Life on the Wicked Stage: Act 3<p><strong>A Trip Worth Taking: Billy Joel Documentary ‘And So It Goes’</strong></p><p>Talk about bringing back the memories and the feels. The excellent Billy Joel documentary, <em>And So It Goes,</em> is a must watch if you’re a fan. Or even if you’re not. I am a fan and have been since I worked a load-in, load-out shift for a Billy Joel concert back in my college days and partied with his road crew.</p><p></p><p>The excellent two-part documentary chronicles the ups, downs, and of course there’s plenty of Joel’s music, because it’s always about the music and where it took Joel and those of us who grew up with him. It’s more than a trip down memory lane, the four hours is a well spent vacation back in time. I highly recommend this.</p><p>It’s interesting, and I dare say rewarding, that two of the music artists I grew up with, Joel and Bruce Springsteen, have had excellent recent documentaries about their careers. As they and I both hit later decades of life it’s a good way to look back and dredge up memories often buried in the hurly burly of the current day to day. I consider these documentaries on HBO (or whatever it calls itself this week) gifts well received.</p><p>For those interested further, there’s a playlist of the music from <em>And So It Goes</em> available on all the usual music streaming services. If your library, like mine, is filled with the entire catalog of Joel’s music, it’s worth adding just to track and hear how some of his songs have matured, yet not lost any of relevance, and even gained both relevance and resonance with time.</p><p><em>You can find more of my writings on a variety of topics on Medium at <a href="https://medium.com/@WarnerCrocker" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">this link</a>, including in the publications <a href="https://medium.com/ellemeno" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Ellemeno</a> and <a href="https://medium.com/rome-magazine" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Rome.</a></em> <em>I can also be found on social media under my name as above. </em></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://warnercrocker.com/tag/and-so-it-goes/" target="_blank">#AndSoItGoes</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://warnercrocker.com/tag/billy-joel/" target="_blank">#BillyJoel</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://warnercrocker.com/tag/documentary/" target="_blank">#documentary</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://warnercrocker.com/tag/film/" target="_blank">#Film</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://warnercrocker.com/tag/music/" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://warnercrocker.com/tag/reviews/" target="_blank">#reviews</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://warnercrocker.com/tag/rock/" target="_blank">#rock</a></p>