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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBREAKING NEWS: World renown singer-songwriter Billy Joel questioned about Fox News tree blaze
Authorities in New York City say that they briefly questioned award-winning musical superstar William Martin Joel about his potential involvement in a Wednesday morning blaze of the Christmas tree in front of Fox NewsCorp's headquarters in Midtown Manhattan.
Police say they questioned the 72 year old Joel--a five time Grammy winning singer-songwriter known for his iconic stadium shows--for approximately four minutes and forty-nine seconds on Wednesday afternoon before ultimately clearing him of involvement.
They remained tight-lipped about the exact contents of what Joel told police, only describing it as a "rather bizarre, rambling screed in which he named dropped a long laundry list of dozens of various newsworthy events and figures of the second half of the 20th Century."
"It was all quite strange," one detective said. "At one point, he's talking about serious items like the desegregation of schools in Little Rock, the JFK assassination and protests in Tiananmen Square, and the next moment, he shifts to far more light hearted topics like California baseball and the Coke and Pepsi 'cola wars.'"
Despite police finding Joel's statement completely baffling at times, they nonetheless described it as "extremely catchy," and noted that upon its conclusion, several detectives in the interview room stood up and cheered and requested an encore.
Ultimately, Joel was cleared of culpability when it was determined that at the time of the fire, Joel was uptown visiting a female companion and therefore couldn't have committed the arson. The exact name of the woman was not released, but it was said she was someone who was "living in her white bread world" and that she was seeking out a "downtown man."
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Mosby
(16,374 posts)AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)Sounds like a plot to me
Jerry2144
(2,115 posts)I must admit it took me a few minutes of thought to figure what you meant.
And I hate you. That song is now echoing between my ears.
Celerity
(43,572 posts)Jerry2144
(2,115 posts)I just came back from Disneyland and had the song from that ride with the boats and the little doll display running through my mind. That song is torture. At least this is better
Itsa world of soap and a world of beer..,
BumRushDaShow
(129,601 posts)(holiday version apparently just uploaded by Disney yesterday )
Jerry2144
(2,115 posts)You would be cheering for the San Jose Sharts or New England Deflatriots
BumRushDaShow
(129,601 posts)True evil would be cheering for the Dallas Cowpatties.
yardwork
(61,712 posts)plimsoll
(1,671 posts)Go for something that really hurts.
Try this on for leaving a mark.
[link:
Sorry for the block
berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)ARPad95
(1,671 posts)I like it!
peggysue2
(10,842 posts)Well done.
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Coventina
(27,176 posts)I was like,
Then, I figured it out and couldn't stop laughing!!!
brush
(53,908 posts)unblock
(52,344 posts)Tanuki
(14,922 posts)USALiberal
(10,877 posts)BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)Tommy Carcetti
(43,207 posts)Everybody knows that.
KG
(28,753 posts)Kaleva
(36,355 posts)Iggo
(47,571 posts)Fla Dem
(23,767 posts)Musician group, both found under the main title Entertainment. Not being a stickler, just clarifying.
Tommy Carcetti
(43,207 posts)On the other hand, Chuggo (and his cat and dog) appreciating other people's music actually might be appropriate:
Fla Dem
(23,767 posts)msfiddlestix
(7,286 posts)a well needed chuckle slapping a smile on my face and a spring in my step, and the tune worm in my ear going round and round in my head. diggin' it. need more of this.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Trees are not made of steel and plastic.
It was just a big gee-gaw.
Walleye
(31,065 posts)So not a tree
RobinA
(9,896 posts)fancy shed. I was disappointed in the Washington DC official Christmas tree the year I went to see it. It appeared to be a real tree inside a tree-shaped cage. ?!??!? I was expecting Rockefeller Center at least.
Iggo
(47,571 posts)cilla4progress
(24,779 posts)Got me!
demmiblue
(36,898 posts)Kaleva
(36,355 posts)Whiskeytide
(4,463 posts)
in the mood for a melody,
And you've got us feelin' alright.
cloudbase
(5,525 posts)heart attack-ack-ack-ack.
livetohike
(22,165 posts)Boomerproud
(7,968 posts)to get it. I'm really slipping.
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Dave in VA
(2,040 posts)Typing this through tears of laughter!
Joinfortmill
(14,473 posts)NCjack
(10,279 posts)ARPad95
(1,671 posts)Aint no crime
Say evrybody gets that way some time
Aint no crime
Well its just human nature
Happens all the time
Oh no, it aint no crime. Oh
From the Album: Piano Man
Release Date: November 9, 1973
IronLionZion
(45,544 posts)We didn't start the fire
No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it
The_Counsel
(1,660 posts)"We Didn't Start the Fire."
Brilliant!
lastlib
(23,310 posts)I was out trolling Atlantis. No luck in swordfishing, and I can't sell those d&*$ stripers......
twodogsbarking
(9,834 posts)and then went back to Allentown.
IrishAfricanAmerican
(3,819 posts)aggiesal
(8,935 posts)It was always burning, since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it
elleng
(131,163 posts)they nonetheless described it as "extremely catchy," and noted that upon its conclusion, several detectives in the interview room stood up and cheered and requested an encore.
Ultimately, Joel was cleared of culpability when it was determined that at the time of the fire, Joel was uptown visiting a female companion and therefore couldn't have committed the arson. The exact name of the woman was not released, but it was said she was someone who was "living in her white bread world" and that she was seeking out a "downtown man."
dchill
(38,547 posts)...but you may be right.
Iggo
(47,571 posts)DFW
(54,446 posts)Joel admitted publicly that he doesn't know why he goes to extremes. He got off on a technicality, because he said that before he was Mirandized.
In other news, psychics at the scene have claimed to have positively identified the ghost of Jimi Hendrix, repeatedly warning off the fire fighters, saying he wished to stand next to their fire.
TNNurse
(6,929 posts)nolabear
(41,991 posts)Took a sec, which is high praise indeed!
WestIndianArchie
(386 posts)Greg K
(599 posts)Joel was quoted as saying:
"I don't care what you say this is my life, go ahead with your own life, LEAVE ME ALONE"
KT2000
(20,590 posts)and I am sharing!
amb123
(1,581 posts)Well played.
Marthe48
(17,040 posts)Hilarious! Kudos!
FailureToCommunicate
(14,025 posts)Tommy Carcetti
(43,207 posts)FailureToCommunicate
(14,025 posts)twodogsbarking
(9,834 posts)orangecrush
(19,633 posts)Thanks!
area51
(11,924 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,219 posts)But, I chuckled anyway.
Drum
(9,198 posts)BootinUp
(47,197 posts)YoshidaYui
(41,866 posts)Fuck their tree....
Wiscodoug
(59 posts)Okay, you had me going for a minute. Thank you. I needed a laugh and I am big fan of Billy Joel.
malaise
(269,195 posts)Response to Tommy Carcetti (Original post)
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MissMillie
(38,583 posts)librechik
(30,676 posts)for the laugh--fell right in to that one. Don't want to spoil for others.
Cheers!
DemocraticPatriot
(4,428 posts)lol
muriel_volestrangler
(101,385 posts)which the authorities determined was not compatible with such a crime.