A Bit of interesting song trivia:

"Brender (Brenda) and Eddie," as Billy Joel fans remember, were "the King and Queen of the Prom," featured in his song, "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant." They were drawn, roughly, from a popular couple Joel had envied growing up on Long Island. Joel went to his 20th high school class reunion...to catch up with Brenda and Eddie. "Let me tell ya; Eddie was, like, old and all shriveled up," he chuckled, "And, Brenda, forget about it, man. She didn't look good." What he did notice about his classmates, however, was 'the nerds.' "They were all the successful ones now, with the beautiful wives. It was very surreal.

In case you're interested in having a "bottle of red" or a "bottle of white" in the restaurant from "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant," Joel says it was named for Rome's Trevi Fountain and (is/was?)located at 151 W. 57th Street in New York City, directly across from Carnegie Hall. "If you want to go see it for nostalgia, fine," Joel cautioned, "but the food, as far as I remember...it was only so-so."


Scott