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| My First Billy Joel Album |
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I am a big time Billy Joel fan and I'll scream that out to the whole world. I love and highly value my first Billy Joel album. Yes album, it isn't a CD, casette or even an 8 track. It's vinyl baby, and I love it. My kids think it's some sort of frisbee. I better not catch them throwing it around.
I was introduced to Billy Joel through the sitcom “Bosom Buddies” with Peter Scolari and Tom Hanks. I was told that the show wasn’t suitable for children, but something about the antics of two men dressing up as women hit my funny bone.
I later became hooked on songs like Why Should I Worry Billy Joel, Vienna Billy Joel, Billy Joel We Didnt Start the Fire, and Big Shot Billy Joel. My MP3 player should be renamed the Billy Joel MP3. I am a serious fan.
I was also fond of “Three’s Company”, so thinking back I'll bet my parents were scratching their heads wondering what the heck was going through my mind. I must admit, I didn't really know.
I was hooked by the theme song of “Bosom Buddies”, and being the precocious child that I was I would run around our house singing “keep it to yourself… it’s my life!” in a loud and clear voice.
I had no idea who Billy Joel was but I sure liked his song. One day my brother told me that the guy singing it was Billy Joel, and I discovered that there was a Billy Joel album available.
My tiny brain began to spin. If I could purchase a Billy Joel album, I could listen to my favorite song whenever I want on our record player. If I had his album, I could hear Billy Joel’s song without having to wait for a week for “Bosom Buddies” to come on. I was only given fifty cents a week for my allowance and I calculated that at that rate it would take a few years before I could afford that album. I knew that I had to have that Billy Joel album, so I started a campaign of chores to show my parents that I deserve a bigger allowance. I did the dishes, swept the floor, dusted, made my bed, and even walked the dog. I was sure that my parents noticed that I was up to something, but they know a good thing when they see it and didn’t let on. Finally my mother announced that she thought I deserved a treat.
When I told her I wanted a record, we made plans to go to the mall. I was sure my mother expected me to pick out one of my story 45’s that cost a dollar, but she effectively concealed her surprise, when I marched up to the counter with my new Billy Joel album.
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