re: Billy Joel at MSG

My girlfriend (and eventual wife, no pics) saw him in the Tacoma Dome in 1989. We had nose-bleed level seats.

I always get to stuff really early and when we got to our seats, we were literally the only people in our entire section. Soon, a guy walked up to us and asked if we wanted better seats. Of course we did. He gave us 2 tickets and directed us to the front row.

We were seated in the front row, about 15 feet from where Billy was playing his piano during the concert. About 1/2 way through his set, they let the first three rows stand against the stage. He was close enough to touch and I got a "high 5" from him after he finished Piano Man as he left the stage.

I learned later that the guy that gave us the tickets was part of his crew and that he did that for every one of his venues when he toured. The first couple of rows were all people that got upgraded from the nose-bleeds to the front row.

One of the best concert experiences of my life.