, and basketball stars Patrick Ewing and Willis Reed. The number is 12, but it’s not Joel’s jersey number. It’s the Garden record for most sold out shows in one year and Monday night, Joel will hit that mark.

"It's been a great run here,” said Joel. “It's always been a thrill to play at Madison Square Garden. It's just got an aura to it, since I was a little kid."

Joel breaks the record of 10 shows held by Bruce Springsteen.

'Movin' Out' back in Buffalo
Tonawanda News - North Tonawanda,NY,USA
... The exciting Tony Award-winning show based on Billy Joel’s hit songs was in Buffalo in February 2004, and the musical was such a success that Shea’s ...
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