Pages

▼

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Piano Man


No, it wasn't just the ill-chosen socks and shoes for the 2013 tour. 

 Somebody really doesn't like Billy Joel!  

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Yep, Mr. Joel apparently didn't manage to get this one fan feelin' all right. Too bad for the Piano Man but not too bad for me, who landed this week's contribution to the Friday Fictioneers just the way it are at 19 words.

 Check out the the other Fictioneers by clicking right here; all of them are entertainers who get it right the first time and will no doubt get you high tonight.  So, don't make me wait!

 Think this post was something of a cheat? Keep it to yourself, it's my life!
at

42 comments:

  1. Rochelle Wisoff-FieldsJune 13, 2013 at 6:52 AM

    Dear Perry,

    Succinct, yet entertaining.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Perry BlockJune 13, 2013 at 6:56 AM

      Thanks, Rochelle. For the record, I once liked Billy Joel, not so much anymore. But I'd never do what this one fan did!

      Delete
  2. Sandra CrookJune 13, 2013 at 7:00 AM

    Short and sweet. And funny. :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Perry BlockJune 13, 2013 at 7:02 AM

      Thanks for the comment, Sandra! You've got me feelin' alright.

      Delete
  3. nightlakeJune 13, 2013 at 7:16 AM

    This was fun:) Thank you for visiting my blog today

    ReplyDelete
  4. AnonymousJune 13, 2013 at 8:04 AM

    hehehe Thank you for the laugh... once again. :)

    Best wishes to you, Perry.
    Bellanda

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Perry BlockJune 13, 2013 at 8:05 AM

      You too, Bellanda! And thank you again for joining the blog, as well as commenting. (I owe you a major role in a post one of thesd days.)

      Delete
  5. AnonymousJune 13, 2013 at 10:49 AM

    Poor Billy Joel!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Perry BlockJune 13, 2013 at 11:02 AM

      Poor us that have to listen to his played-out music after all these years!

      Delete
  6. TrudyJune 13, 2013 at 11:44 AM

    Not a big Billy Joel fan, I'm afraid - I just remember seeing him in that 'Uptown Girl' video and being amazed and horrified that he was with that gorgeous model! And that song got played to death on the radio here, so I might well have shoved him through a piano back then!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Perry BlockJune 13, 2013 at 12:20 PM

      Believe it or not, Billy Joel was kind of good-looking as a young man, with a full head of bushy black hair. http://bit.ly/ZM36II He has aged about as badly as anyone in show business, and certainly worse than I have! (ahem ... ) So why don't I have a gorgeous model?

      Thanks for commenting, Trudy.

      Delete
  7. AnonymousJune 13, 2013 at 3:07 PM

    Ahhaa! I actually heard Billy Joel in a radio interview a couple months ago and I was laughing out loud. He is really funny too -- maybe that's the reason for his "outfit."

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Perry BlockJune 14, 2013 at 1:34 AM

      Yes, and you gotta admit he looks great stuck halfway in a piano in those shoes and socks!

      Delete
  8. DobsonJune 13, 2013 at 3:14 PM

    Oh Perry, i have never thought of registering my displeasure with a musician in this way. Listening to music on my Windows Phone as i take care of gardening needs I simply bump ahead to the next song when I hear the beginning notes of an artist I disfavor.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Perry BlockJune 14, 2013 at 1:35 AM

      C'mon, you've given some thought to hitting him or her with a rake, haven't you?

      Delete
  9. AnonymousJune 13, 2013 at 5:20 PM

    There's no such thing as cheating on Friday Fictioneers...

    That's what I keep telling myself anyway.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Perry BlockJune 14, 2013 at 1:42 AM

      I hope you're right, but then this must come as close to cheating as there is! Thanks for commenting.

      Delete
  10. AnonymousJune 13, 2013 at 7:24 PM

    Clever, and fun!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Perry BlockJune 14, 2013 at 1:42 AM

      I don't know how clever, but glad you had fun!

      Delete
  11. janetJune 13, 2013 at 9:27 PM

    I confess I love Billy Joel (at last his "early" stuff) and saw him in concert three times. He and his band were amazing and put on a great show. In response to your story, I remember when I found you there, alone in your electric chair. :-)

    janet

    ReplyDelete
  12. John Nixon The SupercargoJune 14, 2013 at 5:10 AM

    Ahem. I make it 19 words Perry. But now I now feel challenged to complete a Friday Fictioneer entry in less. :-9

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Perry BlockJune 14, 2013 at 5:17 AM

      Ooops! You're right. I'll fix it.

      Good luck with the challenge!

      Delete
  13. RussellJune 14, 2013 at 9:55 AM

    Dear Perry,
    You don't fool me with this Billy Joel stuff.
    The reason your story is so short this week is because you can't wait to get over to the golf course and keep the hot, young girlfriends of those millionaire golfers entertained while their men are chasing a little white ball around a pasture. Damn, I wish I was there!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Perry BlockJune 14, 2013 at 10:09 AM

      I'd answer, but I'm over at the golf course now doing exactly what you said.

      Delete
  14. AnonymousJune 14, 2013 at 11:24 AM

    Hate on Billy Joel all you want, Perry - I love you just the way you are...

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Perry BlockJune 15, 2013 at 12:39 PM

      I don't hate Billy Joel at all, just kind of sick of most of his incredibly played out music. I loved him just the way he was, when it wasn't.

      Delete
  15. troy P.June 14, 2013 at 12:20 PM

    And not a word wasted - loved it!

    ReplyDelete
  16. AnonymousJune 14, 2013 at 3:09 PM

    An entertaining little snippet, Perry. Don't go changing... (It's the first one that came to mind.)

    ReplyDelete
  17. AnonymousJune 14, 2013 at 11:04 PM

    lol clever and entertaining. ^^

    ReplyDelete
  18. Tony RobertsJune 15, 2013 at 6:37 PM

    Wow. You could tweet your entry in.

    Nicely done.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Perry BlockJune 16, 2013 at 4:04 AM

      You know, I could. And still have room for a cite to the picture prompt!

      Delete
  19. brudbergJune 16, 2013 at 3:29 PM

    Great 19 words.. but are you sure you can use the remaining 81 in next week's story?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Perry BlockJune 17, 2013 at 11:44 AM

      Pretty sure I can't, you're right. If anything, I'd love to use all the remaining comments on some of my regular posts, which get only two or three at best.

      How do I work that one out?

      Delete
  20. AnonymousJune 17, 2013 at 12:37 AM

    :-)

    ReplyDelete
  21. Perry BlockJune 17, 2013 at 11:46 AM

    I've been meaning to talk to you about giving up that life, Libby, because I need lots more comments on the regular posts, but not today. Maybe later in the week .... Thanks!

    ReplyDelete
  22. AnonymousApril 1, 2015 at 10:01 PM

    v

    ReplyDelete