Glenn Frey: Gone but not Forgotten

[Glennhoney]

I've got the house to myself tonight so I'm going to watch HotE for the first time since Jan 18. We'll see if I can make it through the whole thing.

...good luck...

[Ive always been a dreamer]

It seems like Glenn's still part of trying to make the world a better place ...

http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-...him-reass.html

Sammy Hagar Says Recent Rock Star Deaths Have Made Him Reassess His Feud with Eddie Van Halen

abcnewsradioonline.com

There's been no love lost between Sammy Hagar and Van Halen's Eddie Van Halen since the Red Rocker parted ways with the group in 2005, but Hagar says that the recent passing of such fellow rock stars as David Bowie and Glenn Frey has prompted him to reassess his feelings toward his old band mate.

Speaking to reporters at a recent Grammy Week event, Sammy said about the many musicians who have died recently, "Honestly, it's blowing my mind, 'cause all these guys are my age, some were even younger." He then declared, "It just makes you stop and think that, you know, with my relationship with Eddie Van Halen…that's been always in the toilet, it makes you say, "I don't want to be buried with any regrets or any bad vibes like that."

Hagar added, "It makes you want to just be friends with everybody and say, 'Hey look, forget it. Even if you don't want to be in a band together…let's be friends.' No more enemies for me."

Asked whether his change of heart means that he's now considering working with Van Halen again, Sammy explained, "No, no, it's just the way I'm working in my head…You can't reach out to someone that's not open, but I'm saying it's where my heart is."

Summing up his feelings, Hagar said, "You don't want to go to your grave with enemies. So…that's what [the deaths of Bowie, Frey and others have] done for me, and it woke me up and said, 'No more enemies'…And before I die I won't have any, if I have my way."

Sammy's reaction to the recent series of music stars' deaths could explain his recent decision to reach out via Twitter to Eddie on the guitar legend's 61st birthday on January 26.

Hagar tweeted, "Happy Birthday Eddie -- hope you're doing good," and attached a photo of the two of them playing guitar onstage together. Van Halen responded with his own tweet that said, "Thanks Sammy. Hope you're well too."

[UndertheWire]

I'm now in what I call the "resentment stage". It's when everyone starts to get on with their lives and I begin to resent it. I know it's perfectly normal - it's the same as resenting your in-laws because they're still alive and your parents aren't. It's partly triggered by hearing that Joe and Don have plans for future shows and it sinks in that there will never be any more news for Glenn. The best we can hope for a mention in interviews when former members are promoting their tours, or possibly a new song dedicated to him. Or if we're really, really lucky, maybe something will be released from the vaults.

After a death, the first few weeks are quite exciting as well as being very sad. There are new sensations, an intense focus on the person who has died and the people who were close. And then it's over and as Bernie put it, "we who must remain go on living just the same."

[shunlvswx]

I'm hoping Joe puts the song he wrote for Glenn in his show. It might be hard for him to sing since he broke down as he was singing it.

[Glennhoney]

I'm now in what I call the "resentment stage". It's when everyone starts to get on with their lives and I begin to resent it. I know it's perfectly normal - it's the same as resenting your in-laws because they're still alive and your parents aren't. It's partly triggered by hearing that Joe and Don have plans for future shows and it sinks in that there will never be any more news for Glenn. The best we can hope for a mention in interviews when former members are promoting their tours, or possibly a new song dedicated to him. Or if we're really, really lucky, maybe something will be released from the vaults.

After a death, the first few weeks are quite exciting as well as being very sad. There are new sensations, an intense focus on the person who has died and the people who were close. And then it's over and as Bernie put it, "we who must remain go on living just the same."

...exactly...

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Well said UTW and I'm feeling a little of that too. I still feel very sad at times, but it is getting better in the last week or so. For me, I know life will return to a more normal state, but it will be a 'new normal'. I think there will always be a little part of me missing now. Because of that, mostly, I don't want to completely let go. I think the way I'm dealing with it is by trying to keep Glenn's memory alive here on The Border. Reading and writing about him and his life are cathartic for me because it helps me unlock those suppressed emotions.

[sodascouts]

I'm now in what I call the "resentment stage". It's when everyone starts to get on with their lives and I begin to resent it. I know it's perfectly normal - it's the same as resenting your in-laws because they're still alive and your parents aren't. It's partly triggered by hearing that Joe and Don have plans for future shows and it sinks in that there will never be any more news for Glenn. The best we can hope for a mention in interviews when former members are promoting their tours, or possibly a new song dedicated to him. Or if we're really, really lucky, maybe something will be released from the vaults.

After a death, the first few weeks are quite exciting as well as being very sad. There are new sensations, an intense focus on the person who has died and the people who were close. And then it's over and as Bernie put it, "we who must remain go on living just the same."

Yeah, I feel it, too.

[SilverAcidRayne]

I think I'm in the anger stages. because its the whole thing of him being still so young and with everything that was wrong with him he still could have been here. with proper care. he was very much active and wanted to do all these things. I blame whatever medications he was on. sounds childish but if only they didn't have such bad effects on the body. why the hell would they tell you that you will feel so much better after taking this or that pill but things get ten times worse. not just with Glenn but everyone that had to rely on this stuff. bottom line I think it could have been prevented. He did not have to leave like that...

[JanetteG]

I'm now in what I call the "resentment stage". It's when everyone starts to get on with their lives and I begin to resent it. I know it's perfectly normal - it's the same as resenting your in-laws because they're still alive and your parents aren't. It's partly triggered by hearing that Joe and Don have plans for future shows and it sinks in that there will never be any more news for Glenn. The best we can hope for a mention in interviews when former members are promoting their tours, or possibly a new song dedicated to him. Or if we're really, really lucky, maybe something will be released from the vaults.

After a death, the first few weeks are quite exciting as well as being very sad. There are new sensations, an intense focus on the person who has died and the people who were close. And then it's over and as Bernie put it, "we who must remain go on living just the same."

Ah yes, this is the toughest, loneliest part, I think, because we all move on at a different rate - and truth be told - in many ways we don't want to move on. As I have said elsewhere "life wants life" but it is so very sad to have to release our grasp on the person who is gone. You expressed this so eloquently when you said 'there will never be any more news for Glenn'. That sums up the emptiness of this phase. If it is any comfort many of us know exactly how you are feeling. An ex-boyfriend of mine watched the Eagles documentary repeatedly after Glenn's death but this week has put it away and is no longer interested in anecdotes, relistening to the music etc. He has moved on.

I found one small, sweet consolation. We have just returned from a stay in a log cabin in the Canadian wilderness. The only picture on the wall was of an eagle, gazing down at me. When we checked into a B&B back in town, the only print was of an eagle. A small comfort.

[buffyfan145]

It's the same with me too. I've been having others still wondering why I'm still going through this, so I have scaled back a lot from posting about Glenn and the Eagles on my social media accounts. That's why I'm glad I still have places like here where others understand.