I see "The History of the Eagles" tour as a pretty good farewell to fans and they managed it without missing a show.Quote:
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I see "The History of the Eagles" tour as a pretty good farewell to fans and they managed it without missing a show.Quote:
Originally Posted by timfan
Unbelievably sad. My Mum suffered from both rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis. Very difficult conditions to manage. It's incredible that he coped with the workload that he did and gave so much to the world.
He has outsoared the shadow of our night;
Envy and calumny, and hate and pain,
And that unrest which men miscall delight,
Can touch him not and torture not again ...
Sitting on the couch yesterday when the news came through. Felt like someone kicked me in the stomach. I never met him personally but I feel like I have lost my best friend. Makes me even more grateful for all the HOTE shows I was privileged to see!! Still can't believe this is true.
RIP Glenn. My best to Glenn's family, the other Eagles band members and everyone who loved him.
Thanks, sis. Our Dad's had a stroke and is due out of hospital today and I can't think about saying the words 'Glenn Frey has died' without bursting into tears.Quote:
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Having had a night here (in NYC coincidentally) to reflect on the passing of Glenn Frey, my musical role model, and fielding the various texts, notes, and calls from shocked and saddened friends, I feel infinite loss and sadness but also tremendous gratitude.
The Eagles were the defining group of my youth, when my musical sensibilities were developing. Glenn Frey's cool, relaxed, semi-country way of singing those wonderfully accessible melodies and themes combined with the unbeatable harmonies just grabbed ahold of me and became the sound track of my life. I remember copying his lead to Witchy Woman note for note as maybe the first guitar lead I ever played.
I have played the Eagles' songs throughout the years in so many places and variations I can't even remember, and of course most special in the last 6 years as part of the Alter Eagles.
Having had the honor of paying tribute to Glenn Frey and the music of the Eagles all these years, how can I feel anything other than intense gratitude to him for what his contribution has meant in my life and those of my bandmates? What a sad loss and way, way too soon.
RIP, prayers and Godspeed Glenn Frey. Thank you for all you gave us and for inspiring so many, including a 12 year old boy in Ruskin, Florida trying to find his own voice
An awesome tribute from Felder! :shock:Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverMoon
The Golf Channel's website put a memorial article up.
http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf...-legend-011916
Lost for words when I found out that Glenn was gone. Still can't believe it, still in shock. Can't imagine what his family and the band are going through, my thoughts are with them all, and for everyone here. I tried to get on the board when I actually found out at 2 am, but couldn't get on. It was almost as if it had gone into mourning.
Rest easy Glenn.
Wow, makes me wonder how they kept this a secret for so long! I wish we could have known that things weren't going well. It would have made it a bit more bearable. So sorry Glenn had to go through all of this. Thoughts and prayers for his family and the rest of the band. A very sad time for all Eagles fans.Quote:
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It has taken me until this morning to full grasp the magnitude of the news but I haven't come to terms with it yet. Over recent past weeks I think we've all been lulled into a state of 'no news is good news' regarding Glenn and his health issues by virtue of the lack of reports and knowing that his style is to pull back from the media to deal with private, personal matters. After the initial news reports last fall that he would be undergoing surgery and entering into a prolonged recovery period, I guess we all assumed (because of the lack of updates) that he was on the mend. As the news reports have filtered out, particularly the item in the Detroit Free Press and statements from Bob Seger, we now sadly know otherwise.
Glenn's contributions thru his stellar career have been the foundation for the music of our lives and it's impossible to grasp that we've come to the end of an era on so many levels. I will always be grateful for his talent, his determined work ethic and, most importantly, that he selflessly shared it with the world and gave us so much to love. His easy banter on stage and even the jokes that we heard so many times will bring a smile to my face when recalled. Glenn lives on in our hearts and thru the music...he'll always be with us.
I'm paraphrasing here but when Mom and I talked lastnight she said it best: He always appreciated his fans and knew that the band would not have achieved their longevity and tremendous success without us, but from his vantage point in Heaven he's going to have a new understanding of the love and respect we all have for him.
I'll never stop missing him and the countless gifts he's given us thru his music but every time I see an eagle soaring in the sky I'll see Glenn and will know that he is okay.
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Agree Eagles4EverFan, at random moments the reality hits again, he's gone and the tears fall. I cannot comprehend what his wife and children must be feeling. He was so brave to be able to perform for so long and be so ill.
I imagine one day it will all sink in that all we have now is the talented music memories. I just remember him on the HOTE saying: They made a F---ing Cowboy record, and have to smile. I guess that's what we all need to hold onto the great happy,memorable moments he gave to all his fans.
I sent this message to Felder over facebook and to Henley.
Don I am so sorry and extremely heartbroken over the loss of your bandmate Glenn Frey I am literally crying right now.. (I typed this for Felder) Even though you didn't always get along and no matter the bad blood no matter the arguments. You two will always be brothers( this is what I typed for Henley) I hope you are doing well this sad time but I truly hope that You Bernie, Randy, Felder, Joe and Timothy will unite as one again.(This is the same ending for both of them.) Nothing would make Glenn happier then two see ALL his band mates put aside their differences and pay tribute to their fallen friend I am sure he would have done the same. You 7 guys have brought happiness and Joy to millions of people around the world and to see them to come together with the remaining members to show there love for him would put the biggest smile on his face. Because it wasn't wasted time.
Well baby, there you stand
With your little head, down in your hand
Oh, my God, you can't believe it's happening again
Your baby's gone, and you're all alone
And it looks like the end.
And you're back out on the street.
And you're tryin' to remember.
How do you start it over?
You don't know if you can.
You don't care much for a stranger's touch,
But you can't hold your man.
You never thought you'd be alone this far down the line
And I know what's been on your mind
You're afraid it's all been wasted time
The autumn leaves have got you thinking about the first time that you fell
You didn't love the boy too much, no, no, you just loved the boy too well,
Farewell
So you live from day to day, and you dream about tomorrow, oh.
And the hours go by like minutes and the shadows come to stay
So you take a little something to make them go away
And I could have done so many things, baby
If I could only stop my mind from wonderin' what
I left behind and from worrying 'bout this wasted time
Oh, another love has come and gone
Oh, and the years keep rushing on
I remember what you told me before you went out on your own:
"Sometimes to keep it together, we got to leave it alone."
So you can get on with your search, baby, and I can get on with mine
And maybe someday we will find , that it wasn't really wasted time
Mm, hm
Oh hoo, ooh, oh,
Ooh, ooh, mm
RIP Glenn Lewis Frey 1948-2016 we miss you.
Hey guys! I haven't been here for a while... heard about Glenn's passing in the radio in the news when I woke up this morning. I missed most of it, just heard they mentioning his name. I immediately knew something happened, jumped out of my bed, grabbed my phone to go online... then saw it was reality :-( Devastating news... I am deeply saddened! I know he had these problems but never saw this coming!
My heart goes out to his wife and family and to his band mates, I have no words! Facebook is flooded with condolences from musicians and fans. It is an awful sad day for everyone who is a fan of him and the band.
Gosh, I don't know what to say, really! He will be terribly missed!
Even when we are apart you'll always be in my heart, when dark clouds appear in the sky remember true love never dies. RIP Glenn
I've been crying off and on all night and now morning. Sleep didn't come last night. I woke up at 3:30 am and found myself looking at the NFA poster on my wall. I busted in tears. My mom keeps telling me that "he's just a singer". To me, he's so much more than that. It's like through his music, he's a part of me.
Yesterday morning, I was out visiting a hospice for community service (our college does that every Martin Luther King day). To the elderly people suffering, we sang hymns about hope and Heaven. Little did I know what when I got home, I would be thinking about Glenn crossing over to the other side.
I was on the couch and I got an alert that my site had crashed, but it was different this time. It hadn't crashed because of my lame server, but because Glenn Frey Online suddenly had literally thousands, then hundreds of thousands, then millions of hits. I was getting on the phone to the webhost when I got a text from Willie - then a flood more. So awful, so awful, but so good to come here and get comfort.
I want to do a tribute for him but I can't even look at photos, videos, can't even listen to the music without crying. It's just so hard.
At work people can see I'm upset but they don't know what to say. I just carry on, like he always did.
I barely slept last night, just crying. I haven't eaten. I know I need to but I feel like I lost a family member. I'm not dealing with this very well, I'm afraid, but again reading all this helps.
I never said this on the board but in mid-December, I had a very intense dream where Glenn was in a lot of pain but was telling me it would be alright. Debbie (Houston Baby) had a dream the same night, although it was a lot more positive. At the time, we talked about it and thought it was just a manifestation of our concern for him but now, hearing that he has been in a coma, I wonder if God was trying to prepare us. Perhaps that's silly but I wonder.
I'm in absolute shock. I guess none of us knew how sick he really was. My condolences to his family and friends. This is devastating.
i couldnt bring myself to post on here until this morning
i cannot believe that glenn is gone. it seems so surreal. glenn was my childhood and although i was never able to see him live i still felt the magic everytime i heard one of his songs. i just cant express my sorrow at this moment. at least he doesn't have to suffer any longer.
i miss you buddy <3
rip glenn lewis frey
november 6, 1948
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january 18, 2016
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Originally Posted by sodascouts
Soda, you have enabled a community of people full of grace to express their love and admiration over the years; and now, their anguish in loss, again together to comfort one another through the pain.
We are thinking of you so strongly today, and through our tears, holding up you and all of the rest of us for strength.
You don't have to be in the presence of someone to make them family: shared love does this for us. God bless us all in this very difficult time. I'm so proud to dwell here amongst you, our fine Eagles family.
Sunday night I was watching the Eagles Farewell Tour video from NZ. As many times as I have watched that video I never saw the ending where Glenn, Joe & Don had little snippets included. When Glenn jokes & said " We're going to do this forever...it's going to be called Reincarnation I". I will tell you I got chills hearing that, never would have thought this would have happened the very next day. Heartbroken can't even describe it. I am so happy I spent the money to see them in July.
I read where he never had the surgery, that he had been in the hospital since Oct 27th with pneumonia.
Just so very very sad.
RIP dear Glenn.
Where did you hear that, jms? I need all the info I can get. People are asking me questions via email and I want to give the right information.
I'm so very sorry that our fellow Border members are hurting now. I wish there was something we could do to take the pain away. Nancy and Kim, I thought of you especially, soon after the complete shock of hearing about Glenn on the evening news last night.
At least we can share our feelings here with each other, with people who understand Glenn was more than "just a singer."
I visited the official facebook for the band and there were more than 67,000 comments against the post.
Soda, you've invested so much of your time and effort over the last ten years supporting this man and his contributions. You are allowed to grieve. We all are. He touched us and we can be thankful for that. What's so great about pretending we don't care? We are allowed to cry over films or books, so why not when one of our heroes leaves us?
I don't know how much of it is empathy and how much is the reminder of the mortality of ourselves and people around us. It may be that we associate him with a time when we were young and bulletproof and we've now lost some of that innocence.
Usually when I can't sleep, I turn to After Hours but last night I just couldn't. I played some of the news videos and realised my foot was tapping along with the songs. It seems I can take the upbeat songs, but not the more intimate crooning. At least for now.
I'm still struggling to process this as reality.
I've lost my beloved parents and a few other family members over the past few years. This must be real because it kinda feels a lot like that.
Of course, I'll write more over the coming days as I come to terms with this.
For now, my heart aches for Glenn's family, band members, friends, and fans all over the globe.
R.I.P. our amazing troubadour.
Soda, I think it's possible that you did have a genuine connection with Glenn in your dream. Someone close to me has premonition dreams, so I know that this stuff happens. But why you? Maybe he wanted to send a message to Eagles fans through you. I'm not saying that this happened, but it's entirely possible.
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Thanks so much for your PM last night, NMB. It really means alot. Tbh, I haven't felt like this since my own dad died. I feel like there's a huge hole in my heart. My uncle understood more. He even recorded several of the memorials on tv for me this morning. I tried watching the Live in Dublin dvd last night, but I ended up crying too much to enjoy it. I can barely eat myself(gonna try to eat lunch soon). Not being able to access the border from about 9:30 last night until 7 this morning didn't help. I can take looking at photos, and so that's what I'm doing for the time being.
I am stunned and numb. I have been a fan for 44 years, since I first heard Take it Easy at the age of 11 or twelve. I was blessed to see their first show at the Santa Monica Civic and dozens after that, until their final show (for me) in Charlotte, NC a couple of years ago. There are no words that can describe the completeness of their music in my life, except to say it is my soundtrack. I have always felt that their music was my personal gift from God, and I know that millions of others feel the very same way. Our hearts are heavy and broken, that this beautiful voice both written and vocal has been silenced. My deepest sympathies and prayers for comfort for his family, friends and brothers in music. I know how much he will be missed in this world, just multiply my sorrow by millions. Rest in peace Glenn, and thank you from the bottom of my heart. :weep:
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No problem. I read this last night on my phone. I read 3 stories & had to remember which one had that story. I had to give up after 3 because it just hurt too much. Yesterday was my birthday too. I am offically changing it to July 18th.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...118-story.html
(Not jms but) it's in an Associate Press story, so will have been on a newspaper site. Here's one link.Quote:
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Also check the comments from Bob Seger in The Detroit Free Press.
ETA: The Detroit Free Press Story has been updated with a lot more from Bob, so even if you read it earlier, you should revisit.
http://www.freep.com/story/entertain...ader/78984718/
Fought it for the last 18 hours, but finally just broke down. Bawled like a baby. Glenn seemed to be the most versatile Eagle in terms of living life to its fullest. So full of life. Cannot bear the thought of how sad and tragic his last days must have been. Still doesn't seem real.
Good morning, my sweet Borderers :grouphug:
My husband pulled up in our driveway last night, I happened to be out there, and he put the window down and yelled, "Did Glenn Frey die?" I have to say it was a shock to me to hear that, but not a TOTAL shock, you know? We did know he was ill, and that one comment from the Glenn Health thread re: Kennedy Center that said, "He is very ill and needs our prayers" really got to me - even though it may have been anonymous. I don't think his status was a secret to those around him, Irving was the one working on getting the doctors, etc...
Soda, I believe it was in one of the LA Times articles that Irving said Glenn never had the surgery, but I have to go back and check - I read that, as well, and it was from someone who would know - I'll find it for you.
If not for Glenn, Nancy would not have poured her heart (and $$) into this site, and so many of us would not have had the enjoyment we've had these years. I am so grateful to him and will miss him so much. Soda, GA, FP, GH - all of you hardcore Glenn-lovers, I'm so sorry. Please know you can always come here and we will lift you up.
It seems that Paul Stanley is a big Glenn fan. He wrote about Glenn's death on his Twitter page, and he wrote another, different tribute on the official KISS page. I love the Glenn photo they used for the latter:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/busites_www...cles/glenn.jpg
I have to say, this, from Irving, has tinges of "public" to it, no? - Is it too much to hope that fans could attend?
“There will be a major memorial, and it will be in L.A.,” Azoff said. “The only thing the family and guys in the band ask is that we want to plan it right.”
Thanks for the links, guys.
This memorial Azoff speaks of... if it's open to the public, I will be there. I will tell them at work that I am going to a memorial service for a loved one, and it will be the absolute truth.
Great minds think alike, Soda.
I will be thinking of you all day today :heart:
I'm devastated, absolutely devastated to hear this. I went to bed early last night so I did not hear this terrible news until this morning. I was shocked and still can't quite believe it. I had to do an exam today as well, luckily it was in the afternoon which gave me some time to process this. From a personal point of view, apart from the sadness that I feel from Glenn's passing, it is now a deep regret of mine that I was never able to see the Eagles live.
Some of the tributes so far have been wonderful, including some beautiful posts in this thread. I also found Stevie Nicks' brief comments especially moving. The tribute on the official website was lovely and I thought putting up the lyrics from It's Your Now World Now was perfect.
There are so many great lyrics I could choose from that but I have just been listening to My Man and Bernie's words resonated more than ever now we have had to deal with the first loss in the band's history.
Tell me the truth, how do you feel?
Like you're rollin' so fast that you're spinnin' your wheels?
Don't feel too bad, you're not all along
We're all tryin' to get along
With everybody else tryin' to go their way
You're bound to get tripped, and what can you say?
Just go along 'til they turn out the lights
There's nothin' we can do to fight it
No man's got it made till he's far beyond the pain
And we who must remain go on living just the same
I once knew a man, very talented guy
He's sing for the people and people would cry
They knew that his song came from deep down inside
You could hear it in his voice and see it in his eyes
And so he traveled along, touch your heart, then be gone
Like a flower, he bloomed till that old hickory wind
Called him home
My man's got it made
He's gone far beyond the pain
And we who must remain go on living just the same
We who must remain go on laughing just the same
RIP Glenn Frey 1948-2016. I hope he is at peace and I just wish this day hadn't come so soon.
I remember the time before the Hell Freezes Over Tour; when Glenn was ill; and the public was worried--it was such an ordeal for Eagles fans to think that Glenn's life could have been in the balance. It is now many years later, and Glenn has had so many vital years as an artist. I always thought he'd become older.
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After reading that Detroit Free Press Story, I'm back to crying. It seems like he suffered so much during the past few months.
From Bob Seger:
"First he caught one set of pneumonia, then he caught a very virulent set of pneumonia," Seger said. "They were trying like hell to keep him alive. He'd been at Columbia University Medical Center since November. (Eagles manager) Irving (Azoff) pulled every ace out of the hole — he had the eight best specialists working on Glenn. About a month ago, they had to throw up their hands."
http://www.freep.com/story/entertain...t-67/78977100/
I haven't been on here for a while - but just had to drop in and share condolences on the tragic loss. I was fortunate to see the Eagles 5 times - once when my husband and I flew out to LA to see them a couple years ago, and the last time in Cincinnati in 2014 when we were lucky enough to get front row seats. They were in my home town of Dayton, Ohio just this past summer, but I didn't get to see them. They have been a part of my growing up years and well into my adult years. I now know why I saw my dad crying when Bing Crosby died. I feel the same way.
RIP Glenn - and prayers of peace and understanding to all his family, friends and of course the rest of the band who will now have to live in this world without him.