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june262004
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Billy Joel and Met fans!
I read this a couple of weeks ago but forgot to post it...
I SO want to go but im sure 
Billy Joel to close out Shea before demolition
BY GLENN GAMBOA [email protected]
September 12, 2007
Start planning, Billy Joel fans. The Piano Man is now set for two major honors that show not just the depth of his talent, but the breadth of his appeal.
Joel is set to be the final performer at Shea Stadium, doing a string of concerts there before its planned demolition after the 2008 Mets season, sources said yesterday. The Long Island Philharmonic also confirmed yesterday that it will honor Joel at its 30th annual gala as a longtime supporter of the orchestra and for his advocacy of music education.
"I am honored and delighted to be recognized by the Philharmonic," Joel said in a statement. "We share a common vision that music and the arts belong at the center of life. Without music education and appreciation, our children would grow up missing a vital and fundamental component to their learning experiences, something we all need to be complete human beings."
No date has been set for the gala, which will be part of the Philharmonic's 30th anniversary celebration in 2009. "Honoring Billy Joel in the Philharmonic's 30th anniversary season is both fitting and appropriate," Philharmonic chairman Larry Austin said in a statement. "Like our founder, Harry Chapin, Billy has demonstrated that he really cares about the future of Long Island. He grew up here, he lives here and he gives back to the community the successes he has earned. He is truly a role model that Islanders can look up to."
No dates are set for Joel's Shea Stadium run, either. (Obviously, the Mets' playoff fortunes next year could factor into that.)
Joel has already played Yankee Stadium and captured that in the concert film "Live at Yankee Stadium" in 1990, but never Shea. The number of shows is also not set, though considering Joel holds the record for his 12 sold-out shows in a single run at Madison Square Garden, making him the first musician to ever have his "number" hang there, his run could last a while.
The last in a line of classics
Shea Stadium's first rock concert featured The Beatles in 1965. Other bands who have played there:
1970 Summer Festival for Peace (including Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix)
1976 Jethro Tull
1982 The Who
1983 Simon and Garfunkel
1983 The Police
1989 The Rolling Stones
1992 Elton John
1992 Eric Clapton
2003 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
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QuoteTheRaven424
22 Months?!!!!
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Re: Billy Joel and Met fans!
AWESOME!
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Re: Billy Joel and Met fans!
 That is awesome.
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MrsPornStar
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Re: Billy Joel and Met fans!
I can't wait!! 
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Re: Billy Joel and Met fans!
I want to go!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Posted 9/25/07 5:23 PM |
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DebG
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Re: Billy Joel and Met fans!
That is awesome, I would love to get my BIL seats for that.
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| Posted 9/25/07 5:28 PM |
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Goldi0218
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Re: Billy Joel and Met fans!
I could put my "No-Shea" rule aside for this one.
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QuoteTheRaven424
22 Months?!!!!
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Posted by Goldi0218
I could put my "No-Shea" rule aside for this one.
whats wrong with shea 
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Jax430
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Re: Billy Joel and Met fans!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WILL BE THERE! That is like a dream for me!
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Goldi0218
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Re: Billy Joel and Met fans!
Posted by QuoteTheRaven424
Posted by Goldi0218
I could put my "No-Shea" rule aside for this one.
whats wrong with shea
We are a pinstripe family.
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| Posted 9/25/07 6:33 PM |
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MrsPornStar
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Re: Billy Joel and Met fans!
Posted by Goldi0218
Posted by QuoteTheRaven424
Posted by Goldi0218
I could put my "No-Shea" rule aside for this one.
whats wrong with shea
We are a pinstripe family.
Despite this flaw, we love you anyway.
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MrsPowers
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Re: Billy Joel and Met fans!
I want to go!
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Nicole728
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Re: Billy Joel and Met fans!
oh that would be awesome to go to!
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june262004
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Re: Billy Joel and Met fans!
Posted by Jax430
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WILL BE THERE! That is like a dream for me!
As soon as i saw it I thought of you!
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bklyngirl
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Re: Billy Joel and Met fans!
i would love to go to that
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Jax430
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Re: Billy Joel and Met fans!
Posted by june262004
Posted by Jax430
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WILL BE THERE! That is like a dream for me!
As soon as i saw it I thought of you!
Thanks!  I am bouncing off the walls right now, but I have to remember that it's over a year away!
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june262004
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Re: Billy Joel and Met fans!
Posted by Jax430
Posted by june262004
Posted by Jax430
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WILL BE THERE! That is like a dream for me!
As soon as i saw it I thought of you!
Thanks! I am bouncing off the walls right now, but I have to remember that it's over a year away!
I know  My mom was like you wont be able to get tickets to that... I was like well if he does 20 shows to outbeat his 12 at the garden I will 
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Jax430
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Re: Billy Joel and Met fans!
Posted by june262004
Posted by Jax430
Posted by june262004
Posted by Jax430
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WILL BE THERE! That is like a dream for me!
As soon as i saw it I thought of you!
Thanks! I am bouncing off the walls right now, but I have to remember that it's over a year away!
I know My mom was like you wont be able to get tickets to that... I was like well if he does 20 shows to outbeat his 12 at the garden I will
Exactly! Of course, I want to be at the VERY last show, but that's not so likely.
Even if I end up in Upper Level, Section 38, Row V, I will be there!
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Re: Billy Joel and Met fans!
Posted by Goldi0218
I could put my "No-Shea" rule aside for this one.
I could also.
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Re: Billy Joel and Met fans!
Message edited 11/11/2011 7:09:20 PM.
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Kissy331
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Re: Billy Joel and Met fans!
I can't wait!!!!
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