tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post80263282210353645..comments2024-03-29T03:15:56.828-04:00Comments on Perdido Street School: No Wonder Andrew Cuomo And Billy Joel Are Friendsreality-based educatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-13038713574543707412014-11-12T23:17:46.401-05:002014-11-12T23:17:46.401-05:00He's not hiding anything. It's common sen...He's not hiding anything. It's common sense that it's an electronic instrument inside a grand piano shell. You just can't seem to get that can you? Called a digital grand piano. Stick to politics from now on, will ya?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-11061017628231689342014-08-18T13:08:12.004-04:002014-08-18T13:08:12.004-04:00Dunno where the Billy Joel apologists are coming f...Dunno where the Billy Joel apologists are coming from, but I'll deal one last time with this:<br /><br />He's HIDING the synthesizer in a piano shell so that people THINK he's playing a piano when he's not.<br /><br />That's dishonest and phony.<br /><br />As for the Cuomo/Joel link, Joel is pals with Andy, Joel raises money for Andy and like Andy, Joel is dishonest and a phony.<br /><br />OK, I'm done, Joel fans.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-83546779044980286282014-08-17T22:56:36.959-04:002014-08-17T22:56:36.959-04:00He's not hiding anything. It's common sen...He's not hiding anything. It's common sense that it is a digital piano. The grand piano shell is just for aesthetic, visual purposes. He has also readily admitted in concerts and masterclasses that it is digital. You clearly are not very familiar with him.<br /><br />You are trying to dodge the fact that you are taking a shot at Billy Joel simply because of his association with Cuomo. <br /><br />If it bothers you that he donates money to Cuomo and considers him a friend, then just say that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10644657573408616969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-64603478482343577152014-08-17T20:57:02.766-04:002014-08-17T20:57:02.766-04:00You too are missing the point.
Billy Joel is HID...You too are missing the point. <br /><br />Billy Joel is HIDING the synthesizer in a hollowed out piano shell. <br /><br />That's different than someone playing a synthesizer.<br /><br />If he's not trying to fool people, why is the synthesizer hidden in the piano shell?reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-37438528199516215362014-08-17T18:49:11.279-04:002014-08-17T18:49:11.279-04:00Whoa! I don't care what you say about Cuomo o...Whoa! I don't care what you say about Cuomo or any politician, but don't for a second accuse Billy Joel of trying to 'fool' his audiences into thinking that he is playing an acoustic grand piano or call him a phony. I always thought it was common sense that any pop artists who perform in an arena are playing an electronically amplified instrument. You'll also have to accuse all other pop artists who play a digital grand piano on stage of 'fooling' their audiences - Paul McCartney, Elton John, Lady Gaga. Newsflash, it takes the same skill to play a digital piano as it does an acoustic. You still have to hit the right keys. Don't single out Joel, just for the purposes of taking a political cheap shot. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10644657573408616969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-66642129542396757332014-08-17T15:02:45.778-04:002014-08-17T15:02:45.778-04:00Thanks - we agree to disagree. That's what Ame...Thanks - we agree to disagree. That's what America's all about. Or should be, at any rate!reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-73007876928671898882014-08-17T13:34:54.977-04:002014-08-17T13:34:54.977-04:00This does not rise to the level of making Joel a ...This does not rise to the level of making Joel a phony. Only a Milli Vanilli scam would rise to that level. Ok, we don't agree but I am still looking forward to your next post as this blog is usually great and I read it each day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-45917422332543892872014-08-17T12:52:58.757-04:002014-08-17T12:52:58.757-04:00Are you a member of the Billy Joel fan club? Never...Are you a member of the Billy Joel fan club? Never seen so much pushback on a fairly innocuous piece. <br /><br />One last time:<br /><br />Billy Joel fakes playing an acoustic piano on stage. It's a synthesizer HIDDEN in a hollowed-out acoustic grand piano shell.<br /><br />He's playing music - it's just a synthesizer, not the piano he wants everybody to think he's playing.<br /><br />In short, he's a phony.<br /><br />Guess the "Piano Man" doesn't want his audience to know he's playing a synthesizer these days.<br /><br />OK, I'm done.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-73188574513279275592014-08-17T12:04:14.291-04:002014-08-17T12:04:14.291-04:00This is more about Billy Joel raising money for An...This is more about Billy Joel raising money for Andrew Cuomo, a governor most teacher don't like, than any questions about artistic integrity. This is not Milli Vanilli. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-47311544884880004642014-08-17T08:50:24.917-04:002014-08-17T08:50:24.917-04:00The Joel and Monkees analogy doesn't work - Th...The Joel and Monkees analogy doesn't work - The Monkees were a manufactured band, Joel wants to be considered a "serious" artist. And the point about hiding the synthesizer inside a hollowed out piano as "show business" - well, I like my "artists" to be honest in their performances and Joel is not honest. It's as simple as that.<br /><br />As for the Cuomo reference, Cuomo and Joel are great pals. The Joel spokesperson spewed some ridiculous crap in response, just like Cuomo's spokespeople often do. Gee, something else Billy and Andy have in common besides drinking and motorcycles.<br /><br />As to your last point, this was a politics post, since Joel and Cuomo are pals and Joel has raised a considerable amount of money for Cuomo. reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-18602434886119002742014-08-17T08:02:12.811-04:002014-08-17T08:02:12.811-04:00It's called show business and it's no big ...It's called show business and it's no big deal that the grand piano isn't really a grand piano on the inside but is a synthesizer. If he was lip syncing, that would be something else. He really plays that synthesizer/piano. The spokesperson is just protecting the client. Comparing that to Cuomo's actions is a bit of a stretch.<br /><br />This kind of reminds me of the controversy when the Monkees were accused of not playing all of the instruments on their albums. They were a TV show band. They still made some good records. <br /><br />Lighten up here please and go back to the usual political education stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-83816497105546375382014-08-16T20:31:03.089-04:002014-08-16T20:31:03.089-04:00Just keep away from him on the road - especially a...Just keep away from him on the road - especially after happy hour.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-49040909362091899872014-08-16T20:08:27.859-04:002014-08-16T20:08:27.859-04:00'Sing me a song, you're the acoustic piano...'Sing me a song, you're the acoustic piano man, sing me a song tonite'<br />'We're all in the mood for more charter schools-and Cuomo is leading their fight'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-16562192325154970062014-08-16T19:58:17.176-04:002014-08-16T19:58:17.176-04:00Did you read the piece?
The point is, the synth...Did you read the piece? <br /><br />The point is, the synthesizer is HIDDEN in a hollowed-out acoustic grand piano shell.<br /><br />There is no piano AT ALL - just the shell to hide the synthesizer.<br /><br />If Joel's going to play synthesizer, play it without HIDING it in a hollowed out acoustic grand piano shell.<br /><br />He's being deceptive in the stage performance and his spokesperson is doubling down on the deception by claiming no performer has used an acoustic piano for a century.<br /><br />That's simply not true.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-31911237362636536192014-08-16T19:39:16.479-04:002014-08-16T19:39:16.479-04:00This is a cheap shot. If someone plays a plugged ...This is a cheap shot. If someone plays a plugged in acoustic guitar, are they cheating too? An acoustic guitar can be mic'd too. This is not a Milli Vanilli moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com