Live: My good friend (and once upon a time rock nyc scribe) Marie Lynn regarding me going to see the boy band at Metlife in a couple of hours: “Somewhere in New York City, a little girl is crying her heart out because you took her ticket to One Direction”
Recorded: Yes, of course I’m listening to 1D to get in fighting trim, also? the new Danny Brown and the new Iris Dement in heavy rotation round our way.Kinda stopped listening to Friday’s new releases by now. Disappointing right?
Sports: With the Mets, it is always scary to get your hopes up too high, but this could be a big year for them. They made some nice moves and added four pieces. And they are still in first place. As are the Yanks, of course.
News: There doesn’t appear to be any, since you asked.
Comedians Getting Serious: Amy with cousin Chuck Schumer discussing weapons and control and ballingher eyes out (after a shooting spree at a screening of “Trainwreck”) and Louis CK shadowing Mayor Bill for an upcoming project. Wonderful, I saw.
Nassau Coliseum Closing Till 2017: Billy Joel performed an action packed 32 song set including “Homeward Bound” “Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard” and “Late In The Evening” with, well just guess. Andrew Cuomo introduced Billy and, what the hell, here is the setlist:
Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)
Zanzibar
Summer, Highland Falls
Everybody Loves You Now
No Man’s Land
Just the Way You Are
The Entertainer
The Longest Time
The Downeaster Alexa
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
(Paul Simon cover) (with Paul Simon)
Homeward Bound
(Simon & Garfunkel cover) (with Paul Simon)
Late in the Evening
(Paul Simon cover) (with Paul Simon)
The Ballad of Billy the Kid
New York State of Mind
Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)
(Piano intro with Kevin James)
Until the Night
(First time played since December 31, 2013)
Allentown
Goodnight Saigon
(With Veterans)
Keeping the Faith
She’s Always a Woman
My Life
Captain Jack
(First time played since February 21, 2014)
I’ve Loved These Days
The River of Dreams
A Hard Day’s Night
(The Beatles cover) (with ‘The River of Dreams’… more )
Scenes From an Italian Restaurant
Piano Man
Encore:
It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me
Uptown Girl
Big Shot
You May Be Right
(w/Rock&Roll)
Only the Good Die Young