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It appears that you good taste in music is surpassed by your powers of observation. In other words -- heck yeah HFO Don is hot -- and he can sing too!!! We've had a big debate around here about Don's facial hair. Goatee (beard) or no? What do you think, Tori?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tori
I'm not the biggest fan of the goatee, in all honesty.Quote:
Goatee (beard) or no? What do you think, Tori?
I like all of them, really - but I especially love Joe because of his onstage antics. He's so funny!Quote:
What other Eagles are your favorites and why?
Fair enough...Quote:
Originally Posted by Tori
Well said!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tori
I'm a Newbie here, & I loved reading all your stories of how you came to love the Eagles, so here's mine:
The 70's
As a teen in the 70's there was tons of great music out there & at 16 I was blessed with a little part time job in the record department at a large store. I was on the evening shift & we were allowed to open any album up & play them for the department. I came upon the Delivern' album by Poco, so I opened it & put it on. I immediately fell in love with this band & bought the 2 previous albums. I was taken by the young bass player Timothy B Schmit. He looked about 16 in those days, but later found that he was a little older. He & Richie were my favorites. I started going to all their concerts, & they played NYC a lot. I swear I must have seen them 20 times, & I mean up-close, because they played small or mid-sized venues, where I was able to get great seats. I was a concert junkie those days. All my record store money went to concerts! I had also seen the Eagles during this time with Randy, Don Felder & I'm not sure, but may have been Bernie. They were really good & I had the Eagles first album & Desperado, but at that time, Poco was my band. I mean, live they were just on fire. I remember Timmy & Richie as particularly engaging. Tim was always smiling & even dancing; I could barely take my eyes off him.
I saw them live as much as possible. When Tim left Poco to join the Eagles, I was happy for him, but in some ways very sad, because I knew there would be no more front row seats & small venues. Poco was somehow the fabulous band that didn't make it huge! What a bunch of talent & energy!! My Poco days were numbered. Of course, I had to get The Long Run, & little did I know this was recorded in Miami, when I was at Univ. of Miami, not far from where I was. They did a tour after that album & got to see them, & I grew to love the rest of the Eagles as well. Don Henley & Glenn Frey grew on me. Joe & Don on guitar, Yumo! How did I not even notice how freekin' sexy Joe Walsh was back then, I will NEVER know??
Well, then suddenly, the Eagles were no more.... Poof, just GONE. I had no idea what happened to them. I had totally lost track of Timothy in the 80's. I did get Henley's solo album & saw him in concert, He blew me away with The End of the Innocence, but it just wasn't the same & I missed the rest of the band.
In 1992, I was lucky enough to see Ringo Starr & his All Star Band, with Timothy & Joe Walsh at Radio City; which is a great place for a show. Not too big, with fantastic acoustics. That was some show, with Todd Rundgren, Nils Zoflen, Burt Cumming. What a great night that was.
HELL FREEZES OVER;
FF to 1994, when the Eagles are BACKKKK, Yeah baby, & me & my then boyfriend got to see that AMAZING show in NY, I think it was at the Garden. They were better than ever. It was eargasms all over the place!! The band was tighter, Loved Joe Walsh, giving some harder rock edge. YUMM & Timothy singing, I Can't Tell You Why,, was one of the highlights for me.
THE NEW MILLENIUM:
Seeing the Eagles these days, is no easy task & they seem to play at the biggest places, where good seats go for like $700., so that's not happening for me. I did get to see them in 2002, I think it was, but my seats were like way up in the sky. I still enjoyed it, but I so miss those smaller places where you can really see & not have to look at the big screen. I'm still kicking myself in the butt for not even knowing that Tim played at The Bottom Line when his CD came out, because that place is about as intimate as you can get. I mean it's tiny. So as not to miss out on anything like that ever again.... here I am joining The Border, to keep up with what's going on in Eagle land these days.:angel:
Thanks for telling us your story, TK! I'm hoping Tim will tour again sometime, even if it's just a few shows. Hey, if he can do it once, he can do it twice!
Well. I hope you're right, but it's not very likely. Still hope to see the Eagles again, "One of these nights"!!
Thanks TK, I agree it's always interesting to read the personal stories in this thread!
Thanks for posting, TK. I especially enjoyed hearing about Tim having so much fun on stage in the Poco days.
I wish you would of seen that show also. Several of us here saw him in Chicago at a venue that held only 200 and we were all right at his feet and what a show it was!!! It was a dream come true for this girl who had been a fan for decades-a very emotional and happy experience for sure. We all agreed it was something we won't forget and knowing we were only a few of not many that will ever get that chance since Timothy just doesn't do solo shows, made it even more special.Quote:
Originally Posted by Topkat
I will say, I am a little jealous you were able to see Timothy and Richie singing together back in the day! Listening to those Poco songs, it's just magical to my ears. I simply adore the Richie/Timothy sound, at times, often sounding like one... yes, it would have been amazing to witness.
I will agree with TBF, we were in Chicago together to see Timothy and it was a night to remember! Especially because seeing him on his little solo tour was extremely rare! I hope you get the same chance one day.