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NMB: "You're a sweetie, Brooke. Your husband sounds nice too "
Yes. Wise, too. :-)
Bruce Springsteen helped me but brought me to the edge. The graphic of Lyin' Eyes with 'hangs her head to cry' almost got me there. I can't get there. What is wrong with me?
Regarding what Toonlass said about the negativity the Guardian ran a typically sneering 'it's time to reassess the Eagles' article & you guessed it, it was bad. And most of the comments were horrible. The Guardian is supposed to be the newspaper which reflects my pollitics, but I find more & more it's a self-parody of self-righteous political correctness.
I'm pleased with Rolling Stone's coverage, though. I don't know if we can expect a cover story especially as I imagine there will be a specia issue for Bowie.
The last time two major rock stars died so close together was when Jimi Hendrix died followed by Janis Joplin.
I'm sorry, everyone. I feel unable to communicate my loss to you. I appreciate all your efforts.
I agree that listening to some of the music can help. I've listened to a fair bit of Eagles music over the last couple of days when I've had time. FWIW my choices have included some which seem particularly moving in these circumstances - songs like My Man, The Sad Café (absolutely loved the tribute from The Troubadour too) and You Are Not Alone. I Dreamed There Was No War also resonated very strongly with me. I must admit I haven't played It's Your World Now, I think that is one that is perhaps a bit too close to home right now. However, I've also listened to and watched a few videos of some of the more uptempo songs. I'm not sure why, but I felt happier when I saw him smiling while singing Take It Easy or rocking out on Out Of Control. :rockguitar:
Here's a clip of Glenn from 1985 while acting as guest commentator with Vin Scully. Classic Glenn!
http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodger...120-story.html
It has been hard to listen to any songs of Glenn without wanted to cry. It hit with a bang that Monday night when Hotel California came on the radio and then The Long Run came on the radio as I drove to work. It has been hard. I've been ok today, but of course I would think of Glenn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brooke
I thought I couldn't get through watching HOTE yesterday, but I watch it every day and I didn't want to change that. I watched HOTE last night on Showtime. It was hard.
As I'm writing this, After Hours came on Pandora. This might had been Glenn's last song he wrote before he died. I could be wrong.
it hasn't really sunken in yet. which is ok. i'm not 100% there either. it's gonna really hit if there is a memorial of some sort. this definitely made me more sensitive. i see a lot of comments and negative articles posted and i don't say anything. when in reality i want to rip them a new one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Freypower
It was the Guardian article which started me off on my rant Freypower. My sister had read it and was upset and then I read it and along with a few things I've seen over the last few weeks it got me annoyed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Freypower
It's weird, the way we're all processing it. My sister was the one who immediately came to check on me when we found out, and her goal was to be calm and collected for me, and she had been completely avoiding Eagles and solo music until just now. (She tweeted about how she'd been avoiding the music until now and that she was ugly crying in her room, hah.)
This has hit me harder than my sister and I had a very strong visceral reaction, however I went straight for the music. It's been playing nonstop on my way to class and throughout the day since Monday. Last night I watched the entirety of Farewell 1 and downloaded a couple bootlegs (ssshhhh don't tell). I almost can't get enough Eagles at this point. Different for everyone, I suppose. It will all "hit us" at some point... though I've done much of my crying already, it still doesn't feel real.
I've been checking this thread nonstop. It's such a great way to start coping, knowing that all of us Borderers are in the same boat. We're here for each other! :heart:
I had a quick look at the stuff on the Guardian website, but couldn't stomach too much of it. The best thing I can say is that the comments there do not reflect what I've read and heard everywhere else. In any case, just look at the tributes from Glenn's fellow musicians, I think that means much more than what anonymous people on a newspaper website say.
Having said that, the comments in the obituary from The Daily Telegraph website are a bit nicer. The obituary itself doesn't really tell us anything new. People like my parents who like the Eagles but don't really know the full story would find it informative though I think. The only really negative thing in the obituary IMO is the mention of Robert Christgau's distaste for the Eagles (something I do not worry about the slightest - my tastes and his are pretty much polar opposites. If you think he's mean about the Eagles try reading some of his progressive rock reviews!), but this is criticised in the comments.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obit...-obituary.html
FWIW, I bought The Times (of London) today which had a full-page obituary for Glenn. It's fairly similar to the Telegraph one in style, although one thing I did notice is that the 'plaintiff' joke gets a mention. There is also quite a nice colour photograph of Glenn at the Oakland Coliseum in 1977 (at least that's what the caption says, though judging by his appearance it seems correct to me), rather fittingly it shows him playing Old Black.
I think we all coping differently. For me, I was listening to Glenn's and the guys music the day he died. I think I had my Pandora on while on my computer that moment I found out. So I've never stopped listening to their music since I was listening everyday and watched HOTE everyday. I'm surprised I haven't gotten sick and tired of watching it nonstop with no breaks for 2 years now.
I think I'm in denial and hoping this is a bad dream I can wake up from.
Aww, thank you, NMB :hug:Quote:
Originally Posted by NightMistBlue
Thank you, too, LT! We're all in the same boat here and hoping our words can help comfort others. :grouphug:Quote:
Originally Posted by LuvTim
i read it. and i had to say something. not for repost in here that's for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toonlass
Btw, I mentioned in another thread that I Heart Radio has a Glenn tribute station. They are playing Glenn and Eagles songs. There are some clips of Glenn talking too.
I think that I'll try to listen to some of Glenn's music tonight after my mom goes to bed. When the tears do come, I don't want to have to explain why to her. I heard the last 30 seconds of Heartache Tonight on the radio about 2 hours ago, and I nearly lost it when Glenn did the last "whoo whoo".
Here's a nice, short article featuring a cousin on his dad's side.
http://m.wfmz.com/glenn-freys-family...alley/37519796
I'm thankful for a place where we can all put our differences, bias, and favorites aside for a moment and just remember a great person, great talent, and the founder of this band, which for many of us is our favorite. We can comfort each other and at the same time, really share great stories and pictures we may or may not have seen or heard.
I've been playing all of my favorite Glenn Eagles songs today and some of his solo songs. I plan to watch HOTE, HFO, and F1 again soon and also the Live In Dublin DVD. I'll probably watch the Dublin DVD this weekend.
The one I keep playing most today is After The Thrill Is Gone. I've come to really, really love that song and I now consider it the most underrated Eagles song in my book. I posted it to my FB timeline. I love the lyric content, and I love the smooth RnB sound that is on it and most of the OOTN record. And right now, I really resonate with that song.
Well, look what the Guardian has done now.
http://www.theguardian.com/music/mus...mment-67140770
The hypocrisy is staggering. All it does is invite more crap.
I've been listening that station since I got the notification about it. I love the interviews and clips of Glenn. I didn't know that New Kid in Town was his favorite that he sings. That's my favorite of his too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brooke
They kinda playing the same songs over and over. I wish they put more songs. They did that with David Bowie's tribute station. They are the playing all the same songs over and over with his. When I heard the song already, I go to another Iheart station of the guys. I usually go back later.
I have Glenn as one of my favorite Iheart Radio stations along withDon, Joe, DonF, them as a group and the songs from the different albums of there's.
Heh, heh, heh...you go girl. :thumbsup: :smile:Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverAcidRayne
Don Felder is still a class act. Very well said.
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Originally Posted by SilverMoon
There's nothing wrong with you at all, FP! We are all individuals & no two people are going to react in exactly the same way. I don't think that your reaction is unusual. I have seen people have very similar reactions to the death of some persons very dear to them. It is probably your subconscious mind's way of protecting your heart. Don't beat yourself up. I know how much Glenn means to you. He means a lot to me as well. It's going to take us some time to come to begin to heal. Take care!Quote:
Originally Posted by Freypower
An Eagle Has Fallen , " Take it Easy " and " Rest in peace " Mr Glenn Frey'
That's so sweet. His aunt is pretty cute herself.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlreadyGone95
Linda Ronstadt: http://time.com/4185979/linda-ronsta...-and-gumption/
Rest in pace, Glenn.
we all found out at different times.
Do we know when Glenn actually died.
None of the articles I've read have listed the exact time, but it had to be sometime before 6 pm EST (eastern standard time) because that's when my mom called me because she saw it on Facebook(NBC Nightly news).Quote:
Originally Posted by sad-cafe
ETA: NBC Nightly news posted it at 5:36 pm. That's the earliest article I've seen.
do we know when the memorial will be?
I would imagine it is still being planned. The funeral is probably still being planned. Unfortunately these things take time.Quote:
Originally Posted by sad-cafe
I logged into Facebook at about 5:20 pm EST and it was the first item in my news feed. It said it had been posted 2 minutes before. I shared the article at 5:28 pm. So somewhere around 4 or 5 pm Monday, I'm guessing.Quote:
Originally Posted by sad-cafe
I saw a tweet from TMZ get retweeted onto my timeline at just about 5PM Eastern time on Monday, if that helps at all.
It was a little after 4:30pm my time (I'm on Central Time) when I saw the news on my newsfeed. I was on my computer at that moment when I notice that. I was waiting for it to trend on the side to see if it was true. Then I saw the statement posted a few minutes after I heard. He probably just died when they posted the news.
I have to share what just happened to me.
I just got home from church and I was listening to the Live in Dublin on my phone as I was heading home. I had just finished listening to New Kid In Town (this song will always be hard to listen to since this is my favorite) and listen to half of The One You Love before I exit my car.
So I was thinking about Glenn at that moment as I was entering my house. As I was putting my purse down, my purse hit the on button on my radio/cd player sitting in the corner. When my radio came on, at that moment they were playing Already Gone. I had to laugh and cry a little. Talk about conciendence(SP?). I was thinking about Glenn not knowing they were playing an Eagles song at that moment and my radio came on by mistake.
I think that was the article I saw on my newsfeed talking about Glenn had died. Then I saw a post from Jack Tempchin.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tori
Here's a short article in which a dad who's son went to the same school as one of Glenn's sons talks about his acquaintance with Glenn. It's a small glimpse of the dad behind the rockstar.
http://m.nydailynews.com/entertainme...icle-1.2503748
It was 9 am (ADST) my time. It must literally have just happened at 5pm EST.
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Originally Posted by AlreadyGone95
I am Guns n Roses fan which must be funny to some of you guys here but i am part of a website called gnr truth and someone posted there all i saw was a a thread title saying Eagles guitarist glenn frey dead. I was shocked and went to facebook and Ed king of Lynyrd skynyrd who retweeted and i broke down even though I used to be a felder sider if thats appropiate but the news just hit me really hard i never expected it to be this sad. it was around 5:30 est.
I wonder if they (Cindy, the kids, and the band) may have already prepared the statement beforehand. Since they knew that the end was likely near (:weep:), they may have came with it before Glenn died.
I've wondered the same thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlreadyGone95
This video probably has been posted before, but I found this. Glenn was such a happy dad. Deacon has a nice voice. He's a chip off the old block. I know I saw pictures of Glenn and Deacon, but I've never seen a video of them together.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9c3CfXEF1g[/ame]