So much Randy love

[TimothyBFan]

I've been meaning to acknowledge all the new Randy fans we've gained the last several months and how wonderful it is to see all the Randy love. Wasn't really sure where it would be best to address this topic so figured I'd start a new thread & maybe you guys could give me some insight on why? I'm sure you've all given your reasons here in various threads and I've probably missed them so we can do it all over again.

Back in the day, he was my favorite Eagle & I was so sad when he łeft-- until I saw the new bassist, then... Well, that's a whole different thread.

Anyone who wants to chime in here about why we all of a sudden have so many Randy fans aboard, I'd love to hear. I suspect it all came back to you when you saw the documentary? And were you Randy/Poco fans also? Randy solo fans? I mean, it's all understandable, for sure.

[The Thrill Is Never Gone]

I have been a Randy Fan since day one. HOTE has put all of us in overdrive. What a voice and gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. Need I say more.

[Lamorna]

Thanks for a lovely post TimothyBFan. Yes, it was the HOTE documentary that revived my original 1970's love of the Eagles and their music but it was seeing them perform in the documentary and Disc 3 that set me off. I had only heard them before on the radio and on records and cassettes and seen the odd photo - I had never actually seen them live. Just amazing for me to see them in action.

So when I first saw Randy with the Eagles on stage on the DVD I was captivated by his soaring voice, stunning looks, musicianship, easy manner and this led me on to research his musical history online. Finding YouTube videos of him as a youngster bass playing and harmonising with Ricky Nelson, the vocals of him when he was a teenager with 'The Drivin' Dynamics' with 'Poco' in the early days and then again later after the Eagles and his solo stuff has given me enormous fun.

I read and enjoy all the Eagles Concerts reviews everyone posts in here. Feel excited for those going to see them in the Pre-Concert-Anticipation thread. I play the YouTube videos posted in here of the current concerts (until they get taken down) yet always tinged with envy that you all still have your favourite Eagle and we don't.

I love the bones of the man.

Makes me wish I'd been a Groupie in 1970's USA!!! Still, I am one now so better late than never!

[TimothyBFan]

but it was seeing them perform in the documentary and Disc 3 that set me off.

That Disc 3 is amazing, isn't it? And I will tell all of you Randy girls, when I watched it the first time, as soon as Randy started singing in TITTL, I got chills. OMG!! It was the all time best version of it I have ever seen. I've always liked Randy's version of it the best-- no offense to Glenn. And how humble Randy looked after the song and the crowd started cheering would make anyone's heart melt.

[randysgirl]

I found my way to this site because I started doing research on the Eagles and Randy after seeing the documentary. I had always been an Eagles fan but seeing the live performance (or part of it) of Take It To The Limit by Randy, I was blown away. I had the record and the CD but it is not the same as the live recorded performance. I was mesmerized by this and it all came back to me in a split second of my "years ago" crush.

That performance is not shown in its entirety in HOTE, but on You Tube there is a video of Houston 1976 tour and you can see him do the whole song. He puts so much emotion into it and throws his head back as he hits the high notes while you gaze at his lovely face. Ladies, if you are a Randy fan and you haven't already seen it, it will bring you to your knees.

[Outlawman13]

Randy is all kinds of sexy and his voice, ohhh don't get me started!!!!! He is one of my favvies and that doc got me loving him again as well as Glenn!!!! That concert was just super amazing!!!!

[The Thrill Is Never Gone]

The videos of TITTL are amazing. His voice is so good and he puts so much emotion into it. I get goosebumps and other feelings (I can't mention where). The HOTE has brought all of my old feelings right to the surface and I feel like I'm 17 again and going to the concert with my boyfriend and seeing him sing it live. I will never forget that as long as I live.

[The Thrill Is Never Gone]

That boyfriend has been my husband since 1978!

[Grey Sadler]

Congrats to you "long time" married ladies!! :thumbup:

Can't add much more to this thread at the moment...just that I've always had a soft spot for "That Guy" that sang my favorite song from 1982 (NBIL)...the same guy that seemed to be in the shadows of the HC video...sweetness

[The Thrill Is Never Gone]

That reminds me of an old joke. A man leaves his wife for a much younger women. So the wife starts dating a much younger man. She then tells her husband this is all about math. 25 goes into 50 much more often then 50 goes into 25.