Word: centrum
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...recent albums, Billy Joel, the consummate piano man, has ignored his Steinway in favor of a flood of catchy pop tunes and guitar licks. And as I headed for the Worcester Centrum last Friday, I wondered which Billy Joel would appear: the scruffy author of such classics as "Captain Jack" and "I've Loved These Days," or the polished performer of such Top 40 fodder as "Modern Woman" and "A Matter of Trust...
...Worcester, we parked and parted, some for the Centrum, and others for the area outside the arena, where the culture of the Deadheads flourishes. In a cold drizzle, we circled the stadium once, twice and finally three times in search of tickets. Venders of everything from beaded necklaces to acid trips abounded, but tickets were nowhere to be found...
...small parking lot close to the Centrum, diehard Deadheads had congregated with their vans and cars packed with Grateful Dead memorabilia. Some fixed dinner on small grills. Elsewhere reunions took place...
...make a profit or anything. Take 'em for $45." After giving him the money, a friend said, "See? No one's here to make money. They just want to make sure everyone gets in!" Dumb-founded I took the ticket, and we headed for the Centrum...
What looked like two '60s leftovers huddled beneath an overhang of the Centrum, trying to escape the cold drizzle. Bearded and bedraggled, they each held small flowered signs which read, "I need one ticket." They joked with each other, and didn't seem the slightest bit worried abuot getting in. At a Grateful Dead concert, things just seem to work themselves out. Later on, I saw both of them inside...