Last night I attended “Billy Joel: An Evening of Questions and Answers… and a Little Music” at the 92nd Street Y.

Anthony DeCurtis from Rolling Stone conducted the banal Q&A in which

Joel talked about the inspiration behind many of his songs, entertained the fanatical audience on the piano, and even impersonated Tom Cruise when asked about his 26-year-old wife (the prop was a chair, not Oprah’s couch this time). It could have been all pop fluff but then, natch, he couldn’t just shut up and sing. When asked what things he looked forward to, Joel responded, “I look forward to the end of the war in Iraq,” which received thunderous cheering and applause (Upper East Side Manhattan–so, of course). Unfortunately this comment and his wife’s immaturity [bad-language warning] put a bit of a damper on the night for your humble NRO correspondent on the scene.