The Last Play at Shea - Almost as good as the real thing, but not quite
By the grace of God, I don't live with a lot of regrets, but last night I spent about 90 minutes regretting one day of practicality. The story goes like this: I'm kind of a Billy Joel fan. I've written about that before, like here , where I told you why. Or here , where I boldly declared that he would not be getting my money in 2009. But two posts from 2008 are replaying in my head, causing a little heartache this morning. This one was before, still hopeful, and then this one , where I allowed myself to wallow in youtube despair. One of my best friends and I share a common Billy geekdom. We each have our favorite Billy experiences - hers is way cooler than mine - but over the last seven years or so, we have shared a few together. Two years ago, when we heard about The Last Play at Shea, a Billy Joel mega-concert closing down Shea Stadium forever, we conspired for about 24 hours. We entered the game late - the concert was just a few days away - but we weren't daunted. ...