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05/11/2018 Interview and tour information mega-thread
Don't mind me, just shoving everything in one big thread. Please avoid posting separate threads, post in this instead! I will update this thread as time goes on.
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After my last post about Regulus and bringing up the Nov 14th date spoken about in the Trackdown - End of the World Episode again, I started doing some more digging. It's important you read that post before you can understand this one. You can find it here. The name of the asteroid that occulted the star Regulus for 14 seconds on March 20, 2014 was called 163 Erigone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/163_Erigone
163 Erigone is an asteroid from the asteroid belt and the namesake of the Erigone family of asteroids that share similar orbital elements and properties. It was discovered by French astronomer Henri Joseph Perrotin on April 26, 1876, and named after one of the two Erigones in Greek mythology. Erigone is a relatively large and dark asteroid with an estimated size of 73 km. Based upon its spectrum, it is classified as a C-type asteroid, which indicates that it probably has a carbonaceous composition. 2014 occultation of Regulus In the early morning hours of March 20, 2014, Erigone occulted the first-magnitude star Regulus as first predicted by A. Vitagliano in 2004. This would have been a rare case of an occultation of a very bright star visible from a highly populated area, since the shadow path moved across New York state and Ontario, including all five boroughs of New York City. Observers in the shadow path would have seen the star wink out for as long as 14 seconds. However, heavy clouds and rain blocked the view for most if not all people on the shadow path. The website of the International Occultation Timing Association does not list any successful observations at all. Two single chord Asteroid Occultation events have been observed, in 2013 and 2014
The fact that no one actually witnessed it is REALLY interesting and must play some sort of dynamic to all of this. The name Erigone seems to refer to 2 different Greek goddesses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erigone_(daughter_of_Icarius))
Icarius was cordial towards Dionysus, who gave his shepherds wine. They became intoxicated and killed Icarius, thinking he had poisoned them. His daughter, Erigone, and her dog, Maera, found his body. Erigone hanged herself over her father's grave. Dionysus was angry and punished Athens by making all of the city's maidens commit suicide in the same way. Erigone was placed in the stars as the constellation Virgo. According to Ovid, Dionysus "deceived Erigone with false grapes", that is, assumed the shape of a grape cluster to approach and seduce her.
Dionysus was the god of winemaking. He was responsible for the growth of the vines.
John 15 "I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful."
Erigone would have been slain by Orestes along with her brother Aletes if not for the intervention of Artemis, who rescued her and made her a priestess in Attica. In some stories, she hangs herself after the child is born, though this may be a confusion with Erigone, daughter of Icarius. Also, after Hermione died, she is said to have married Orestes and gave birth to Penthilus. Or it is said she sued Orestes to murder of her parents.
Orestes murdered his own mother then went crazy. Satan/Yahweh have other gods related to them where they are rejected by their mothers or don't have one, which is why they are narcissists who hate women and why we he kicks Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden (Mother Nature) and curses women to be subservient to men (read more about this idea here). Revelation speaks of the Red Dragon trying to kill a newborn baby and the woman who birthed him. She then goes somewhere in the wilderness, where God held a place for her until its time. God in this story apparently, is Artemis or Diana. She's not dead, she's just hiding until Orestes (humanity) attones for what he did. This stuff correlates to so much more, I might have to make another post just about this. I came across this date (11/14) towards the beginning of my journey and I never went back looking into it because it felt like a dead end besides a couple of VERY key significances. Nov 14th is both the day the "Great Comet" is discovered in 1680 and the day that Einstein presented his Quantum Theory of Light in 1908. Looking at this list now, I see WAY more correlations with this to the point it's getting ridiculous. And it seems this date is a sort of pendulum point in time because we have instances of people winning their freedoms, overtaking governments and rulers being killed and we have instances of enslavement, attacks and new kings getting crowned. I wonder which way Earth is going to go in this timeline. Also important to note 11/14 = 1 + 4 = 5 = 11/5 = 1 + 1 + 5 = 7 "Remember, Remember the 5th of November"
Transitions and Abuses of Power
1380 King Charles VI of France crowned at age 12 1698 Spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir 1863 Nathan Bedford Forrest is assigned to command of West Tennessee 1881 Charles J. Guiteau put on trial for the assassination of US President Garfield 1881 Leon Gambetta forms French government 1907 The Third Duma (Parliament) meets in Russia; following Tsar Nicholas II's limiting of the franchise, a conservative majority holds sway and suppresses the radical elements 1908 Liberal candidate Jose Miguel Gomez wins national elections for president in Cuba 1915 Tomáš Masaryk demands independence for Czechoslovakia 1918 Republic of Czechoslovakia created with Tomáš Masaryk as its 1st president 1919 Red Army captures Omsk, Siberia 1920 The Russian Bolshevik army occupies Sebastopol, ending anti-communist attempts to regain the government of Russia 1921 The Communist Party of Spain is founded 1922 German Reichs Chancellor Joseph Wirth's term ends 1935 FDR proclaims Philippine Islands a free commonwealth 1935 Nazis deprive German Jews of their citizenship 1942 Last Vichy-French troops in Algeria surrender 1945 Java: Sutan Sjahrir appointed as forming government 1952 Greek General Alexander Papagos wins elections 1954 Egyptian President Naguib resigns, state of emergency declared 1956 Hungarian revolt put down by Soviet invasion 1957 The Apalachin Meeting outside Binghamton, New York is raided by law enforcement, and many high level Mafia figures are arrested 1965 US government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam 1966 Muhammad Ali TKOs Cleveland Williams in 3 for heavyweight title 1971 Enthronment of Pope Shenouda III as Pope of Alexandria 1980 Guinee-Bissau Premier Vieira fires President Luis Cabral 1984 Zamboanga City mayor Cesar Climaco, a prominent critic of the government of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, is assassinated in his home city. 2001 War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters takeover the capital Kabul 2017 Armed forces drive through streets of Harare, Zimbabwe a day after military says its prepared to step in after removal of vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa
1959 "Girls against the Boys" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 16 performances
This seems to imply we'll be at union with both the masculine and the feminine. But all of these events seem to be polar opposites so who knows. It almost seems like women are going to take over and we're trading places. Like Dumuzid and Inanna. If this is the coming of the True Antichrist, then it won't be good and balance will not be achieved through them.
Disasters and Attacks
1775 -15] Floods ravage Dutch coast provinces 1927 World's largest gas tank in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, explodes; 28 die 1938 Dutch DC3 crashes at Schiphol, 6 die 1939 Oil refinery fire kills 500 & destroys Lagunillas, Venezuela 1940 During WW II, German planes destroy most of Coventry, England 1941 British aircraft carrier Ark Royal sank in Mediterranean, having been torpedoed by a German submarine the day before 1941 Governr-General Wouters of Dutch Antilles refuses Jews refuge 1942 -Nov 15th) Japanese/US sea battle at Savo-Island in Guadalcanal 1946 Dutch Dakota flight to Schiphol crashes, kills 11 1959 Kilauea's most spectacular eruption (in Hawaii) 1960 2 passenger trains collided at high-speed killing 110 (Czech) 1960 Riot due to school integration in New Orleans 1970 Marshall U football team wiped out in DC-9 air crash at Kenova, West Virginia, killing 75 1980 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1985 Volcano Nevado del Ruiz Colombia erupts, 1000s killed 1990 France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll 1990 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1990 Philippines hit by typhoon, 110 die 2016 7.8 earthquake cuts off town of Kaikoura, New Zealand, raising sea bed by 4m, and killing 2 people
Currency Issues
1931 Ottawa Mint Act is proclaimed in Britain 2002 Argentina defaults on an $805 million World Bank payment. 2008 Italy plunges into recession, its first since the start of 2005, after GDP contracts a steeper-than-expected 0.5% in the third quarter 2008 Hong Kong becomes the second Asian economy to tip into recession, its exports hit by weakening global demand 2008 Eurozone officially slips into recession for the first time since its creation in 1999, pushed down by recessions in Germany and Italy 2008 Elizabeth Warren is appointed to chair a Congressional Oversight Panel for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act 2009 The National Statistical Service of Greece states that the country has been in recession since the beginning of the year 2012 A series of protests against austerity measures occur across Europe including Spain, Portugal, and Greece
TV Shows/Movies/Plays/Books
1851 "Moby-Dick" by Herman Melville first published by Harper and Brothers in the US 1883 "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson is first published as a book by Cassell & Co. 1894 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Golden Pince-Nez" (BG) 1905 David Belasco's "Girl of Golden West" premieres in NYC 1908 Oscar Strauss' musical "Der tapfere Soldat" premieres in Vienna 1945 H Lindsay and R Crouse's "State of the Union" premieres in NYC
"The play's events... allude to Wendell Willkie, the utility company head who became the surprise Republican candidate for president in 1940. 'This is a play about a businessman who is a dark-horse candidate.'
1952 First regular UK singles chart published by the New Musical Express 1960 Ray Charles' "Georgia On My Mind" reaches #1
I said Georgia, GeorgiaA song of you (a song of you)Comes as sweet and clearAs moonlight through the pine
1964 "Fade Out-Fade In" closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 199 performances
The show spoofs some of the great film stars of the era, such as Shirley Temple and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and Governor is based on MGM honcho Louis B. Mayer, known for his roving eye for pretty starlets and deep-seated nepotism.
1964 "Folies Bergere" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 191 performances 1964 "Oliver!" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 774 performances
A workhouse in Dunstable, England is visited by the wealthy governors who fund it. While a sumptuous banquet is held for them, the barefoot orphan boys who work there are being served their daily gruel. They dream of enjoying the same "Food, Glorious Food" as their masters. While eating, some boys draw straws to see who will ask for more to eat, and the job falls to a boy named Oliver Twist. He goes up to Bumble and Widow Corney, who run the workhouse and serve the gruel, and asks for more. Enraged, Bumble takes Oliver to the governors to see what to do with him ("Oliver!"). A decision is made to have Oliver sold into service. Bumble parades Oliver through the snow, trying to sell him to the highest bidder ("Boy for Sale"). Oliver is sold to an undertaker named Mr. Sowerberry, who intends to use him as a mourner for children's funeral
1965 "Baker Street" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 313 performances 1965 George Abbott Theater (Adelphi, 54 St) at 152 W 54th NYC, demolished 1968 U.S. premiere of film version of Morris L. West's best seller "The Shoes of the Fisherman" 1973 "Good Evening" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 438 performances 1976 "Network", directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch and William Holden, premieres in Los Angeles and New York City (Finch - Academy Awards Best Actor 1977)
This one warrants reading the entire plot as it fits too perfectly. Even ending with the assassination of the main character. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_(1976_film)) Network is a 1976 American satirical film written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Sidney Lumet, about a fictional television network, UBS, and its struggle with poor ratings
1981 "Raise!" 11th studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1982) Event of interestEvent of Interest 1987 "La Cage aux Folles" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 1761 performances
La cage aux folles literally means "the cage of mad women". However, folles is also a slang term for effeminate homosexuals (queens).
1991 Michael Jackson's "Black or White" video premieres on FOX TV 1993 "Kentucky Cycle" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 34 performances 1993 "Twilight of the Golds" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 29 performances 1993 Puerto Rico votes against becoming the 51st US state 1996 "Chicago" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC 1997 Disney's "Lion King" sets Broadway record of $2,700,000 daily sale 2000 Geddy Lee releases his first solo album, “My Favourite Headache” 2002 Film "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is released, based on the second book by J. K. Rowling 2006 "Casino Royale", 21st James Bond film premieres in London, starring Daniel Craig for the 1st time and Eva Green, premieres in London 2012 "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2", based on the book by Stephenie Meyer, directed by Bill Condon, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, is released
As ridiculous as this sounds, this might be the most relevant of all. I can't fit it all here, so just go here and read about the plot. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Saga:_Breaking_Dawn_%E2%80%93_Part_2#Plot Her daughters name literally means "born again". Someone gets told they don't live in the world they think they do. Her child get persecuted and they gather "witnesses" to testify for her. The 2 witnesses in Revelation? The correlations here are crazy. Especially with the idea I've heard that everything man exalts, God hates and vice versa. So Pagan and witches seem to be implying something here.
2016 "Moana" animated Disney film directed by Ron Clements and John Musker with voices by Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson premieres in Los Angeles
On the Polynesian island of Motunui, the inhabitants worship the goddess Te Fiti, who brought life to the ocean, using a pounamu stone as her heart and the source of her power. Maui, the shapeshifting demigod and master of sailing, steals the heart to give humanity the power of creation. However, Te Fiti disintegrates, and Maui is attacked by Te Kā, a volcanic demon, losing both his magical giant fishhook and the heart to the depths. A millennium later, Moana, daughter of Motunui's chief Tui, is chosen by the ocean to return the heart to Te Fiti. However, Tui arrives and takes Moana away, causing her to lose the heart.
Space & Exploration Related
1524 Francisco Pizarro begins his 1st great expedition, near Colombia 1792 Captain George Vancouver is first Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay
Something to do with Pope Francis? Either Jesuit takeover of America or destruction of the Catholic church would be my guess.
1910 1st airplane flight from deck of a ship, Norfolk, Virginia
Another first involving flying vehicles
1922 BBC begins daily radio broadcasts from the 2LO transmitter at Marconi House
Implying contact
1923 Kentaro Suzuki completes his ascent of Mount Iizuna.
1969 Apollo 12 (Conrad/Gordon/Bean) launched for 2nd manned Moon landing
We just announced we're sending people back to the moon
1981 2nd Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 2-returns to Earth
The 2nd space shuttle, Lady Liberty, RETURNS to Earth
1983 First cruise missile placed at Greenham Common, England
Those missiles were guided by light
1984 Astronauts aboard "Discovery" pluck a 2nd satellite from orbit
More references to a 2nd moon or "satellite". With "Discovery" plucking one from orbit.
1984 NASA launches NATO-3D
Implying this 3D world was "launched" or created?
1994 Space shuttle STS-66 (Atlantis 13), lands
Atlantis? 13 is the mother again.
2012 CFBDSIR 2149-0403 is discovered, the closest rogue planet to earth (100 light-years away)
This is a giant indicator.
Scandals
1550 Pope Julius III proclaims new seat on Council of Trente
Apparently he was fucking his "adopted nephew" which was a big scandal for the Catholic Church
1943 J Postma, C Schalker, D Goulooze arrested for leading illegal CPN
CPN scams involve social security numbers and escaping bad credit.
1991 American and British authorities announce indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials in connection with the downing of the Pan Am Flight 103
Russia downed a flight and I don't think anyone has indicted them yet
1986 SEC imposes a record $100 million penalty against Ivan Boesky
Fined for insider stock trading, the highest fine ever at the time for a single person.
2002 The United States House of Representatives votes not to create an independent commission to investigate the September 11 attacks
Now this is VERY interesting. Trump has repeatedly said he would expose 9/11 and I've had this theory for a while that he would use this information to end the investigation and take complete power.
1976 War criminal Pieter Menten captured 1 day after fleeing
He was a Nazi. A Dutch writer was involved in his capture. I'm noticing a lot of references to the Dutch. Apparently they were very complicit in atrocities of Nazi Germany and they had the highest percentage of Jewish deaths in Western Europe, 75% of them died. A lot of Nazi's actually hid out in these areas to avoid capture. The Little Baron Trump books say he changed his name to a Dutch name. Trump himself lied and said his father was Swedish. I think it's pretty obvious what this means.
Miscellaneous
1666 Samuel Pepys reports on 1st blood transfusion (between dogs)
Almost seems like an illusion to genetic manipulation. The Greeks called the city where they worshiped the Egyptian god of the Underworld Anubis, the "city of the dog". Jesus referred to a Canaanite woman as a dog once. Trump also called Omarosa a "dog". Keeping with my theory that almost 100% of the negative things Trump says about a person are projection, which means he's really talking about himself, this is very interesting. Especially with his love for Black and Gold color schemes on his "Towers" which is very Egyptian. Ramses II also had red hair. Which means he was an Edomite. Ramses II is mentioned specifically on Cleopatra's Needle, one of which is a mile away from the black inverted obelisk that is Trump Tower. Ramses II sounds an AWFUL lot like Trump. Loved to build monuments to himself and over exaggerated his accomplishments. He is very revered though and thought of as a great Pharaoh, according to what was written about him at least.
1675 Pope Clemens X declares Gorcumse martyrs divine
They were 19 Catholics who were killed for being Catholics
1832 First streetcar (horse-drawn) (John Mason) debuts in NYC; fare 12 cents rode on 4th Avenue between Prince and 14th Sts
The Mars Rover was literally just driven around NYC
1896 Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation
Implying a new power or power source is coming?
1967 The Congress of Colombia in commemoration of the 150 years of the death of Policarpa Salavarrieta, declares this day as "Day of the Colombian Woman"
Columbia was originally a name for the goddess of America, which is essentially Lady Liberty. If the Messiah really is coming, this is implying it's a woman.
1969 2nd Vietnam Moratorium Day in US
This was a sit in to protest the Vietnam war
1972 Dow Jones closes above 1,000 for 1st time (1003.16)
This seems to be a good thing
1973 Canada begins production of Olympic coins
The Olympics was the celebration of the Triumph over the first gods, the Titans. Although its just a sham to fool the people into thinking they are free now when the old gods just changed shape into new ones. Like the Phoenix being reborn.
1975 Spain, Morocco and Mauretania sign accord about Spanish Sahara
Spain gave up land due to pressure from the UN
1976 "Don't Step on My Olive Branch" closes at Playhouse NYC after 16 performances
This is a play about Israel. Olive branches represent peace
1977 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat repeats willingness to visit Israel to Walter Cronkite
Interesting. Egypt is a metaphor in the Bible for a place of struggle as well as being a real place.
1981 Old Dutch Windmill in Golden Gate Park repaired and working again
Apparently this is just one of 2 different ones. The other one called Murphy which is on the west side of the GOLDEN GATE Park.
1990 Michael Heseltine contests Margaret Thatcher's leadership of the British Conservative Party
A challenge to the conservative party
1991 Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk returns to Phnom Penh after thirteen years of exile
13 is associated with the mother principal of the soul. She's been in exile, represented by getting kicked out of the Garden of Eden.
2001 OPEC announces that it intends to cut its crude oil output quotas by 1.5 million barrels per day effective, but only if non-OPEC producers cut their output by 500,000 barrels per day as well
Oil shortage coming?
2007 the last direct-current distribution by Con Edison was shut down.
Is this indicating the power will be cut off or is it a metaphor for humanity itself? Children's Day is celebrated on the 14th of November in India as a tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru, who was born on November 14, 1889. Jawaharlal Nehru, who was fondly called Chacha Nehru or simply Chachaji, was known for his love for children. On this day, chocolates and gifts are often distributed among children, while schools organize different events such as debates, and music and dance performances. It is also a common practice to distribute gifts like clothes, toys and books to orphan children on this day.
Rapid City Journal (RCJ) - January 21st Edition 1965–1970: Early career Influenced by early-rock-and-roll and rhythm-and-blues artists, including groups such as The Beatles, The Drifters and The Four Seasons, he favored tightly-structured pop melodies and down-to-earth, unpretentious songwriting.[20] After seeing The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, Joel decided to pursue a career in music. In an interview he said of the group's impact, "That one performance changed my life … Up to that moment I'd never considered playing rock as a career. And when I saw four guys who didn't look like they'd come out of the Hollywood star mill, who played their own songs and instruments, and especially because you could see this look in John Lennon's face – and he looked like he was always saying: 'F--- you!' – I said: 'I know these guys, I can relate to these guys, I am these guys.' This is what I'm going to do – play in a rock band'."[21] Joel joined the Echoes,[22] a group that specialized in British Invasion covers. The Echoes began recording in 1965. Joel (then 16) also played piano on several records released through Kama Sutra Productions and on recordings produced by Shadow Morton. Joel played on a demo version of "Leader of the Pack", which would become a major hit for the Shangri-Las.[23] Joel states that in 1964 he played on a recording of the Shangri-Las' "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" but he is unaware of whether he played on the demo or master version;[24] The released single included a co-producer credit for Artie Ripp,[25] who later was the first to sign and produce Joel as a solo artist after Michael Lang, who had given Joel a monetary advance, passed Joel along to Ripp to focus his attentions elsewhere instead.[26] In late 1965, the Echoes changed their name to the Emeralds and then to the Lost Souls. Joel left the band in 1967 to join the Hassles, a Long Island group that had signed with United Artists Records.[27] Over the next year and a half they released four singles and two albums (The Hassles and Hour of the Wolf). All were commercial failures. Joel and drummer Jon Small left the Hassles in 1969 to form the duo Attila, releasing an eponymous debut album in July 1970. The duo disbanded the following October when Joel began an affair with Small's wife, Elizabeth, whom Joel eventually married.[28] 1970–1974: Cold Spring Harbor and Piano Man Joel signed a contract with the record company Family Productions (owned by Artie Ripp but backed by Gulf + Western[29]), with which he recorded his first solo album, Cold Spring Harbor (a reference to Cold Spring Harbor, New York, a town on Long Island). Ripp states that he spent $450,000 developing Joel;[29] nevertheless, the album was mastered at the wrong speed and as a result, the album was a technical and commercial disappointment.[30] The popular songs "She's Got a Way" and "Everybody Loves You Now" were originally released on this album, but went largely unnoticed until being released as live performances on Songs in the Attic (1981). Columbia released a remastered version of Cold Spring Harbor in 1983. Joel began his Cold Spring Harbor tour in the fall of 1971, touring with his band (Rhys Clark on drums, Al Hertzberg on guitar, and Larry Russell on bass guitar) throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, opening for groups such as the J. Geils Band, The Beach Boys, Badfinger, and Taj Mahal. Joel's performance at the Puerto Rican Mar Y Sol Pop Festival was especially well-received; and although recorded, Joel refused to have it published on the Mar Y Sol compilation album Mar Y Sol: The First International Puerto Rico Pop Festival. Nevertheless, interest in his music grew.[31] During the spring of 1972, the Philadelphia radio station WMMR-FM began playing a concert recording of "Captain Jack", which became an underground hit on the East Coast. Herb Gordon, a Columbia Records executive, heard Joel's music and introduced him to the company. Joel signed a recording contract with Columbia in 1972 and moved to Los Angeles; he lived there for the next three years.[1][32] For six months he worked at The Executive Room piano bar on Wilshire Boulevard as "Bill Martin". During that time, he composed his signature hit "Piano Man" about the bar's patrons.[33] Despite Joel's new contract, he was still legally bound to Family Productions. Artie Ripp sold Joel's first contract to Columbia. Walter Yetnikoff, the president of CBS/Columbia Records at the time, bought back the rights to Joel's songs in the late 1970s, giving the rights to Joel as a birthday gift.[34][35] Yetnikoff notes in the documentary film The Last Play at Shea that he had to threaten Ripp to close the deal. Joel's first album with Columbia was Piano Man, released in 1973. Despite modest sales, Piano Man's title track became his signature song, ending nearly every concert. That year Joel's touring band changed. Guitarist Al Hertzberg was replaced by Don Evans, and bassist Larry Russell by Patrick McDonald, himself replaced in late 1974 by Doug Stegmeyer, who would stay with Joel until 1989. Rhys Clark returned as drummer and Tom Whitehorse as banjoist and pedal steel player; Johnny Almond joined as saxophonist and keyboardist. The band toured the US and Canada extensively, appearing on popular music shows. Joel's songwriting began attracting more attention; in 1974 Helen Reddy recorded "You're My Home" (Piano Man). 1974–1977: Streetlife Serenade and Turnstiles In 1974, Joel recorded his second Columbia album in Los Angeles, Streetlife Serenade. His manager at the time was Jon Troy, an old friend from the New York neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant; Troy would soon be replaced by Joel's wife Elizabeth.[36] Streetlife Serenade contains references to suburbia and the inner city. It is perhaps best known for "The Entertainer", a No. 34 hit in the US. Upset that "Piano Man" had been significantly cut for radio play, Joel wrote "The Entertainer" as a sarcastic response: "If you're gonna have a hit, you gotta make it fit, so they cut it down to 3:05." Although Streetlife Serenade is often considered[by whom?] one of Joel's weaker albums (Joel dislikes it himself), it contains the notable songs "Los Angelenos" and "Root Beer Rag", an instrumental that was a staple of his live set in the 1970s. In late 1975, Joel played piano and organ on several tracks on Bo Diddley's The 20th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll all-star album. Disenchanted with Los Angeles, Joel returned to New York City in 1975 and recorded Turnstiles, the first album he recorded with the group of hand-picked musicians who became the Billy Joel Band. Produced by James William Guercio (then Chicago's producer), Turnstiles was first recorded at Caribou Ranch with members of Elton John's band. Dissatisfied with the result, Joel re-recorded the songs and produced the album himself. "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" was a minor hit; Ronnie Spector recorded a cover as did Nigel Olsson, then drummer with Elton John. In a 2008 radio interview, Joel said that he no longer performs the song because singing it in its high original key "shreds" his vocal cords; however, he did finally play it live for the first time since 1982 when he sang it at the Hollywood Bowl in May 2014. Though never released as a single, "New York State of Mind" became one of Joel's best-known songs; Barbra Streisand and Tony Bennett have each recorded covers (Bennett's a duet with Joel on Playing with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues). Other notable songs from the album include "Summer, Highland Falls", "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)", "Say Goodbye to Hollywood", (a live version of which became a Top 40 hit), and "Prelude/Angry Young Man", a concert mainstay. 1977–1979: The Stranger and 52nd Street Columbia Records introduced Joel to Phil Ramone, who would produce all of Joel's studio albums from The Stranger (1977) to The Bridge (1986). The Stranger was an enormous commercial success, yielding four Top-25 hits on the Billboard charts: "Just the Way You Are" (#3), "Movin' Out" (#17), "Only the Good Die Young" (#24), and "She's Always a Woman" (#17). Joel's first Top Ten album, The Stranger was certified multi-platinum and reached number two on the charts, outselling Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge over Troubled Water,[37] Columbia's previous best-selling album. The Stranger also featured "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant", an album-oriented rock classic, which has become one of his best-known songs. The Stranger song "Just the Way You Are" — written for Joel's first wife, Elizabeth Weber[38] — was inspired by a dream[39] and won Grammy awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.[40] On tour in Paris, Joel learned the news late at night in his hotel room.[22] Rolling Stone ranked The Stranger the 70th greatest album of all time.[41] Expectations were high for Joel's next album, 52nd Street, which he released in 1978, naming it after Manhattan's famous 52nd Street, which, at the time of its release, served as the world headquarters of CBS/ Columbia. The album sold over seven million copies, propelled to number one on the charts by the following hits: "My Life" (#3); followed successes from the album were "Big Shot" (#14), and "Honesty" (#24). A cover of "My Life" (sung by Gary Bennett) became the theme song for a new television sitcom, Bosom Buddies, which featured actor Tom Hanks in one of his earliest roles. 52nd Street won Grammy awards for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male and Album of the Year. In 1979, Joel also traveled to Havana, Cuba, to participate in the historic Havana Jam festival that took place between March 2–4, alongside Rita Coolidge, Kris Kristofferson, Stephen Stills, the CBS Jazz All-Stars, the Trio of Doom, Fania All-Stars, Billy Swan, Bonnie Bramlett, Mike Finnegan, Weather Report, and an array of Cuban artists such as Irakere, Pacho Alonso, Tata Güines and Orquesta Aragón.[42] His performance is captured in Ernesto Juan Castellanos's documentary Havana Jam '79. 1979–1983: Glass Houses and The Nylon Curtain The success of his piano-driven ballads like "Just the Way You Are", "She's Always a Woman", and "Honesty" led some critics to label Joel a "balladeer" and "soft rocker". Joel thought these labels were unfair and insulting, and with Glass Houses, he tried to record an album that proved that he could rock harder than his critics gave him credit for, occasionally imitating and referring to the style of new wave rock music that was starting to become popular at the time. On the front cover of the album, Joel is pictured in a leather jacket, about to throw a rock at a glass house (referring to the adage that "people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones"). Glass Houses spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard chart and yielded such hits as "You May Be Right" (used as the theme song, covered by Southside Johnny, for the CBS mid-1990s sitcom Dave's World) (#7, May 1980), "Don't Ask Me Why" (#19, September 1980), "Sometimes a Fantasy" (#36, November 1980) and "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me", which became Joel's first Billboard number-one single (for two weeks) in July 1980. "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" spent 11 weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and was the 7th biggest hit of 1980 according to American Top 40. Glass Houses won the Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male. It would also win the American Music Award for Favorite Album, Pop/Rock category. The album's closing song, "Through The Long Night" (B-side of the "It's Still Rock & Roll to Me" single), was a lullaby that featured Joel harmonizing with himself in a song he says was inspired by The Beatles' "Yes It Is".[31] In a recorded Masterclass at the University of Pennsylvania, Joel later recollected that he had written to the Beatles asking them how to get started in the music industry. In response, he received a pamphlet about Beatles merchandise. This later led to the idea of Joel conducting Q&A sessions around the world answering questions that people had about the music industry.[43] His next release, Songs in the Attic, was composed of live performances of less well-known songs from the beginning of his career. It was recorded during larger US arenas and intimate night club shows in June and July 1980. This release introduced many fans, who discovered Joel when The Stranger became a smash in 1977, to many of his earlier compositions. The album reached No. 8 on the Billboard chart and produced two hit singles: "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (#17), and "She's Got a Way" (#23). It sold over 3 million copies. Though not as successful as some of his previous albums, the album was still considered a success by Joel.[31] The next wave of Joel's career commenced with the recording of his next studio album, The Nylon Curtain. With The Nylon Curtain, Joel became more ambitious with his songwriting, trying his hand at writing topical songs like "Allentown" and "Goodnight Saigon". Joel has stated that he wanted the album to communicate his feelings about the American Dream and how changes in American politics during the Reagan years meant that "all of a sudden you weren't going to be able to inherit [the kind of life] your old man had."[44] He also tried to be more ambitious in his use of the recording studio. Joel said that he wanted to "create a sonic masterpiece" on The Nylon Curtain. So he spent more time in the studio, crafting the sound of the album, than he had on any previous album.[44] Production of The Nylon Curtain began in the fall of 1981. However, production was temporarily delayed when Joel was involved in a serious motorcycle accident on Long Island on April 15, 1982, severely injuring his hands. Still, Joel quickly recovered from his injuries, and the album only ended up being delayed by a few months.[45] In 1982, he embarked on a brief tour in support of the album. From one of the final shows of the tour, Joel made his first video special, Live from Long Island, which was recorded at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on December 30, 1982. It was originally broadcast on HBO in 1983 before it became available on VHS. The Nylon Curtain went to No. 7 on the charts, partially due to heavy airplay on MTV for the videos to the singles "Allentown" and "Pressure". "Allentown" spent six weeks at a peak position of No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it one of the most-played radio songs of 1982, pushing it into 1983's year-end Top 70, and making it the most successful song from The Nylon Curtain album, besting "Pressure" which peaked at No. 20 (where it resided for three weeks) and "Goodnight Saigon" which reached No. 56 on U.S. charts.[46] 1983–1988: An Innocent Man and The Bridge Joel's next album moved away from the serious themes of The Nylon Curtain and struck a much lighter tone. The album An Innocent Man was Joel's tribute to R&B and doo wop music of the 1950s and 1960s and resulted in Joel's second Billboard number-one hit, "Tell Her About It", which was the first single off the album in the summer of 1983. The album itself reached No. 4 on the charts and No. 2 in UK. It also boasted six top-30 singles, the most of any album in Joel's catalog. The album was well received by critics, with Stephen Thomas Erlewine, senior editor for AllMusic, describing Joel as being "in top form as a craftsman throughout the record, effortlessly spinning out infectious, memorable melodies in a variety of styles."[47] At the time that the album was released, WCBS-FM began playing "Uptown Girl" both in regular rotation and on the Doo Wop Live.[48][49] The song became a worldwide hit upon its release. The music video of the song, originally written about then girlfriend Elle MacPherson, featured future wife Christie Brinkley as a high society girl, whose car pulls into the gas station where Joel's character is working. At the end of the video, Joel's "grease monkey" character drives off with his "uptown girl" on the back of a motorcycle. When Brinkley went to visit Joel after being asked to star in the video, the first thing Joel said to her upon opening his door was "I don't dance". Brinkley had to walk him through the basic steps he does in the video. Their work together on this video shoot sparked a relationship between the two which would later lead to their marriage in 1985.[50] In December, the title song, "An Innocent Man", was released as a single and it peaked at No. 10 in the U.S. and No. 8 in the UK, early in 1984. That March, "The Longest Time" was released as a single, peaking at No. 14 on the Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. That summer, "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" was released and it hit No. 27 while "Keeping the Faith" peaked at No. 18 in January 1985. In the video for "Keeping the Faith", Christie Brinkley also plays the "redhead girl in a Chevrolet". An Innocent Man was also nominated for the Album of the Year Grammy, but lost to Michael Jackson's Thriller. Joel participated in the USA For Africa We Are The World project in 1985, capping off a series of successful singles. Following the success of An Innocent Man, Joel was asked about releasing an album of his most successful singles. This was not the first time this topic had come up, but Joel had initially considered "Greatest Hits" albums as marking the end of one's career. This time he agreed, and Greatest Hits Vol. 1 and 2 was released as a four-sided album and two-CD set, with the songs in the order in which they were released. The new songs "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" and "The Night Is Still Young" were recorded and released as singles to support the album; both reached the top 40, peaking at No. 9 and No. 34, respectively. Greatest Hits was highly successful and it has since been certified double diamond by the RIAA, with over 11.5 million copies (23 million units) sold. It is one of the best-selling albums in American music history, according to the RIAA. Coinciding with the Greatest Hits album release, Joel released a two-volume Video Album that was a compilation of the promotional videos he had recorded from 1977 to the present time. Along with videos for the new singles off the Greatest Hits album, Joel also recorded a video for his first hit, "Piano Man", for this project. Though it broke into the top ten, Joel's next album, The Bridge (1986), did not achieve the level of success of his previous albums, but it yielded the hits "A Matter of Trust" and "Modern Woman" from the film Ruthless People, a dark comedy from the directors of Airplane! (both #10). In a departure from his "piano man" persona, Joel is shown in the video playing a Gibson Les Paul. The ballad "This is the Time" also charted, peaking at No. 18. On November 18, 1986, an extended version of the song "Big Man on Mulberry Street" was used on a Season 3 episode of Moonlighting. The episode itself was also titled "Big Man on Mulberry Street". The Bridge was Joel's last album to carry the Family Productions logo, after which he severed his ties with Artie Ripp. Joel has also stated in many interviews, most recently in a 2008 interview in Performing Songwriter magazine, that he does not think The Bridge is a good album. In October 1986, Joel and his handlers started planning a trip to the Soviet Union. He became one of the first American rock acts to play there since the Berlin Wall went up, a fact not lost on history buff Joel.[51] There were live performances at indoor arenas in Moscow, Leningrad and Tbilisi. Joel, his family (including young daughter Alexa), and his full touring band made the trip in August 1987. The entourage was filmed for television and video to offset the cost of the trip, and the concerts were simulcast on radio around the world. Joel's Russian tour was the first live rock radio broadcast in Soviet history.[52] Most of that audience took a long while to warm up to Joel's energetic show, something that had never happened in other countries he had performed in. According to Joel, each time the fans were hit with the bright lights, anybody who seemed to be enjoying themselves froze. In addition, people who were "overreacting" were removed by security.[53] It was during this concert that Joel, enraged by the bright lights, flipped his electric piano and snapped a microphone stand while continuing to sing the current part of the set.[54] He later apologized for that incident. The album КОНЦЕРТ (Russian for "Concert") was released in October 1987. Singer Pete Hewlett was brought in to hit the high notes on his most vocally challenging songs, like "An Innocent Man". Joel also did versions of The Beatles' classic "Back in the U.S.S.R." and Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a-Changin". It has been estimated that Joel lost more than $1 million of his own money on the trip and concerts, but he has said the goodwill he was shown there was well worth it.[31] 1988–1993: Storm Front and River of Dreams The recording of the album Storm Front, which commenced in 1988, coincided with major changes in Joel's career and inaugurated a period of serious upheaval in his business affairs. In August 1989, just before the album was released, Joel dismissed his manager (and former brother-in-law) Frank Weber after an audit revealed major discrepancies in Weber's accounting. Joel subsequently sued Weber for $90 million, claiming fraud and breach of fiduciary duty and in January 1990 he was awarded $2 million in a partial judgment against Weber; in April, the court dismissed a $30 million countersuit filed by Weber.[55] The first single for the album, "We Didn't Start the Fire", was released in September 1989 and it became Joel's third and – to date – most-recent US number-one hit, spending two weeks at the top. Storm Front was released in October, and it eventually became Joel's first number-one album since Glass Houses, nine years earlier. Storm Front was Joel's first album since Turnstiles to be recorded without Phil Ramone as producer. For this album, he wanted a new sound, and worked with Mick Jones of Foreigner fame. Joel is also credited as one of the keyboard players on Jones' 1988 self-titled solo album, and is featured in the official video for Jones' single "Just Wanna Hold"; Joel can be seen playing the piano while his then-wife Christie Brinkley joins him and kisses him. Joel also revamped his backing band, dismissing everyone but drummer Liberty DeVitto, guitarist David Brown, and saxophone player Mark Rivera, and bringing in new faces, including multi-instrumentalist Crystal Taliefero. Storm Front's second single, "I Go to Extremes" reached No. 6 in early 1990. The album was also notable for its song "Leningrad", written after Joel met a clown in the Soviet city of that name during his tour in 1987, and "The Downeaster Alexa", written to underscore the plight of fishermen on Long Island who are barely able to make ends meet. Another well-known single from the album is the ballad "And So It Goes" (#37 in late 1990). The song was originally written in 1983, around the time Joel was writing songs for An Innocent Man; but "And So It Goes" did not fit that album's retro theme, so it was held back until Storm Front. Joel said in a 1996 Masterclass session in Pittsburgh that Storm Front was a turbulent album and that "And So It Goes", as the last song on the album, portrayed the calm and tranquility that often follows a violent thunderstorm. In the summer of 1992, Joel filed another $90 million lawsuit against his former lawyer Allen Grubman, alleging a wide range of offenses including fraud, breach of fiduciary responsibility, malpractice and breach of contract[56] but the case was eventually settled out of court for an undisclosed sum.[57] In 1992, Joel inducted the R&B duo Sam & Dave into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. That year, Joel also started work on River of Dreams, finishing the album in early 1993. Its cover art was a colorful painting by Christie Brinkley that was a series of scenes from each of the songs on the album. The eponymous first single was the last top 10 hit Joel has penned to date, reaching No. 3 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and ranking at No. 21 on the 1993 year-end Hot 100 chart. In addition to the title track, the album includes the hits "All About Soul" (with Color Me Badd on backing vocals) and "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)", written for his daughter, Alexa. A radio remix version of "All About Soul" can be found on The Essential Billy Joel (2001), and a demo version appears on My Lives (2005). The song "The Great Wall of China" was written about his ex-manager Frank Weber and was a regular in the setlist for Joel's 2006 tour. "2000 Years" was prominent in the millennium concert at Madison Square Garden, December 31, 1999, and "Famous Last Words" closed the book on Joel's pop songwriting for more than a decade. 1993–present: Touring Beginning in 1994, Joel toured extensively with Elton John on a series of "Face to Face" tours, making them the longest running and most successful concert tandem in pop music history.[58] During these shows, the two have played their own songs, each other's songs and performed duets. They grossed over US$46 million in just 24 dates in their sold out[59] 2003 tour. Joel and John resumed the Face to Face tour in March 2009[59] and it ended again, at least for the time being, in March 2010 in Albany, New York, at the Times Union Center. In February 2010, Joel denied rumors in the trade press that he canceled a summer 2010 leg of the tour, claiming there were never any dates booked and that he intended to take the year off.[60] Joel told Rolling Stone magazine: "We'll probably pick it up again. It's always fun playing with him."[61] Joel performing in 2007 in Florida On August 25, 1994, Joel and second wife Christie Brinkley divorced, but they remained friends. 1997's "To Make You Feel My Love" and "Hey Girl" both charted from Joel's Greatest Hits Volume III album. Joel wrote and recorded the song "Shameless" that was later covered by Garth Brooks and reached No. 1 on Billboard's country charts. Joel performed with Brooks during his Central Park concert in 1997. To add onto his achievements Joel was inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. Ray Charles made the induction speech and mentioned the duet Joel wrote for the two of them, "Baby Grand" (a track on Joel's album The Bridge released in 1986). On December 31, 1999, Joel performed at New York's Madison Square Garden. At the time, Joel said that it would be his last tour and possibly his last concert. Two of his performances from that night, "We Didn't Start the Fire" and "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" were filmed and featured that night as part of ABC's special New Year's Y2K coverage. The concert (dubbed The Night of the 2000 Years) ran for close to four hours and was later released as 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert. In 2001, Joel released Fantasies & Delusions, a collection of classical piano pieces. All were composed by Joel and performed by Hyung-ki Joo. Joel often uses bits of these songs as interludes in live performances, and some of them are part of the score for the hit show Movin' Out. The album topped the classical charts at No. 1. Joel performed "New York State of Mind" live on September 21, 2001, as part of the America: A Tribute to Heroes benefit concert, and on October 20, 2001, along with "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)", at the Concert for New York City in Madison Square Garden. That night, he also performed "Your Song" with Elton John. In 2003, Joel inducted The Righteous Brothers into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, noting that his song "Until the Night" from the album 52nd Street was a tribute to the duo. In 2005, Columbia released a box set, My Lives, which is largely a compilation of demos, b-sides, live/alternate versions and even a few Top 40 hits. The compilation also includes the Umixit software, in which people can remix "Zanzibar" and a live version of "I Go to Extremes" with their PC. Also, a DVD of a show from the River of Dreams tour is included. Billy Joel with his band performing in California On January 7, 2006, Joel began a tour across the U.S. Having not written, or at least released, any new songs in 13 years, he featured a sampling of songs from throughout his career, including major hits as well as obscure tunes like "Zanzibar" and "All for Leyna". His tour included an unprecedented 12 sold-out concerts over several months at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The singer's stint of 12 shows at Madison Square Garden broke a previous record set by New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen, who played 10 sold-out shows at the same arena. The record earned Joel the first retired number (12) in the arena owned by a non-athlete. This honor has also been given to Joel at the Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) (formerly the Wachovia Center) in Philadelphia where a banner in the colors of the Philadelphia Flyers is hung honoring Joel's 46 Philadelphia sold-out shows. He also had a banner raised in his honor for being the highest grossing act in the history of the Times Union Center (formerly the Knickerbocker Arena and Pepsi Arena) in Albany, New York. This honor was given to him as part of the April 17, 2007, show he did there. On June 13, 2006, Columbia released 12 Gardens Live, a double album containing 32 live recordings from a collection of the 12 different shows at Madison Square Garden during Joel's 2006 tour. Joel visited the United Kingdom and Ireland for the first time in many years as part of the European leg of his 2006 tour. On July 31, 2006, he performed a free concert in Rome, with the Colosseum as the backdrop.[62] Joel toured South Africa, Australia, Japan, and Hawaii in late 2006, and subsequently toured the Southeastern U.S. in February and March 2007 before hitting the Midwest in the spring of 2007. On January 3 of that year, news was leaked to the New York Post that Billy had recorded a new song with lyrics—this being the first new song with lyrics he'd written in almost 14 years.[63] The song, titled "All My Life", was Joel's newest single (with second track "You're My Home", live from Madison Square Garden 2006 tour) and was released into stores on February 27, 2007.[64] On February 4, Joel sang the national anthem for Super Bowl XLI, becoming the first to sing the national anthem twice at a Super Bowl. and on April 17, 2007, Joel was honored in Albany, New York, for his ninth concert at the Times Union Center. He is now holding the highest box office attendance of any artist to play at the arena. A banner was raised in his honor marking this achievement. On December 1, 2007, Joel premiered his new song "Christmas in Fallujah".[65] The song was performed by Cass Dillon, a new Long Island based musician, as Joel felt it should be sung by someone in a soldier's age range (though he himself has played the song occasionally in concert.) The track was dedicated to servicemen based in Iraq. Joel wrote it in September 2007 after reading numerous letters sent to him from American soldiers in Iraq. "Christmas in Fallujah" is only the second pop/rock song released by Joel since 1993's River of Dreams. Proceeds from the song benefited the Homes For Our Troops foundation. Joel with Mike DelGuidice in 2016 On January 26, 2008, Joel performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra celebrating the 151st anniversary of the Academy of Music. Joel premiered his new classical piece titled, "Waltz No. 2 (Steinway Hall)" arranged by Brad Ellis. He also played many of his less well-known pieces, with full orchestral backing arranged by Mr. Ellis, including the rarely performed Nylon Curtain songs "Scandinavian Skies" and "Where's the Orchestra?". On March 10, 2008, Joel inducted his friend John Mellencamp into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Joel's staying power as a touring act continues to the present day. He sold out 10 concerts at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut from May to July 2008. The casino honored him with a banner displaying his name and the number 10 to hang in the arena. On June 19, 2008, he played a concert at the grand re-opening of Caesars Windsor (formerly Casino Windsor) in Windsor, Ontario, Canada to an invite-only crowd for Casino VIPs. His mood was light, and joke-filled, even introducing himself as "Billy Joel's dad" and stating "you guys overpaid to see a fat bald guy". He also admitted that Canadian folk-pop musician Gordon Lightfoot was the musical inspiration for "She's Always A Woman".[66] On July 16, 2008, and July 18, 2008, Joel played the final concerts at Shea Stadium before its demolition. His guests included Tony Bennett, Don Henley, John Mayer, John Mellencamp, Steven Tyler, Roger Daltrey, Garth Brooks, and Paul McCartney. The concerts were featured in the 2010 documentary film Last Play at Shea. The film was released on DVD on February 8, 2011. The CD and DVD of the show, Live at Shea Stadium were released on March 8, 2011. On December 11, 2008, Joel recorded his own rendition of "Christmas in Fallujah" during a concert at Acer Arena in Sydney and released it as a live single in Australia only. It is the only official release of Joel performing "Christmas in Fallujah", as Cass Dillon sang on the 2007 studio recording and the handful of times the song was played live in 2007. Joel sang the song throughout his December 2008 tour of Australia. On May 19, 2009, Joel's former drummer, Liberty DeVitto, filed a lawsuit in NYC claiming Joel and Sony Music owed DeVitto over 10 years of royalty payments. DeVitto had never been given songwriting or arranging credit on any of Joel's songs, but he claimed that he helped arrange some of them, including "Only the Good Die Young".[67] In April 2010, it was announced that Joel and DeVitto amicably resolved the lawsuit.[68] 2011 marked the 40th anniversary of the release of Joel's first album, Cold Spring Harbor. According to Joel's official website, to commemorate this anniversary, Columbia/Legacy Recordings originally planned "to celebrate the occasion with a definitive reissue project of newly restored and expanded Legacy editions of the complete Billy Joel catalog, newly curated collections of rarities from the vaults, previously unavailable studio tracks and live performances, home video releases and more", although this never fully came to fruition.[69] The album Piano Man was re-released in a two-disc Legacy edition in November 2011.[69] In 2012, Joel signed an exclusive worldwide publishing agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), and its subsidiary Rondor Music International. Under the agreement, UMPG and Rondor replaced EMI Music Publishing in handling Joel's catalog outside the U.S. Additionally, the agreement marked the first time since Joel regained control of his publishing rights in the 1980s that he began to use an administrator to handle his catalog within the U.S. The agreement's focus is on increasing the use of Joel's music in movies, television programs, and commercials.[70] On December 12, 2012, Joel performed as part of 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden, a concert held for all the victims of Hurricane Sandy. He changed the lyrics to "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" to make it relate to all the damage caused by Sandy. In May 2013, it was announced that Joel would hold his first ever indoor Irish concert at the O2 in Dublin on November 1. He subsequently announced his return to the UK for the first time in seven years to perform three dates in October and November. Joel played two arena dates in Manchester and Birmingham plus a very special show at London's Hammersmith Apollo. In October, Joel held a surprise concert on Long Island at The Paramount (Huntington, New York) to benefit Long Island Cares. The venue holds a capacity of 1,555 and sold out in five minutes. Joel headlined a solo arena concert in New York City for the first time since 2006 when he performed at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on December 31, 2013. In 2015, Joel performed 21 concerts (in addition to his Madison Square Garden residency) from January 7 to August 2 in various cities around the U.S. and Canada. On December 3, 2013, it was announced that Joel would become a franchise of Madison Square Garden, playing one concert a month indefinitely, starting with a date on January 27, 2014.[71] Joel performing at Madison Square Garden in 2016 On January 7, 2014, the Billy Joel in Concert tour began. Joel kicked off the 2014 New Year in the Amway Center (in Orlando, Florida) and performed several cover songs such as Elton John's "Your Song", Billy Preston's "You Are So Beautiful" (in tribute to Joe Cocker), The Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Can't Buy Me Love", and "When I'm 64", Robert Burns' "Auld Lang Syne", and AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long" (with Brian Johnson). Rufus Wainwright joined Joel during the concert to sing "New York State of Mind".[72] Joel also performed an unusual set, including the song "Souvenir" (from 1974's Streetlife Serenade) and excluding "We Didn't Start the Fire".[73] On August 4, 2015 Joel played the final concert at Nassau Coliseum before the arena underwent a $261 million renovation.[74] On April 5, 2017 Joel played the first concert at the newly renovated Nassau Coliseum. On June 24, 2017, he returned to Hicksville High School fifty years after his would-be graduating class received their diplomas,[75] to deliver the honorary commencement address. It was also the 25th anniversary of receiving his own diploma from the same High School.
Here is MY story: It was the year 2010: -2nd half of Senior Year of H-S (My best time socially & academically)
4th and final year in AVID...
-Choosing a college and applying (Columbia College Hollywood - private film school - B.A. in Screenwriting & acting for fun) -Planning for big trip to Europe & more during this time... -(May) Iron Man 2 & NOES Remake in theaters, Eagles Concert (Long Road Out of Eden Tour) -(June) Class trip to Six Flags, Graduation at baseball stadium, Grad Nite at Disneyland... -Leaving on trip to Europe, turning 18 during first Red Eye flight (Ontario CA to Atlanta), followed by ATL to New York JFK, JFK to Washington Dulles, Red Eye flight - Wash DC to London Heathrow... -Europe Trip (London, Stoke-on-Trent, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich, Castle that inspired Disney, Zermatt/Swiss Alps, Matterhorn Mountain, Barcelona, Marseilles, Nice, Monaco, Genova, Rome, Napoli... -Continuation of trip (Return to New York/Long Island to see family there, Hershey-park, Pittsburgh for 4th of July, Detroit, Windsor, Toronto, Niagara Falls, down thru Ohio, Kings Island, Louisville, South Indiana to see family there, Return home to SoCal... -(August) Road trip to AZ and back, seeing family there (Mesa, Phoenix, Show Low, Meteor Crater, Winslow) -Packing/preparing to move for college, moving into apartment in Tarzana/northwest of Hollywood -(September thru December) Start of Smallville season 10, Getting comfortable, CCH orientation, class trip to Warner Bros/VIP Tour, first quarter of classes (pretty good academically, not so good socially) -So it begins (My journey into the world of YouTube FULL time, as a viewer and career with my own channel) -During this time, I discovered FilmMasterAdam, Erod the Blockbuster Buster, Doug WalkeNostalgia Critic, Blowshimselfupdude (this guy named Eric, talks about comics & movies) -AANNNDD....of course.....GEEKVOLUTION!! (Superhero Rewind of Batman Forever. Hmmm, what's this?? Who are these guys, "Captain Logan" & his friend "Vince", talking on camera together about superheroes?? I think I really like this, I want to see more!! Subscribed!!) Plus these other guys, by association: the Real Manos, Dan Torrey, Shades at Knight... (2011 and beyond) - Finding lots of interesting stuff and posting it on Geekvolution Facebook page... -Counting Kryptofreaks begins... -Charlie Sheen's mental breakdown and ranting on camera & "Friday" by Rebecca Black...
My YouTube exploration also includes politics, news, real events at this time, but interest dies down by the end of the year...
-Series Finale of Smallville, ends 10 year run... (Summer) - MCU kicks into high gear with Thor & CA F-A...
(December '11) Bob Seger Concert at Staples Center in L.A.
(Summer 2012) -Thunderbird's Air Show... ^ Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man, Dark Knight Rises, Prometheus in theaters... Trip up to San Francisco, includes Alcatraz Island & Six Flags Discovery Kingdom... (March 2013) - Befriended by Cap (Jaymes Logan Williamson) on Facebook... (June) -21st birthday!! -Man of Steel arrives, the big "Superman doesn't kill" arguments/in-fighting begin... (SummeFall 2013) - Anti-social, nearly depressed, My attendance and work input at CCH severely declined. Both roommates in a row were pot smokers and made a mess, made me sick. Needed a change, had no choice but to drop out and move back home to Lake Elsinore. (January 2014) - Start attending MSJC (Mt San Jacinto Community College in Menifee) (Summer 2014 & Summer 2015) - Support Captain Logan and Co on their documentary 'Midwest In Panels', receive my Kickstarter package in mail, open it on camera... (2016) - B v S happens, the big "Superman & DCEU vs MCU" arguments/in-fighting begin... A Wikipedia page for Geekvolution is created, I join and add to it. I have become the only person who edits and updates the page. I've tried to share it often and make people aware.
(October '16) Alice Cooper Halloween Concert at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio... (November & beyond) Interest in politics, news, real events peaks again. More than ever before, in fact. In time for the brutal, contentious presidential election and aftermath. Voted for Trump, not a decision I took lightly. Had to stop Clinton at any cost. Proud of that!
(2017) - Final class/semester (Intermediate Acting) at MSJC. I'm so done, so don't care anymore! -(June) Moody Blues Concert at Pala Casino Starlight Theater, 25th Birthday!! -(Today) That's all folks!! Geekvolution Road ends here and now for me. I will make final updates to the Wiki page, watch a few more things and maybe share them around, for the final time. I'm stepping back, and unplugging from everything. I'm to the point of total exhaustion, intolerance, and annoyance with the whole scene. -Entertainment and fake news alike, all politicized garbage & propaganda. It's so hard to escape from it. But I did, I awoke to reality, completely. I will no longer be indoctrinated or engulfed in the mass brainwashing of Cultural Marxism & Fascist censorship. No more financial support or attention paid to the Hollywood system, Comic Industry, Video Games, and celebrities. Nor the retarded, zombified audiences married to their electronic devises, living in virtual world's, who would never survive a day in nature. I can't be associated with all the sheep still asleep. Instead, I must join the population with which I can have an intelligent conversation about what is really going on. Yes!! I was NEVER a "card carrying Geek", just had mild interests in certain areas. Now, I'm Out!! Thanks everyone, it was okay yet frustrating while it lasted!! -Major Transition In Progress (2018 & Beyond): Finally move the hell out of COMMIE-Fornia, over to Arizona. To live much happier and healthier. I'll prepare and train for the coming crisis (Economic Crash, Civil War, World War 3) and aftermath. -Stock up on Guns & Ammo, Gold, Food, Medicine, Communications. Learn to stand up for myself, take control, fight to support our President and the agenda. I'm stronger than ever, a patriot, about to help take our country back. If the empire falls, then it can be remade great again. Goodbye!! End Transmission....
Here is MY story: It was the year 2010: -2nd half of Senior Year of H-S (My best time socially & academically)
4th and final year in AVID...
-Choosing a college and applying (Columbia College Hollywood - private film school - B.A. in Screenwriting & acting for fun) -Planning for big trip to Europe & more during this time... -(May) Iron Man 2 & NOES Remake in theaters, Eagles Concert (Long Road Out of Eden Tour) -(June) Class trip to Six Flags, Graduation at baseball stadium, Grad Nite at Disneyland... -Leaving on trip to Europe, turning 18 during first Red Eye flight (Ontario CA to Atlanta), followed by ATL to New York JFK, JFK to Washington Dulles, Red Eye flight - Wash DC to London Heathrow... -Europe Trip (London, Stoke-on-Trent, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich, Castle that inspired Disney, Zermatt/Swiss Alps, Matterhorn Mountain, Barcelona, Marseilles, Nice, Monaco, Genova, Rome, Napoli... -Continuation of trip (Return to New York/Long Island to see family there, Hershey-park, Pittsburgh for 4th of July, Detroit, Windsor, Toronto, Niagara Falls, down thru Ohio, Kings Island, Louisville, South Indiana to see family there, Return home to SoCal... -(August) Road trip to AZ and back, seeing family there (Mesa, Phoenix, Show Low, Meteor Crater, Winslow) -Packing/preparing to move for college, moving into apartment in Tarzana/northwest of Hollywood -(September thru December) Start of Smallville season 10, Getting comfortable, CCH orientation, class trip to Warner Bros/VIP Tour, first quarter of classes (pretty good academically, not so good socially) -So it begins (My journey into the world of YouTube FULL time, as a viewer and career with my own channel) -During this time, I discovered FilmMasterAdam, Erod the Blockbuster Buster, Doug WalkeNostalgia Critic, Blowshimselfupdude (this guy named Eric, talks about comics & movies) -AANNNDD....of course.....GEEKVOLUTION!! (Superhero Rewind of Batman Forever. Hmmm, what's this?? Who are these guys, "Captain Logan" & his friend "Vince", talking on camera together about superheroes?? I think I really like this, I want to see more!! Subscribed!!) Plus these other guys, by association: the Real Manos, Dan Torrey, Shades at Knight... (2011 and beyond) - Finding lots of interesting stuff and posting it on Geekvolution Facebook page... -Counting Kryptofreaks begins... -Charlie Sheen's mental breakdown and ranting on camera & "Friday" by Rebecca Black...
My YouTube exploration also includes politics, news, real events at this time, but interest dies down by the end of the year...
-Series Finale of Smallville, ends 10 year run... (Summer) - MCU kicks into high gear with Thor & CA F-A...
(December '11) Bob Seger Concert at Staples Center in L.A.
(Summer 2012) -Thunderbird's Air Show... ^ Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man, Dark Knight Rises, Prometheus in theaters... Trip up to San Francisco, includes Alcatraz Island & Six Flags Discovery Kingdom... (March 2013) - Befriended by Cap (Jaymes Logan Williamson) on Facebook... (June) -21st birthday!! -Man of Steel arrives, the big "Superman doesn't kill" arguments/in-fighting begin... (SummeFall 2013) - Anti-social, nearly depressed, My attendance and work input at CCH severely declined. Both roommates in a row were pot smokers and made a mess, made me sick. Needed a change, had no choice but to drop out and move back home to Lake Elsinore. (January 2014) - Start attending MSJC (Mt San Jacinto Community College in Menifee) (Summer 2014 & Summer 2015) - Support Captain Logan and Co on their documentary 'Midwest In Panels', receive my Kickstarter package in mail, open it on camera... (2016) - B v S happens, the big "Superman & DCEU vs MCU" arguments/in-fighting begin... A Wikipedia page for Geekvolution is created, I join and add to it. I have become the only person who edits and updates the page. I've tried to share it often and make people aware.
(October '16) Alice Cooper Halloween Concert at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio... (November & beyond) Interest in politics, news, real events peaks again. More than ever before, in fact. In time for the brutal, contentious presidential election and aftermath. Voted for Trump, not a decision I took lightly. Had to stop Clinton at any cost. Proud of that!
(2017) - Final class/semester (Intermediate Acting) at MSJC. I'm so done, so don't care anymore! -(June) Moody Blues Concert at Pala Casino Starlight Theater, 25th Birthday!! -(Today) That's all folks!! Geekvolution Road ends here and now for me. I will make final updates to the Wiki page, watch a few more things and maybe share them around, for the final time. I'm stepping back, and unplugging from everything. I'm to the point of total exhaustion, intolerance, and annoyance with the whole scene. -Entertainment and fake news alike, all politicized garbage & propaganda. It's so hard to escape from it. But I did, I awoke to reality, completely. I will no longer be indoctrinated or engulfed in the mass brainwashing of Cultural Marxism & Fascist censorship. No more financial support or attention paid to the Hollywood system, Comic Industry, Video Games, and celebrities. Nor the retarded, zombified audiences married to their electronic devises, living in virtual world's, who would never survive a day in nature. I can't be associated with all the sheep still asleep. Instead, I must join the population with which I can have an intelligent conversation about what is really going on. Yes!! I was NEVER a "card carrying Geek", just had mild interests in certain areas. Now, I'm Out!! Thanks everyone, it was okay yet frustrating while it lasted!! -Major Transition In Progress (2018 & Beyond): Finally move the hell out of COMMIE-Fornia, over to Arizona. To live much happier and healthier. I'll prepare and train for the coming crisis (Economic Crash, Civil War, World War 3) and aftermath. -Stock up on Guns & Ammo, Gold, Food, Medicine, Communications. Learn to stand up for myself, take control, fight to support our President and the agenda. I'm stronger than ever, a patriot, about to help take our country back. If the empire falls, then it can be remade great again. Goodbye!! End Transmission....
Here is MY story: It was the year 2010: -2nd half of Senior Year of H-S (My best time socially & academically)
4th and final year in AVID...
-Choosing a college and applying (Columbia College Hollywood - private film school - B.A. in Screenwriting & acting for fun) -Planning for big trip to Europe & more during this time... -(May) Iron Man 2 & NOES Remake in theaters, Eagles Concert (Long Road Out of Eden Tour) -(June) Class trip to Six Flags, Graduation at baseball stadium, Grad Nite at Disneyland... -Leaving on trip to Europe, turning 18 during first Red Eye flight (Ontario CA to Atlanta), followed by ATL to New York JFK, JFK to Washington Dulles, Red Eye flight - Wash DC to London Heathrow... -Europe Trip (London, Stoke-on-Trent, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich, Castle that inspired Disney, Zermatt/Swiss Alps, Matterhorn Mountain, Barcelona, Marseilles, Nice, Monaco, Genova, Rome, Napoli... -Continuation of trip (Return to New York/Long Island to see family there, Hershey-park, Pittsburgh for 4th of July, Detroit, Windsor, Toronto, Niagara Falls, down thru Ohio, Kings Island, Louisville, South Indiana to see family there, Return home to SoCal... -(August) Road trip to AZ and back, seeing family there (Mesa, Phoenix, Show Low, Meteor Crater, Winslow) -Packing/preparing to move for college, moving into apartment in Tarzana/northwest of Hollywood -(September thru December) Start of Smallville season 10, Getting comfortable, CCH orientation, class trip to Warner Bros/VIP Tour, first quarter of classes (pretty good academically, not so good socially) -So it begins (My journey into the world of YouTube FULL time, as a viewer and career with my own channel) -During this time, I discovered FilmMasterAdam, Erod the Blockbuster Buster, Doug WalkeNostalgia Critic, Blowshimselfupdude (this guy named Eric, talks about comics & movies) -AANNNDD....of course.....GEEKVOLUTION!! (Superhero Rewind of Batman Forever. Hmmm, what's this?? Who are these guys, "Captain Logan" & his friend "Vince", talking on camera together about superheroes?? I think I really like this, I want to see more!! Subscribed!!) Plus these other guys, by association: the Real Manos, Dan Torrey, Shades at Knight... (2011 and beyond) - Finding lots of interesting stuff and posting it on Geekvolution Facebook page... -Counting Kryptofreaks begins... -Charlie Sheen's mental breakdown and ranting on camera & "Friday" by Rebecca Black...
My YouTube exploration also includes politics, news, real events at this time, but interest dies down by the end of the year...
-Series Finale of Smallville, ends 10 year run... (Summer) - MCU kicks into high gear with Thor & CA F-A...
(December '11) Bob Seger Concert at Staples Center in L.A.
(Summer 2012) -Thunderbird's Air Show... ^ Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man, Dark Knight Rises, Prometheus in theaters... Trip up to San Francisco, includes Alcatraz Island & Six Flags Discovery Kingdom... (March 2013) - Befriended by Cap (Jaymes Logan Williamson) on Facebook... (June) -21st birthday!! -Man of Steel arrives, the big "Superman doesn't kill" arguments/in-fighting begin... (SummeFall 2013) - Anti-social, nearly depressed, My attendance and work input at CCH severely declined. Both roommates in a row were pot smokers and made a mess, made me sick. Needed a change, had no choice but to drop out and move back home to Lake Elsinore. (January 2014) - Start attending MSJC (Mt San Jacinto Community College in Menifee) (Summer 2014 & Summer 2015) - Support Captain Logan and Co on their documentary 'Midwest In Panels', receive my Kickstarter package in mail, open it on camera... (2016) - B v S happens, the big "Superman & DCEU vs MCU" arguments/in-fighting begin... A Wikipedia page for Geekvolution is created, I join and add to it. I have become the only person who edits and updates the page. I've tried to share it often and make people aware.
(October '16) Alice Cooper Halloween Concert at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio...
(November & beyond) Interest in politics, news, real events peaks again. More than ever before, in fact. In time for the brutal, contentious presidential election and aftermath. Voted for Trump, not a decision I took lightly. Had to stop Clinton at any cost. Proud of that!
(2017) - Final class/semester (Intermediate Acting) at MSJC. I'm so done, so don't care anymore! -(June) Moody Blues Concert at Pala Casino Starlight Theater, 25th Birthday!! -(Today) That's all folks!! Geekvolution Road ends here and now for me. I will make final updates to the Wiki page, watch a few more things and maybe share them around, for the final time. I'm stepping back, and unplugging from everything. I'm to the point of total exhaustion, intolerance, and annoyance with the whole scene. -Entertainment and fake news alike, all politicized garbage & propaganda. It's so hard to escape from it. But I did, I awoke to reality, completely. I will no longer be indoctrinated or engulfed in the mass brainwashing of Cultural Marxism & Fascist censorship. No more financial support or attention paid to the Hollywood system, Comic Industry, Video Games, and celebrities. Nor the retarded, zombified audiences married to their electronic devises, living in virtual world's, who would never survive a day in nature. I can't be associated with all the sheep still asleep. Instead, I must join the population with which I can have an intelligent conversation about what is really going on. Yes!! I was NEVER a "card carrying Geek", just had mild interests in certain areas. Now, I'm Out!! Thanks everyone, it was okay yet frustrating while it lasted!! -Major Transition In Progress (2018 & Beyond): Finally move the hell out of COMMIE-Fornia, over to Arizona. To live much happier and healthier. I'll prepare and train for the coming crisis (Economic Crash, Civil War, World War 3) and aftermath. -Stock up on Guns & Ammo, Gold, Food, Medicine, Communications. Learn to stand up for myself, take control, fight to support our President and the agenda. I'm stronger than ever, a patriot, about to help take our country back. If the empire falls, then it can be remade great again. Goodbye!! End Transmission....
Here is MY story: It was the year 2010: -2nd half of Senior Year of H-S (My best time socially & academically)
4th and final year in AVID...
-Choosing a college and applying (Columbia College Hollywood - private film school - B.A. in Screenwriting & acting for fun) -Planning for big trip to Europe & more during this time... -(May) Iron Man 2 & NOES Remake in theaters, Eagles Concert (Long Road Out of Eden Tour) -(June) Class trip to Six Flags, Graduation at baseball stadium, Grad Nite at Disneyland... -Leaving on trip to Europe, turning 18 during first Red Eye flight (Ontario CA to Atlanta), followed by ATL to New York JFK, JFK to Washington Dulles, Red Eye flight - Wash DC to London Heathrow... -Europe Trip (London, Stoke-on-Trent, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich, Castle that inspired Disney, Zermatt/Swiss Alps, Matterhorn Mountain, Barcelona, Marseilles, Nice, Monaco, Genova, Rome, Napoli... -Continuation of trip (Return to New York/Long Island to see family there, Hershey-park, Pittsburgh for 4th of July, Detroit, Windsor, Toronto, Niagara Falls, down thru Ohio, Kings Island, Louisville, South Indiana to see family there, Return home to SoCal... -(August) Road trip to AZ and back, seeing family there (Mesa, Phoenix, Show Low, Meteor Crater, Winslow) -Packing/preparing to move for college, moving into apartment in Tarzana/northwest of Hollywood -(September thru December) Start of Smallville season 10, Getting comfortable, CCH orientation, class trip to Warner Bros/VIP Tour, first quarter of classes (pretty good academically, not so good socially) -So it begins (My journey into the world of YouTube FULL time, as a viewer and career with my own channel) -During this time, I discovered FilmMasterAdam, Erod the Blockbuster Buster, Doug WalkeNostalgia Critic, Blowshimselfupdude (this guy named Eric, talks about comics & movies) -AANNNDD....of course.....GEEKVOLUTION!! (Superhero Rewind of Batman Forever. Hmmm, what's this?? Who are these guys, "Captain Logan" & his friend "Vince", talking on camera together about superheroes?? I think I really like this, I want to see more!! Subscribed!!) Plus these other guys, by association: the Real Manos, Dan Torrey, Shades at Knight... (2011 and beyond) - Finding lots of interesting stuff and posting it on Geekvolution Facebook page... -Counting Kryptofreaks begins... -Charlie Sheen's mental breakdown and ranting on camera & "Friday" by Rebecca Black...
My YouTube exploration also includes politics, news, real events at this time, but interest dies down by the end of the year...
-Series Finale of Smallville, ends 10 year run... (Summer) - MCU kicks into high gear with Thor & CA F-A...
(December '11) Bob Seger Concert at Staples Center in L.A.
(Summer 2012) -Thunderbird's Air Show... ^ Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man, Dark Knight Rises, Prometheus in theaters... Trip up to San Francisco, includes Alcatraz Island & Six Flags Discovery Kingdom... (March 2013) - Befriended by Cap (Jaymes Logan Williamson) on Facebook... (June) -21st birthday!! -Man of Steel arrives, the big "Superman doesn't kill" arguments/in-fighting begin... (SummeFall 2013) - Anti-social, nearly depressed, My attendance and work input at CCH severely declined. Both roommates in a row were pot smokers and made a mess, made me sick. Needed a change, had no choice but to drop out and move back home to Lake Elsinore. (January 2014) - Start attending MSJC (Mt San Jacinto Community College in Menifee) (Summer 2014 & Summer 2015) - Support Captain Logan and Co on their documentary 'Midwest In Panels', receive my Kickstarter package in mail, open it on camera... (2016) - B v S happens, the big "Superman & DCEU vs MCU" arguments/in-fighting begin... A Wikipedia page for Geekvolution is created, I join and add to it. I have become the only person who edits and updates the page. I've tried to share it often and make people aware.
(October '16) Alice Cooper Halloween Concert at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio... (November & beyond) Interest in politics, news, real events peaks again. More than ever before, in fact. In time for the brutal, contentious presidential election and aftermath. Voted for Trump, not a decision I took lightly. Had to stop Clinton at any cost. Proud of that!
(2017) - Final class/semester (Intermediate Acting) at MSJC. I'm so done, so don't care anymore! -(June) Moody Blues Concert at Pala Casino Starlight Theater, 25th Birthday!! -(Today) That's all folks!! Geekvolution Road ends here and now for me. I will make final updates to the Wiki page, watch a few more things and maybe share them around, for the final time. I'm stepping back, and unplugging from everything. I'm to the point of total exhaustion, intolerance, and annoyance with the whole scene. -Entertainment and fake news alike, all politicized garbage & propaganda. It's so hard to escape from it. But I did, I awoke to reality, completely. I will no longer be indoctrinated or engulfed in the mass brainwashing of Cultural Marxism & Fascist censorship. No more financial support or attention paid to the Hollywood system, Comic Industry, Video Games, and celebrities. Nor the retarded, zombified audiences married to their electronic devises, living in virtual world's, who would never survive a day in nature. I can't be associated with all the sheep still asleep. Instead, I must join the population with which I can have an intelligent conversation about what is really going on. Yes!! I was NEVER a "card carrying Geek", just had mild interests in certain areas. Now, I'm Out!! Thanks everyone, it was okay yet frustrating while it lasted!! -Major Transition In Progress (2018 & Beyond): Finally move the hell out of COMMIE-Fornia, over to Arizona. To live much happier and healthier. I'll prepare and train for the coming crisis (Economic Crash, Civil War, World War 3) and aftermath. -Stock up on Guns & Ammo, Gold, Food, Medicine, Communications. Learn to stand up for myself, take control, fight to support our President and the agenda. I'm stronger than ever, a patriot, about to help take our country back. If the empire falls, then it can be remade great again. Goodbye!! End Transmission....
Good morning traders of the stocks sub! Happy Monday! Hope you all had a nice relaxing weekend in here and are ready for a flurry of earnings this week! Here are your Monday morning stock market movers & news-
Bank of America — Bank of America earned 41 cents per share for its latest quarter, beating estimates by seven cents, with revenue also beating forecasts. Strong trading results helped make up for weakness in some of the bank's consumer businesses.
Hasbro — The toymaker reported quarterly profit of $2.03 per share, easily beating estimates of $1.74, with revenue also topping analyst estimates. Hasbro did especially well in its partnered offerings, such as the Disney Princess and "Frozen" product lines.
Supervalu — The supermarket operator is selling its Save-A-Lot business to an affiliate of Canadian private equity firm Onex Corporation for nearly $1.37 billion.
Tesla — German officials are asking the automaker to stop including the Autopilot function in its ads. The country's transport minister is concerned that drivers might feel their attention is not needed while behind the wheel of the vehicle. Separately, a product announcement scheduled for today has been pushed back to Wednesday, with CEO Elon Musk tweeting that the unnamed new product needed a few more days of refinement.
Deutsche Bank — Deutsche Bank is considering changes to its U.S. strategy, according to Reuters. The bank is not likely to abandon the U.S. market, but it may considering scaling down its activities here. Deutsche Bank is currently fighting a proposed $14 billion Justice Department fine over financial crisis era mortgage bond sales.
McDonald's — The restaurant chain is losing a number of senior executives, including chief field officer Karen King and senior vice president Erik Hess. That comes on the heels of other departures, including soon-to-retire McDonald's USA President Mike Andres, chief administrative officer Pete Bensen, and high-growth markets division chief David Hoffmann.
Mentor Graphics — Mentor has hired Bank of America to explore strategic alternatives including a potential sale, according to Reuters. Activist hedge fund Elliott Management has an 8.1 percent stake in the software maker and feels Mentor's shares are significantly undervalued.
Constellation Brands — The spirits maker is near a deal to sell its Canadian wine business to the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan for about $760 million, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Walgreens Boots Alliance — Walgreens has been upgraded to "buy" from "hold" at Jefferies, which has also increased its price target for the drug store operator's stock to $95 per share from $87. Jefferies feels investors are underestimating both the fundamental positives as well as the incremental benefits that will be provided by its acquisition of Rite-Aid.
Wells Fargo — Wells Fargo was downgraded to "market perform" from "outperform" at Keefe Bruyette & Woods, which cut its price target to $48 from $57. Keefe Bruyette does not feel the price is low enough to reflect the uncertainty surrounding the change in the bank's sales practices.
Dunkin' Brands — RBC downgraded Dunkin' to "sector perform" from "outperform," saying the stock's price already reflects the donut chain's acceleration in sales, the introduction of new beverages, and the launch of its "On-The-Go" mobile ordering platform.
Starlight Casino London To Break Ground Soon. By Ben Hamill - January 20 2020. Its all systems go now for Gateway Casinos & Entertainment’s new Starlight Casino London. Following months of elaborate planning, the official ground breaking ceremony is at long last set to take place by no later than the end of the month. Gateway expects the Starlight Casino will open in June 2021. In the meantime, the current casino at the Western Fair District will remain open during construction. The British Columbia-based casino giant is billing the project as its largest investment in Ontario to date. Artist rendering for Match Eatery & Public House part of new Starlight Casino in London A portion of the property on Wonderland Road that could be the location of a new casino is seen in London, Ont. on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. (Daryl Newcombe / CTV London) After years of speculation, concern and protests, the location of where the new casino in Wasaga Beach will be built is finally revealed. The company announced Thursday it plans to build the LONDON – There’s a big new casino coming to Ontario – and it isn’t going to be a small one. Gaming giants Gateway has this week unveiled plans for a $75m super casino, which looks certain to be given the green light by official and city planners. It’s hoped that the new facility will be open in time for 2021 – and is expected to create as many as When the new casino opens, slots and table games at the Western Fair will be shut down and workers transferred to the new site. “London is our most ambitious site,” said Rob Mitchell, Gateway Wonderland Road South will be the home of London’s new casino. During Tuesday’s council meeting Mayor Ed Holder warned that further delays could see Gateway Casinos relocate outside of London. Gateway Casinos will announce details of a major investment in London next month after a deal to takeover OLG properties in southwestern Ontario was complete overnight. The proposed new casino is expected to begin construction this spring, once provincial and municipal approvals are obtained. In the coming weeks, Gateway will announce more details on the size and scope of the development including new employment opportunities, food and beverage offerings and the investment in the local economy for the new build.
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