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With a key-pounding “Root Beer Rag” dedicated to Virginian pianist Bruce Hornsby, a rendition of AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell” fronted by a roadie named Chainsaw, and even a dirty joke or two, on February 23 the aging Piano Man showed the John Paul Jones crowd that he can still kick in on a Friday night. Billy Joel wasn’t without some youthful help, though. His seven-piece band kept things rocking, and handpicked cute girls filled the front row and screamed for the 57-year-old. Joel resisted his age, kicking over his stool on “Extremes” and dancing with the mic stand during “Big Shot.” After exhausting most of his three decades of hits (and himself), he gave the crowd some seasoned parting advice: “Drive safe and don’t take shit from anybody.”
