My First Billy Joel Album
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I am proud to declare that I am a huge Billy Joel fan. In fact,
I still cherish my first Billy Joel album. That album is not a
CD but an old vinyl record. The kind that my kids think should
be used as plates. I can still vividly recall the day I bought
my first Billy Joel album. I was as small as my kids are now.
I was introduced to Billy Joel through the sitcom "Bosom
Buddies" with Peter Scolari and Tom Hanks. I was told that the
show wasn't suitable for children, but something about the
antics of two men dressing up as women hit my funny bone. I was
also fond of "Three's Company", so thinking back I wonder what
my parents were thinking with regards to their seven-year-olds'
TV habits.
I was hooked by the theme song of "Bosom Buddies", and I would
run around our house singing "keep it to yourself...it's my
life!" at the top of my voice. I had no idea who Billy Joel was
but I sure liked his song. One day my brother told me that the
guy singing it was Billy Joel, and I discovered that there was a
Billy Joel album available.
My tiny brain began to spin. If I could purchase a Billy Joel
album, I could listen to my favorite song whenever I want on our
record player. If I had his album, I could hear Billy Joel's
song without having to wait for a week for "Bosom Buddies" to
come on.
I was only given fifty cents a week for my allowance and I
calculated that at that rate it would take a few years before I
could afford that album. I knew that I had to have that Billy
Joel album, so I started a campaign of chores to show my parents
that I deserve a bigger allowance.
I did the dishes, swept the floor, dusted, made my bed, and even
walked the dog. I was sure that my parents noticed that I was up
to something, but they know a good thing when they see it and
didn't let on. Finally my mother announced that she thought I
deserved a treat. When I told her I wanted a record, we made
plans to go to the mall. I was sure my mother expected me to
pick out one of my story 45's that cost a dollar, but she
effectively concealed her surprise, when I marched up to the
counter with my new Billy Joel album.
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