Inspired by the models, BILLY JOEL wrote the song "Uptown Girls", but changed the name of the song to "Uptown Girl" when he began to date Macpherson. They were, Elle Macpherson, Christie Brinkley and Whitney Houston. Elle Macpherson ! While vacationing in the Caribbean, BILLY JOEL meet THREE models who were staying in the same hotel as he. The name of the model who inspired the song "Uptown Girl" wa s.
What was the name of the model that inspired the song "Uptown Girl"?
#Trivia uptown girl billy joel movie#
But decades later, this incident did not stop their collaborations, because Jon Small is the same Jon Small that produced BILLY JOEL's 1987 KOHUEPT video, as well as, BILLY JOEL's 2008 "Live at Shea Stadium" movie video!Ħ. What did BILLY JOEL and band member Jon Small have in common?īoth of their first wives' were the same person! Jon Small's first wife, Elizabeth Weber, had an affair with BILLY JOEL and after divorcing Jon Small, became BILLY JOEL's first wife! At the time, this ended BILLY JOEL and Jon Small's friendship. Douglas Alan Stegmeyer committed suicide and shot himself to death on August 24th, 1995.ĥ. He was hurt, left in the cold, and went into a deep depression. Sadly, for reasons known or unknown only to BILLY JOEL, Doug Stegmeyer, after playing bass guitar for Billy for almost 20 years, BILLY JOEL wanted a new bass player and never asked Doug to the next band rehearsal. Also, this is the town where the famous "Italian Restaurant" is located. And although BILLY JOEL grew up in Hicksville, Long Island, New York, he later hung- out in Syosset, Long Island where he meet his first wife (Elizabeth Weber Small), manager (Frank Weber), hairstylist (Mary Sue Weber), sound engineer (Brian Ruggles), and bass player (Doug Stegmeyer) and band members, (Jon Small, John Dizek, Richard McKenna, and Harry Weber) from a prior band BILLY JOEL was in named, "THE HASSLES"! All these band members were all from Syosset, and I knew them all. Doug joined his band as his bass player in 1974. This is how I came to know about BILLY JOEL. As an acquaintance, I partied with Doug in our teenage years. Doug grew up in the same Syosset, Long Island, New York neighborhood as me (our hometown). Which original BILLY JOEL band member shot himself to death?ĭouglas Alan Stegmeyer, BILLY JOEL's longtime bass player. BILLY JOEL also made a guest appearance at Sir Paul's opening CitiField concert on July 17, 2009! And, Sir Paul McCartney showed up, as a special guest, at BILLY JOEL's closing concert at Shea Stadium on July 18, 2008! The THREE concerts were all held in the month of July, in THREE different years and at THREE different venues!Ĥ.
* BILLY JOEL has now performed with Sir Paul McCartney THREE times with their most recent collaboration on Jat McCartney's Yankee Sadium concert. I was personally on BILLY JOEL's Centre Island estate in the summer of 2009, and saw the signs with my own eyes!ģ. "GO SLOW SMALL DOGS" ( Billy Joel owns a couple of Pugs)
#Trivia uptown girl billy joel drivers#
What do the two huge billboard-size signs say, on the grounds of BILLY JOEL's Centre Island estate, on Long Island, New York, that warn approaching drivers about? ALL above mansions, houses and estates are shown on THIS website! (Photo Album 2) and Google Earth !Ģ. House is shown on the front cover of BILLY JOEL's 1980 "Glass Houses" album. BILLY JOEL lived here from the mid 1970's to the early 1980's. The address of the "Glass House" where BILLY JOEL and 1st ex-wife, Elizabeth (Weber) Small, lived. 149 Cove Neck Road, Cove Neck, Long Island, New York. BILLY JOEL still owns this estate and currently resides.ĭ. The address of the estate known as Middlesea, where BILLY JOEL and 3rd ex- wife, Katie Lee, were married and lived. 502 Centre Island Road, Centre Island, Long Island, New York. The address of the first house BILLY JOEL and 2nd ex-wife Christie Brinkley moved into after getting married. 1 Lloyd Harbor Road, Lloyd Neck, Long Island, New York. The address of BILLY JOEL's childhood house. 20 Meeting Lane, Hicksville, Long Island, New York. The numbers in trivia question #1 are house address numbers from some of the homes BILLY JOEL has lived in on Long Island, New York.Ī.