Don in the Press/Blogs/etc.

[Houston Baby]

I met Trisha at her cookbook signing last Saturday and she was the nicest, sweetest lady. And funny! I was planning to ask her about singing with Don but never got around to it. We talked everything from hot flashes and what alleviates it, to mosquitos, Georgia’s giant gnats, to Garth’s first trip with her to Georgia and his hiking plans. After reading this article, I'm disappointed that I forgot to ask about Don. :brickwall:

Thanks for the link VA!

[AlreadyGone95]

Cool that Trisha considers Don to be one of her idols. I can't wait to hear her singing on the album! :)

HB, Georgia's giant gnats? :lol:. I do believe that that is an understatement! I'm sure that Trisha and I could spend all day talking about them. No summer is complete without swallowing one or having one go up your nose. (Very annoying)

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Don gets a tiny mention in this article about politicians using music they shouldn't be using.

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/why-politicians-keep-using-songs-without-artists-permission-20150709

[shunlvswx]

There's an article I saw on facebook this morning. Don was in Massachusetts and went back on the road. Its a nice article and I like the picture.

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/07/america-and-iran-at-walden-pond/398579/

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Don is pretty adorable, isn't he? Thanks for the link, it was an interesting read.

[jms18222]

Don't hate on me but Don is sort of sporting Donald Trump hair in that photo. Runs & hides for cover!

[AlreadyGone95]

I agree with VA that that was an interesting read.

I also agree with jms about Don's hair :lol:, but the smile makes up for it.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

I would prefer his hair gray, but it's not like Trumps!! Don's is going in the right direction and doesn't look like it might actually be a chipmunk or something. I actually think his hair looks fine, it would just be better if it matched his goatee.

[AlreadyGone95]

What makes me think that his hair looks like Trump's is that sort of hump to it. The color's different than I've seen (it looks almost reddish).

[jms18222]

It's the color, almost reddish blonde which we clearly know he was neither red or blonde & then the white beard. He looked amazing with the salt & pepper coloring but...sigh, I wish someone would just tell him to put down the Just For Men box in the trash.
Trust me come Friday night he could come out in a long blonde wig & Speedo and it would be fine by me.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Trust me come Friday night he could come out in a long blonde wig & Speedo and it would be fine by me.

Well, that did conjure up quite the image in my head!

[AlreadyGone95]

Trust me come Friday night he could come out in a long blonde wig & Speedo and it would be fine by me.


:rofl: :rofl:. What a mental picture that is! I'm laughing so hard that I'm crying!

[AlreadyGone95]

This popped up in a Google alert. I've never heard of the Metallica song going up against BOS(and I consider myself a Metallica fan). BOS is currently in the lead.
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/metallica-don-henley-greatest-summer-song/

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Oh my, I can't wait to see how Witchy Woman votes on this!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Well I voted for "The Boys of Summer" of course. As of now, Don is crushing Metallica.

[Witchy Woman]

Oh my, I can't wait to see how Witchy Woman votes on this!

Whoa !! :nope:, can't do it !!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Roger Waters is releasing a remastered version of his 1992 album Amused To Death. Don is a guest vocalist on It's a Miracle.

http://www.guitarworld.com/jeff-beck-stars-roger-waters-updated-what-god-wants-part-1-video/25069

[cynd1231]

Came across this while surfing this morning...

http://www.whio.com/s/entertainment/music/the-eagles/

Scroll down to the bottom of the main article and open the video clip for Best Singing Drummers...I think it's the third or fourth one.

[Topkat]

I really don't like the goatee on Don & seems Tim has also been sporting this look with the white beard. It's summer guys, take a shave! They both look so much better without them...but still love them no matter what.

[Funk 50]

Roger Waters is releasing a remastered version of his 1992 album Amused To Death. Don is a guest vocalist on It's a Miracle.

http://www.guitarworld.com/jeff-beck-stars-roger-waters-updated-what-god-wants-part-1-video/25069


Amused To Death is a great Roger Waters album. Hernley's unmistakeable harmonies are on Watching TV.

To quote the Wikipedia "The song "Watching TV" (a duet with Don Henley) explores the influence of mass media on the Chinese protests for democracy in Tiananmen Square."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_LlnHPsnV4

The YouTube video contains some uncomfortable, maybe even disturbing viewing.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

A article about the historic hotels of Colorado, and Don gets a mention for the Brown Palace in Denver.

http://www.9news.com/story/news/travel/2015/07/27/a-history-of-colorado-through-9-historic-hotels/30722105/

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Well now he's up against the Beatles and Here Comes The Sun in the UCR Greatest Summer Song Battle. This will be tough one for him, but you can all guess which one I'm voting for!

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/the-beatles-here-comes-the-sun-vs-don-henley-the-boys-of-summer-greatest-summer-song-battle/

[AlreadyGone95]

Well now he's up against the Beatles and Here Comes The Sun in the UCR Greatest Summer Song Battle. This will be tough one for him, but you can all guess which one I'm voting for!

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/the-beatles-here-comes-the-sun-vs-don-henley-the-boys-of-summer-greatest-summer-song-battle/

I like Here Comes the Sun, but I love BOS, and BOS is currently in the lead!

[AlreadyGone95]

Now BOS is up against Bryan Adams' Summer of '69. I love both songs, but BOS is the better one still. Right now, Summer of '69 is in the lead.
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/bryan-adams-don-henley-greatest-summer-song-battle/

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Apparently Don gets a mention in a book that's out.

http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2015/08/09/Gonzo-Girl-Hunter-S-Thompson-s-former-assistant-tells-almost-all-in-novel/stories/201508030132

[shunlvswx]

Here's an article on Don's hometown. Don is mention in the article.

They are talking about tearing down the water tower or presevre it. Don is stepping in to fund the study.

http://www.ktbs.com/story/29803951/water-tower-woes-in-linden-tx-should-it-stay-or-should-it-go

[sodascouts]

Good for Don!

[jms18222]

A article about the historic hotels of Colorado, and Don gets a mention for the Brown Palace in Denver.

http://www.9news.com/story/news/travel/2015/07/27/a-history-of-colorado-through-9-historic-hotels/30722105/



WOW!!! I thought the mattress story came from the vivid imagination of Don Felder. I'm sorry but I can't even imagine having to cart a bed across the world & back!:hilarious::hilarious:

[Ive always been a dreamer]

How generous of Don to step up and fund the Water Tower study for Linden.

And as far as Don's traveling hotel bed, I guess it was worth it if it helped his bad back. Lucky for his back that he wasn't the one that had to put it up and tear it down night after night! :thumbsup:

[DivineDon]

WOW!!! I thought the mattress story came from the vivid imagination of Don Felder. I'm sorry but I can't even imagine having to cart a bed across the world & back!:hilarious::hilarious:

Felder can't be held responsible for everything, jms, 'though I know he is creative in more fields than music! He seems to have a vivid imagination. :hilarious:

....as for the bed, speaking as someone who has chronic neck problems, I have to take my own pillows with me whenever I go. Granted, they're easier to manage than a WHOLE bed, but I do understand where Don's coming from. You'd try anything to ease the pain and if there are people there to carry the bed for you, well why not if it helps you sleep???

[Houston Baby]

Here's an article on Don's hometown. Don is mention in the article.

They are talking about tearing down the water tower or presevre it. Don is stepping in to fund the study.

http://www.ktbs.com/story/29803951/water-tower-woes-in-linden-tx-should-it-stay-or-should-it-go

I took a few photos of the water tower when Soda and I were there last December. It is definitely very visible in "downtown" Linden. :) I love hearing how Don still supports his hometown. What a sweetheart, so generous!
And I am happy to hear about the bed & breakfast. Sounds like another trip needs to be planned when the Henley room is finished. I would love to go in the spring when the wildflowers are blooming.

[shunlvswx]

I'm thinking about visiting Linden in October when I go on vacation. I'm taking an out of the way trip to Linden and then head to Missouri. Linden is only 4 and a half hours away from me. Heading to Linden and going another way will add 3 hours to my drive time.

I love the fact that Don loves his hometown and helps out with different things. A lot of stars forget where they come out. When they make it big, they would care less about their hometown.

[Houston Baby]

That will be fun & it should be really nice weather in October shun. Let me know if you have any questions @ Linden. Not that I am an expert but I will be glad to share my experience there. Don't forget to visit the Dairy Queen!

BTW - JD Souther is having a show at the Music City Texas Theater in Linden on Sept. 12th. My best friend's son is getting married that day so I cannot go but I would love to see JD there!

[sodascouts]

Yes, Linden is a fun stop for Henley fans... the "fertilizer of his genius" as Glenn puts it.

[shunlvswx]

That will be fun & it should be really nice weather in October shun. Let me know if you have any questions @ Linden. Not that I am an expert but I will be glad to share my experience there. Don't forget to visit the Dairy Queen!

BTW - JD Souther is having a show at the Music City Texas Theater in Linden on Sept. 12th. My best friend's son is getting married that day so I cannot go but I would love to see JD there!

Thanks HB. I will ask. This will probably be the only time I go that way. I know I was told at another board there's nothing there, but I knew that. Its just cool to see where Don came from. I was going to visit Dairy Queen anyway. I forgot what's in Dairy Queen. It was just a line from one of his songs right?

Yeah. I knew JD was coming next month, but I won't be able to make it

[Houston Baby]

I remember reading an interview with Don and he talks about the Dairy Queen and hanging out there with his friends. They would sit on their cars in the parking lot and watch the trucks whiz by wondering where they were going. The Dairy Queen is at the intersection of Hwy 59 and I believe Kildare Rd. I remember Kildare because I loved the tv character Dr. Kildare. And I believe that is the road where Don's high school is located.

[shunlvswx]

Thanks HB. I was goign to see Don's high school, Dairy Queen, the courthouse, Music City Theatre and maybe his grandparents house.

I'm not going to stay too long. I had to be in Missouri before 8:00pm because I have tickets to a show that night. I'm leaving Mississippi my usual, 5:00am and should be in Linden around 9:30am.

[Houston Baby]

Have fun and report back shun!

[Funk 50]

"Don Henley to give the keynote at the Americana Music Festival in Nashville"

http://kickincountry.com/wp/don-henley-to-give-the-keynote-at-the-americana-music-festival-in-nashville-2015-09-04/

I'm perplexed that Don is chatting with peers like Bob Seger and Warren Zanes. Get hold of some instruments and play some music.

[shunlvswx]

Ohh. Did you notice further down that it will be stream live? I'll be watching that on September 17th.

I will remind everybody on the 17th.

http://www.countrymusichalloffame.org.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Thanks for keeping on top of this stuff guys! It is much appreciated.

[Funk 50]

Ohh. Did you notice further down that it will be stream live? I'll be watching that on September 17th.

I will remind everybody on the 17th.

http://www.countrymusichalloffame.org.

Thanks shunlvswx, definitely worth mentioning.

After spending last week as "Record Of The Week", Don's Take A Picture Of This is a new entry at the top of both Radio 2 and Radio Scotland's playlists:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/playlist
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland/playlist

Great encouragement for Don to make a promotional visit to the UK. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[DivineDon]

Thanks shunlvswx, definitely worth mentioning.

After spending last week as "Record Of The Week", Don's Take A Picture Of This is a new entry at the top of both Radio 2 and Radio Scotland's playlists:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/playlist
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland/playlist

Great encouragement for Don to make a promotional visit to the UK. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

...AND Ireland Funk!!!!!!

[Funk 50]

Top 10 Mike Campbell Songs, according to Ultimate Classic Rock;

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/mike-campbell-songs/

I'm surprised he and Henley haven't worked together more. A dozen more like The Boys Of Summer and The Heart Of The Matter and it would rival the Henley Frey partnership!

[AlreadyGone95]

Cool list! I've always felt that Mike Campbell is underrated and overshadowed by Tom Petty. (No offense to Tom, I love his music). Personally, #8, Running Down a Dream is my favorite. It's another one of those songs that I've loved since before I was double digits in age. All of the songs on the list are great!

I agree with that Don and Mike would've probably written some more amazing songs had they worked together more.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

That's a pretty impressive Top 10 list alright! However, it should not come as a shock when I say that, while I really like the song Refugee, there is no way that it's a better song than The Boys of Summer, IMHO!

[Funk 50]

I think this is new news.

Don's listed on a huge bill, to appear at the Americana Awards, September 16 at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, hosted by Jim Lauderdale.

With the names listed on the Roster, this must be a TV show. It's going to be a marathon event or blink and you miss 'em show.

Only six awards categories is good news though. :thumbsup:

http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2015/09/americana-awards-announce-impressive.html


"The Americana Awards and Honors will be shown, in edited form, on November 21 on PBS' Austin City Limits."

[AlreadyGone95]

Nice! So Don might shown ACL twice? I'm writing that date down. Let's hope that it won't be heavily edited.

[shunlvswx]

Don will be at the 2015 Environmental Media Awards Official Invitation. He will be getting EMA Mission In Music Award. Go Don!!!

http://www.green4ema.org/2015-environmental-media-awards-official-invitation/

[AlreadyGone95]

Congrats Don! Thanks for all you do to help the environment!

[shunlvswx]

Don has an article in the Men's Journal. Nice article.

http://www.mensjournal.com/magazine/life-advice-from-don-henley-20150914

[jms18222]

Don has an article in the Men's Journal. Nice article.

http://www.mensjournal.com/magazine/life-advice-from-don-henley-20150914

Nice article. Yes Don women do just want to talk about it a lot more. That's because men don't understand that women are always right!:brickwall::brickwall:

[Brooke]

Don has an article in the Men's Journal. Nice article.

http://www.mensjournal.com/magazine/life-advice-from-don-henley-20150914

I saw this this morning on Fb! Nice article!

(I posted it in Don's CC thread by mistake and deleted it!) :doh:

I tend to disagree that life is long. No, you may not get time to do it, so do it when you get the opportunity. Life is short! Jmo!

[maryc2130]

Most people and artists say life is too short. I find it interesting that Don thinks it's long.

[AlreadyGone95]

Very interesting article. I like seeing(reading about) the philosophy side of Don. He sounds like an old(er) wise man in many ways.

I think that I'm too young to decide whether life is too short or too long or neither. Ask me again in 20 years.

[shunlvswx]

I heard that the Americana Honors Awards was going to be live stream, but I couldn't find the link or website that would be doing this. This is probably the link of the webcast. I hate I will miss it because I'll be at bible study.

http://www.npr.org/event/music/439236535/watch-the-2015-americana-honors-awards-ceremony?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nprmusic&utm_term=music&utm_content=20150911

[Brooke]

Wow, Don is out and about these days! You go, Don! :thumbsup:

[secret squirrel]

Here's an item on Chris Holt that mentions Don and later, Joe and Timothy, very briefly.

http://www.dallasobserver.com/music/chris-holt-returns-after-five-years-with-a-double-album-and-don-henley-guest-spot-7596602

SS
xx
http://sshh-sshh.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/the-best-bond-theme-that-never-was-rise.html

[secret squirrel]

Don has an article in the Men's Journal. Nice article.

http://www.mensjournal.com/magazine/life-advice-from-don-henley-20150914

Great read. Don always makes so much sense.

SS
xx
http://thetomschillingpoems.blogspot.co.uk/ (http://thetomschillingpoems.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/napola-2.html)

[shunlvswx]

It was a nice article on Chris Holt. I read a few months ago that he was hired to be in Don's band. I was going to post the article, but it slip my mind. :brickwall:

I saw a video of him singing. He's not bad and his guitar playing is not bad after watching Take a Picture Of This video.

[shunlvswx]

Here's a nice article from the Wall Street Journal.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/don-henleys-long-run-1442423306

[Funk 50]

If I may just elect myself spokesman for the lurkers for a moment, shunlvswx.

On behalf of everyone, thank you very much for posting all the Henley links and updates. You're doing a great job. I hope your having a lot of fun. Golden time to be a Henley fan. :p

[Brooke]

I heard on Sirius XM radio that Don will be on air tonight doing an interview. Bob Seger will also be there! I will try to find a link!

[shunlvswx]

I know the interview with Bob is this Monday.

[Brooke]

I know the interview with Bob is this Monday.

They said tonight on my radio......?

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Yep - I concur with F50 - thank you so much, shun for posting all of Don's up-to-date info in these threads! I, for one, appreciate your efforts!

[shunlvswx]

You're welcome everybody.:)

[AlreadyGone95]

A hearty thanks from me as well Shun. You've really stayed on top of all things Don Henley/ Cass County related. :) :thumbsup:

[Tiffanny Twisted]

Ok so if not correct place to put this u have permison tomve it too such a place:angel:thumbsup:

Did anybody else see him on cbs this morning?
I thought he was great
He sound great and oh that smile

I just git so excited

He aso talked about a time when the eagles would call it quits .

I think they said hotw tour grossed over 250 million
And that they might tour again as the eagles before they quit

The clip of him performing looked like he had steuart smith with him and
Scott crago
And Lance morrison who has toured with him before

Great interview

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Thanks Celle. I didn't get a chance to see it, but I'm hoping it will be on the CBS website so I can watch it.

[jms18222]

Note that he said the Eagles will "probably" get back together again but it was Glenn's call to end things. I like the word "probably" much better than "human jukebox".

[Ive always been a dreamer]

ITA, jms. :thumbsup:

[Topkat]

Just saw this interview with Don....Interesting stuff

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/oct/01/don-henley-theres-no-partying-no-alcohol-its-like-a-morgue-backstage

[DivineDon]

Great interview - lots of interesting bits and pieces and ahem, revelations :heybaby:

....Mr Felder will not be too happy, me thinks ;-)


...and I must remember to try and keep my hands to myself if I ever meet Don and not scream and grab him and kiss him passionately!!!:hilarious: It'll be hard, I can tell you?

[Brooke]

Great interview! Love this line:

"Felder wrote a nasty little tell-all, a low, cheap shot. I could write stuff about him that'd make your moustache curl"

:hilarious:

[shunlvswx]

That's why I said in the other thread. Tell us how you really feel about Don Felder, Don. I think this is the first time I ever seen Don talk about Don Felder in an article and not be nice about him. I was actually surprise to see that in the article.

[Brooke]

I'd love to hear it all, Don H! :lol:

[Funk 50]

Just saw this interview with Don....Interesting stuff

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/oct/01/don-henley-theres-no-partying-no-alcohol-its-like-a-morgue-backstage

Thanks for posting the link Topkat. It's not an all-together positive portrayal of Don.

[SilverAcidRayne]

I was about to post this one... lol

very interesting indeed

[Freypower]

Great interview! Love this line:

"Felder wrote a nasty little tell-all, a low, cheap shot. I could write stuff about him that'd make your moustache curl"

:hilarious:

Hear hear. :rockon::cheers:

I see no reason why Henley should pretend to be 'nice' to Felder any more.

[AlreadyGone95]

Wow, well at least Don let his opinion be known. Glad that he didn't sugarcoat it. In a way, I'm glad that neither Don nor Glenn have said too much about Felder negatively (apart from HOTE). Why stoop to his level for revenge?

I do hope Don (and of the other members write an autobiography). I'd like to know more about their upbringing and read cool little tidbits.

[shunlvswx]

Hear hear. :rockon::cheers:

I see no reason why Henley should pretend to be 'nice' to Felder any more.

I agree. All DonF do in interviews is talked bad about Don and Glenn. IMO. Don and Glenn have been really been quiet about this while DonF is always brings it up in interviews because the journalists always bring it up and never have anything to ask other than the firing.

I wonder why that journalist bought that up in the interview with Don.

[Freypower]

I agree. All DonF do in interviews is talked bad about Don and Glenn. IMO. Don and Glenn have been really been quiet about this while DonF is always brings it up in interviews because the journalists always bring it up and never have anything to ask other than the firing.

I wonder why that journalist bought that up in the interview with Don.

Because it's a relevant topic, just as anything about the Eagles is relevant. Why not bring it up? As a journalist presumably he would be aware of how much Felder has talked about all this & he would have wanted Henley's take on it.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

I tend to agree - it's a fair topic to ask about as long as the interviewer wasn't told in advance that it was off limits. I always figure that if there are specific questions that the interviewee doesn't want to discuss, then that is sorted out before the interview takes place. Since Don didn't decline to answer the question, I assume he was okay with it.

[shunlvswx]

Here's an article talking about Don's hometown doing a ribbon cutting of a billboard of Don tomorrow afternoon. I get to see it later this month when I take a side way out of the way trip. LOL

http://atlantacitizensjournal.com/articles/2015/10/06/henley-billboard-unveiling

[Funk 50]

Don Henley's Cass County is the number 1, best selling album on iTunes.

http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/10/09/best-selling-music-drake-henley/73668660/

[shunlvswx]

Here's an article from Guide Live. You also see Don without makeup. He's still a beautiful handsome guy.

A great interview. Some great stories. One of my favorites is about his new guitar player, Chris Holt. I like the fact that it all started with Don hiring him to Will how to play the guitar. The next thing you know, he was playing on the track of That Old Flame to now in his touring band. I bet he never thought he was play for Don.

http://www.guidelive.com/music/2015/10/10/interview-don-henley-cass-county

[shunlvswx]

Here's a review from Santa Barbara. The plaid shirt makes an appearance(LOL), but its a nice shirt. I like the green shirt.

http://www.independent.com/news/2015/oct/10/don-henley-and-his-antique-radios-bowl/

[AlreadyGone95]

Here's an article about the new young country artists Don likes. I'm not familiar with any of them, Jamey Johnson and Ashley Monroe, both of whom sang on Don's album.

http://www.wideopencountry.com/heres-don-henley-listening/

[Funk 50]

I actually heard Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, on the radio, here in the UK, the same day I read the article. The DJ's compared him to Southside Johnny. I enjoyed the track they played. Promising in my opinion.

[secret squirrel]

This may have been posted already. Apologies if so. Just a short piece:

http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/eagles-star-finding-good-music-online-is-like-looking-for-a-needle-in-a-haystack-a3071691.html

Very true.

SS
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http://pistoriusontrial.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/the-truth-about-pistorius-trial-why.html

[AlreadyGone95]

I agree and disagree with Don on that. Yes, there's so much more music available online, and a chunk of it, I won't like. However, there are music sites that give you recommendations based on what you like, last fm and Rate Your Music for examples. You scrobble(their term) music on last fm (Spotify, Itunes, Last fm itself etc) It creates a library of your scrobbled tracks, and gives you recs based on the genres you listen to. (Country, blues rock, thrash metal etc). With, Rate Your Music(RYM), you rate the music you listen to, from 0.5 stars (horrible) to 5.0 stars (top shelf). Like last fm, RYM gives you recs based on your ratings. I love both sites, and use them several times a week. (Think I've said this before)

I personally like looking for "new" music online. (New meaning new to me). I've discovered many amazing artists because of that, and I really haven't found any "bad" music. Radio nowadays doesn't cut it. Most of the songs I hear on the stations I listen to are ones that I've known for awhile. Most magazines are available to read online. Apart from word of mouth, which still works, using the Internet to find new music is the only platform that is worthwhile, imo.

[shunlvswx]

Here's an article from the Tennesseean. Some of the special guest could be at the Nashville show which I'm not surprise.



“I imagine that several of the folks who played and sang on the album will be in attendance, so that will add a little extra pressure, as well. But, all things considered, we are looking forward to playing the new material in the town where most of it was recorded (and some of it written).”

I did some research on who could be there. Everybody (mostly everybody who had a duet with Don) has a show on the 17th, but the only person who can't make it is Vince Gill. He'll be in Indiana on the 18th.

So Martina, Merle, Trisha, Jamey, and Miranda could be there that night. I couldn't find any dates for Dolly. Now the question is who will show up.

[sodascouts]

It makes me even more excited about going! I can't wait!

[shunlvswx]

Don was at a fundraiser this past Saturday. There's a photo of Don with the president of USC, but I can't find it.

http://hauteliving.com/2015/10/usc-norris-cancer-gala/589443/

[AlreadyGone95]

How nice of Don to help raise money for the fight against cancer.

[shunlvswx]

City Of Linden had a meeting on the 13th to talk about whether to take down the water tower or keep it. Well. This decided to keep it. So the water tower will be there for a very long time. Don is mention briefly. I know Don is happy about this.

http://lindenheritage.org/?p=377&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

[AlreadyGone95]

For Farm Aid's 30th anniversary this year, Billboard talked to some of Willie Nelson's friends and asked them to talk abour him. Don was of the people interviewed.

http://m.billboard.com/entry/view/id/144035

[NOLA]

I did not know that Don played in the inaugural Farm Aid concert - too cool!

Jack Johnson's new song about Willie made me laugh. I guess Willie really does have an unusual effect on people sometimes. :drunk:

[shunlvswx]

Yes, NOLA. He sang The Boys Of Summer, Sunset Grill and A Month Of Sundays. All three are on YouTube, but some reason, you can't hear The Boys Of Summer that well. Its not muted, but the volume is bad.

He was also at Farm Aid in 1990, his last time. He sang The End OF The Innocence and The Heart Of The Matter.

[NOLA]

Thank you so much, Shun! Loved the videos, and OMG, Don in long hair and a black leather motorcycle jacket in 1990! :heart::drool::thud:

[AlreadyGone95]

I didn't know about him playing there either until I read the article. I'll be searching for the videos on youtube in a little bit. :)

[shunlvswx]

Here's an article that came out the same day as ACL.

http://www.classichitsandoldies.com/v2/67070/

[AlreadyGone95]

I posted this in the CC thread, but since it talks about more than just Cass County, I thought that I would post it here as well.

http://www.countylinemagazine.com/November-December-2015/Don-Henley-Return-to-Cass-County/

[DivineDon]

I posted this in the CC thread, but since it talks about more than just Cass County, I thought that I would post it here as well.

http://www.countylinemagazine.com/November-December-2015/Don-Henley-Return-to-Cass-County/

This is a terrific article - very well written and no sensationalism! Not a lot new learned apart from the fact that Don likes to cook - is there anything this man can't do???:heart::heart::heart:

I was also reading an article from the December issue (I know, it's not even November!) of Uncutand Don mentions that between 1978 and 2008 he donated $680,000 dollars to the Democratic party but never again. I also read somewhere else that he's not even going to support Hilary Clinton which is strange given the fact he's such good friends with Bill. But he reckons she's got too much baggage. Anyway, I thought all the info made his lyrics in No, thank you all the more pertinent...

....like a drunkard in the night,
swinging left and swinging right,
Republican or Democrat,
well I ain't got no love for none of the above,
I've been there, done that...

I'm sure the Democrats will miss him whatever about the Republicans!

[NOLA]

This is a terrific article - very well written and no sensationalism! Not a lot new learned apart from the fact that Don likes to cook - is there anything this man can't do???:heart::heart::heart:


I had a feeling that he liked to cook, because somewhere, floating around on the 'net, is Don's famous Texas chili recipe accompanied by an older photo of him sitting on a stovetop.

Yes, you read that right, sitting on top of an oven, but I'd forgive him for it! :heart:

Great article, AG! UTW also posted it in the "Future Eagles Projects" thread, so it has good exposure on this board. :)

[DivineDon]

Yes, I did know about the chili recipe but thought that might have been a 'once-off' and I remember the pose on the cooker but this article revealed that Don does all the grocery shopping when he's at home and cooks - so he's obviously more than a 'chili' man - lol.

(unfortunately I'd have to decline Don's chili as I suffer from acute acid reflux, but I might accept anything else he has to offer :heybaby:)

[AlreadyGone95]

I had a feeling that he liked to cook, because somewhere, floating around on the 'net, is Don's famous Texas chili recipe accompanied by an older photo of him sitting on a stovetop.

Yes, you read that right, sitting on top of an oven, but I'd forgive him for it! :heart:

Great article, AG! UTW also posted it in the "Future Eagles Projects" thread, so it has good exposure on this board. :)

I didn't see that UTW had posted it in that thread until a little while ago. While the article doesn't contain much new info, it's one of the best ones I've read in a while.

I'm tempted to look for that photo of Don on the stove. I would have to pass on the chili as well. Not only do I have acid reflux(GERD), but I don't like chili at all.

[UndertheWire]

Here's the recipe and photo (https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Kiwi4QNHUMI/TSeMaCxkRVI/AAAAAAAAHII/hGput9eqjJo/s800/Don.Henley.jpg). Who else would include a lecture about misnaming with a food recipe? (He also wouldn't be impressed by the chili con carne I cooked tonight!)

[AlreadyGone95]

Here's the recipe and photo (https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Kiwi4QNHUMI/TSeMaCxkRVI/AAAAAAAAHII/hGput9eqjJo/s800/Don.Henley.jpg). Who else would include a lecture about misnaming with a food recipe? (He also wouldn't be impressed by the chili con carne I cooked tonight!)

Thanks UTW. He wouldn't be impressed with my mom's chili either. (She wants beans in it.) Leave it to Don to include a lecture. :rolleyes:. My uncle might like this recipe, especially the beer! Lol.

I :rofl: at that photo of Don. "Mr. Cool and hot at the same time".

[NOLA]

Thanks, UTW, for posting it. When the weather turns colder, I'll give his recipe a try. For me, a hot bowl of spicy chili is comfort food in the wintertime.

Anyway, it's cool that Don makes his own groceries. I can just picture him wandering the aisles while he's pushing a cart, like an "ordinary average guy." :smile:

[WalshFan88]

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20151108/don-henley-says-insult-made-him-kick-fan-out-of-fox-theatre-show

Don threw a guy out for yelling "Don Felder" when introducing Steuart Smith....

I don't support the guy yelling it out. I'd choose a more subtle passive-aggressive approach if I were him - maybe wear a Felder tshirt in the front row/orchestra pit. ;) But really, I agree with his thoughts but he should have known Henley wouldn't have any of it. I would NOT want to be embarrased, no way I'd do that. Perhaps he doesn't know how the guys are about that stuff.

ETA: I have nothing against Steuart Smith and I think it was poor timing to yell it out. Stu is a fine player, even though a lot of us miss Felder. This guy just did it the wrong way at the wrong time.

[AlreadyGone95]

I can't say I blame Don, especially since the guy was not only disrupting the show, but also being incredibly rude to Steuart. It's kind of like those annoying people who have too much to drink. There's nothing wrong with liking Don F over Steuart, but don't show it in an obnoxious way. Since Don offered the guy a refund(in money and karma), I think it's ok.


I wonder if Glenn has heard about his "birthday gift". :lol:


ETA: This was a Henley solo show. Don Felder never played guitar in Don's solo band. Don had no Eagles songs in the set list and hasn't for the entire tour, so how could the guy justify shouting and carrying on about Felder? :headscratch: At an Eagles show or if Don had included some songs that Don F had played on, I could slightly understand point he had to make more. Just a person trying to get his 15 minutes of fame. Don's still probably laughing all the way to bank though ;).

[shunlvswx]

Poor Steuart. I think he will never ever get out of the shadows of Don F. This will follow him for the rest of his life as long as he in either Don's band or the Eagles. I like Steuart and he's a great guitar player. I feel bad for him. He had to be embarrass and hurt that somebody would do that. Its disrespectful to Steuart and definitely Don when you're yelling out a name that sued you for many years and disrupting his show.

I bet that guy wouldn't say that if he was at an Eagles concert. Oh wait. He probably would. There's bad blood with Don F and that's the one thing you don't ever want to yell out at either Don's or Glenn's show.

[sodascouts]

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20151108/don-henley-says-insult-made-him-kick-fan-out-of-fox-theatre-show

Don threw a guy out for yelling "Don Felder" when introducing Steuart Smith....



He deserved to be thrown out. How rude and disrespectful to Steuart! Plus, I bet if he hadn't been thrown out he would have continued to be ugly throughout the set. Obnoxious jerks with an agenda aren't satisfied with just one disruption. They don't care they're ruining it for everyone else.

[OutlawManNJ]

It is rude of him, but i laughed when i read that he yelled "don felder taught tom petty to play guitar!"

Thats just so random its hillarious, especially since that made henley go over the top. Haha

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Glad Don gave Glenn a birthday gift. :grin: I agree that jerk was rude, disrespectful, and obnoxious and apparently the audience agreed too. I must be getting old, but where are people's manners these days ? ? ?

[UndertheWire]

ETA: This was a Henley solo show. Don Felder never played guitar in Don's solo band. Don had no Eagles songs in the set list and hasn't for the entire tour, so how could the guy justify shouting and carrying on about Felder?
And not forgetting that when Henley invited Felder to play guitar on a solo tour, he was turned down, in part.

Kind of interesting for the insight it gives into current feelings towards Felder. They must love that Kennedy Awards petition!

[NOLA]

I think it's cool that Don offered to refund the guy's ticket fees, because I imagine that many performers would not be so generous after ejecting someone from a venue. It says a lot about the positive aspects of Don's character, when oftentimes, people prefer to focus on the negativity.

[AlreadyGone95]

And not forgetting that when Henley invited Felder to play guitar on a solo tour, he was turned down, in part.

Kind of interesting for the insight it gives into current feelings towards Felder. They must love that Kennedy Awards petition!

Especially since Don Felder openly endorsed that petition!

My main question with this whole thing is, why go to show, pay money for it, only to cause trouble? I just don't get that, other than doing it just for kicks.

[UndertheWire]

I'd guess alochol-induced bravado. If he got his money back, he'll have seen most of the show for free.

[AlreadyGone95]

I'd guess alochol-induced bravado. If he got his money back, he'll have seen most of the show for free.

I hadn't thought of alcohol. Very true.

[Brooke]

I think he deserved to be kicked out. How rude, especially to Steuart.

[Freypower]

Glad Don gave Glenn a birthday gift. :grin: I agree that jerk was rude, disrespectful, and obnoxious and apparently the audience agreed too. I must be getting old, but where are people's manners these days ? ? ?

I absolutely love that. You go, Don. And Steuart is a great guy & a great guitarist. He is himself, and I don't think he has any reason to think he is in Felder's shadow.

[shunlvswx]

I absolutely love that. You go, Don. And Steuart is a great guy & a great guitarist. He is himself, and I don't think he has any reason to think he is in Felder's shadow.

True, FP. He probably was at the beginning when he first joined, but probably not today. But of course their are some fans who still don't like Steuart and some people will always compare Steuart with Don F. I just don't think that will ever go away. Look what happened in Michigan. I still don't know why he would say that at Don's show.

[sodascouts]

There's no excuse for such behavior. It doesn't accomplish anything except make pathetic losers feel important for about 10 seconds. "I let my anger at the fact that Don Felder was fired 15 years ago be known! I bet it made Don Henley and Steuart Smith feel real bad! YEAH I'M SO BADA$$!"

:puke:

I have nothing but contempt for such "men."

Don was actually nicer to this guy than I would have been. I wouldn't have given him a refund. I'd tell him, "It's the cost of heckling.... every jerk pays."

[OutlawManNJ]

Thers no footage of this happening?

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Don was actually nicer to this guy than I would have been. I wouldn't have given him a refund. I'd tell him, "It's the cost of heckling.... every jerk pays."

Gotta agree with you Soda - and this made me :rofl:. Very clever!

[Topkat]

People do really stupid things at concerts, especially if drinking, & this was one of them. I hear all kinds of stories of the idiotic things people do at a show.
This guy was rude & out of line, but things like this happen all the time. It really doesn't surprise me. At least Don put him in his place. Most people get away with all kinds of crap & obnoxious behavior!

[L101]

"It's the cost of heckling.... every jerk pays."

Love it Soda !! :applause: :grin:

And I love that Don did this - it just shows that he, along with some of us, are sick of all this Felder stuff and just wish that people would move on........

And I also love that he dedicated it to Glenn as his birthday present, great stuff!! :grin:

[Freypower]

True, FP. He probably was at the beginning when he first joined, but probably not today. But of course their are some fans who still don't like Steuart and some people will always compare Steuart with Don F. I just don't think that will ever go away. Look what happened in Michigan. I still don't know why he would say that at Don's show.

At a Don Henley show, where no Eagles songs at all were played, it is even more ridiculous to carry on about Felder, as Soda said.

The Michigan incident is precisely what we are discussing.

Glenn had to deal with a heckler at the AH Melbourne show I attended. He warned the guy he would be thrown out & that shut him up.

[shunlvswx]

Don will be honoring Sam Moore next Saturday. This is something I would had loved to see.

I wonder what Don will sing. He could sing Don singing Soul Man, Hold on I’m Coming, or When Something is Wrong with My Baby.

http://www.showbiz411.com/2015/11/07/sting-jon-bon-jovi-don-henley-more-in-secret-super-concert-planned-for-miami-on-november-21st

[shunlvswx]

Here's a phone interview Don did for WMMR in Philadelphia. He answered some good questions. He brings up his daughter is on tour doing his make up, getting dressing room ready and etc. He says she's having fun.

Also loved the story about his old famous boots he wears all the time. He's been wearing those boots for 40 years. Yikes!!! It was cool to know he's had a piece of clothing since the 70s and still in good shape other than it being stitch back together in some places.


http://wmmr.com/episodes/don-henley-interview-11-11-15/

[sodascouts]

Thanks for those links!

I find the work boots thing so charmingly sentimental. Love it.

[Brooke]

I love the work boot story. I am surprised they are the exact same ones for all these years though! :cool:

[DivineDon]

Thanks for those links!

I find the work boots thing so charmingly sentimental. Love it.


Me too - Don is really very sentimental about his roots and family. His so-called haughtiness and arrogance is just misinterpreted by people who are not die-hard fans. Underneath it all, he's really still a shy country-boy at heart :heart::heart::heart: who has a good soul.

[L101]

I love the work boot story as well, just shows his softer side!! So Don, what ya gonna do with those boots ?? :smile:

It would be so cool if he gave them to the Rock 'n Roll hall of fame, but I'd say they would end up in his mothers house on the shelf beside his Grammys - there is no way he's letting go of those boots!!

[L101]

Cass County is on UCR's Album of the year 2015 list - think it needs a few more votes to get it of the bottom though !!

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/2015-ucr-awards-album/#photogallery-1=2

[jms18222]

I saw pictures/photos from Eva Longoria mentioning a girlfriend's bachelorette party this weekend. Isn't she close friends with Don's daughter? Wonder if she is the friend.

[DivineDon]

I saw pictures/photos from Eva Longoria mentioning a girlfriend's bachelorette party this weekend. Isn't she close friends with Don's daughter? Wonder if she is the friend.

I saw her as well jms - I think it must be Don's daughter's as he said she was getting married New Year's Eve.

[maryc2130]

Don's daughter is getting married on New Year's Eve? How old is she?

[shunlvswx]

She's 40.

[sodascouts]

Congratulations to her!

Perhaps Don will be a granddaddy in a couple of years.

[AlreadyGone95]

When I first heard that Don's daughter is getting married, I thought it was Annabel. :lol:. I forgot that he has a much older daughter. Congrats to her!

[maryc2130]

When I first heard that Don's daughter is getting married, I thought it was Annabel. :lol:. I forgot that he has a much older daughter. Congrats to her!

Exactly what I was thinking. I had forgotten all about the older daughter, and was thinking Annabelle seemed pretty young to be getting married. LOL!

Congrats to Don's 40-yr-old daughter!

[shunlvswx]

I was going to post the interview where Don says his oldest daughter is getting married at the end of the year, but now you can't view it in the US. I'm glad I downloaded the video before it wouldn't be available.

[shunlvswx]

Don will be on the Howard Stein show next Tuesday. Oh boy. This is going to be very interesting. I hope Don gets ready with Howard going at him with some questions he might not like. Sad thing is this is on Sirius Radio. I won't get to listen to it since I used my free trial for the interview and concert with Bob Seiger.

https://twitter.com/sternshow/status/671716648043290624

[Ive always been a dreamer]

First of all, thanks for the info about Don's oldest daughter's marriage. Somehow I missed that. Congrats to her!

And Don on Howard Stern s/b very interesting! :shock:

[jms18222]

Don will be on the Howard Stein show next Tuesday. Oh boy. This is going to be very interesting. I hope Don gets ready with Howard going at him with some questions he might not like. Sad thing is this is on Sirius Radio. I won't get to listen to it since I used my free trial for the interview and concert with Bob Seiger.

https://twitter.com/sternshow/status/671716648043290624

It should be on his youtube page a day or 2 later.

[jms18222]

Exactly what I was thinking. I had forgotten all about the older daughter, and was thinking Annabelle seemed pretty young to be getting married. LOL!

Congrats to Don's 40-yr-old daughter!

I am sure his daughter was "thrilled" for him to announce her age ;-);-)

[shunlvswx]

Well. I don't think everybody in the world knows Don has another daughter. They always say his three teenage children with his wife. So he probably had to say his 40 year old daughter is getting married instead of thinking of his soon to be 20 year old daughter getting married. After a while, Don can't say his three teenage children are at home. He will only have 2. To think about it. When is the age when you're not a teenager anymore.

I think Don will be grandpa soon. Then Don will probably be the first grandparent of the "current" Eagles. Not talking about the former members, but the current members.

[AlreadyGone95]

I am sure his daughter was "thrilled" for him to announce her age ;-);-)

I wonder if saying her age made Don feel old? :lol:

[shunlvswx]

I wonder if saying her age made Don feel old? :lol:

Nahh. I think Don's teenagers might not want to say their father is almost 70. lol

[jms18222]

Nahh. I think Don's teenagers might not want to say their father is almost 70. lol

Good lord I could not imagine being almost 70 & having teenagers! I don't have the patience for my 30 somethings.

Don has been a lot more open lately about his family. Glad he struck a good balance.

[AlreadyGone95]

Nahh. I think Don's teenagers might not want to say their father is almost 70. lol

True, lol. I remember being teased a bit in school because compared to my classmates' parents, my parents were old (about a decade older)

[shunlvswx]

Good lord I could not imagine being almost 70 & having teenagers! I don't have the patience for my 30 somethings.

Don has been a lot more open lately about his family. Glad he struck a good balance.

He really has been very open about his family especially his kids. I was very shocked. I guess they're at the age where he can talk a little bit more about them, but still protect his privacy. I just loved the fact that Annabel toured with her father and then Will playing drums on No, Thank You. I think we might would had seen his children doing the Kennedy Honors. I said might. Not saying Don's children and the other guys children would had been there this weekend. But that's another story.

[jms18222]

I doubt he would allow his kids to be photographed. He has said numerous times he doesn't allow it as long as they are underaged. I agree with his wanting them to have a normal childhood.
Still can't imagine being 68 with teenagers. I just had a 30 minute conversation with my 30 year old & I don't have a clue what he was talking about but then again he was trying to talk during a DUKE game. He should know better.

[UndertheWire]

I'm excited about the Howard Stern interview. As both have a pretty good idea what to expect of each other, there's no excuse for it to get out of hand. Stern often gets more out of his guests than the typical interviewer and Don is often surprisingly candid. That Don even agreed to it makes me wonder if he's ready to discuss some of the trickier subjects.

I'm remembering that in addition to Joe Walsh and Don Felder, Stern also interviewed "Little Rock Connie" on his show, complete with a Don Henley story.

[DivineDon]

I am sure his daughter was "thrilled" for him to announce her age ;-);-)


Ha ha!! That was the first thing that struck me when he mentioned her age - 'not doing her any favours there, Don' but as someone pointed out I guess he felt he had to discriminate between His 'oldest' daughter, Brittany and Annabel.

I'm hoping the Howard Stern interview might be posted here sometime.....please :smile:

[jms18222]

Cute Don mention:

http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2015/12/03/what-brian-wilson-thinks-of-don-henleys-music/

[sodascouts]

That is cute but... Brian Wilson should have left the "great"!

[shunlvswx]

I just noticed on Trending newsfeed on Facebook that they will announce the nomination for the Grammys tomorrow morning on CBS This Morning. Fingers crossed that Don will be nominated. I think he will. The question is how many nominations he will get?

They will also post the list of nominations on Grammy.com

[shunlvswx]

http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=59

Don was only nominated for one award and that's for Best American Roots Song for The Cost of Living. Darn, Grammys. Oh well.

[DivineDon]

http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=59

Don was only nominated for one award and that's for Best American Roots Song for The Cost of Living. Darn, Grammys. Oh well.


I'm absolutely disgusted - I mean, have they even listened to CC????

[shunlvswx]

I'm starting to think that Don won't be nominated for any of the country awards. Maybe Vocal Event of the Year and that's it.

[shunlvswx]

Don't forget Don will be on the Howard Stern show this morning. He's on SiriusXM channel 100. I think he's on at 9:00am Eastern/8:00am Central. If you have an extra email, sign up for your 30 day free trial to listen to the show. That's what I did since I already used up my 30 day free trial in October.

https://www.howardstern.com/show-guests/24795-today-howard-stern-show-don-henley/

[Topkat]

Listening to Don on Howard Stern now. He is singing "Cost of Living" Just beautiful.
Luckily, my fiance hooked me up to his Sirius radio on my Kindle.
He is now asking about Stevie Nicks...Knew that would come up

[Topkat]

Now listening to west coast live from beginning. Singing DESPERADO now

[AlreadyGone95]

http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=59

Don was only nominated for one award and that's for Best American Roots Song for The Cost of Living. Darn, Grammys. Oh well.

I was shocked when I saw that Don only had one nomination. I guess to receive the country awards now, you've gotta a young star or play modern country.


I forgot about the Howard Stern interview. Hope it pops up somewhere soon.

[shunlvswx]

It was a great interview. I love to hear the stories on the different songs. It wasn't the same ole ole questions.

Howard was soo on his best behavior. I was very shock.

[UndertheWire]

I was going to ask what were the questions, but what I realy want to know is what wasn't asked! Did they avoid Felder, tales of drugs and groupies and his relationship with Glenn?

[shunlvswx]

Don brought Felder twice, but to talk about Hotel California and RRHOF. He was about Don F and their wasn't an out there question that don would be mad to say something mean about Don F.

Howard bring up does Don love Glenn. Of course Don say as a brother. You will love him or hate him.

Drugs asked a few times. Don tells Howard he didn't go to any program to get off of drugs or alcohol.

Howard was on his best behavior with Don which made me very shocked.

[Topkat]

Howard was very respectful of Don & very professional. Great interview! :heart:
Don sang, Desperado, Boys of Summer, Cost of Living from new album
Stuart Smith & Will Hollis were with him & rest of band

Asked briefly about Stevie, but he didn't say much & Howard didn't press the issue. Just said very hard for 2 musicians to have a relationship. Also asked if he had a crush on Linda Ronstadt, & he said they kept things professional.

Other tidbits: Colitas comes from his road manager & means "little buds"
Also said Hotel California was their best album.
On tour he does no drinking & talks very little, even on the phone, to save his voice.

[Topkat]

Oh also sang Please Come Home for Christmas :heart:

[shunlvswx]

Please. I'm going by what I remembered. I was trying to work, listen and type at the same. The interview is probably be up later today. Yesterday's show is up on YouTube.

Don's band was there in the studio.

Don brings up his childhood and how he got started playing drums.

Don told him the story about recording of Desperado and orchestra were playing chess between takes. He didn't like how Desperado came out. Howard wanted Don to sing Desperado the way it should be sung. He sang Desperado. He was a little hoarse, but still good. Don didn't sound bad singing Desperado early in the morning.

Howard would play short clips of Best of My Love, Tequila Sunrise, One Of These Nights and Take It Easy, Dirty Laundry, Hotel California, and Witchy Woman. Don would say something about each song.


Howard say something like did you throw your solo success in Glenn's face. Ha ha I don't need you or something like(I can't remember what he actually said) He didn't do that. Both he and Glenn were popular back then. Don said Glenn came to a few of his concerts I guess in the 80s. He didn't say when.

Don tells the story about Witchy Woman. It was about his a former girlfriend's sister name Patty who was a witch.

Don sings the Storytellers version of The Boys Of Summer.

Don also sang Please Come Home For Christmas, The Cost of Living.

Don brings up he was just nominated for a Grammy yesterday. Don said he was not going to the Grammys. I don't blame him. You're only nominated for one award and there's a chance you won't win. Plus he said the award he was nominated for was not being televised.

Don talks Linda and him playing in her band before they started the Eagles.

Don talks about Stevie after Howard brought her up. He was being funny. I forgot what he said. I remembered something if htey were together. Don would wake up, go downstairs and says, "Baby. I've written a song." or something like that.

Don brings up he didn't want to marry another musician and how it wouldn't work. He brings up Blake and Miranda.

He brings up the story of Dolly's recording When I Stopped Dreaming and making the video.

That's all I can remember. I will post the interview once it pops up on YouTube.

[Topkat]

I was surprised that Howard didn't ask anything about the groupies. Don said he stopped doing drugs when he was getting married & going to have kids. Said he just did alcohol & coke. He just stopped on his own. Wanted his kids to be healthy.

Said HOF induction was fine & no animosity with former members of the band.
Little mention about Don Felder, just about Hotel California & about he & Joe working off each other on guitar.
He said he likes to fish & garden & make breakfast for his kids when he's home

[shunlvswx]

Here's the transcript from Don's interview with Howard Stern this morning. I will post the video once it pops up on Youtube.

You have to scroll down to Don Henley visit, 12/8/15, 8;50am.

http://marksfriggin.com/news15/12-7.htm#tue

Here's another article too. Kinda a recap of the interview.
http://emptylighthouse.com/don-henley-talks-cass-country-and-more-howard-stern-show-1938700254

[shunlvswx]

I found the show clip on Youtube, but the person who posted it either stretched the clip or slowed it down. It doesn't sound too good. The clip makes Don sound very deep and the songs he sing sounds slowed down a little.

I might not post it. I'm going to wait until a better version pops up.

[sodascouts]

Thanks for this info - sounds like a great interview overall (although I could do without the Glenn digs).

I too was shocked that Cass County didn't get more Grammy nominations.

[UndertheWire]

A nice, cordial interview. Clearly, parameters were set before the interview but they were able to talk without it becoming awkward. I thought Don stood up for Glenn fairly well and would have said more if he hadn't been interupted. He also proved that he could say "Felder" without saying anything negative. I didn't learn much new, but I'm glad I listened.

ETA: Even Don Henley doesn't remember that NKIT was the first hit from the HC album.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Thanks shun and TK for keeping us posted as the interview was taking place. I just finished listening to it and thought it was fantastic. I really enjoyed it and felt Don was pretty candid throughout most of it. I actually thought Howard did a great job of asking provocative questions in a respectful manner and Don did a great job of answering them or deflecting the ones he didn't want to answer. I didn't really feel either of the men took digs at anyone and both came across as fun, but professional.

Re: Cass County only receiving one Grammy nomination, I honestly can't say I'm surprised. I mean no disrespect, but, although I find the album enjoyable, I don't think it measures up to Don's best solo work. After all of the pre-release hype, I was actually expecting more. Please don't :machinegun:me.

[Freypower]

A nice, cordial interview. Clearly, parameters were set before the interview but they were able to talk without it becoming awkward. I thought Don stood up for Glenn fairly well and would have said more if he hadn't been interupted. He also proved that he could say "Felder" without saying anything negative. I didn't learn much new, but I'm glad I listened.

ETA: Even Don Henley doesn't remember that NKIT was the first hit from the HC album.

What was actually said about this?

Some of us DO remember.:weep:

[shunlvswx]

Howard asked was HC the first hit off the album. Don says I think so. So basically Don forgot that New Kid In Town was the first hit off the album. And Howard had just played a little of NKIT before he started talking about HC.

I have the links for the interview in the Cass County thread and Youtube thread.

[shunlvswx]

I deleted this reply and going with my original reply before this one.

[UndertheWire]

This is what was said:


Stern: What was the first hit off that album? Was it Hotel California itself?

Henley: I think so.

[Freypower]

This is what was said:

Well, OK. He can be forgiven for that, unlike Felder who is definite about it.

[UndertheWire]

Well, OK. He can be forgiven for that, unlike Felder who is definite about it.
I'd forgive any of them for getting the details wrong after nearly 40 years but at least Don Henley has the grace to sound unsure.

[shunlvswx]

Don's forgiven. I still can't believe he can remember 40 or 50 something year old memories. I'm 35 and I can't remember half of my memories.

[OutlawManNJ]

Various clips from the stern interview is here https://soundcloud.com/howardstern scroll down a little

[maryc2130]

I want to watch it so much, but I really can't stand Howard Stern. Hmmm...

[UndertheWire]

I liked it when Stern asked about whether they'd ever considered having Linda Ronstadt in the band, and Don said they wanted to be a "boy band". That just tickles me.

[Brooke]

I've only had time to listen to Part 2 that shun posted so far, but I thought it was a really good interview. I don't think I've ever listened to much Howard Stern before, but I liked it. Some interviewers are boring, he wasn't at all. Very upbeat and lively discussion.

Shun, is there a Part 1 somewhere that you can post?

[Ive always been a dreamer]

I agree Brooke. I'm not a fan of the 'shock jock' stuff that Howard does, but this was a REALLY good interview. It's definitely worth listening to, IMO.

[shunlvswx]

I've only had time to listen to Part 2 that shun posted so far, but I thought it was a really good interview. I don't think I've ever listened to much Howard Stern before, but I liked it. Some interviewers are boring, he wasn't at all. Very upbeat and lively discussion.

Shun, is there a Part 1 somewhere that you can post?

I have it in the YouTube thread and Cass County review. That's why I hate to post it in one thread. You don't know if others will see it.

[shunlvswx]

This is the better version but these links don't have the songs Don sang.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSzG0D8Rgbs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlH97WMpU0k

This link is not good. The audio slowed down, but have the songs Don sang.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbSc502JdOw

[Ive always been a dreamer]

I have it in the YouTube thread and Cass County review. That's why I hate to post it in one thread. You don't know if others will see it.

I get what you're saying here, shun, but there is also a down side to posting the same information in multiple threads. You can end up with a discussion about the same topic spread over multiple threads that can make it difficult to follow or find the information later. Usually what we do if a question comes up in a thread about a certain topic is to redirect the poster by linking to the appropriate thread.

[sodascouts]

Yeah, I'm thinking I might have to consolidate all these posts into one thread so we can keep the conversation together. Maybe I can put them all into the Cass County press thread.

[shunlvswx]

It probably work. When I do post articles and videos in that thread, it gets lost. I don't know if anybody still go in that thread. That's why I put the videos in the youtube thread and articles in the press. I'm just confuse.

When do we stop using the Cass County review thread? I'm guess he's still promoting Cass County while not touring.

[UndertheWire]

It was about a lot more than Cass County and putting in a CC thread seems a bit limiting. I'll admit to skipping the CC threads.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

I agree with UTW. There is only a small portion of the Howard Stern interview devoted to Cass County so it probably should stay in this thread or maybe even be given its own thread - the interview is more about the Eagles and Don's solo career.

[Brooke]

I think here or the You Tube thread.

[jms18222]

This is an archived link. Don had an hour radio slot on BBC Radio2 this past week & it's still active.
Love that voice!

Merry Christmas my friends!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06rf20x

[shunlvswx]

It was actually yesterday. There were some interesting songs played. Everybody should listen to it.

[NOLA]

Really enjoyed listening to his playlist and commentary. He has a wide range of taste in country music - good mix of old and new.

[DivineDon]

Don's speaking voice is so sexy - like dark melted chocolate :fainting:

I loved his song choice, very similar to my own taste. The only one I had never heard of was Matraca Berg and I loved Tricia Yearwood's version of her song, Dreaming Fields. Don is really such a softie revealing that this song reminds him of his dad and granddad and gives him tears in his eyes whenever he hears it.....major sigh :heart::heart::heart:

[sodascouts]

Aw - I love hearing little things like that. It makes him even easier to relate to.

[Brooke]

I heard on Sirius xm that Don will be on the Billy Joel station tonight (channel Eighteen) playing some of his favorite BJ songs.

"The SiriusXM channel will also include special guest DJ sessions, " Billy Joel Top Ten ", hosted by Joel's friends, including Garth Brooks and Don Henley playing their favorite Billy Joel songs."

(I didn't know where to put this so if this is the wrong place, please move!)

[AlreadyGone95]

A guy who writes for my local newspaper picked his top 40 favorite rock/pop singers. He tied Don Henley with Eddie Vedder for #1. For proof of Don's singing voice, he said "The Last Resort".

http://www.albanyherald.com/news/local/carlton-fletcher-sucking-up-in-the-name-of-rock-and/article_87592757-d48c-5045-bf5b-dada4d95e2be.html

[sad-cafe]

I just love DH


He has a wonderful way of speaking and so smart too.

[shunlvswx]

Here's an article about last night's event that Don was at honoring Jim Ed Norman in Nashville. I wonder if Don is going to stay in Nashville or fly back home and coming back for the event on Monday.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/02/24/don-henley-lee-brice-more-honor-jim-ed-norman/80862596/

[jms18222]

Here's an article about last night's event that Don was at honoring Jim Ed Norman in Nashville. I wonder if Don is going to stay in Nashville or fly back home and coming back for the event on Monday.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/02/24/don-henley-lee-brice-more-honor-jim-ed-norman/80862596/


This was a nice surprise to see last night around 2:00 AM, wicked storms were blowing through.
I would imagine he would stay in Nashville since he would probably be back again on Sunday. I am sure he would want to rehearse the band since they haven't played together in awhile. I only noticed Steuart Smith there last night. I thought he sounded just fine.

[shunlvswx]

When I was listening to the video, it sounded like they had a piano player there too. So I don't know if Michael or Will was there. The girls look new.

[jms18222]

When I was listening to the video, it sounded like they had a piano player there too. So I don't know if Michael or Will was there. The girls look new.

The ladies were most likely session players brought in just for this & possibly the weekend. I haven't seen/heard anything about him taking Cass County back on the road. It's almost March. If he is planning anything for the summer I would think tour dates would have to come out very soon. I think I bought mine in August for November.

[shunlvswx]

He probably won't go back to touring until the summer or fall time. Now that I'm starting my new job next week, I'm definitely going to save to go to one of his shows whenever Don do go back on tour. I'm just worried he's going to retire sooner rather than much much much later down the road.

[jms18222]

Well he is going to be 69. I can't see him totally retiring but then you never know. I sort of pictures him along the lines of Tony Bennett doing a few select dates every year. We can hope can't we!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

I'd be shocked if Don retired based on his comments he made when promoting Cass County last fall. I would think he would tour some more for Cass County later this year; however, if he waits too long, it may not be promoted as a Cass County tour.

I think Don will have to spend a lot of time focusing on pending Eagles business now that Glenn would have normally dealt with. It's hard to say how much of his time that will require.

[sodascouts]

Thanks! I agree that he's probably staying in Nashville a few days due to his additional appearance on the 29th.


I'd be shocked if Don retired based on his comments he made when promoting Cass County last fall. I would think he would tour some more for Cass County later this year; however, if he waits too long, it may not be promoted as a Cass County tour.

I think Don will have to spend a lot of time focusing on pending Eagles business now that Glenn would have normally dealt with. It's hard to say how much of his time that will require.

Yes. Don is essentially the sole custodian of the Eagles now. Azoff will help handle the nuts and bolts of the business aspects, of course, but the rest is on Don's shoulders.

However, I do think that he'll still bill a tour as Cass County even if it's as late as a year after the album's release. That's what Glenn did with his After Hours tour in Australia.

[Funk 50]

I can't stop thinking back to this incident last year.

Don's birthday present to Glenn. In hindsight, realising that Glenn was possibly in a coma at the time, it goes a long way in showing Don's tremendous respect for his musical brother.

Maybe his worries for Glenn also explains why Don dropped (I Like) Where I Am Now from his set list, halfway through the tour.

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20151108/don-henley-says-insult-made-him-kick-fan-out-of-fox-theatre-show

I hope re posting the link will help me "Get Over It"

[UndertheWire]

That's a good though about "Where I Am Now". If you believe setlist.fm, he sang it last on 2nd Nov, dropping it from the 3rd Nov show. The postponement Kennedy Centre Honors was anounced on 4th Nov.

[Topkat]

I saw on Facebook that Don will be playing at Hyde Park with Carol King on I think July 3rd. If anyone in England can confirm this????

[Freypower]

That's a good though about "Where I Am Now". If you believe setlist.fm, he sang it last on 2nd Nov, dropping it from the 3rd Nov show. The postponement Kennedy Centre Honors was anounced on 4th Nov.

I didn't even know he had dropped WIAN. I just re-read the lyrics & though it talks about self-destruction, Don may as well be proud that he is still here. He has nothing to be ashamed of. What happened is not his fault.

However I totally supported what he did in having that heckler removed, especially as we now know the reasoning behind it.

[UndertheWire]

I saw on Facebook that Don will be playing at Hyde Park with Carol King on I think July 3rd. If anyone in England can confirm this????
Ticket pre-sales start on Friday.

[Freypower]

I don't know what to make of this. Feel free to start a new thread if required.

http://www.runawaytours.com/store/index.php?l=product_list&c=8

[AlreadyGone95]

Don's Facebook page has posted about that VIP experience.
https://m.facebook.com/donhenley/photos/a.276064515928578.1073741828.139924519542579/505370209664673/?type=3&source=48

[Freypower]

Don's Facebook page has posted about that VIP experience.
https://m.facebook.com/donhenley/photos/a.276064515928578.1073741828.139924519542579/505370209664673/?type=3&source=48

Yes, I know that. I thought it might be helpful to post the link to the actual event. :huh:

[shunlvswx]

Don and the guys are mention in this article. I guess this is one reunion we never saw coming. This is Guns N Roses Hell Froze Over.

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/guns-n-roses-not-in-this-lifetime-tour/

[shunlvswx]

Don and Joe are on the list of what shows you should go see this summer.

http://www.concerttour.us/04/2016/2016-summer-concert-tours-the-list-of-must-see-concerts-for-this-summer/

[jms18222]

Don and the guys are mention in this article. I guess this is one reunion we never saw coming. This is Guns N Roses Hell Froze Over.

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/guns-n-roses-not-in-this-lifetime-tour/


Irving manages both groups so not surprised.

[shunlvswx]

Don's got a contest going on to get two tickets and meet him any show. Its not with chideo, but a website called Charitybuzz. You don't win a free trip. You have to pay your way there.

http://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/meet-don-henley-with-2-tickets-to-an-upcoming-concert-1110900

[sodascouts]

When you said contest, I thought it was something you could enter and win by luck. Unfortunately for me, this is an auction and you "win" by being the person willing to pay the most. It's up to $3500 as of today. Too rich for my blood.

[shunlvswx]

Don's got a contest going on with prizeo. This is a free trip to see and meet Don. They don't say which show. I guess they pick.

This is like Chideo. You donate to Walden Woods. Whatever amount you donate, you get a prize and your name is put into the drawing.

I might enter. A girl can dream of winning.

https://www.prizeo.com/prizes/don-henley/a-cass-county-backstage-hangout

[UndertheWire]

A came across a random reference to Don in an interview with Christopher Cross.

It’s nice when you meet people in the business who you’ve revered and you get to be around them as people and watch how they handle some of this stuff and you learn from that too. You learn to be a nice person and you learn to be humble. You learn a lot of that from people like Don Henley and Carl (Wilson).
http://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/2013/10/03/christopher-cross-still-sailing-interview/#sthash.1PtTuaAw.dpuf

There are some other good stories in that interview. Who knew Christopher Cross subbed for Ritchie Blackmore at a Deep Purple gig?

[DivineDon]

Aw, that's nice - thanks for posting.

[Witchy Woman]

Don's got a contest going on with prizeo. This is a free trip to see and meet Don. They don't say which show. I guess they pick.

This is like Chideo. You donate to Walden Woods. Whatever amount you donate, you get a prize and your name is put into the drawing.

I might enter. A girl can dream of winning.

https://www.prizeo.com/prizes/don-henley/a-cass-county-backstage-hangout

Shundra, you have as good as chance as anyone else to win. I encourage you to give yourself the opportunity.

[sodascouts]

Just checked out that contest - it's something else! I'm going to make a new thread for it.

[shunlvswx]

I saw this on Facebook. Don will be playing this new place, Sugarland Venue on January 15th. All Texas fans get ready.

I have no idea where Sugarland, Texas is.

http://abc13.com/business/state-of-the-art-sugar-land-venue-already-pulling-in-big-time-acts/1423666/

[sodascouts]

It's the Houston area. I started a thread for it in the pre-conconcert anticipation forum. Thanks for the heads-up!

[L101]

Don's got a contest going on to get two tickets and meet him any show. Its not with chideo, but a website called Charitybuzz. You don't win a free trip. You have to pay your way there.

http://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/meet-don-henley-with-2-tickets-to-an-upcoming-concert-1110900

Does anyone know what the final bid for this was ? ?

[shunlvswx]

Here's an article about Don's upcoming show at Rochester Hills, MI. This is the first time Don opens up more on Glenn's death since the BBC interview in February. Most interviews he's done since that February interview, he didn't want to talk about it which was understandable. He probably had to since he was playing in Glenn's hometown.

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20160815/don-henley-feels-charged-to-curate-the-legacy-of-glenn-frey-the-eagles

[sodascouts]

Thanks for the link. I was touched by what he said about Glenn.

However, I was a little confused by this statement:"I can call out songs spontaneously some nights and we change the set order in the middle of the show.”

Did I miss something? When did this start happening?

[Jonny Come Lately]

In Don's defence, in his Manchester show he did play Sunset Grill, which I noticed he didn't play in his previous show at Glasgow. Don is such a perfectionist though that his idea of 'spontaneous' might be a bit different from everyone else's! My guess is that he might have a fixed list of songs which he always wants to play and others which move into and out of the setlist depending on how he feels that night. Either way, I think it will be interesting to see how much this changes for the rest of his US shows.

[UndertheWire]

Here's another telephone interview.
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/08/19/don-henley-still-guy-after-all-these-years/88755320/

[Brooke]

Thanks for the link. I was touched by what he said about Glenn.

However, I was a little confused by this statement:"I can call out songs spontaneously some nights and we change the set order in the middle of the show.”

Did I miss something? When did this start happening?

Lol! I posted about this on Fb. I didn't know Don ever changed things up at his shows! Other than cutting songs........ok, laugh people! JK

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Thanks for the link to Don's Cincinnati radio interview, UTW. It's nice to know that Don is having a good time on the road. I guess it helps him cope with the loss of his band and bandmate.

[Philh]

Last night here in the UK on the TV Sky Arts channel, they showed a highlights programme of the Barclaycard BST Festival from earlier this year and they showed Don doing Hotel California and Boys Of Summer in full and in HD!
Would love to see the whole of Don's set again.

[DivineDon]

Excellent!!! I have it recorded - was hoping they'd show some of Don :) Thanks :inlove:

[UndertheWire]

Thanks, I'll see if it's available "On Demand".

[Philh]

It's being shown again on Sunday at 9pm.

[DivineDon]

Just watched Don from the BST festival at Hyde Park - gosh he looked so good and sounded wonderful. 8) I'd love to have heard the full set. :sad:

[UndertheWire]

Some interesting comments in this: http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/music/qa-don-henley-on-growing-up-in-cass-county-eagles-and-coping-with-the-loss-of-glenn-frey