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Billy Joel - Backstage memories

I had the pleasure to interview and hang out backstage with Billy Joel a number of times when I was a music critic. Today my guest George Tanber [https://www.theroadboomer.com]and I talk about my encounters with Mr. Joel, including the time he asked me to make a special delivery -- Lebanese food from the Beirut Restaurant in Toledo to his dressing room at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

In memory of Sister Margaret Ann Pahl

Sister Margaret Ann Pahl was murdered by a Catholic priest on Holy Saturday, 1980. Father Gerald Robinson was arrested 24 years later and convicted in court of her murder. This is a podcast honoring the memory of Sister Margaret Ann.

My acting career (Update: Release date is now 8/22 on Hulu)

When a casting director called me by mistake, it opened the door for my debut as a professional actor. I worked as an extra in the background of the movie Eenie Meanie, which premiers on Hulu on April 18, starring Samara Weaving, Andy Garcia, Steve Zahn, and Marshawn Lynch. The big question: Will my slot-machine-playing character make the cut?

My Dylan conversion

I was into hard rock like Led Zeppelin and the Who and had no appreciation for Bob Dylan's thin, nasal vocals and acoustic guitar. Until I won a copy of "Blood on the Tracks." It woke me to Dylan's genius and I've been a fan for 50 years and have seen him in concert more than 30 times.