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Sorry I will no longer continue with this shit-throwing (well, throwing back the shit) with Benson about my childhood, about which he insists he knows more than I do. Will have to leave soon to take my dear old Dad to the doctor. He no longer lives in Hicksville either–he sold the Levitt house after my mom died in 1983 after a very long illness and moved in with his future second wife, my stepmother, in Seaford a year later.
Benson seems to know everything about growing up Jewish in the 50s on (as he so cutely phrases it) Lon Guyland. Perhaps he is a 62.5-year-old secular Jew living in Bed-Stuy, just like Rob is a strong black woman.
It started over the weekend in the after-hours OT just in case any of you are bored enough to look it up.
rob- I have a toothbrush for you- it’s an orangey leopard print. I got it from a friend who used to work in a hi end home furnishings company and they used to sell them. Still in the original container, never opened, never used. YOurs if you want it.
“From a town known as Oyster Bay Long Island
Rode a boy with a six pack in his hand
And his daring life of crime
Made him a legend in his time
East and west of the Rio Grande”
Now, I don’t know what started this benson/rf brouhaha and I don’t think I want to, but it can’t be worth the energy going into it. Meanwhile, as the above shows, Billy Joel was writing smug and self-important lyrics even before he was popular. I really just never warmed to him.
Sorry I will no longer continue with this shit-throwing (well, throwing back the shit) with Benson about my childhood, about which he insists he knows more than I do. Will have to leave soon to take my dear old Dad to the doctor. He no longer lives in Hicksville either–he sold the Levitt house after my mom died in 1983 after a very long illness and moved in with his future second wife, my stepmother, in Seaford a year later.
Benson seems to know everything about growing up Jewish in the 50s on (as he so cutely phrases it) Lon Guyland. Perhaps he is a 62.5-year-old secular Jew living in Bed-Stuy, just like Rob is a strong black woman.
It started over the weekend in the after-hours OT just in case any of you are bored enough to look it up.
okay, who the hell is billy joel?
*rob*
“what does Billy Joel have to do with this? I mean really- who cares if he grew up in Hicksville or not?”
And who needs a house out in Hackensack?
Is that all you get for your money?
ooooooh i’d love that toofbrush!!!
*rob*
bxgrl, this is the OT – where a lot of us make a big stink about some shit where most others dont give a shit.
I’m confused- what does Billy Joel have to do with this? I mean really- who cares if he grew up in Hicksville or not?
rob- I have a toothbrush for you- it’s an orangey leopard print. I got it from a friend who used to work in a hi end home furnishings company and they used to sell them. Still in the original container, never opened, never used. YOurs if you want it.
Oh, and through the magic of Google, I found this website with (disputed) references to various Hicksville landmarks in Billy Joel songs:
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2831
RE: Billy Joel and Hicksville:
“From a town known as Oyster Bay Long Island
Rode a boy with a six pack in his hand
And his daring life of crime
Made him a legend in his time
East and west of the Rio Grande”
Now, I don’t know what started this benson/rf brouhaha and I don’t think I want to, but it can’t be worth the energy going into it. Meanwhile, as the above shows, Billy Joel was writing smug and self-important lyrics even before he was popular. I really just never warmed to him.