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So, I’ve been a proponent of Flight of the Conchords, and the self-titled HBO show the group stars in alongside Rhys Darby. The first season is currently available on DVD and the second season is about to premiere on HBO in a couple of weeks. Well, now, thanks to FunnyOrDie.com and HBO, you can watch the first episode of the second season online! Right here!

I’ll admit, I gave Katy Perry a chance when she first got my attention last year. Her two novelty songs, “I Kissed A Girl” and “Ur So Gay” caught my attention and won her my favor early on (not that that matters). I was looking forward to her performance of a Madonna classic at the Video Music Awards, but her rendition of “Like A Virgin” was… well… flat. In fact, if I’m remembering correctly, MTV cut to a commercial in the middle of the performance. Ouch.

I figured maybe it was a fluke. After all, it was her first foray to the Video Music Awards, and having eagerly awaited the distribution of the moon men on many a September’s Thursday night during my middle school years, I understood how important that moment could be.. and being nervous is only human. With this in mind, I opened myself to the possibility of her performance on Carson Daly’s New Years’ Show this year. That’s when I learned that her VMA performance, was not, in fact a fluke. Nor was it due to the fact that she wasn’t performing her own material.

She just isn’t good live. Performing HER OWN song. Somehow, she managed to look worse than the Jonas Brothers. Watch her yell (sometimes on pitch) below:

Thanks to one of my friends from tour, I was fortunate enough to attend Billy Joel’s “Last Play at Shea” concert last Wednesday night from Shea Stadium. As embarrassed as I am to admit it, I think it might have been my first legitimate “concert.” Fortunately for me, it was absolutely amazing. Mr. Joel put on a hell of a show, and I sincerely encourage anyone who gets the opportunity to watch him perform live to take it. I feel truly blessed to have been able to witness this part of music history.

Fortunately for me, Billy Joel had some friends help out during his “Last (Double) Play at Shea” concert. John Mayer, John Mellencamp, Don Henley, and Tony Bennett were all along for the ride on Wednesday night.

I was surfing YouTube, and found some videos from the experience. He played for THREE HOURS… these videos are just a mere portion of what we enjoyed during the night. Watch them soon, they’ll probably be taken down before you know it!!

Opening: “Star Spangled Banner”, “Miami 2017 “
“Prelude / Angry Young Man”
“New York State of Mind” (w/ Tony Bennett)
“Goodnight Saigon”
“This is the Time” (w/ John Mayer)
“The Downeaster ‘Alexa’”
“Boys of Summer” (w/ Don Henley)
“Pink Houses” (w/ John Mellencamp)
“We Didn’t Start The Fire”
Encore: “She Loves You”, “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”, “Piano Man”

And from the concert I didn’t catch (Friday night, different guests, different songs):

“This Night”
“Summer, Highland Falls”
“Shameless” (w/ Garth Brooks)
“Walk This Way” (w/ Steven Tyler)
“My Generation” (w/ Roger Daltry)
“Let It Be” (w/ Paul McCartney)
“I Saw Her Standing There” (w/ Paul McCartney)

Now, I might have been sitting in the Upper Section, but I *know* I saw video cameras taking crane shots all night that weren’t used up on the JumboTron thing. I’ve got my fingers crossed for an eventual DVD. Here’s hoping!