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Fairbanks, AK I knew them when
I have know them since before the 1st album came out. I grew up in Rockford and was going to East HS in 76 & 77. I still have this 1st album that they...
Read Memory Winter Haven, FL 5 GUYS IN A CELL
...Rick was the last one in. They pushed him into the holding cell of the Rockford Police Department with the rest of us. Disorderly conduct and possession...
Read Memory Paxton, IL Hello there ladies and gentlemen
My greatest memory spans from 1977 to this present day. While living in chicago back in 1977 i first heard cheap trick while in high school on radio station...
Read Memory Washington, IA GOOD TIMES!!
OH MY GOD!!Does this bring back memories!I was in highschool,loved Cheap Trick,had their posters on every inch of my room.My uncle Bob H.called to tell me...
Read Memory Deltona, FL 1st time Cheap Trick show
I don't remember the exact date,But i do know that i was going to see Todd Rundgren for the 5th time.I was also excited to find out that the opening band was...
Read Memory A REAL MIRACLE Happened One Night!
I grew up listening to '70's rock music. I attended many rock concerts during my teen years. Music was pretty much my whole world. I saw some of the most...
Read Memory Denmark The maniac with the flute
Too old to rock'n'roll too young to die came some three years later. That night we had started in High School and had the first party for the class. And this...
Read Memory Australia Being a new kid in town
This is probably my favorite song by the Eagles. I remember we had recently moved to North Carolina and I was a new kid in town myself. I used to sit in my...
Read Memory Australia First Taste Of Hard Rock/Metal
A guy i went to school with bought this album into class way back in 1977, one listen & i was hooked
Read Memory Hollywood, FL My First Billy Joel Concert
Loved all your music from the beginning, and seeing your concert for the first time, with my boyfriend who is now my husband for 28 years when The Stranger...
Read Memory Canada live in concert
The song echoed through the old arena. The different instuments sent chills down my spine, from the accordian to the drums. The four of us at the concert...
Read Memory Brooklyn, NY Billy Joel, The Stranger & Me
1977 was a great year for me. I turned 18, the Yankees won the World Series (I attended the game with my father when Reggie Jackson hit 3 homers, all on the...
Read Memory Norwalk, CT Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
I remember hearing this song as a kid because my older brothers had The Stranger on vinyl. I always like the sound of Movin Out.....just a straight-ahead...
Read Memory Dundalk, MD My first Love
I remember sitting on the steps with my fiance John and singing this song.The words were perfect for the way I felt about him.He was from a different state...
Read Memory Sauquoit, NY got so drunk I puked
I was drinking at the Hotel,right after Only the good die young came on I ran to the mens room and puked my guts out.Great song,just drank too much,hey i was...
Read Memory Brooklyn, WI MY BIRTHDAY
TODAY, JULY 9TH, IS MY 41ST BIRTHDAY. I FIRST HEARD ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG WHEN I WAS 10 YEARS OLD. EVER SINCE THAT DAY I HAVE BEEN HOOKED. I STILL REMEMBER...
Read Memory Virginia You Can Never Go Back There Again
Moved permanently from Levittown in November 1976 to Virginia. Used to see Billy and all the "Greasers" hanging out at the "Green" in...
Read Memory Nashville, TN South Florida Angst
William martin Joel entered "My Life" at the age of 15. I had just left a sweet 16 party in Hallandale, Florida driving home and the biggest sound...
Read Memory Smyrna, TN My Meeting With The Stranger
In 1977 my life was changing fast. I was a 15-y/o freshman at my local High School, and was struggling to find my identity while at the same time watching my...
Read Memory Palatine, IL The MBT song
I was a 13 year old junior high school student that had just started listening to Top 40 music in 1977. This was the summer of Star Wars, Rocky, Saturday...
Read Memory Denver, CO Movin' Out
I am only 15 years old, and I don't know how my mom decides to get this album for me, but she does. It's the first time I listen to it, and I hear this...
Read Memory United Kingdom First hearing BJ
I tuned into The Old Grey Whistle Test and saw Billy performing, was blown away and so bought the album The Stranger. All excellent tracks but love this...
Read Memory Jim Thorpe, PA First Billy Joel Experience
I was in 6th grade when this album came out. My oldest sister, Terrie, was in 11th grade. Terrie was already a big Billy Joel fan. When The Stranger album...
Read Memory Porter Ranch, CA More NY than I Love NY
A slice of life that transcends the moods of young love, work, life, etc. Even the circus-type interlude in the middle of the track speaks to how life...
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