It's a shame...I was gonna mention Charles Starkweather-Caril Fugate and Terrence Malick but I didn't want to hog all the good stuff. Charlie would have turned 65 later this year, but, things didn't work out.
John, Not being a Billy Joel fan, I've never spent any time listening to this song, but I am from his general age group so I think I know most of the references. Listing Marilyn after Korea may refer to the great story about her visit to the U.S. troops during that conflict. She got a great...