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I watched the old 80s movie About Last Night... (starring Rob Lowe and Demi Moore) over the weekend. Boy, that movie sucked. But as I watched the ending credits, I noticed that one of the songs for the movie was written by JD Souther and Danny Kortchmar!
In church Sunday our pastor mentioned that he loved Eagles. He said he had Eagles pictures and stuff everywhere in his home and thought they were a great symbol for our country. I don't think he was talking about our Eagles, but I was thinking about them! :blush:
Hmmm - somehow I think you might be right about that Brooke. Too bad though cause if he had been talking about our guys, I bet he would have an interesting take on Hotel California! :lol:
And Soda - hope JD and Danny's song didn't suck as much as the movie.
My nephew put on his FB page that Elliott (coming up for 3) and Matilda (15 months) had been "bopping" to Life in the Fast Lane! :grin:
Get 'em started young I say!! :headbang: :hilarious:
Very wise advice, tg! :wink:
The talk of some of the "Timothy moments" we've had reminded me of a saved voicemail I've had on my phone for almost a year now (really that long?) that 2 of my favorite Border Angels left for me of Timothy singing ICTYW. So I had to go in and listen to it and it gave me such a warm, fuzzy feeling!!! :love:
It also reminded me of several other phone calls I've had during concerts from Border Angels. I do believe I've heard ICTYW over the phone now more than I've heard it live on my own. :hilarious:
Hubby just bought one of those picture frames that continuously show different photos, like a slideshow. He set it up on a table in our living room.
Last week, he added some more photos, including my Eagles concert pictures and Pebble Beach stuff.
I love glancing over and spotting one as it zips by on the frame. It's like a warm fuzzy little hug.
Wasn't sure where to put this little story-hope this is fine.Got into a conversation last night with a newer friend that led to an Eagles conversation of interest.
Be patient with me while I give you some background first. For those who don't know, I live in Northern Indiana, just a little more than an hour away from Chicago. Just a couple miles from me, Oprah Winfrey used to own a house and a large piece of property that includes a helicopter landing pad, etc. She sold it about 6-7 years ago to a guy who is one of the richest guys in Chicago, who is a real estate tycoon (they call him the Donald Trump of Chicago). My new friend, I'll call him J, has an aunt who ran the household staff for Oprah, who I used to bowl with many, many years ago shortly after she took the job with Oprah. She actually used to take Oprah's sewing (yes, she had sewing) to my MIL who was a well known seamstress in our town. Anyways, when Oprah sold the house she was retained by the new owner for the same job and still works for him. That leads us to my story.
J & I were talking last evening, about upcoming concerts and he was complaining because his wife is dragging him to a Kenny Chesney/Uncle Kracker concert (he's a classic rock fan also) on the 11th or 12th of May. I was teasing him by telling him I would be seeing Eddie Money on the 12th and NOT a country concert. This led to a conversation about our favorite bands and when I proclaimed my long, everlasting love for the Eagles, he chimed up saying he had been to a private party years ago that they played at. :shock: Yeah, you guessed it, at the real estate tycoons. I guess this guy, shortly after moving in, would have these HUGE private parties once a month and usually had country stars come and play (which we so happen to run into one time when we were cruising by the place and saw all the action about 4-5 years ago--different story). When J's uncle found out that the Eagles would be playing, he called J up and asked if he'd like to come out for it. The employees were told they could have guest but that they had to "hang back" from the guest during the concert. In other words, the front of the stage was for the rich and famous out of Chicago that this guy had invited.
J said they put on about an hour and half show with the big hits and were fantastic. But after the show, he and his friend headed right to the open bar. :lol: Said, at one point, while standing at the bar, his friend felt someone walk up next to him so he turned around to see who it was and it was "that Henley guy" who looked at his friend and told him, and I quote, "I don't even want to know who you are!" :roll: Are you kidding me? Niiiiiice Don!! :ack: Anyways, I guess J's friend didn't miss a beat and told Don, "That's fine, because I wasn't going to introduce myself.". J told me he hated to tell me, in fact, said he wasn't going to tell me till I asked him several times "what?"--Said "they are some of the most talented guys out there but a couple of them ....." I'll let you figure out how he finished that sentence. I told him I wasn't shocked to hear it but it did disturb me a bit to actually hear it from someone who was a common Joe as I am myself, who has had that kind of contact with them.
He didn't have any contact with Timothy (darn it!!!!) but said Joe was really cool.
As for Oprah--she was really cool. It wasn't unusual to run into her in the local Kmart (believe it or not) or see her jogging down the road with her trainer, etc. One day, my daughter's dance troop was practicing for Regionals in the local park and a white stretch limo pulled up, and the back window went down and us mothers that were watching our girls saw it was her. She watched the girls and when they finished their dance, yelled out the window, "You GO GIRLS!!!". :hilarious: Waved, and then they drove away!! The girls went crazy!! :grin:
So there's my 6 degrees of separation story.
Good story. At least DH doesn't mince words:-)so you know exactly how he feels about any given situation:yay:. I admire him for his tactfullness and restraint:heybaby:and can't understand why he inspires such dislike in so many Eagles fans:D.(Did I say that convincingly enough? ha ha ha jk)
Thanks for sharing Willie. I could just see Oprah doing that. It makes me sad when I hear stories about Don being a jerk. Too bad he doesn't act a little more like Timothy does with his fans.
Ugh, I hate to hear stuff like that. Obviously Don was tired of people wanting to engage him in conversation and was attempting to cut the guy off at the pass, so to speak, and didn't realize how rude and arrogant he sounded.
Ah well, when I hear stuff like this, I just remind myself of all the times he's been cool to fans to balance it out. We all have our bad days, after all.
As with any celebrity, I'm sure Don gets tired of people constantly bugging him and maybe he just wasn't in the mood and it caught up with him. I bet it's hard to constantly 'be nice' to strangers.
I'll be clearer so that no one will misunderstand what I meant by my earlier comment. I respect DH for not putting up a phony front when he's worn out from the concert and would like a little bit of privacy and no conversation with strangers, no matter how well meaning they may be. He's being honest in his feelings and shows his faults and human nature.
It's never been my nature to stare or ask for a pic or an autograph or try to make conversation with a celebrity. If they want to talk or look my way, fine. But other than them being a star, there's nothing I have in common with them.
And that's just me. Never mind that I back into a lamp post after seeing them or go the wrong way up a one-way street or forget my name for a while.:nod:
Hehehe.... Judy I totally agree with you there........I would never approach a "celebrity" in an everyday situation - why would I? they are just trying to go about their lives as best they can - but like you i'd probably stare without being obvious and then turn and walk into a lamp post! :hilarious:
For one of my classes today we watched the beginning of the movie Defending Your Life. In the first scene, the main character is looking through a stack of booklets (I think that's what they were), and the very first booklet on the stack was the cover of Don Henley's End Of Innocence album! I turned to my friend and whispered very excitedly, "Don Henley!!" She wasn't as amused as I was :lol:
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Originally Posted by EaglesFanatic
Sorry to hear about your friend's experience Willie. Hopefully it was just a bad day for Don...
I no way, no how meant for anyone to think I am putting Don down--I was just telling a story that was told to me by someone who was there. I refuse to leave a part out simply because it may make him look bad in some eyes.
My main reason for posting this was to simply say....THE EAGLES WERE LESS THAN A COUPLE FREAKIN' MILES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I didn't even know it!!!!!!!!!!! :unimpressed:
LOL Willie! I know what you mean!
They might have even saw your house going to or from the party! And you might have been inside! :hilarious:
I bought Linda Ronstadt's Simple Dreams earlier today. I was looking through the CD booklet and saw that Don sang background vocals on Blue Bayou.
Last night we were watching Pawn Stars on tv. If you haven't seen it, it's about stuff being taken to a pawn shop and the haggling on prices. It can be pretty interesting and funny. One guys comment on asking for a certain price on an old gun was "you got no guts, you get no glory!" And, of course, I looked at hubby and said "that's from the Eagles song-Out of Control!"
He just looked at me and shook his head! :lol:
WF, I saw that one with Larry, too. He's so funny!
Received an email from Amazon this morning and had to take a screen shot of it. WTH? "Are you looking for something in our Country department?" Excuse me? :hilarious:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1.../Capture-4.jpg
:rofl:And we all know that Willie is not looking for anything country!
Too funny Willie! :hilarious:
lol Willie!
I love that! Too funny.
I walked into the office at work last week and I saw this written on the whiteboard. My colleague said that our assistant manager, Alan (the Eagles fan) had written it and he said it was from a song. Of course, I knew this! ;) He's a huge Joe freak.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...fficequote.jpg
:rofl:Troub! I think he needs to join The Border or become an honorary member!
I know! His ringtone is One Day At A Time!
I love it!
I was passing a mean's clothing store the other day & the outfit that was on display near the front of the store looked just like this. Even the fabric of the suit was the same. It conjured up some very pleasant images!
http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/s...adyGone4-1.jpg
Sigh. I have always wondered if that suit was made of silk. I wish he'd wear outfits like that again.:nahnah:
OMG - you gotta love that. Your co-worker definitely should be encouraged to check us out here, Lou. :grin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Troubadour
And how cool that is about seeing a suit similar to Glenn's on display in that store, GL.
And now - I've got a little story too. I was talking to my friend on the phone and she made the statement "they will never forget you". Of course, I had to finish it off with "'til somebody new comes along". I have to confess that every time I hear someone say that, I immediately think of the entire line. I guess it's because it is one of my all time favorite lines of any song.
Wow Dreamer, nobody's ever said that to me. :-( :ack: :cry: ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ive always been a dreamer
I'll never forget you, Cathy! :xoxo:
Well don't be too upset , PM. I can assure you that 99.99% of the time I hear someone say that, they're not talking about me. :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Prettymaid
I have something but it will mean nothing to anyone else. At the funeral of indigenous boxing champion Lionel Rose yesterday his goddaughter sang Desperado.
I just got a different phone and the wall paper looks suspiciously like the sand dunes from LROOE!
I came across this keyring on eBay. Of course, it's a lovely verse, but I couldn't help thinking of Joe, too!
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Originally Posted by Troubadour
Part of the reason I've not been on here as much lately is that this past weekend (Fri - Sat) we had a rummage sale at my parent's house. I spent all last week dusting, pricing and boxing things after work. Thursday night Hubby and I took both the car and the truck full of stuff over and even had to make a second trip!
Anyway, one of the items I was selling was an old double cassette tape karaoke machine. One of the cassettes I had bought when I got the machine years ago was an Eagles tape. I decided to plug it in and turn it on to possibly get a buyer, but during a time while nobody was there except for my mom and my aunt I karaoked to Already Gone. They didn't know the song (they're 76 and 78 years old) but they got a kick out hearing the ooh-ooh-ooh my-my parts!
BTW, anyone want to buy a karaoke machine? :hilarious:
Ok Cathy---we seriously should have had that Karaoke machine & Eagles tape last summer when you, hubby and Nancy came over. You, Nancy & I could of entertained the whole neighborhood!! :hilarious: