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sodascouts
09-13-2011, 01:16 AM
Hope it's a great one! Here's a couple of Joe Walsh holding some objects of admiration....

http://www.joewalshonline.com/images/JWalshGuitar1980.jpg

http://www.joewalshonline.com/images/JWalshStevie.jpg

I know you'd like to get your hands on either one of those! ;)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUSTIN!!!!

ticky
09-13-2011, 01:24 AM
Happy Birthday Austin!
(you have excellent taste in musicians *G*)
http://tickypages.com/JoeWalsh/album4/JWalsh1997-03-03.jpg
http://tickypages.com/JoeWalsh/album4/JWalshbaileybros.jpg
http://tickypages.com/JoeWalsh/album4/JWalshFelderGibsonAd.jpg
http://tickypages.com/JoeWalsh/album4/JWalshStratPackRehearse04.jpg
http://http://tickypages.com/JoeWalsh/album4/JWalshUglyCouch.jpg
http://tickypages.com/JoeWalsh/album4/pjwguitarcenter2-1.jpg

AzEaglesFan
09-13-2011, 01:53 AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUSTIN, HOPE YOU GOT A NEW GUITAR OR TWO FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY.:birthday:

WalshFan88
09-13-2011, 03:01 AM
Wow thanks everyone!!!!!!! :) I love the pics! ;) :D

I'm 23 today.

And AZ - I did get one new guitar. So I'm happy! :D I got it a month ago early. :hilarious:

ETA: I have pics of the guitar in the Gearhead thread BTW.

tequila girl
09-13-2011, 03:23 AM
Happy Birthday Austin!! :) :birthday:
http://www.joewalshonline.com/images/JWalshGEFSoWhat1.jpg

Hope it's a great one!! :partytime: :partytime:

Annabel
09-13-2011, 03:45 AM
Happy Birthday Austin. Hope you have great day. :birthday:

TimothyBFan
09-13-2011, 08:13 AM
HApPy BirTHdAy AuSTin!!

http://joewalshonline.com/images/JWalshZigZag1975.jpg

http://joewalshonline.com/images/JWalshMiddleEast.jpg

http://joewalshonline.com/images/JWalshBandana.jpghttps://eaglesonlinecentral.com/images/hccover.jpg

And just so you don't forget who this birthday wish is from.....

I've always loved this....ummmm..... bass....
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e136/williehoo/Timothy%20B%20Schmit/FW1capture.jpg

Koala
09-13-2011, 08:19 AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUSTIN!

Hope you have a good one!

http://www.joewalshonline.com/images/JWalshCamachoRed.jpg

http://www.joewalshonline.com/images/JWalshRMN.jpg

http://www.joewalshonline.com/images/JWalshBaltimore07-01.jpg

pueblo47
09-13-2011, 08:53 AM
Happy birthday:birthday:

VAisForEagleLovers
09-13-2011, 09:51 AM
Happy birthday, Austin!:rockguitar:

Brooke
09-13-2011, 02:38 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUSTIN!

Wishing you a wonderful day with family and friends! :birthday:

Enjoy some music while you're at it!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Walsh/GeorgeMartinBenefit32008.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/desperado74/Eagles/Eagles2010Houston259P.jpg

Troubadour
09-13-2011, 02:41 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AUSTIN!

http://www.joewalshonline.com/images/JWalshLiveYellow.jpg

Have an awesome day!

Prettymaid
09-13-2011, 04:01 PM
Happy Birthday Austin!
and many more...

http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s348/chilca0001/Joe%20Walsh/getty6.jpg

http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s348/chilca0001/Joe%20Walsh/felderandwalshhotelcalifornia.jpg

http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s348/chilca0001/Joe%20Walsh/joebirthday2.jpg

GlennLover
09-13-2011, 04:27 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AUSTIN!!!
Hope you are having a Wonderful day!!!

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss232/1Cdn/thhappy_birthday-1.gif

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss232/1Cdn/Joe/joepoppy-1.jpg

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss232/1Cdn/Joe/eagles-eagles-concert-pavihao-at-5.jpg

whitcap
09-13-2011, 04:51 PM
Happy Birthday Austin! :birthday:

http://www.joewalshonline.com/images/JWalshThick.jpg

http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac327/whitcap/86124775.jpg

Henley Honey
09-13-2011, 05:09 PM
Happy Birthday Austin!!

Last time I did an All Access ticket, one of the prizes they raffled off was guitar strings with the notation:
JW 2009 Hotel California
This was before I joined the border.

Here's my birthday promise to you. If they give them away again at the 11/5 Vegas show, I will beg, plead and use my best powers of persuasion (or cash) and get them for you.
I can't promise to get them, but promise I'll try. :birthday: Enjoy your birthday!

WalshFan88
09-13-2011, 06:12 PM
Thanks so much everyone - it means a lot. I needed it. :)

Today was somewhat of a rough day for me - as it was this time last year I lost the best dog and companion I ever had. It happened right around the time of the Birthday and I can't help but to think of him today and it makes me sad as he was my best friend and I haven't been the same since. I had to have him put down because he had developed cancer. The vet couldn't figure out what was wrong with him and finally discovered a throat tumor they had removed and he was getting worse so I took him to U of I Vet School and that's when they found out. I feel like if they would have caught it sooner maybe there would have been a chance and that maybe if I had taken him somewhere else in the beginning we could have saved him. I feel a lot of guilt as if I've let him down. He was my best friend and while I have two great dogs - none come close to the bond I had with Shiloh. That dog was a huge part of me and when he died a part of me went with him. I haven't been the same since and I still feel a part of me is missing now. I'll never be the same.

Thanks again everyone for the birthday wishes and pictures - it helps and certainly brightened my day. :)

Austin

WalshFan88
09-13-2011, 06:13 PM
Happy Birthday Austin!!

Last time I did an All Access ticket, one of the prizes they raffled off was guitar strings with the notation:
JW 2009 Hotel California
This was before I joined the border.

Here's my birthday promise to you. If they give them away again at the 11/5 Vegas show, I will beg, plead and use my best powers of persuasion (or cash) and get them for you.
I can't promise to get them, but promise I'll try. :birthday: Enjoy your birthday!

Thank you SO much! :) That is very kind of you! Thanks for the birthday wishes - they certainly have brightened my day. :) :hug:

Windeagle
09-13-2011, 07:23 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AUSTIN! Best wishes for many more (pedals!)

I'm sorry to hear about your dog though. I know it's rough, but you can't blame yourself for that. Cancer can spread very quickly, so even if you'd caought it early, there's no guarantee it would have helped. Hang in there, kiddo, and hold onto the good times. Play a good song in Shiloh's honor tonight.

Freypower
09-13-2011, 07:25 PM
Have a very happy birthday Austin. I can't go past this latest classic:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/ozeagle/Other%20Eagles/JoeGreyGuitar.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/ozeagle/Other%20Eagles/JoeCityOfHope.jpg

Ive always been a dreamer
09-13-2011, 10:29 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUSTIN!!!

Hope your day turned out good in spite of the memories of losing your dog. Joe says :cheers: to many more happy birthdays ...

http://tickypages.com/picturebin/joepjwguitar2sm.jpg

Lisa
09-13-2011, 10:32 PM
Happy Birthday!

luvthelighthouse
09-13-2011, 10:56 PM
Hope you had a great birthday!

What's funny is, knowing this was your thread, I was actually looking at the guitars and not Joe! :hilarious:

WalshFan88
09-14-2011, 01:47 AM
Thanks everyone!

LTL - LOL. :hilarious:

EaglesKiwi
09-14-2011, 05:00 AM
Happy birthday from the other side of the world, Austin!

WalshFan88
09-14-2011, 07:46 AM
Thanks EK! :)

It means a lot. I've been super stressed lately so what did I do yesterday for my Birthday? Not a damn thing. I slept, listened to music on the radio, thought to myself, ate some dinner, had one piece of cake with ice cream and then went back to bed. Got up around midnight my time (US Central Time) and I'm still up and will likely be going to bed shortly. Exciting, huh?! :hilarious: My life = boring. My sleep schedule is so off it's not even funny. I'm sleeping 5 hours at a time (usually 5 hours a day) and mostly during the day. And I'm up at night. I can't sleep a full night's sleep and sleep at the right time (nighttime). My internal clock is all screwed up. It's all because I've been down lately and I just haven't been feeling good in general. I'm hoping my Ausfest music jam in October will cheer me up some as I get to play music with friends and be around more people instead of solitude inside the house all of the time. Between losing my dog and losing my band it really did a number on me. I no longer have a companion (my dogs are super independent) and I no longer have a way to get out and do stuff. I basically sit in the house 24/7 and either play music or waste time on the computer looking up god knows what (guitars, pedals, Facebook, YouTube videos, etc). Just very boring. And I'm partially blind (I'm medically disabled and can't work) so I can't drive to get out and am dependent on others which I hate. It sucks. So I pretty much spend my life in my house, alone, doing the same stuff every day. It's so predictable. I hate that. I don't have much choice though so I do what I can to get by. Luckily every once in a great while I get to go shopping or play music with friends or go to a concert.

I go for a massage on Friday - I can't wait. I seriously need it before I lose my mind.

TimothyBFan
09-14-2011, 09:06 AM
I'm so sorry to hear that Austin. I certainly hope things improve for her very shortly or, at the very least, your medical problems become more manageable. And if I ever get over to the Peoria area, I'm coming to bust you out of that house & you and I are going to find something to do for the day. It may or may not include needing bail money by the end of it. :angel:

WalshFan88
09-14-2011, 09:22 AM
I'm so sorry to hear that Austin. I certainly hope things improve for her very shortly or, at the very least, your medical problems become more manageable. And if I ever get over to the Peoria area, I'm coming to bust you out of that house & you and I are going to find something to do for the day. It may or may not include needing bail money by the end of it. :angel:

Thanks! :D

And that sounds like a good idea to me! :)

sodascouts
09-14-2011, 12:34 PM
Austin, you live with your parents, right? Maybe you could talk to them about wanting to get out more. Have you looked into joining some support groups with people who have similar conditions? You could ask your doctor about it. Also, have you thought about getting involved in volunteer work - a charity volunteer or something like that? Even someone with limited physical capabilities can be assigned tasks in those organizations, and they need all the help they can get. You'd be helping people and socializing at the same time. If your parents are unable to take you to places maybe you could work something out with the organization or use public transportation. If you have money, you could even take a taxi. You sound pretty unhappy and maybe it's time to consider making some changes in your life.

Henley Honey
09-14-2011, 03:14 PM
Austin, you live with your parents, right? Maybe you could talk to them about wanting to get out more. Have you looked into joining some support groups with people who have similar conditions? You could ask your doctor about it. Also, have you thought about getting involved in volunteer work - a charity volunteer or something like that? Even someone with limited physical capabilities can be assigned tasks in those organizations, and they need all the help they can get. You'd be helping people and socializing at the same time. If your parents are unable to take you to places maybe you could work something out with the organization or use public transportation. If you have money, you could even take a taxi. You sound pretty unhappy and maybe it's time to consider making some changes in your life.


I agree with everthing Soda says. I'm also a "glass half-full" kind of girl.
I prefer to see what's good rather than dwell too much on what's lacking.
The fact that you can play a rockin guitar is paramount. A warm, dry bed to sleep in -- fabulous. Two parents that love and support you unconditionally -- priceless. You are computer savvy and have a network of people who care about you -- and not just here on the border. I don't know you well enough to list whatever else you have going for you, but I bet if you give it some thought you could write out a long list. Change is hard but if that's what you need to do to be happy then get crackin young man. We are all here to support you in any way we can. Even small steps eventually get you where you want to go! Rant over. :)

Windeagle
09-14-2011, 03:31 PM
I agree with everthing Soda says. I'm also a "glass half-full" kind of girl.
I prefer to see what's good rather than dwell too much on what's lacking.
The fact that you can play a rockin guitar is paramount. A warm, dry bed to sleep in -- fabulous. Two parents that love and support you unconditionally -- priceless. You are computer savvy and have a network of people who care about you -- and not just here on the border. I don't know you well enough to list whatever else you have going for you, but I bet if you give it some thought you could write out a long list. Change is hard but if that's what you need to do to be happy then get crackin young man. We are all here to support you in any way we can. Even small steps eventually get you where you want to go! Rant over. :)

I was thinking the same thing. Volunteering can really pick you up. You seem to have a real talent for music, so if there's some way to work out the transportation, maybe you could share your music with kids at a preschool or older people at a nursing home or play at lunchtime at a soup kitchen or something. Seeing your music make other people happy might help to make you happier too.

WalshFan88
09-14-2011, 04:30 PM
Thanks everyone.

It's very hard where I live as I live way out in the country and the closest town has about 1,000 people in it if that. So it's very hard to get out - it's not like I live in a city where there is public transportation or anything. I live out in the country with the closest town being super small and no buses, taxis, or anything like that. I live in Redneckville. Very very small town in West Central Illinois. Just not many options in the area. I am going to try to find some way to get out more though - I have to. Another reason why I probably don't get out much is my severe social anxiety. It's a double edged sword. I want to get out but yet when I do I'm anxious. It's like the ultimate torture. I want to socialize but I can't. I've tried every medication under the sun and nothing works for my depression or anxiety - some even make it worse and have landed me in the hospital which is obviously no good. And therapy was a waste of time. It sucks... So a combination of feeling depressed and a combination of being a very nervous anxious person with anxiety (social anxiety mainly) is a recipe for disaster. It is the worst...

What is interesting though is that I am not nervous at all onstage. I can and have play(ed) music onstage in front of LOTS of people but I can't even go in to Walmart. But if I am playing guitar I am not nervous around people - I think it's because guitar is the one thing I'm confident about. Same with the guitar stores - I am playing guitar so I'm very confident. But take me offstage or out of the guitar store and I'm frightened as all get out again. And with concerts I do ok once the music starts playing because I can forget about the people. But doctors waiting rooms, Walmart, and other public places make me nervous because all I see is people and I think they are looking at me or talking about me. But if I'm playing music I'm very confident and very much owning it. But the second I step offstage I want to get out of there as quickly as possible and hide. Makes no sense to me.

But I will do my best to try and get out more and try to be happier. It's just so very tough to see the positive when you are being drowned in the negative. It seems like all there is, is negative and it makes it very hard to see the positive but I will try to focus on that. It's just a vicious cycle as one bad thought will come and then it spirals out of control and before I know it - I'm profoundly depressed. Which is what happened yesterday. It sucks. :(

Thanks again. :hug:

Brooke
09-14-2011, 04:46 PM
Austin can you try talking to your Mom and Dad about this? Maybe they can help you get something worked out. What about friends or relatives nearby that could help? I'll bet someone close by would be willing.

Glennsallnighter
09-14-2011, 05:42 PM
Austin! Sorry I missed your actual birthday, but I wanted to make this for you and tongiht is the first chance I've gotten! Hope you enjoy it.

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t236/Irisheaglesfan/Collages/Joe.jpg

I must say I find your story very interesting, particularly the idea that you are one person on stage and a different one off! I would love to be able to play as confidently as you can.

Anyway I hope the next year brings great happiness to you and an improvement in your health. As Joe says, take it 'One Day At A Time' and do the best you can for yourself each day. Remember we are all here to help you when the going gets tough. Take care of yourself....

WalshFan88
09-14-2011, 05:50 PM
GA - Thank you so much! I love it! I am indeed a different person onstage than off. It is like I am in a different state of mind and personality even. It's weird.

Brooke - Yes but I don't want to be a burden to them any more than I have to and I try not to drag them down with my depression. I already feel bad enough about it. But I do talk to them about it but with our limited resources there isn't much we can do. They try to get me out of the house on the weekends when they can. Of course they both work and are super busy but are very supportive and I'm glad.

I'm just going to try getting out more on the weekends when I'm able to and try to do the best I can and hope for the best and try to think as positively as possible. I'm doing all I can. It sucks living where I do in this area because there is very little resources or anything. The closest town with anything activity wise at all is about 1 hour away and the closest big shopping places are about 2 hours away.

Maleah
09-14-2011, 06:09 PM
So sorry I missed your birthday Austin! I hope it was a great one!!!


As for what you're going through, I don't know fully how bad your anxiety and fear is.....but I know I battled both a LOT as a child, teenager, and young adult. I remember as a teenager not even wanting to go into the post office and get the mail or walk into a store because I either thought everyone was looking at me too or I was terrified that I might have to talk to someone and actually make conversation. I had very low self esteem and quite frankly I couldn't think of anything to say to people. Most people could have conversations with each other and it would just flow. I could do that with family, but take me out of the family setting and my mind would just go blank and I'd get nervous. Unfortunately, the only way I ever got through this was by not having any other choice. As I got older I had to get a job and went to college, both of which forced me to at least be social enough to be around people at work. I still didn't hang out with people outside of work or family, but I had to be around them. Walmart was my first real job and you're around a lot of people there. The longer I worked there, I eventually realized that it didn't scare me to talk to people any longer. I kind of came out of my shell and never went back. lol But it's a horrible feeling to have such anxiety and fear, I completely understand that! Good luck with everything, I hope it gets better for you!

Ive always been a dreamer
09-14-2011, 08:08 PM
I am very sorry about your personal situation as well, Austin. And you are right, it is a vicious cycle. But, as you probably already know, you are the only one capable of breaking that cycle even though it can be very difficult. I sounds like you are in a very serious place, and really need to seek help soon. There may be lots of services available to you that you're not aware of. Please take care of yourself and start taking some steps to get the help that you deserve - even if they are baby steps, you gotta start somewhere. I wish you the very best.

WalshFan88
09-14-2011, 08:13 PM
Thanks everyone.

I'm going to try to do my best to improve it. It will undoubtedly take time.