RIP Tommy Nixon

[Philh]

L and m's Fastlane report that during the show last night, Timothy announced that long time Eagles roadie and tour manager Tom Nixon has passed away.
He was very close to Glenn and was Glenn's tour manager during the 14 year vacation.
Tom accompanied the Frey family to the Kennedy Center honours.
RIP Tom

[New Kid In Town]

Wow, so sad about Tommy Nixon. I remember watching Tavis Smiley in 2012 when AH was out. Glenn stated Tommy was one of his closest friends and that they had been friends for over 40 years. RIP Tommy.

[GlennLover]

L and m's Fastlane report that during the show last night, Timothy announced that long time Eagles roadie and tour manager Tom Nixon has passed away.
He was very close to Glenn and was Glenn's tour manager during the 14 year vacation.
Tom accompanied the Frey family to the Kennedy Center honours.
RIP Tom

That is very sad. I have heard Glenn say twice that Tommy had been his best friend for decades.

[Freypower]

L and m's Fastlane report that during the show last night, Timothy announced that long time Eagles roadie and tour manager Tom Nixon has passed away.
He was very close to Glenn and was Glenn's tour manager during the 14 year vacation.
Tom accompanied the Frey family to the Kennedy Center honours.
RIP Tom

Very sad. RIP. Glenn's death must have been shattering for him. Perhaps this should be a separate topic.

If anyone can post a photo of Tom at the KCH I would appreciate it because I don't recall seeing him there.

[Glennhoney]

Some more sad news...Tommy Nixon has passed away....Haven't seen too many details yet.....I'm sure Glenn was happy to see his friend..

[New Kid In Town]

Saw it on Eagles Fastlane FB Page this morning and made a mention in another threat. Tim had apparently announced it at his concert. Another sad day for the Eagles family.

[GlennLover]

Perhaps this should be a separate topic.

If anyone can post a photo of Tom at the KCH I would appreciate it because I don't recall seeing him there.

Here is a photo. As FP said, this should probably be in a separate thread.

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss232/1Cdn/77082e6eef9c898f691906ebb87133fd_zpsbyq1rpal.jpg

[buffyfan145]

That's so sad. RIP Tommy. :(

[UndertheWire]

This is sad but also good to see that he was treated as family for the KCH.

[New Kid In Town]

I have not seen a picture of him in years and years. Who are the other two guys ? Are they Glenn's brothers? Don't look too much like them from old pictures I have seen. TY

Gosh Deacon is tall ! At least a head taller than the other guys. In the picture of the family with Pres. Obama and Michelle Obama, Deacon is just about the same height as Pres. Obama and he is 6'2.

[UndertheWire]

Tommy Nixon is stood between Otis and Deacon in that photo. Jerry Vaccarino is between Taylor and Cindy.

[Freypower]

I have not seen a picture of him in years and years. Who are the other two guys ? Are they Glenn's brothers? Don't look too much like them from old pictures I have seen. TY

Gosh Deacon is tall ! At least a head taller than the other guys. In the picture of the family with Pres. Obama and Michelle Obama, Deacon is just about the same height as Pres. Obama and he is 6'2.

Thank you GL. Now can I see a photo of the family with the Obamas please. Post in the KCH thread rather than here which has gone too far off topic. I would start a new thread for this sad news but I can't move these posts.

[sodascouts]

I saw Bowden post about Nixon's death on FB. So sorry to hear it. The few times I met him, he was a hoot! RIP Tommy.

[sodascouts]

I would start a new thread for this sad news but I can't move these posts.

I created the thread (obviously).

For Tommy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwwQa9fxd-o

[thelastresort]

Very sad to hear, may he rest in peace. I know he was associated with the band and individuals from it for many years so it must be sad for them all. Out of interest, does anyone know what he did to get a credit for OOC?

[UndertheWire]

I don't know what he did to earn the credit, but he would have certainly been hanging out and partying with Glenn.

I can't remember where I saw it, but I think Tom Nixon had a few other writing credits with one of his early bands.

[shunlvswx]

I think that's the first time I ever seen a picture of Tommy. I heard so much about him and his friendship with Tommy. Was he still with Glenn when the guys got back together in 1994. I can't remembered.

Do anybody know who's the guy on the far left?

[Brooke]

RIP, Tommy. Another sad day for the family.

Does anyone know what happened?

[New Kid In Town]

Shun - From what I have read, Tommy was Glenn's road manager during the 14 year vacation. He was also a road manager from HFO onward. I do not know who the guy on the far left is.

[Delilah]

Thank you for that video, Soda, I love it; it's a great song. How cool that you got to meet him. I bet he had enough interesting stories to fill a book.

I had not seen a recent photo of Tom Nixon so I appreciate the upload (although I have seen him on the back cover of the Desperado album).

It must be a sad time for Don Henley, who went way back with Tommy to the very early touring days in Texas. I don't know how close they were in recent times.

RIP

[sodascouts]

RIP, Tommy. Another sad day for the family.

Does anyone know what happened?

Richard Bowden posted that it was from "exhaustion and pneumonia."


How cool that you got to meet him. I bet he had enough interesting stories to fill a book. <...> It must be a sad time for Don Henley, who went way back with Tommy to the very early touring days in Texas

Yes - I bet! He talked to me a bit about Texas as well, although he didn't come from as far south as I did. When I got especially hyper, he joked that I could use a Quaalude, which he then quickly followed with "only kidding!" Made me laugh.

[New Kid In Town]

Wow, how sad that he dies from pneumonia like Glenn....
Soda, I bet it was a hoot to meet him and talk to him about "days gone by" so to speak. I like the joke about the Quaaludes. Does anyone know how old he was ?

[sodascouts]

I'm not sure how old he was, but I wrote up this little bio of him a while back:

https://eaglesonlinecentral.com/collaborators/nixon.htm

Note: I obviously need to update it.

[shunlvswx]

I saw that too about him dying from exhaustion and pneumonia. I was going to post it, but I couldn't remembered where I saw it. I didn't want to give the wrong information.

Tommy might had been close to Don's age or older.

[HRobertson]

L and m's Fastlane report that during the show last night, Timothy announced that long time Eagles roadie and tour manager Tom Nixon has passed away.
He was very close to Glenn and was Glenn's tour manager during the 14 year vacation.
Tom accompanied the Frey family to the Kennedy Center honours.
RIP Tom

Is there an obituary anywhere? This is so sad!!!!

[Glennhoney]

I haven't been able to find any news of Tommy's death....Anyone have any more info??

[GlennLover]

I haven't been able to find any news of Tommy's death....Anyone have any more info??

No, I haven't been able to find anything either. :shrug::headscratch:

[sodascouts]

Me neither. I suppose someone could ask Richard Bowden, since he was the one who posted it on Facebook... but I'm hesitant to do so. I don't want to be seen as prying.

[Glennhoney]

Wish Jay was still around...They must be having a ball up there......:sigh:

[GlennLover]

Wish Jay was still around...They must be having a ball up there......:sigh:

Yes, he would have known. It's hard to believe that these people are gone. :depressed:

[JNK]

Hi folks, I'm late to join in, but I'm Tommy Nixon's cousin. Wondering how to see the photos of him you guys have been speaking of. I called him on his birthday 2 years ago and that was the last I spoke directly to him, but he was a sweet guy. One of my brothers who was closer in age spoke to him around the holidays. I think he would have been about 71 years old. He was with "the guys" since Linda Ronstadt days when I think they may have opened for her? I was a young kid, so the details are sketchy, but I do remember a Ronstadt connection. Anyway, im on my phone, so maybe that's why I'm not seeing the photos, but any assist would be appreciated.

[sodascouts]

I'm sorry for your loss. I only met him briefly, but he seemed like a really nice guy.

The reason you can't see the photos is that earlier this month, the service that was used, Photobucket, started charging $400 to display photos. Thus, they are no longer visible, since no one wants to pay that. Your best bet is to contact the person who posted them via private message.

[JNK]

Thanks a bunch! Shame on Photobucket...

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Welcome, JNK. I went ahead and uploaded the photo to imgur so I could post it here for you. I didn't really know Tommy, but I had met him before and he did seem like a sweet guy with a really good sense of humor. I was so sorry to hear of his passing, but I bet he and Glenn are happy to be reunited. They were best buds for many years.

http://i.imgur.com/yTcNzS7.jpg

And I don't think anyone ever identified the gentleman on the left - I believe that is Danny Grenier, Glenn's long-time friend and lead guitar player in his solo band since the 90's.

[JNK]

Thank you so much! Good to see him. 😊

[JNK]

Thank you so much! Good to see him. 😊 So funny, when he was younger, he looked just like his dad (and mine), but in his later years, he looks much more like our grandmother and her people. I appreciate the upload.