It's better than leaving alone
― Vinnie, Monday, 22 April 2024 12:01 (one month ago) link
That was a great read!
― rendered nugatory (morrisp), Monday, 22 April 2024 14:01 (one month ago) link
did anyone watch the televised MSG 100 concert? watching now, idk i guess i’ma dork but it’s kinda nice
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 27 April 2024 21:44 (one month ago) link
Vienna was lovely <3
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 27 April 2024 21:45 (one month ago) link
That "Piano Man" story is readymade for a Netflix treatment. The scrappy group of Fresno longhairs who made Billy Joel a star
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 28 April 2024 02:49 (one month ago) link
I don't know if this belongs here, or on the Vampire Weekend thread, or on the Christgau thread, but there's an amusing pre-VW blog post by a young Ezra Koenig defending Billy Joel's honor against the snide attacks of Mr. Christgau, which segues into a rant about the pointlessness of negative reviews in general:
https://internetvibes.blogspot.com/2005/10/critical-beatdown.html
― o. nate, Friday, 31 May 2024 17:43 (two weeks ago) link
ha yeah I remember it! I think we discussed it a few years ago.
― the talented mr pimply (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 31 May 2024 17:54 (two weeks ago) link