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BACK IN THE USSR

I'm watching an A&E special on Paul McCartney playing Russia for the first time ever back in May. Red Square. Some interesting background interviews with citizens, talking about how important the Beatles were to them in the dark days of Brezhnev. Paul has the same line up I saw in Lauderdale last year. And I have to say, having been a Lennon fan for almost 40 years, I love Paul. Sure, he squandered his talents on occasion. No, he was never a Genius, or Serious Artist. And yes, he glommed onto the Eastman Westchester WASP scene with vigor, but underneath it all he's still a great songwriter, a fantastic singer, and a true fucking rock and roller.

And watching Sir Paul play Red Square instead of watching that fat fucking loser Billy Joel playing Back In The USSR ten years ago was a thrill.

(Here's the part where V-Man loses it and goes off on a tangent - Ed.)

Billy Joel. Never has a dime traveled so far, or returned such investment to its serendipitous holder. I got thrown out of the bar at the Polynesian Hotel in Disney World in 1978 for heckling the performer because he wouldn't play anything but Billy Joel. I'm not proud of it. Performing is hard work, and you're hanging your hide on the line, and you don't need that shit from anybody. Bu the fact remains after several requests from me that cocksucker still wouldn't play anything but Billy Joel.

Fuck Billy Joel. Cause I said so.