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That Moment When The Piano Man Plays Your Abandoned Piano

One of the things I like most about celebrities like Billy Joel and Jerry Seinfeld is that they never “went Hollywood.”  They still happily reside on Long Island/New York City…

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One of the things I like most about celebrities like Billy Joel and Jerry Seinfeld is that they never "went Hollywood."  They still happily reside on Long Island/New York City where they are each from.

So, as cool as this is...it's not all that surprising that it could happen.

Someone left an old piano on a Long Island curb.  "The Piano Man" just happened to be walking by, and well...he couldn't resist a test drive.

After playing a little ragtime, Joel declared "It's a perfectly good piano.  Seems a shame to throw it out."
The ultimate fate of the streetside piano is unknown, but how cool is it that this could even happen?  Can you imagine the person who happened to come upon this an filmed it?

What a story they've got to tell.

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.