Do I HAVE to? :tonguewag:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ive always been a dreamer
Well...okay...I'll be glad to share. :lie:
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Do I HAVE to? :tonguewag:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ive always been a dreamer
Well...okay...I'll be glad to share. :lie:
Right DF - I like totally trust you! :lie:
I don't trust ANY of you, so I'm getting there first! :bye:
Finally got time to read this. Loved the article. Thanks DF! Don sounds wonderful and was in a really good mood that day! Must have been trying to impress "Santa"! :wink:
I'm glad to hear he helps out with the dishes, too, and is just, sometimes, an everyday guy. And even if he isn't "flavor of the week", I think he could be "flavor of the century"! :twisted:
How about Don--or at least, one of his songs--in the movies:
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From yesterday's New York Daily News:
NEW SEX AND THE CITY MOVIE TRAILER PREMIERES:
The three-minute preview, set to a remix of Don Henley's "Heart of the Matter", picks up where the ladies left us when the show ended in 2004.
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Only problem is, the movie producers used another singer to sing it, not Don.
There is just no accounting for taste (or the lack thereof).
You are right, DF. Why not go with the best :?: :?: :?:
Don Henley Casts Blame for Winehouse's, Spears' Troubles
Posted Apr 2nd 2008 2:00PM by Steve Baltin
Filed under: News, Exclusive
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Wouldn't you just love to get Don & Rupert Murdoch in the same room for once? :shock: :argue:
Don really does seem to loathe Rupert Murdoch. He talks about him so much you'd think the man was the root of all evil. I mean, "This is the world that Rupert Murdoch made and we all have to live in it"? Murdoch's acts are determined by profit margins. If the people weren't buying it, he wouldn't provide it. Of course, a more noble person would ignore the market and do the right thing even if it meant losing money, but let's just say Murdoch isn't the only one who doesn't take that route. As a whole, the general public doesn't have to live in this kind of paparrazi-filled world; they choose to. In the end, we need to look inside ourselves for the current state of the world. JMHO. :)
It's interesting that he focuses on managers. I wonder if Irving ever told them to stop doing dope? Or was he doing it right along with them? lol Of course, Don says they didn't have to be told because they could handle it, but when I look at what happened to Joe... he wasn't given an ultimatum until it became obvious his lack of sobriety would interfere with the Eagles "resumption." I'm not saying they didn't care about Joe - I'm sure they cared very much - but they didn't step in until then.
Don is right in that people need to be straight with these folks and tell it like it is when they're getting out of control. However, it takes more than that to get someone out of that kind of downward spiral. In the examples he mentions....
Amy Winehouse and her husband went to rehab together this summer to please their families and because her record company Universal gave her an ultimatum: "Get help or forget your career." As their press release put it more tactfully, "Amy decided to enter the facility today after talks with her record label, management and doctors." Once she and her hubby got out, they were seen using again "within days." Her father said he has even considered getting her forcibly "sectioned" by a hospital, but she is not considered "a danger to herself or others" so they refused.
The same goes for Britney. She has said that she was "tricked" into rehab by her parents (whom she is now estranged from) and her manager, whom she fired. She then surrounded herself with "yes men." She is not just a victim.
The truth is, rehab is useless unless the person is committed to getting help for their own reasons, not forced into it.
I guess it comes down to personal choice again. "They try to make me go to rehab, but I say, 'NO, NO, NO.'" - Amy Winehouse
There was an article in PARADE magazine in our Sunday paper yesterday about Dana Delaney, one of the newest housewives on Desperate Housewives, and it said that she had dated Don Henley.
My youngest daughter, Christina, and I watch Desperate Housewives together. Some episodes are better than others, and sometimes it is so "desperately shallow" that I vow to stop watching it altogether, but there aren't that many TV shows that my 16-yr-old will watch with her ol' mom, so I hang in there. Anyway, Christina saw that article and said, "Mom! She used to date DON! Can you believe it?" :lol: I grinned and said, "So, Don has a thing for brunettes named Dana--only that was the wrong Dana." She said "Mom!" and made a face just like this: :roll:
Haha! Funny, DF!
I watch DH, too. Or try to! :lol:
lol DF!
I wonder when they were an item?
Your post about Don and Rupert Murdoch is right on the money, Soda. Some very good points. You are absolutely right about rehab. My eldest son is in rehab now but I don't think it is really working because he doesn't really want to be there. He's simply doing what they want him to do to get himself out of there. You have to want to do it for yourself else it is one huge waste of time and money. My son is in there because, well, we have to do something and this is the 'something' everyone does but until he wants to help himself it isn't going to work.
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Originally Posted by DonFan
Very good Dana. I watch DH as well. It can be so shallow, but there are so many twists in the story that even missing one episode can throw me off kilter!!
tbsf - I hope your son will decide to get clean sooner rather than later. I totally agree with everything you said. I have a brother who is an alcoholic/addict, and his life has been a very long and sad saga. He is in his 50's now, and has been clean for about 5 years now, which is wonderful. Unfortunately, there has been irreparable damage to his health, and he now has these serious issues to deal with.
I'm so glad your brother got clean (though sorry he now has health problems). I fear we still have a long way to go before our son wakes up to reality (although he keeps assuring us he has :roll: ).
Well, best of luck with him. I think you are right though - you'll know when he is ready to really change. As you know, dealing with an addict is extremely tough and affects the entire family. I hope all of your family seeks whatever help they need to deal with this.
Same from me, TBSF. I've never had an addicted family member so I don't know first hand what you're going through, but I'm sure it's breaking your heart as a loving parent. Here's hoping that this time, he can pull through.
From today's Tuesday Rock Roundup on tleewaor.blogspot.com:
Instead of announcing a full tour, the Eagles are announcing scattered dates for their outing in support of Long Road Out of Eden. Don Henley tells us, "This summer we're gonna tour every other month, and we'll do that on and off for two years probably because that's how long it will take us to do the globe at that rate."
Oh MAN - check this out! I've heard about politicians lying, but usually they lie about things like tax reform, not about a relationship with Don Henley! Here is an excerpt from the article:
"Questions Arise About Carrollton Mayor's Claims of Singing Career"
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Sang backup for Linda Ronstadt and Jackson Browne. Engaged to Eagles singer-songwriter Don Henley. Devastated by a brother's death in Vietnam.
All are part of the colorful past described by Carrollton Mayor Becky Miller, acquaintances say.
But spokesmen for the famous singers said the three don't know her. And the mayor's father said she never had a brother who died in the war.
Mrs. Miller's challenger in Saturday's mayoral election, Ron Branson, first expressed doubts that her brother had died in Vietnam, and checks by The Dallas Morning News also raised questions about her singing career and whether she attended Western Kentucky University.
The mayor, who is seeking a second term, said that the singers are wrong and that she went by another name when she associated with them during the 1970s. She initially declined to give that name but said Monday that most people at the time called her Pinky.
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I just read about that, Soda. Talk about delusional!
What a farce! :lol: Delusional fits it perfectly! :roll:
More excerpts from the Houston Chronicle:
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CARROLLTON, Texas —
... Miller says she never made some of the claims and attributed other discrepancies to dirty politics by challenger Ron Branson.
Branson said he is most upset by Miller's claim that she had a brother who died in war. Miller's father, Edward Sampson, told the newspaper that his son is alive but never served in the military.
Miller first suggested her 80-year-old father didn't get his facts right and said he suffers from Alzheimer's disease. She later said the man who died was not her biological brother but a "blood brother" was as close to her as a real one. She declined to give his name.
This woman is NUTS. :crazy:
Don & Sharon live in Dallas--don't you know they are just thrilled that this crazy woman is making claims about him in the town where they live?
That's right - I had forgotten how close Carrollton is to Dallas. I can't believe that woman's gall!
'Pinky'....surely she means Elton, not Don.
After all, 'Pinky's as perfect as the 22nd of July' .... oops.... :twisted:
From CountryHound.com:
Don Henley and The Eagles are somewhat new to the Country Music scene, but Don already has noticed some interesting things about it. The music group has made great strides into the world of Country Music, headlining the second annual Stagecoach Festival and performing at the CMT Awards, but Don has seen how he and his band can still get away with more than some of their contemporaries.
“I think people expect us to do what we do, and where other people might not be able to get away with it - like our friends the Dixie Chicks - we get away with it,” he said. “I’ve said some outrageous things about Bush in the press…and nothing has come of it.”
Don also said the reason they get away with it might have something to do with their past.
“I don’t know if people just ignore that part of it because they love the old stuff so much,” he said. “Maybe we’ve just made such a deep inroad into their hearts and minds that they forgive us when we do something that offends them.”
That Carrollton woman is barking mad. Fancy lying about her brother, then trying to wriggle out of it by saying it was a blood brother. :? I wonder anyone can take anything she says seriously.
I like those comments from Don. Thanks, Df!
There ya go! I think this is what does it for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by DonFan
I even forgive you for that horrible brown plaid shirt that you keep dredging up! :laugh:
Thanks DF.
Well, I don't know if I can go THAT far...... :?Quote:
Originally Posted by Brooke
Under the title "Don Henley Eats" from SideDish, a website blog affiliated with restaurants in Dallas reports that Bonnie Raitt and Don Henley are in town to play an event for the 2008 Hilton Focus Service Owners Conference. Apparently, they had dinner at the restaurant, Nana, with some of their crew last night.
The writer then asks but "What is the Hilton Focus Service Owners Conference and how do they afford to pay Bonnie Raitt and Don Henley to play at a conference dinner?"
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Then someone posted this comment:
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"The Hilton Focus Service Owners Conference was a symposium targeting the escalting demographic; Baby boom seniors who are highly placed achievers in ‘ongoing rehab maintenence’ due to ‘wanton drug use in their youth’. Raitt and Henley were recommended by the Carrollton Mayor who “slept with one and sang with the other”.
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LOL - that guy's comment had me going for a bit!
Excerpt of an article about Don and the craft of songwriting:
Renowned Heartbreakers Drummer Stan Lynch Becomes Top Songwriter & Producer
By Jayne Moore, www.songwriteruniverse.com 06/13/08
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This quote is priceless:
"He once said to me that a song has to work from the waist down and from the neck up."
So THAT'S why I always love Don's songs! 8)
Very interesting piece, DF. Thanks! :D
I had always assumed that the words of Drivin' With Your Eyes Closed were written by Don. :?
And he says Don is still friends with Danny Kortchmar. I thought they had fallen out.
Thanks for posting that, DF. I love your highlighted quote!
Now, now, DF - you're REALLY being a bad girl this week! :twisted: :wink: :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by DonFan
The highlighted piece really amused me! :lol: That sounds like me! Well, the part where Don corrects the punctuation and spelling. I'm probably a little more tactful, though! :wink:Quote:
To help refine his songwriting skills, Lynch said Henley and Kortchmar gave him a title, a legal pad and a track on a cassette and told him to write some words to a song that became “Driving With Your Eyes Closed”. “I came in with the pad full of ideas and the first thing Don did was correct all my punctuation and spelling with a red pen. He said, ‘I can’t look at this crap, I can’t read a thing on here.’ These guys were so straight up with me, like only brothers could be. They got me reading better books and helped me step up to the plate professionally. They told me that I could really be something.”
Just this week? 8) :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs Frey
I loved that "Correction" part too. I feel your pain Don! lol
I especially love the last line --Bigger than all of us-Sounds pretty humble in my opinion-nice interview! Thanks for posting.
I love that Don often takes time to do quick little interviews with the local papers. It's always so nice to read them!