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I was obsessed with Billy Joel ('s music) for years and never once liked that song.

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This essay makes me laugh so hard! Please repost this every Christmas!

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haha

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Been meaning to ask this, since you mentioned Amherst. Do you have a Western Mass connection? Did I hallucinate that you did a gig in Turners Falls in like 2011?

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I have no real connection to Western Mass and I don't remember if I did a gig in Turners Falls in 2011, but otherwise, yes, you are spot on!

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😂

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Now it is stuck in my ear too. Thanks a lot, Michael. Grrrr

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“Amherst sucks at football.” is perfectly placed. No notes.

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I will not stand for the disrespect of a Lord Jeffs Quarterback

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This piece was my gateway to your comedy back in the day! Great work 😂

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Diabolical thinking!!!

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Once upon a time we might hear readings from Dylan Thomas’s “A Child’s Christmas in Wales.” This is a perfect update. We endure and embrace both the rotten and the sweet ‘because it’s Christmas.’

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A new Christmas tradition for me, sir!

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Actually wonderful. Just as Christmas songs finally cease, I’ll have “Piano Man” in my head all day. Billy Joel slays Tin Drummer Boy. Confesses immediately.

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now Bob's in the gravy...

he used to be in the navy...

I'm just saying...lots of songwriters modify their lyrics as decades pass...

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I’ll simply say, “some other time.” 🫡

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