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nothingshocksmeanymore

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Mon May-10-04 09:06 PM
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So tell me again

why did Billy Joel jump off the Tallahassee bridge?

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Eye and Monkey

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Mon May-10-04 09:07 PM
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1. 'cause only the good die young.

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havocmom

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Mon May-10-04 09:07 PM
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2. cuz Miss Cleo told him what was in store for the nation

;-)

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GOPisEvil

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Mon May-10-04 09:07 PM
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3. Because, in fact, he DID start the fire.

Edited on Mon May-10-04 09:08 PM by GOPisEvil

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CrownPrinceBandar

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Mon May-10-04 09:08 PM
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4. I think he drove off......

he's prone to auto accidents, you know.

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Exgeneral

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Mon May-10-04 09:08 PM
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5. cause it just might be a lunatic

she's looking for?

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SarahB

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Mon May-10-04 09:08 PM
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6. He lost his Uptown Girl?

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Pithlet

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Mon May-10-04 09:10 PM
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7. Because he never had a lick of sense.

Of course.

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supernova

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Mon May-10-04 09:11 PM
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8. He saw the lights go out on Broadway

Miami 2017

I’ve seen the lights go out on broadway-
I saw the empire state laid low.
And life went on beyond the palisades,
They all bought bright cadillacs-
And left there long ago.

We held a concert out in brooklyn-
To watch the island bridges blow.
They turned our power down,
And drove us underground-
But we went right on with the show...

I’ve seen the lights go out on broadway-
I saw the ruins at my feet,
You know we almost didn’t notice it-
We’d see it all the time on forty-second street.

They burned the churches up in harlem-
Like in that spanish civil war-
The flames were everywhere,
But no one really cared-
It always burned up there before....

I saw the lights go out on broadway-
I watched the mighty skyline fall.
The boats were waiting at the battery,
The union went on strike-
They never sailed at all.

They sent a carrier out from norfolk-
And picked the yankees up for free.
They said that queens could stay,
They blew the bronx away-
And sank manhattan out to sea....

You know those lights were bright on broadway-
But that was so many years ago...
Before we all lived here in florida-
Before the mafia took over mexico.
There are not many who remember-
They say a handful still survive...
To tell the world about...
The way the lights went out,
And keep the memory alive....

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Don Claybrook

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Mon May-10-04 09:11 PM
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9. Not sure, but Robby Benson must be to blame n/t

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unblock

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Mon May-10-04 09:12 PM
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10. captain jack got him high that night. just a little push 'n he was smilin

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Blue-Jay

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Mon May-10-04 09:13 PM
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11. According to the Bobbie Gentry song:

It's the "Tallahatchee" Bridge.

/PSA

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nothingshocksmeanymore

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Mon May-10-04 09:18 PM
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13. Fuck!

I always get those two mixed up

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Blue-Jay

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Mon May-10-04 09:29 PM
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15. No sweat. Common mistake.

As common as mistaking Robby Benson for an actual "actor".

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WannaJumpMyScooter

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Mon May-10-04 09:13 PM
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12. He wanted good luck movin up, cause he was moving out

and then fell down?

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KamaAina

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Mon May-10-04 09:18 PM
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14. So he could "Say Goodbye to Hollywood"

True story: One afternoon (East Coast time) I was sitting in a public establishment in Stratford, Conn., working on some draft beer. "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" was playing on the jukebox.

Then the TV set(s) broke in with a special report. The Rodney King verdict had just come in...

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Rowdyboy

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Mon May-10-04 09:55 PM
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16. Because only the good die young!

Did I win?

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