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PhotoSynthesis: Billy Joel
- Posted on Jul 30th 2007 3:00PM by Neal Preston

Moscow, 1987: I was Billy's tour photographer for the two-week tour of Russia in 1987. The tour was a killer, but Russia was amazing. I had never worked with Billy before, and I saw immediately that he was on a crusade to rock the country, and the people adored him. They were amazing fans, and they knew every f***ing word of every f***ing song. On our last day in Moscow, we all went down to Red Square so the film crew could shoot some "b-roll" [secondary footage], and of course it started pouring. It was the only dreary, "Russian"-type weather of the whole tour.
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eesh, i don't think people really need to say anything back to jossy now.. we've all clarified that it's an ignorant 80-year-old idiot with clearly no friends. Only a couple of goddamn horses.
August 15 2007 at 2:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyjossy, just b/c you play "bit" of guitar or piano, doesn't make you a good judge of who's a great artist or not. i've prefered other ppl's comments over your's just b/c they don't sound like an ass, whereas, you do. and slamming billy just b/c he didn't live up to whatever YOU standard of a "good husband" should be is lame, too. are you a good spouse? do you even HAVE a significant other? those who have never been there before CANNOT judge! and stevie nicks is a HER not a THEM, and she was apart of one of the greatest bands of all time - Fleetwood Mac! :)
August 14 2007 at 5:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyFrom one NY'er to another: I absolutely love Billy Joel. He's always had style and class :)
August 05 2007 at 6:59 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyC'MON PEOPLE, WHAT'S WITH YOU? I SAID I'VE TRIED TO SEE "AS MANY" OF THE GREAT ONES, NOT "ALL" OF THE GREAT ONES. I DO HAVE TO EAT, SLEEP, TAKE CARE OF MY HORSEFARM, OTHER ANIMAL'S THAT LIVE HERE, AND ALSO DO OTHER THINGS. NOW I GET KNOCKED FOR NOT KNOWING MUCH ABOUT STEVIE NICKS. I'VE HEARD OF THEM...BUT AM NOT VERY FAMILIAR WITH 'EM. NOW I'M BEING KNOCKED BECAUSE I CAN PLAY THE PIANO AND GUITAR AND AM ASKED IF I CAN ALSO PLAY THE FLUTE. JUST BECAUSE YOU NEVER WANTED TO LEARN AN INSTRUMENT, DON'T BLAME ME, BLAME YOURSELVES. THE ENTIRE TOPIC IS ABOUT MUSICIANS SO DON'T YOU THINK YOU'D BE BETTER AT OPINIONS IF YOU KNEW HOW TO MAKE MUSIC? IT'S LIKE YOU'RE A BUNCH OF CAR MECHANICS GIVING OPINIONS ON BOATS WHEN YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT BOATS. THERE'S NO LOVE/HATE GOING ON WITH ME AND THAT WEASEL BRET PERSON. IF YOU HAD ANY INTELLIGENCE, YOU'D KNOW HE'S JUST A PUNK COMPUTER TROLL. HE'S PROBABLY ONLY 15 IF EVEN THAT. HE'S BREAKING RULES RIGHT AND LEFT BY MAKING THREATS, USING VULGAR WORDS...I'M JUST HOPONG THAT A MONITOR WILL PICK UP ON THIS. ALL IN ALL, IT'S BEEN FUN, THIS BOARD, BUT WE ONLY SAW A FEW ARTISTS WHEN SO MANY OF THE MAJOR ONE'S WEREN'T SHOWN. HOW ABOUT "WHO"...NOTICE NO PICTURE OF THEM? NEED I GO ON? NO,THIS WOULD BE USELESS.......
August 04 2007 at 6:33 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI am looking at the "art" in this photo. Notice Joel with his umbrella and then in the distance is a line of people with their umbrellas.
Cool!
Isn't it odd that Jossy claims to have "TRIED TO SEE AS MANY OF THE GREAT ONES," when he's never heard of Stevie Nicks?
August 04 2007 at 3:54 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replycorrection the nicks photo before the joel photo.
it sounds like you two guys ought to get a room and take your anger out, anyone i have ever seen argue like you guys do are in the sack after a volley of verbal foreplay like what we have all read this evening ,, i think you guys should hook up and take this love hate affair to a private chat room ,so that real people can leave grown up comments on here and enjoy adult feed back,, ,,..as far as the pic goes ,stevie nicks is very much a hottie and i cant say ive ever seen a bad pic of her.....
WOW Jossy you are full of yourself. Are you sure you aren't Ian Anderson? You probably play the flute too, huh? YER SOO TAAALENTED!
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