1984

I still haven't found the portrait I'm looking for, but damn, I would kill to go back in time and be at that 1984 Wembley show on the An Innocent Man tour. I'd have to go back in time, because in actual 1984 I was only listening to prog rock and ambient music and was way too cool to admit I wanted to go see Billy Joel. The band was superlative and Billy's voice was great and he looked healthy and happy. He and Christie Brinkley were the great love of each other's life and should not have broken up. (I know all about it, see.)

Here is a blog entry from Grey that's well worth reading because, among other reasons, it includes the phrase "wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing Buddhas."

My big achievement for the day has been doing the L.A. Times crossword. In pen.