Real LI

If you've ever pondered that question, be sure to check out the Big Red Kitty blog for a story by someone who says he used to be Billy Joel's 'house boy' when the rocker lived in this house in Lloyd Harbor with then-wife Christie Brinkley. (Joel bought the house in 1981 with his first wife, Elizabeth, for $65,000; he sold the property in 1986 in $1,525 million.) Apparently, the guy, then a teen, was sent to work for Joel by his grandmother, who was friends with Joel's mother. There are some very good moments, especially the one involving a wet towel. Read the posting here.

Newsday file photo, 2005 / David L. Pokress