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April 24, 2008

JazzFest Headliner Show Cancelled;
“Accent Malfunction” Blamed

Oh Gawd!
Oh Gawd!
FAUBOURG ST JOHN - In a disturbing press release from the office of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, The Creole-Tomato regrets to break the news that Jazz Fest Headliner Billy Joel will not appear as scheduled during the annual New Orleans music and culture festival at the Fairgrounds.

Usually Joel, affectionately known as “The Bard of Long Island,” gets into trouble and concert cancellations by himself with the help of alcohol and car keys. But this time Quint Davis takes the blame.

“It was a simple accent malfunction,” said Davis, referring to the now-infamous “Wardrobe Malfuntion” of Superbowl 38.

“When Bill called from one of his many stately Long Island, homes, I didn’t recognize him at all. I thought it was a poorly disguised prank call from a drunken Y’at who had no grasp on English, much less proper usuage and dialect.”

“I could’ve sworn the caller’s accent was Chalmatian, so I hung up on him.”

Joel, whose hits include “Allentown” and “Miami 2017,” responded by cancelling the show.

Offering that the show must go on, Davis suggested that perhaps Lionel Ritchie would work in a pinch.

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