Glenn in the Press/Blogs/etc.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Interesting! What browser do you use and what antivirus software do you use? It was a link from twitter and it was embedded, maybe it didn't like that?

[Ive always been a dreamer]

My AV software is Webroot, which has a very good reputation. I've never had any problems using it. And the message is the same on Firefox and IE so I doubt that it's a browser issue.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

My AV software is Webroot, which has a very good reputation. I've never had any problems using it. And the message is the same on Firefox and IE so I doubt that it's a browser issue.

No, but sometimes the wording is different and so between them you can piece together the issue. I guess that won't work in this case!

[Brooke]

It worked fine for me, but I haven't had time to listen. I will later today though.

[GlennLover]

Worked fine for me through my iPad. I'll try it on my PC to see if I get a warning. When I listened, the first thought that came to mind was that It doesn't sound like Glenn. I agree that "Burned" does though.

[Brooke]

I couldn't keep from cracking up on the first song with Glenn's 'British' accent! Too funny! I agree it sounded like him on Burned though.

Both songs sounded Beatley to me!

[sodascouts]

I blame Bob Seger for Glenn's disastrous attempt to sing in a British accent. He wrote and produced the song. Even if it were Glenn's idea to try and sound British, Seger should have nixed the notion. I guess they were trying to imitate the Beatles, but "Eleanor Rigby" it ain't.

I forgive Seger, though, because of all the other cool stuff he did for Glenn, like letting him sing backup. ;) Plus, he's pretty awesome in his own right!

I agree that "Burned" is a lot better. He sounds so energetic and young... which is exactly what he was! Inexplicably, the debacle that is "Such a Lovely Child" was the a-side, while "Burned" was on the back. I guess Seger assumed that the buying public was so enamored of the Beatles that they'd eagerly lap up any song with a guy sounding psuedo-British.

Thankfully, in just a few years, Glenn would demonstrate that his songwriting and vocal capabilities far surpassed this kind of material.

[MaryCalifornia]

Ha - I just listened to these. SALC is a cool song! They both are. Glenn sounds so good. I love hearing him sing like this (not the accent part, but the rest of it.) What a voice - such a different style from early Eagles (well, it WAS a different style/genre). Wish there was more of this. I love hearing what the guys could do pre-Eagles.

[GlennLover]

Hmm - I clicked on the link several times and my anti-virus software keeps giving me a warning that the website has been reported as unsafe. Anyone else having a problem with it?

I tried the link on my PC. I didn't get a warning & my anti-virus software is pretty picky.

[Freypower]

Ha - I just listened to these. SALC is a cool song! They both are. Glenn sounds so good. I love hearing him sing like this (not the accent part, but the rest of it.) What a voice - such a different style from early Eagles (well, it WAS a different style/genre). Wish there was more of this. I love hearing what the guys could do pre-Eagles.

That is what struck me. When I first heard SALC some time ago, the accent threw me & I never listened to it again, but yesterday... it is the same clear voice that I always loved, etc etc. Obviously it was a mistake but I now feel I wouldn't want to be without it.

[UndertheWire]

The accent doesn't bother me. He sounds no worse than an english folk singer and I'm probably used to english bands trying to sound american.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Yeah - SALC isn't Glenn's best career move for sure, but, it was considered 'cool' to do the British accent in songs at the time it was recorded.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Dreamer, I'm not sure I agree as far as a career move. I can't see where it hindered his career at all! Maybe didn't help, but it surely didn't hold him back. For all we know, it did help.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

VA - that was my lame attempt at being facetious - I didn't really mean it literally. I don't really believe it hindered his career either. He didn't really have much of a career at the time at the time he recorded it.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

VA - that was my lame attempt at being facetious - I didn't really mean it literally. I don't really believe it hindered his career either. He didn't really have much of a career at the time at the time he recorded it.

Dreamer, you always use the smilies when you're being sarcastic or funny, so I did wonder if you'd hit your head on something! Really, his career after singing that song kinda catapulted into territory very few others ever attained. Glad to know you still have your wits about you. :wink:

[Elizasong]

It seems like it might have been a trend at the time since the British invasion. Good thing he didn't speak with a British accent like some of the performers of today (Madonna and Johnny Depp) and yes it certainly didn't hurt his career. I wonder if he'd cringe if someone played that for him today or if he'd laugh.

[Thirsty&Hot]

oh just listened to those Mushrooms tunes!
neat to hear!

as it was already said..SALC I would never have known was Glenn singing with the accent...but it was definitely a popular sound at that time.

I dig Burned...can hear our Glenn for sure...and reminds me of the Strawberry Alarm Clock or something ..fun!

[Thirsty&Hot]

I nearly choked on air when I gasped at the unexpected sight of Glenn on this blog
http://selvedgeyard.com/2009/10/20/vintage-rock-t-shirt-shots-sometimes-a-tee-says-it-better/#more-9329

this whole blog is really cool to look thru...lots of vintage photos
but this particular page was about vintage t-shirts...
:smitten:

it's a photo we've all seen before, but a pleasant surprise to stumble upon.

[sodascouts]

Always fun to see those!

[UndertheWire]

I like this short interview from 2012 - still getting up early to exercise and not wanting to be hypocritical with his kids.
http://www.tampabay.com/features/music/the-good-life-evolves-for-glenn-frey/1260644

[sodascouts]

An hour on the bike at 5:00 am? Dang!

Thanks for posting that. It's fun to re-read!

[Glennsallnighter]

Yeah. Thanks. It's a really nice interview!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

An article about the guy who took the photos of Glenn at a newstand. Not a poster child for 'what I want to be when I grow up'. I've often wondered what kind of person takes these kinds of pictures...

http://www.marketplace.org/topics/world/paparazzi-photographer-spills-his-guts-0

[UndertheWire]

From Rolling Stone's 25 years ago round-up:

6. Glenn Frey gets muscular
Glenn Frey of the Eagles signed an endorsement deal with Jack LaLanne fitness centers, showing off his muscular body, which he described as the result of 1,500 sit-ups a day, five days per week. What motivated him? "They offered me a shitload of money," he said, and made a spirited defense of commercial endorsements: "I do not cling to this antiquated hippie mentality that says it's us against them. I personally do not consider Pepsi-Cola or Old Style Beer or the Health and Tennis Corporation to be the enemy. This is the age of adult rock stars."


[/URL]Read more: [URL]http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/25-years-ago-in-rolling-stone-madonna-smells-prince-20140315#ixzz2w3xTm9V2 (http://[URL)

I love the bluntness.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Good find, VA. Thanks!


From Rolling Stone's 25 years ago round-up:



http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/25-years-ago-in-rolling-stone-madonna-smells-prince-20140315#ixzz2w3AcbeQV (http://Source

I love the bluntness.



And UTW - that link isn't working for me. However, I love Glenn's bluntness as well. Although, it may be a turn-off to some people, he has pretty much always been like this and it definitely works for me. I have kind of a tough skin, so I prefer straight-shooters. Back in the day, I actually had a friend who had a tee shirt with the red circle/slash symbol over the word 'Bullshit'. I always really liked that shirt, and would have loved to have had one, but my mom would've never let me wear it. :wink: :grin:

[UndertheWire]

I've replaced the link and it seems to work.

Another of my favourites is that (according to Joe's manager) during the HFO tour, Glenn wore a t-shirt that said 'That's Mr. Asshole to you.' It just tickles me.

[Glennsallnighter]

An article about the guy who took the photos of Glenn at a newstand. Not a poster child for 'what I want to be when I grow up'. I've often wondered what kind of person takes these kinds of pictures...

http://www.marketplace.org/topics/world/paparazzi-photographer-spills-his-guts-0

I got that one too VA! Its interesting for me because on my photography course we are studying about composing shots, having the right artistic elements in the shot (in the right proportion etc). You spend longer composing the shot as opposed to taking it. This article shows just the opposite!! You snap and run!!!

I shared it with the class anyway!

[sodascouts]

From Rolling Stone's 25 years ago round-up:


6. Glenn Frey gets muscular
Glenn Frey of the Eagles signed an endorsement deal with Jack LaLanne fitness centers, showing off his muscular body, which he described as the result of 1,500 sit-ups a day, five days per week. What motivated him? "They offered me a shitload of money," he said, and made a spirited defense of commercial endorsements: "I do not cling to this antiquated hippie mentality that says it's us against them. I personally do not consider Pepsi-Cola or Old Style Beer or the Health and Tennis Corporation to be the enemy. This is the age of adult rock stars." Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/25-years-ago-in-rolling-stone-madonna-smells-prince-20140315#ixzz2w3xTm9V2

I love the bluntness.


Holy crap! That's some exercise regimen! I wonder when exactly they approached him?

[Brooke]

1500 situps a day?! OMG, I could never do it. I can't do 20! Well, I guess I could, but I don't want to!

I bet if they were paying me as "s*&$#*d" of money to do them I would reconsider though! :lol:

[UndertheWire]

I think I saw something about him being approached after the owner of the chain saw the "Livin' Right" video.

[Thirsty&Hot]

From Rolling Stone's 25 years ago round-up:


[/URL]Read more: [URL]http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/25-years-ago-in-rolling-stone-madonna-smells-prince-20140315#ixzz2w3xTm9V2 (http://[URL)

I love the bluntness.


now where are the photos of said muscular body resulting from 1500 situps a day?! hehe

[Freypower]

now where are the photos of said muscular body resulting from 1500 situps a day?! hehe

Well, as you have asked....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/ozeagle/Solo%20Years/LivinRight.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/ozeagle/Solo%20Years/RockHard.jpg

[Brooke]

There we go! I thought there were a couple! :smitten:

Thanks, Fp!

[UndertheWire]

There's also the video of Glenn with The Little River Band where he looks very buff to me. FP, I know you were there...

[NYC Fan]

Well, those are some nice photos from that Bally's era :-)

How well I remember those ads. At the time, I was horrified that Glenn would do something so cheesy. I'm sure if I saw them today they would be even cheesier, but at least he had a lot of good reasons to do them. LOL

[sodascouts]

I just wish there were some good shirtless photos showing off that six pack.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Woah Soda! Now there's an image that has visions of Sugar plums dancin' in my head. :thumbsup:

[Freypower]

There's also the video of Glenn with The Little River Band where he looks very buff to me. FP, I know you were there...

Yes. If you like I can post some of the photos I took that night in Frey Fever.

[Houston Baby]

I just wish there were some good shirtless photos showing off that six pack.

I got flushed just thinking about those! :blush:

[Houston Baby]

Yes. If you like I can post some of the photos I took that night in Frey Fever.

Yes please!:)

[Thirsty&Hot]

Thanks FP! I think I have seen those before...lovely to see again! but I was thinking I hadn't seen his 6 pack like Soda said...


I just wish there were some good shirtless photos showing off that six pack.


In fact I know I've had this conversation before with you, Soda haha

[UndertheWire]

Yes. If you like I can post some of the photos I took that night in Frey Fever.
I was hoping you might have something. I'd love to see them.

[Glennhoney]

Found these on line today...had heard about this last night on Sportsnet...1005

1006

[VAisForEagleLovers]

So nice to see that handsome man in recent pics! Thanks, GH!

[GlennLover]

Here's a link to another pic at that press conference, with a bit of a writeup: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/phil-city-due-eagles-guy-article-1.1726342

[sodascouts]

Found these on line today...had heard about this last night on Sportsnet...1005

1006

Cool - thanks!

GL, thanks for yours as well!

[Freypower]

Who are the other people in those photos? OK - journalists. Very unusual photos to say the least.

[Brooke]

I couldn't see GL pics for some reason. Tried again and I got a vbulletin message that I had to log in. I was already logged in on the board. :headscratch:

Anyway, Glenn is looking great!

[shunlvswx]

I like Irving's picture. Its like wave to the camera, Irving. :hilarious:

[DJ]

Well, as you have asked....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/ozeagle/Solo%20Years/LivinRight.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/ozeagle/Solo%20Years/RockHard.jpg
Most excellent Mr. Frey. YUM:nahnah:

[Elizasong]

Looks like Glenn is still on the East Coast. :thumbsup:

[Thirsty&Hot]

I couldn't see GL pics for some reason. Tried again and I got a vbulletin message that I had to log in. I was already logged in on the board. :headscratch:

Anyway, Glenn is looking great!

same thing happened to me at first! then I re-logged in and it was fine

[ktdids]

Sorry can't post the link to Daily News story about Phil Jackson coming to NY to take Knicks job. At the end of the article it mentions Glenn, who is a Lakers fan, is now living in NY and will make a point of getting to the Garden more often now.

[sodascouts]

Huh! Maybe he's angling for a discount on courtside tickets to MSG! ;)

Sounds like he's going to be spending most of his time in NYC.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

A bit about Glenn in this Times article about the Phil Jackson / Knicks news. In an effort to fly under the radar, they went to a restaurant in NYC and literally ate in the kitchen. I guess going out to dinner with someone who's 6'8" and trying to keep from being noticed is impossible!

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/19/sports/basketball/how-dolan-wooed-jackson-to-lead-the-knicks.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0

[ktdids]

A bit about Glenn in this Times article about the Phil Jackson / Knicks news. In an effort to fly under the radar, they went to a restaurant in NYC and literally ate in the kitchen. I guess going out to dinner with someone who's 6'8" and trying to keep from being noticed is impossible!

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/19/sports/basketball/how-dolan-wooed-jackson-to-lead-the-knicks.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0

Some restaurants have a "special" table set in or right by the kitchen in order to show off the way a meal is prepared, usually for VIP or a foodies it can be a real treat depending on the chef. I guess this might come under VIP status?!
And which members of the band made it to Irving's special party I wonder...

[Freypower]

Some restaurants have a "special" table set in or right by the kitchen in order to show off the way a meal is prepared, usually for VIP or a foodies it can be a real treat depending on the chef. I guess this might come under VIP status?!
And which members of the band made it to Irving's special party I wonder...

My guess would be Glenn, Joe & Tim as Don was probably in Texas.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Probably a good guess, FP. Another guess is that it may have been Glenn, Don, and Timothy with Joe absent due to one of his many escapades of late.

And I wouldn't be at all surprised if we begin seeing Mr. Frey sitting courtside at Knicks games à la the way we've seen him at Lakers games in years past.

[UndertheWire]

Glenn has a fairly random connection with Game of Thrones:
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/04/game-of-thrones-season-4#

[Thirsty&Hot]

Glenn has a fairly random connection with Game of Thrones:
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/04/game-of-thrones-season-4#

ah that's awesome! made me smile!


“Having bought Glenn’s toilet paper for several weeks in 1993, I was obviously the go-to guy,” Weiss says.

:hilarious:

[sodascouts]

lol! I wonder if that was when he was filming the Live in Dublin concert?

[VAisForEagleLovers]

This is all over Twitterland today, and can be found on quite a few websites. I believe the interview actually took place nearly two years ago, probably May 2012.

http://www.kshe95.com/musicnews/story.aspx?ID=2144513

[Glennhoney]

This is all over Twitterland today, and can be found on quite a few websites. I believe the interview actually took place nearly two years ago, probably May 2012.

http://www.kshe95.com/musicnews/story.aspx?ID=2144513

..what does he mean by "2 kids in college, a 10 year old son and a 14"????...Does he have a fourth child we don't know about????????????

[Freypower]

..what does he mean by "2 kids in college, a 10 year old son and a 14"????...Does he have a fourth child we don't know about????????????

No. I don't know what 'and, a 14' is supposed to mean. Note the comma. It doesn't make any sense.

[sodascouts]

I bet it was a transcription error.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Very confused here. I saw a tweet from Jill Martin that said, "
Hey @nyknicks fans I have the Eagles Glenn Frey at the half. Questions? #celebrityrow" It had a picture of someone else on the Jumbotron. Anyway, this implies, to me, that she's interviewing Glenn at halftime, but while she is a Knicks broadcaster, ESPN is carrying the game tonight, I don't see it being on locally in the NY area. She works for NBC as well, not ABC, so I don't see her sub'ing in on ESPN.

I'll be watching the Bucs/Cubs game at 7pm, and will probably have people here with me to watch it, so I can't watch ESPN to see what happens. Maybe someone else can and report back? If I am here by myself, I'll flip back and forth between games... I love Glenn to death, but watching an NBA game over my Buccos (over any baseball game, really)....can't do it.

[Brooke]

Very confused here. I saw a tweet from Jill Martin that said, "
Hey @nyknicks fans I have the Eagles Glenn Frey at the half. Questions? #celebrityrow" It had a picture of someone else on the Jumbotron. Anyway, this implies, to me, that she's interviewing Glenn at halftime, but while she is a Knicks broadcaster, ESPN is carrying the game tonight, I don't see it being on locally in the NY area. She works for NBC as well, not ABC, so I don't see her sub'ing in on ESPN.

I'll be watching the Bucs/Cubs game at 7pm, and will probably have people here with me to watch it, so I can't watch ESPN to see what happens. Maybe someone else can and report back? If I am here by myself, I'll flip back and forth between games... I love Glenn to death, but watching an NBA game over my Buccos (over any baseball game, really)....can't do it.

OMG, VA! Say it ain't true! :lol:

Have to say I'm right there witcha! Only it was a Cards game! Ha!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

I hesitated over saying it 'out loud'! I used to watch the NBA, but all the rule changes have made it into a complete mockery, in my opinion. I appreciate an offense that can score on a great defense, but they aren't allowed to play defense (zone) in the NBA. Plus the unwritten rules where if you make over a certain amount of money, you can travel with the ball without ever getting called. Puh-leeze. Get rid of that stupid shot clock, or up the number to something realistic, bring back the defense, and dribble the ball every two steps. Then maybe it can be called a sport again.

OK, I'm off my soapbox.

[GlennLover]

Got this in a Google alert: http://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/2014/04/04/top-11-loser-songs/#sthash.ClvdpV4s.dpbs It's the Top 11 Loser Songs by ROCKCELLAR Magazine. No 10 is Beautiful Loser by Bob Seger. He talks about Glenn's influence on him regarding the song.

Here is the quote mentioning Glenn:


10. Beautiful Loser by Bob Seger

The title character of Bob Seger’s Beautiful Loser represents “people who set their goals so high that they’re impossible, so they have comfort in failing,” the singer-songwriter told NPR. But the song is not autobiographical. “A lot of people think I wrote Beautiful Loser about myself,” Seger said in Creem magazine. “I got the idea for that song from a book of Leonard Cohen poetry by the same name. The song was about underachievers in general. I very rarely write about myself that much. I draw on my own experiences like anyone else, but I’m not what you’d call auteuristic. I’m not like my songs at all. I’m a lot more up person than what I write.”

Seger’s career was in the doldrums until the release of Beautiful Loser. The hard rocking Seger told Rolling Stone that Glenn Frey of the Eagles encouraged him to vary his style. “It took over a year to put it together. I wrote five different Beautiful Losers before I settled on one for the record. There was a ballad, a blues, I couldn’t find the right tone. So I played it for Glenn Frey, an old friend, to get some advice. He was the first person to ever hear it. And he loved it, so I stuck with the song until it all got pieced together.”
- See more at: http://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/2014/04/04/top-11-loser-songs/#sthash.ClvdpV4s.dpuf

[sodascouts]

Interesting. I've never heard that song. I may have to check it out!

[Freypower]

Soda, it is an absolute masterpiece. It is probably my second favourite Seger song after Turn The Page.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM-8QNkqx4M

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Definitely a great song, and I've always really liked it.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Awesome find, GL! Although I like Beautiful Loser well enough, I'm not sure that it would make my Top 10 list of Seger favorites. Pretty cool that Glenn was the first one to hear it though.

[Glennsallnighter]

lol! I wonder if that was when he was filming the Live in Dublin concert?

I dreamed once about being his PA in Dublin in 93. Though in my dream I sourced guitar strings rather than toilet paper. Seriously though, how do you GET to be his PA.

Wonder does he need a PA in Dublin in June? I get my summer holidays on 30th May. JUST in time.....

[sodascouts]

In the US it seems they pick friends to be their PA. Somewhere like Dublin, maybe a friend recommends somebody? I suppose there could be a service or something....

I knew a lady who became a PA for several bands in Italy because she was fluent in both Italian and English, and fairly attractive. The first band liked her and recommended her to other bands, and there you go.

Only problem is the job is temporary, unreliable, and uninsured! But I suppose it's fun to be part of that world, even if you are only supplying toilet paper, lol.

[GlennLover]

Soda, it is an absolute masterpiece. It is probably my second favourite Seger song after Turn The Page.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM-8QNkqx4M

Thanks, FP. I hadn't heard it before.

[Zanny Kingston]

Soda, it is an absolute masterpiece. It is probably my second favourite Seger song after Turn The Page.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM-8QNkqx4M


FP-I completely agree. I have always been a fan of Seger's, but those two songs are what really cemented it for me.

[Brooke]

Beautiful Loser is also one of my favorite Bob songs. That's cool that Glenn heard it first and I'm so glad he stuck with it and finally finished it!

[GlennLover]

This is an interview with Jack Tempchin in which he mentions Glenn in the early days: http://www.thedailyaztec.com/2014/04/jack-tempchin-knows-how-to-take-it-easy/

[Houston Baby]

Thanks for sharing GL!!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Glenn on interview (via phone) on Boomer and Carton show to talk about Knicks.

http://www.cbssports.com/video/player/nba/223536195514/0/glenn-frey-talks-knicks

[Glennsallnighter]

Thanks VA! I got an alert about that but I couldn't get to it!

[UndertheWire]

This is old (2003) but not exactly retro. Glenn and family (and friends) visited the Boston Red Sox and everybody looks adorable:
http://sportsreelboston.com/cuni-2003-glen-frey-visit/

[Elizasong]

Nice pics.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

A nice write-up that gives our guys kudos for their hard work, and gives me, at least, something to think about.

http://www.marvellessmark.com/MMBlog/rehearse

[sodascouts]

100 times perfectly in a row??? DANG!!!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

That's pretty amazing. If this is true, then it definitely supports what Glenn said in the HOTE film - "Perfection is not an accident".

[Elizasong]

Practice makes perfect.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Can you imagine getting to #75 and someone making a mistake and having to start over?

[shunlvswx]

Which one are Taylor and Deacon? I guess Otis was too young at that moment.

[Houston Baby]

A nice write-up that gives our guys kudos for their hard work, and gives me, at least, something to think about.

http://www.marvellessmark.com/MMBlog/rehearse

"Maybe Glenn Frey was onto something after all......"

:hilarious: You think so?:hilarious:

[Brooke]

Wow! That's really amazing, but I guess we can see now why they are so good! I love that line, too, perfection is not an accident!

[GlennLover]

Which one are Taylor and Deacon? I guess Otis was too young at that moment.

Deacon is beside Cindy & Taylor is beside him.

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss232/1Cdn/065331603523d5d14cee59e719568d01_zps8c020500.jpg

[VAisForEagleLovers]

This wasn't in the press or a blog, but a really nice tweet... (I edited out the name of the person and her picture.)

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/vernakrose/tweets/wynonna_zps3daab240.png

[shunlvswx]

Thanks GL. Deacon looks a little like Glenn in this picture. Taylor is a mixture of both of her parents, but she's lending toward looking like Glenn.

Go Wynonna. I love that one fan's email. And some people think he's not a nice person.

[sodascouts]

Jack Tempchin tells a cute story about Glenn:

http://www.thedailyaztec.com/2014/04/jack-tempchin-knows-how-to-take-it-easy/

[DJ]

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss232/1Cdn/065331603523d5d14cee59e719568d01_zps8c020500.jpg
All I can say is watch out Boys, Glenn Frey is her Daddy!! :nahnah: Beautiful kids.

[Brooke]

That's for sure!

I can't imagine Glenn moving old carpets! :hilarious:

[Restless Heart]

Can you imagine getting to #75 and someone making a mistake and having to start over?

That's what I was thinking.....

And LOL about Glenn moving carpets.

[sodascouts]

Yeah, I don't think Glenn's had to do that kind of manual labor for a long time! lol

[UndertheWire]

Scraping the barrel a little, but I like to fill in the gaps. This is from an interview with Lou Ann Barton:

RO: Right about that time you got your first break as a solo artist. LAB: I'd recorded some songs and sent demo copies around to a bunch of labels and industry people. Jerry Wexler got really excited about it. He knew everybody, so he sent it around to people like Bette Midler, Linda Ronstadt. Linda liked it and she's the one who suggested Glenn Frey [of the Eagles] to work on it. So he and Wexler co-produced Old Enough.

RO: Frey doesn't seem like a fit for you.
LAB: He was all right, a likable guy. We got along well.

RO: The record didn't do too well and you left Asylum. Looking back, what are your feelings about that first album?
LAB: It was my first album and I didn't know a lot. I did bring Jimmie in to play on it, but in the end it was a little clean-sounding to me.

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2012/07/lou_ann_barton_working_her_but.php?page=3

[Glennsallnighter]

Good to get any little gem UTW! Thanks for posting it

[GlennLover]

Thanks, UTW! I love to hear any tidbits about the guys.

[Glennhoney]

Hey there..did anyone else get a google alert which said "Whatever happened to Glenn Frey's baby?..I was at a Stevie concert..."..but when I looked further it had been deleted...Wonder what that was all about?????????????:eyebrow:

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Yes, I saw that alert on Friday. It was obviously a mistake and deleted.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Just saw a couple tweets that Glenn is at the Kings/Rangers game tonight with James Dolan. Also speculation (mostly snarky) that he'll attend a Knicks press conference tomorrow with Dolan.

I wonder who he's cheering for?

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Apparently they showed him on the Jumbotron while playing a song Henley sings lead on (The Long Run). During a commercial, because there was no Long Run on my TV.

[Freypower]

He has gone back to the US for a week?! I suppose it isn't that far for him to go now he is in New York.

[sodascouts]

Dang! He's quite the globe trotter!

[GlennLover]

If his family wasn't with him on tour, maybe he wanted to go home to be with them, even for a short time.

[Glennsallnighter]

If his family wasn't with him on tour, maybe he wanted to go home to be with them, even for a short time.


Yeah, I heard he had said on Thursday last that he would go back home as they had a week off and Otis was still in school so his family had stayed behind. Pity! I'm off this week, I could have given him a great tour of Ireland! Shown him places he had NEVER heard of!!!

[Houston Baby]

I don't know about that GA, he might never have made it to the next shows! :hilarious:

[GlennLover]

I don't know about that GA, he might never have made it to the next shows! :hilarious:

LOL, but that would be a distinct possibility! :wink:

[VAisForEagleLovers]

I saw this tweet this morning, and since it aligns so closely to what I think every time I listen, I thought I'd share it.



The Eagles go a long way to making the world okay for a little while. Glenn Frey's voice is very soothing.

[Houston Baby]

ITA! :thumbsup:

[Brooke]

Me too! I love his smooth, sweet voice! :heart:

[sodascouts]

No argument from me, although I love his "rock voice" too!

[Thirsty&Hot]

nice one VA!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

In an article that's probably only interesting to a few, Glenn gets a mention. It talks about refueling ships at sea and other aspects of ship life in the US Navy, and how some ship skippers blasted music through speakers to motivate the crew. Of all the groups mentioned, only Sir Hotness gets a link to a video (The Heat Is On).

http://www.popsci.com/blog-network/shipshape/warships-glenn-frey-and-gas-stations-ocean?dom=PSC&loc=recent&lnk=1&con=warships-glenn-frey-and-the-gas-stations-of-the-ocean

[Tiffanny Twisted]

cool thanks for posting va

[UndertheWire]

Well, that's random!

[Thirsty&Hot]

In an article that's probably only interesting to a few, Glenn gets a mention. It talks about refueling ships at sea and other aspects of ship life in the US Navy, and how some ship skippers blasted music through speakers to motivate the crew. Of all the groups mentioned, only Sir Hotness gets a link to a video (The Heat Is On).

http://www.popsci.com/blog-network/shipshape/warships-glenn-frey-and-gas-stations-ocean?dom=PSC&loc=recent&lnk=1&con=warships-glenn-frey-and-the-gas-stations-of-the-ocean

hehe nice!
Popular Science..the last place I'd expect an article featuring Glenn!

[GlennLover]

Got this Google alert: http://worldcafe.tumblr.com/post/89908715299/before-their-success-with-the-eagles-glenn-frey. It's a little blurb on the LongbranchPennywhistle album. BTW, the website referred to in this quote is none other than glennfreyonline.com!
If you want a copy of that album for yourself, Glenn Fry has graciously made it available for download on his website.

[sodascouts]

Oops - he thinks GFO is official. Guess I'll have to email him and correct him.

ETA: I let him know. Cool that he linked to it, regardless!

[GlennLover]

:eyebrow:
Oops - he thinks GFO is official. Guess I'll have to email him and correct him.

ETA: I let him know. Cool that he linked to it, regardless!

Well, it is the ultimate Glenn Frey resource! :nod: If you email him would you please tell him that Glenn's name is "FREY", not "FRY"! :)

[sodascouts]

I did the subtle teacher thing where I spelled it the correct way in my reply. The risk there is, of course, that he doesn't notice.

[Houston Baby]

LOVE your avatar Soda! Yummy photo of Glenn! :inlove:

[Glennsallnighter]

I second that! Desperada and I are just at our hotel, soaking up the Border eye candy!

[UndertheWire]

There's a good, new, interview with Jack Tempchin in the Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/from-eve-of-destruction-t_b_5611906.html). It talks a little about Glenn but also about why he (Jack) was happy not being a rock star.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Thanks, UTW. I especially liked this part:


Having been close to the Eagles and seeing that happen and being close to their famous bands and all, I just have to say that those guys work ten times as hard as I'm even able to work. They have a different temperament. Those guys can take it. They can take it again and again and again and never stop. I just feel like I'm right where I should be, because man, I couldn't do that.

This is for those who think being in a band is a lark. It doesn't matter if you do it for money or because you can't not play music, if you want the fans to like you, if you want to last for over forty years and still be great, this is what you do. Work. It's really no different than other professions in that regard. Those who do the work, every day, rise to the top and stay there.

[UndertheWire]

I like that it shows that the success of the Eagles benefited others within their circle of friends. Not everyone has to be a superstar. Jack's obviously very content with what he has. Maybe that's one of the reasons why he was able to work so well with Glenn over the years.

I thought this was an interesting observation:

When I talk to my son and I say, "it's kind of hard to get paid anymore," he says, "Well, you know, Dad, the period where writers got paid was kind of just in your lifetime. It didn't happen that much before and it's not going to happen after. You just have to look at that as an anomaly."
I'm still surprised that so many of the big names of the seventies didn't make a fortune for themselves.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Quite a few of them didn't write their own songs.

[sodascouts]

I thought this was an interesting observation:

When I talk to my son and I say, "it's kind of hard to get paid anymore," he says, "Well, you know, Dad, the period where writers got paid was kind of just in your lifetime. It didn't happen that much before and it's not going to happen after. You just have to look at that as an anomaly."

Yes, this is something I've noted as well. The trope of the "starving musician" has been around for ages for good reason. It wasn't until the era of rock'n'roll that making music was considered a way to get rich. After the money started rolling in for successful musicians, people started reading about their private jets, their multiple opulent homes, their fancy cars, their extravagant lifestyles... and suddenly kids playing in garages weren't saying "I want to be a musician," they were saying "I want to be a rich rock star." Many people became musicians in order to make money; to some, money wasn't a nice benefit of making good music, it was the goal. Making music was simply the means to that end.

Maybe once music is no longer perceived as a pathway to wealth, it'll be more about the art again. You won't become a musician unless you are truly dedicated to your craft.

Unfortunately, because so many of that generation got into music for the payday and the successful ones came to expect riches to rain down upon them with every release, you'll now hear many of them say things like, "Why create new music if it's not going to make me a lot of money?" If they won't make millions of dollars, they're not interested. They also make dire predictions that in the future, no one will ever want to make music because there's not enough money in it. It's inconceivable to them that anyone would want to make music without the possibility of becoming wealthy as a result of their efforts.

They're wrong, though. From what I've seen, most of the new breed of musicians create music because they love it, because it's in their blood. It's a calling, not a entrepreneurial effort. They want to make enough to earn a living and they want to become famous in order to be heard by a wide audience, but they don't expect to become multimillionaires. The pendulum has swung back.

ETA: I realize I'm speaking in generalities; plenty of people from the older generation got into music for the love of it, and there are younger people still expecting to get rich. However, based merely upon my own observations, I assert that the shift in overall mentality does exist.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

This article takes a look at all 38 soundtracks to reach Billboard #1 since Purple Rain. All I can say is that 1985 was a most excellent year and I'd like to have it back.

http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/number-one-soundtracks-since-purple-rain.html

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Yep, I agree - Glenn Frey was killing it in 1985. And it would have been a great idea if Prince had found a way to incorporate Glenn Frey in the 1989 Batman soundtrack. :thumbsup:

[UndertheWire]

Really enjoyed the website! Jeff Alborell turned me on to this tribute to Detroit's garage bands. I played keyboards in the Mushrooms and the Heavy Metal Kids with Glenn Frey.
Jeff played with my brother Gary Burrows who founded the Four of Us of which glenn played rhythm guitar briefly. My brother gary and I left michigan and moved to Los Angeles hoping to make it in the music business. On a interesting note my brother gary and I formed a group in Los Angeles and we needed a bass player. We knew Glenn Frey was living in North Hollywood and we went to his apartment where he lived with J.D. Souther to try to recuit Glenn into our group. He wasn't interested. J.D. Souther and him formed the group Longbranch Pennywhistle that had a regional hit in Western United States before he and Don Henley played with Linda Ronstadt as a sidemen. They left to form the Eagles.
The listing of venues and who played there filled in some
memory gaps like the Mushrooms playing at SilverBell ski lodge and the Southfield Music Festival in July.
steve burrows
http://www.motorcitymusicarchives.com/guestbook1.html

[sodascouts]

Ooh - interesting! Thanks UTW!

[GlennLover]

Yes, thank you, UTW! Love these tidbits of info that pop up every now & then!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Interesting... I'm sure others here knew this but I did not.

http://www.avclub.com/article/bob-seger-and-eddie-murphy-go-deep-deep-deep-under-207813?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feeds

[sodascouts]

Interesting! I didn't know that. I guess it wasn't meant to be, but it would have been cool to hear Glenn do it.

[Freypower]

Best musical guests on Miami Vice. I was sure they would leave him out at first.

http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/lists/16-best-miami-vice-musical-guest-stars-20141007

[Glennsallnighter]

I got that on a Google alert this morning. But for me I knew he would be there. #3! Well done Glenn :heart:

Whether the powers that be in rolling stone like him or not one cannot deny the role he has played in Miami Vice.

[UndertheWire]

This is a few years old, but it's rare appreciation for Glenn's guitar playing: http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/30-killer-pop-guitar-solos-457827/9

[Glennhoney]

This is a few years old, but it's rare appreciation for Glenn's guitar playing: http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/30-killer-pop-guitar-solos-457827/9.

..been trying to convince everybody of Glenn's amazing guitar work for years now......very distinguished...

[sodascouts]

Cool find - thanks!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

That's very cool that Glenn was included on this list. My only disagreement is that I would have put him in numero uno spot! :thumbsup:

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Seems like this should be on here already, but it didn't come up in a search. MaxTV in Australia played it a few hours ago. It was very nice to hear this voice on a Monday morning. :D

http://www.maxtv.com.au/videos/take-5/

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Glenn gets an odd mention in an interview between Todd Snider and MusicFilmWeb.

http://www.musicfilmweb.com/2014/10/todd-snider-hard-working-americans-music-documentary/

[Houston Baby]

That is odd and funny!

[GlennLover]

Glenn would love it. Mr Cool.

[UndertheWire]

Jack Tempchin has just reposted a link to an interview he did last year. Of course, I read it again and one thing caught me because it is so different from the common perception of Mr Frey.

I also think [choosing that song]is a measure of Glenn as a guy; others would want to write their own songs. I notice this over and over – the guys with true greatness are always very, very generous with everybody else. Others don’t do that because they can’t get past themselves….
http://tolucantimes.info/one-on-one/one-on-one-with-jack-tempchin/

[Ive always been a dreamer]

So very true, UTW. Of course, the public that judges famous private people usually doesn't have a clue about the person, good or bad - so I just take them with a grain of salt anyway.

[secret squirrel]

Latest blog is on Glenn. Thought I would post it now as it's still his birthday in the US.

http://sshh-sshh.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/glenn-frey-cowboy-casanova.html

SS
xx

[VAisForEagleLovers]

OK, I'm a little slow the last two days, but I finally figured out where the recent pictures of Glenn are coming from. They are from the annual Rawlings Gold Glove Award ceremony on Friday night at The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan.

Here is an article on the event, though it doesn't mention Glenn...
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/100874772/royals-outfielder-alex-gordon-cardinals-catcher-yadier-molina-collect-platinum-glove-awards

Here are the pics I posted in Fever:
http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/vernakrose/gl/withjohnnybenchandozziesmith_zps2109e3c0.jpg

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/vernakrose/gl/anotherbaseballrelatedphoto_zps5379c4f4.jpg

If I find more pics or more information, I'll be sure to post it!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

With Tommy Lasorda...

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/vernakrose/gl/withtommylasorda_zpsc54cb5f9.jpg

[VAisForEagleLovers]

The article I posted above says the evening's entertainment was Jay Leno, but I've seen tweets of people 'waiting for Glenn Frey'. More info may come forwrad later....I've seen tweets that the party was still going at 5am!

[UndertheWire]

Latest blog is on Glenn. Thought I would post it now as it's still his birthday in the US.

http://sshh-sshh.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/glenn-frey-cowboy-casanova.html

SS
xx
It's a good read. Used car salesman! When did that happen? For me, you do a good job at capturing what's appealing about the man.

As for humour, one of my favourites is this from a 1975 interview with Cameron Crowe:


The Eagles return from a record crowd at the Chicago Stadium to find their Holiday Inn’s front desk covered with phone messages, telegrams and flowers. With One of These Nights in its fifth week at the top of Billboard‘s LP chart, the group has just won in Best Song (“Best of My Love”) and Best Group (over Led Zeppelin, Elton John and the Rolling Stones) categories of the nationally televised Rock Awards. On the phone upstairs with Glenn Frey is Joe Walsh, who accepted the awards for them, and, in the process, kissed presenter Raquel Welch.
“You really kissed her,” Glenn is demanding, eyes wide. “Did you ask her about the silicone?” He spots the writer going for his notebook. “Naw, naw, naw. Don’t use that. That’s a cruel remark. Besides, we can’t be roguish underdogs anymore.” Frey grins and flips a cigarette into his mouth. “We have to be gracious winners.”

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Thanks for the pics, VA. Glenn seems to be everywhere in New York these days. Keep on rockin' it, Sugar. I'm curious to find out if he actually did perform at that event. I'd bet he did ... why else would he have been there :?:

And SS - I enjoyed reading your blog, too. Good job of capturing the essence of the man. And he really does have a great sense of humor. I was able to witness it firsthand at Pebble Beach.

[Glennsallnighter]

OMG! Glenn :heart: looking wonderful in those pics. He does NOT look like is is just turned 66. I guess it was a bit of a birthday party for him. I notice 2 different outfits. Does that suggest one pre and one post performance......? Only speculating....

[VAisForEagleLovers]

It was at a baseball event, the Gold Glove Awards, so it definitely wasn't about his birthday. Those who won the award were listed in the article (none were Pirates, mores the pity).

I hear there's video clip of him playing last night, but you all know I don't post bootleg video...

[Glennsallnighter]

The clip shows him doing 15 seconds of PEF. He's in the suit for that.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

I would assume he wore the suit for the entire performance. I'd think he either sat in on the awards ceremony and Leno's performance, or stayed for the party afterwards, which would explain the change of clothes.

[sodascouts]

Great photos - thanks for the heads up!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Hey, waking up and seeing photos of Glenn is always a good thing!

See a tweet from Gold Sport Collectibles that the entertainment for last night was Jay Leno, Jim Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, and Glenn. Joe Piscopo was the emcee.

[Brooke]

Very cool!

I see my Cardinal catcher Yadi Molina was there along with our wonderful former short stop Ozzie Smith!

Glad they got to hear some fabulous music!

[secret squirrel]

No argument from me, although I love his "rock voice" too!

Crazy for your avi too, Soda. Makes me want to take back the used car salesman on vacation line ...

SS
xx
http://sshh-sshh.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/glenn-frey-cowboy-casanova.html

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Glenn gets a mention as a fellow Detroit rocker in Seger's interview with a Chicago newspaper:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/ct-bob-seger-ride-out-united-center-20141204-column.html#page=1

[Glennsallnighter]

Yes, I got that article on a google alert earlier today as well

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Hmm - Thanks VA, but it won't let me read the article without subscribing. Oh well, thankfully, it was just a mention.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Very odd, Dreamer, as it didn't even give me a link to subscribe!

Here's the relevant part.


On Detroit's rock 'n' roll mythology: "It's flattering that we have this cult appreciation of Detroit. I certainly understand what Eminem is doing, and it sounds familiar to me. I loved '8 Mile.' And I totally get what Kid Rock is doing. He's more into the rap thing — I would sound ridiculous doing that. It would be like me trying to do flamenco. But I can appreciate how good these guys are at what they do. There is a thin line that runs through it, and I think it's R&B — all of it. Original R&B, which some of the experts say, in conjunction with country became rock 'n' roll. But it's an R&B thing that has always been part of Detroit music, right down from Motown, and people like James Brown who played at Cobo Hall, this has always been an R&B town. I certainly heard it in the MC5, I heard it in Glenn Frey, he loves R&B, he's the most R&B Eagle."

[VAisForEagleLovers]

An article about Bob Seger, again, that mentions Glenn. If the link doesn't work I'll fix it when I get home.
http://m.woodradio.com/onair/the-insider-48410/13-things-you-probably-didnt-know-13045756

[Brooke]

VA, worked for me! Thanks!

I bet Glenn wished he could have recorded 'Shakedown' and I wish he would have gotten to induct Bob in to the RRHOF.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

VA, worked for me! Thanks!

Yay! I was on my phone and it took me to a mobile site, and I couldn't find a link for the full page.

[sodascouts]

I bet Glenn would have done a terrific version of "Shakedown."

[Houston Baby]

ITA! :thumbsup:

[UndertheWire]

I'm doubling up as I posted the same link in a TBS thread. Josh Leo played on No Fun Aloud and was in Glenn's band for a while. They were also coing to co-produce one of Timothy's albums together. Also interesting to hear how Glenn asked his band if they had any songs - it looks like a few of them made it on to Soul Searchin'.

http://www.traxfax4songwriters.com/Josh%20Leo%20Interview%20MASTER2%20%206192014%2060 52014.pdf

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Thanks, UTW!

Looks like Glenn went out to lunch with this guy at some point. I originally thought it was today, but then noticed the #tbt. So it's hard to say when it was.
http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/vernakrose/lunchwithGlenn_zps7d8cd8c6.jpg

[Freypower]

I must applaud you again for finding these rare photos, VA. Interesting outfit he is wearing. :yay::smitten:

[UndertheWire]

Looks like Glenn is continuing to be involved with the NYU songwriter programme. http://www.brettmillermusic.org/

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Looks like Glenn is continuing to be involved with the NYU songwriter programme. http://www.brettmillermusic.org/

UTW, I got that impression to, from his tweet about having lunch with Glenn. I looked at his webpage and didn't see anything about it, and I clicked your link and still don't see anything! It's gotta be there somewhere, but can you blonde-proof it for me?

[GlennLover]

I can't find anything either.

[UndertheWire]

Sorry, I should have given this link: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/brett-miller/32/246/213

EducationNew York University (http://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=18993&trk=ppro_sprof)

Master's Degree, Music Theory and Composition: Songwriting (http://www.linkedin.com/edu/fos?id=101153&trk=prof-edu-field_of_study)

2014 – 2016 (expected)
I recommend listening to his songs (https://www.facebook.com/brettmillermusic/app_2405167945).
I'm making the assumption that they connected through NYU, but it could be through some other route. Anyway, it's nice to see.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/vernakrose/gl/Hanukkahtweet_zpsddfb525e.jpg

[Houston Baby]

Never know where Glenn Frey is going to show up! :lol:

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Seriously! He is all over the place in NYC these days, but I'm not complaining! :wink:

And I listen to Brett Miller on his website and he is GOOD! No wonder Glenn is supportive of him.

[UndertheWire]

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/vernakrose/gl/Hanukkahtweet_zpsddfb525e.jpg
Pictorial evidence of the event! (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152820151140091&set=a.49351640090.81808.730000090&type=1&theater)

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Thanks, UTW! I looked at his Facebook page when I posted it and didn't see a picture, so I'm glad you thought to check later! So nice seeing these recent pics of Glenn, since I'm in withdrawal due to the lack of concerts...

[sodascouts]

Thanks, UTW!

Looks like Glenn went out to lunch with this guy at some point. I originally thought it was today, but then noticed the #tbt. So it's hard to say when it was.
http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb328/vernakrose/lunchwithGlenn_zps7d8cd8c6.jpg

HOLY CRAP - he looks good here.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Just saw some tweets that said Glenn is at the Seger concert at MSG tonight. I did wonder if he'd make an appearance!

[sodascouts]

Supporting his old friend!

[Glennsallnighter]

Great to hear he is out and about!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

This is a video interview with Jackson Browne that supposedly talks about how it was living with Glenn. It was published on 1/09/15. I have no audio where I am, currently, so I can't verify it isn't something we haven't seen/heard before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFHGaaJIS0U

[GlennLover]

This is a video interview with Jackson Browne that supposedly talks about how it was living with Glenn. It was published on 1/09/15. I have no audio where I am, currently, so I can't verify it isn't something we haven't seen/heard before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFHGaaJIS0U

I don't remember seeing it before. The interviewer mentions that he saw, in HotE, Glenn's account of how he learned to write songs from Jackson when he lived in the apartment above him. That is really all that is mentioned about Glenn. However, Jackson's description of some of his song writing experiences are quite interesting. This probably show go in the Jackson Browne thread as there actually isn't any info about Glenn other than the interviewers comment.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

A blog that talks about Glenn...

http://pizzadontgobad.blogspot.com/2011/03/why-did-glenn-frey-roll-rationals-van.html?spref=tw

[sodascouts]

Wow... Looking at the van, Glenn was lucky to escape without injury.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

My first thought was, "That looks like something my brother would have done."

[Brooke]

Oh my! Love the description of his songs-'criminally mellow'! :hilarious:

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Ditto, Brooke!

And he definitely was lucky to get out of that van without any major injuries - scary!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

This article contains only the merest mention of Glenn, it's about James Dolan (JD). I honestly don't know what to think. I mean, the fan that wrote the letter to Dolan to begin with, I can't imagine what he was thinking. Who writes that kind of a letter to someone you don't even know? I realize I'm fortunate in being a Steeler fan and Penguins fan, where there'd never be a reason to send such a letter, but I'm also a Pirate fan and never considered sending such a thing even after 20 years in a row with a losing record.

However, Dolan's response is quite beyond the pale here. He needed to step up and be the bigger man and very definitely failed at that. I saw a post from ESPN that Dolan won't be fined for his response.

This article carries on the idiocy. You'd seriously never consider these are grown people. The entire letter is stupid, but the part about Glenn possibly talking about Dolan behind his back to his other friends is completely stupid. Fortunately for these bozos, Glenn is a grown man and will take the high road.

http://www.postingandtoasting.com/2015/2/9/8002107/a-letter-to-james-dolan

[sodascouts]

I'm not surprised Dolan gets hate mail. While you're a patient person, VA, I've seen many a sports fan foaming at the mouth when they feel their team's being mismanaged. The coaches and players get hate mail, too.

I'm guessing Dolan thought his response was witty and full of zingers that would really make that guy sorry he ever wrote that email! Instead, we get an email with the capitalization, lack of punctuation, and grammar issues one finds within texts made by teens that is essentially a version of "I know you are, but what am I?" He probably typed this reply on his cell phone as soon as he read the email in the heat of the moment, and regretted it as soon as he hit "send." At least, I hope so.

However, the truth is Dolan could be a saint and he'd still be reviled by many sports fans until he was managing a winning team. If he can't deal with that ugly reality, he should get out of the sports business.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

A video by Bill Bergman on how he played sax on YBTTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBKnuPccmPI&feature=youtu.be&a

[UndertheWire]

A video by Bill Bergman on how he played sax on YBTTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBKnuPccmPI&feature=youtu.be&a
That's great! I love the stories from people who have one big moment because they remember all the details.

"Billy, whoever writes the song, wins."

[VAisForEagleLovers]

This can't possibly be new, but The Sound in LA posted it today. It was nice to hear his soothing voice, so repeat or not, it's good to hear.

http://thesoundla.com/2015/03/the-story-eagles/

[Houston Baby]

I second that - SO good to hear! :thumbsup:

[GlennLover]

Sounds like a part of a much longer interview that he did a few years ago. I may have saved it on my PC but, I'm on my iPad right now & can't check. I remember him saying that he didn't play the piano between the time he stopped taking lessons & when the Eagles started. I was a bit surprised by that.

[sodascouts]

I'm surprised by that, too. You'd never know it by how well he plays.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Thanks VA - loved listening to Bill Bergman's story.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Jackson Browne on writing Take It Easy and what Glenn's part in it was. Cute!

http://thesoundla.com/2015/03/the-story-jackson-browneeagles/

[Houston Baby]

The "Take It Easy" story as told by Jackson cracks me up every time. :hilarious:

[UndertheWire]

Jackson always seems to laugh when he talks of Glenn, though it seems to be affectionate.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Glenn gets a bit of a mention in this article about Bob Seger.

http://www.argusleader.com/story/scotthudson/2015/03/11/bob-seger-rock-detroit/24720909/

[GlennLover]

Glenn is going to be a guest presenter at MSG on March 28 for Garden of Laughs Comedy Benefit. Details here: http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2015/03/24/718380/10126227/en/MSG-Entertainment-Announces-Top-Entertainers-and-Sports-Icons-to-Serve-as-On-Stage-Presenters-for-Garden-of-Laughs-Comedy-Benefit.html

[sodascouts]

Thanks for the heads up! I hope some video surfaces.

[Glennsallnighter]

Brilliant, hopefully as Soda says we might see some clips of this.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

The Garden of Laughs event on Saturday collected a record $1.4 million in donations for the Garden of Dreams.

http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2015/03/30/720266/10126881/en/Garden-of-Laughs-Comedy-Benefit-Raises-Nearly-1-4-Million-to-Support-The-Garden-of-Dreams-Foundation.html?f=22&fvtc=2&fvtv=1&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[VAisForEagleLovers]

The discussion for this one is in the Eagles Press thread, but since it was Glenn who was interviewed, I thought I would add it here for future reference.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/confidential/eagles-dare-broadway-article-1.2166360

[GlennLover]

Here's a clip of interviews from the Garden of Laughs. Glenn is included http://youtu.be/aeZ9KkxFLbo

[sodascouts]

Thanks GL!

His bit starts at 1:29. He looks fantastic.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

DITTO!

[Glennsallnighter]

He is looking really well. I love those more 'casual' interviews with him at events rather than the formal (partly scripted I'd say) interviews for TV stations etc. Although I will take what I can get lol

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Saw a tweet that Glenn went through the drive-thru at Double D Daiquiries in Denham Springs, LA yesterday. So hard to know if it's true.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Glenn gets a small mention in this article about Australia's all-time best bands. His reference is for Little River Band (#11).

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/special-features/some-of-the-biggest-names-in-aussie-music-have-nominated-their-favourite-local-band/story-fnknbqfy-1227297215276

[Freypower]

The comment about the 'best vocal band in the world' was indeed made in 1988. Back then LRB was LRB. None of the original members are in it any more. I always found their vocals too strident. When I saw Glenn with them he gave them an edge which they normally didn't have.

I have always been dubious about the claims of being Australian which are made for AC/DC whose main songwriters & current singer are British, and the Bee Gees who were born on the Isle of Man. Their career started in Brisbane but they had to go back to the UK for it to really take off. As for Crowded House they are from New Zealand. Americans wouldn't claim Rush, would they? Australians claim people from NZ like Russell Crowe all the time.

I would guess that most of you elsewhere have heard of INXS & perhaps Midnight Oil & that would be it. I digress.

[MaryCalifornia]

Saw a tweet that Glenn went through the drive-thru at Double D Daiquiries in Denham Springs, LA yesterday. So hard to know if it's true.

This sounds like a refined, high class establishment!!:hilarious: I hope he drove through and got a giant DD daiquiri for the road!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

This sounds like a refined, high class establishment!!:hilarious: I hope he drove through and got a giant DD daiquiri for the road!

I assumed it was completely false until I looked the place up and looked at Google street view from several sides. It really does have a drive-thru and it really does have highly rated daiquiries! I thought my area of KY was pushing the edges with a drive thru liquor store. I've seen plenty of drive-thru beer distributors, but a hard liquor drive-thru was new for me. I have to wonder if this place really sells daiquiries through their drive thru? I know what I'd be doing fairly often if I lived there if so!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

If true, I wonder what the heck he was doing in Louisiana? And OBTW, a drive-thru daiquiri store in Louisiana doesn't surprise me in the least. They also have vendors on the streets and in shopping malls that sell liquor and mixed drinks. :eyebrow:

[Brooke]

So you can drive through and get an open alcoholic drink? No laws about open alcohol in a car? You can't do that here in Missouri or Illinois. At least the driver can't be drinking liquor/beer.

[Glennsallnighter]

I've never heard of a drive thru where you can purchase alcohol, but I guess they DO exist. Here once the driver is not drinking its ok to store alcohol in the main part of the car and for passengers to drink it once they don't intend driving.

[sodascouts]

In Texas, there are drive-thru hard liquor stores, but even so you can't have an open container of any kind of alcohol in the passenger area of the car. I looked it up, and the same is true in Louisiana despite their more liberal liquor laws: http://la-legal.com/louisiana-dwi/

[GlennLover]

One persons blog about discovering Strange Weather. http://aboutthegroove.com/tag/glenn-fry/

[UndertheWire]

One persons blog about discovering Strange Weather. http://aboutthegroove.com/tag/glenn-fry/
I agree with this statement:

He understands well crafted simplicity.
In the HotE doc, Timothy talks about the arrangement of ICTYW as having a "lot of air" and the same is true of much of Glenn's solo work. The vocals don't get drowned out by the other instruments and if another instrument has a solo, it's given room to breath.

[GlennLover]

I agree with this statement:

In the HotE doc, Timothy talks about the arrangement of ICTYW as having a "lot of air" and the same is true of much of Glenn's solo work. The vocals don't get drowned out by the other instruments and if another instrument has a solo, it's given room to breath.

Well said, UtW.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Excellent blog. I love it when people recognize Glenn's most underrated strength. There's more to making a good song than good guitar licks and a great voice with good lyrics. The lyrics, the voice, the instruments all need to be arranged into something that paints a picture or sets a mood for the listener. Something they can relate to.

[GlennLover]

Here is a bit more of Glenn's Garden of Laughs interview https://youtu.be/eZ3yrUAs_BU

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Thanks, GL!!!!!!!!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

He sure looks good there. Thanks, GL.

[sodascouts]

Thanks!

[Glennsallnighter]

Thanks GL! He's looking great

[VAisForEagleLovers]

If this is on here already, I don't remember reading it. If it's a repeat, it's worth a re-read. It's from 2013, and page 13 is the relevant bit.

http://www.nyu.edu/alumni.magazine/issue20/pdf/NYU20.pdf

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Thank you, VA! I don't recall ever seeing that before either. It was a very enjoyable read. Oh what I would have given to have been enrolled in that class! :partytime:

[GlennLover]

Thanks, VA! I haven't seen it either.

Dreamer, wouldn't that be the experience of a lifetime!

[Houston Baby]

Thank you VA! :thumbsup:

[VAisForEagleLovers]

I think he recently spoke at a songwriter's forum, but I can't get concrete details to verify it.

[sodascouts]

I love it - thanks for finding this.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Glenn's Smugglers Blues inspired this man to be a DEA agent.

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/05/18/mirror-stage?mbid=rss&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[sodascouts]

Cool!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

A Washington reporter just tweeted that Glenn is at the Caps v. Rangers game (at MSG).

ETA: I guess I should give more information! Hockey's Washington Capitals are playing the New York Rangers at MSG. This game is game #7, the winner goes to the next round, the loser gets to start their off-season. It's probably a good game (I'm watching my Buccos try to lose to the Phillies and not watching).

ETA#2: Sting is there as well.

[sodascouts]

Ooh, rekindling the hockey love! Cool!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Glenn gets a mention in the post-game write-up.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/for-the-rangers-another-torturous-winjust-the-way-we-like-it-1431575759

[sodascouts]

Wonder if he hung out with fellow attendee Liam Neeson? I looked for him amongst those throwing themselves against the plexiglass to no avail. ;)

Glenn and his hockey! I remember he said in an interview a couple of years ago that he was approached about buying the Detroit team and gave it a bit of consideration before deciding against it. That would have been pretty cool... unless he had pulled a Dolan and started interfering too much! lol

From the old days:
http://glennfreyonline.com/images/GFreyGoal03.jpg