Volume 3 Number fssue 29

June/July 1997

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Itls hard to sit here this summer and, not think about
"You don't Where we all were last year at this time.,,,Oh,,,the
road...following the band...making friends and having
wild adventures. Not that we think
stop playing adventures.are over, but it's kind of fun to Sit.anO.
,the,,, Eagle5;

reminisce. That's just what the following people:,did:

because you on the EAGLES mailing list:
This time last year I was on my way to Long tsland, to
get old.....You see the EAGLES for the first time in ,my life'.,',,,Hard,:to
believe after loving them for 24 yrs. And having miised, Subscriptions are available for
the ,'resumption tour due to lllness, thinking all ..my $16.0O/year ($20 US overseas)
get old be- chances were up, I was going fo see fhe boys that nite! or $8.00/six months ($10 US
What a wonderfut conceft it was, the guys'looked like' overseas). Check or money
cause you they were having such a good time (event if DH -
having some throat problems) they sounded great. This
order should be made payable
to Lisa Mielke.
was my gift from above, totally unexpected, these ticketi
stop playing" turned,'up after I had made arrangements to ,go,'to:
'London to see the boys. I was,determined to see fhe:
'EAGLES at least ONCE and now l'would be seeing them, Stamp Donations are always
---Don Henley twice! --Kathy Lyons welcome.
(who turns 50 71221
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I waited 14 years to see them for the first time They , , ,,,,,
came to the Denver area for three sold out shows- at, Correspondence can be sent to
Fiddlerts Gleen outdoor amphitheater' The best tfcke,ts,
we'., could get were for ,the second night,,up' ,high.: the return address on this
Undeterred I paid what I had to in order to'gel "Qood"
seafs rn the tenth row. I think backstage would ,have
newsletter or to ivy-
been better. rain@aol.com or to lisan-
mel@wstedtms.vt.com.
! must say, rt r's the first conceri I have ever,bee'n::to'
where'the performing arlist(s) sounded as good or eieh,
better ,than on the album. lt was an awesome Renewals are indicated by an
'experience. lt was only made better when a year latel
thy came to the confines of Mile,high stadium. So'all ,in, orange smiley face and a
all,, 1 ,"0" three out of four shows. I won't salz t? was.
Paradise; because we all know what happens wheh We, friendly reminder on your mail-
call someplace paradise.... ing label. lf you don't see either,
Att t know is ! can't wait for them to come around again! you're not due. Because we've
--Kevin Hartig gotten behind on issues, we've
I also was at the Long Island show. My girlfriend's extended everyone's subscrip-
husband cursed & swore all the way in NY trafflc.,',! ;sang
every word to every song on HFO totally ignoring,llip, tion accordingly.
My husband and girlfriend just laughed at the'two'of,',us-,,
him cursing, me singing - him cursing louder, me,singing,
louder! Submissions of articles, re-
views, poetry, artwork, photos
Anyway, we had floor seats, not too far back and,','l,,was,
on the aisle. I was a little disappointed that the set,.lisf or anything else are always
hadn't changed much since we saw them at G/arrts welcome. We couldn't put this
,Stadium in '94', but so what? lt was a wonderful,
me,mgry-filled,gvening anyway! ,, ,:,,,,,,
:: ::: together more or less every
--Helen Leba month without the help we get
from all of you!
 Joe Walsh Reunion Tour
(a.k.a. AnthologY Tour)
Tastb of Orange CountY (June
20,1997)
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It was a Pleasure to see Joe

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finallv reuhited with himself. I

have never seen him so alive note of Meadows, I realized The
(and awake!). I could compre- what was missing in mY life. lt medley
hend every single word he was there. lwas living in a (Joe of Tend
sang. When he first sober, My
-got Walsh) music abstinence for
I remember Howard Stern saY- over 2 years to Punish mYself Garden
inq, "Joe finallY found his brain for giving him a hard time in mY and Turn
an-d put it back in." orevious life. But music alwaYs to Stone
has been a very imPortant Part was not
Mv lono-lost friend Rick is in of my life and Joe is a. big abbrevi-
thb baid. We'd been out of influehce to me musicallY. Now ated.
touch for more than 2 lrYears. I feel very, very alive!! Thank
lwas hoping to see him some- you very
how We ended uP bumPing Well, this is an Eagles newslet- much.
into each other before the ter, so maybe I shouldn't be Bettetglad I

show. "HeY!!" "He!!!" We did writinq this,- but I don't care' I was
version of Turn to
some updates. was dverwhelmed and tired of to heai the long alwaYs has
Stone. Tend MY Garden
that ResumPtion Tour thing. I of favorites' The
I positioned mYself uP front, but
'couldn't get a sPot on Rick's
been one
mean, at the beginning, it Bomber was comPlete with Bolero. mY
| seemed interesting to hear Joe
side because I was chatting olav Hotel California with Mr. Double drums on that song was
very
with him earlier. Bummer. I am 'fet'cter and stuff, but then, I
etfective.
a little peoPle, so I reallY need Joe's mu-
- really missed
really, is... no ILBTs!! After
to be up front, OK? sic. And l- am so glad I was Onlv one reqret
I oot home.-l got online and chatted
there FridaY night.
The moment Joe hit the first with Jack Tempchin who ended uP
As Rick reminded me before calling Rick the Bass PlaYer on the
the show, it was a big band. ohon6 while online with me (following
But not too big. Listening to all ine?). I asked Jack to ask Rick whY
those familiar tunes with new no ilats. "Because there were
and improved Joe was nothing- children you in the audience." Duh. I
guess if were Younger than Joe,
but a treat for me. A lot of you are a kid. OY veY.
wows here and there. With
every sonq, I had to saY to that You go and
mvs5lf. "Wowl! I missed this I hiqhlv recommend if he's visiting your
oriel!" With Eagles, You never enidv his show this summer. The only
get to hear "The Bomber." neiohborhood
waining is that this is NOT an Eagles
There was a very unusual show. Ilts a classic Joe Walsh show,
missed very much. ExPect to
technical difficultY. The sound which
ouv screwed uP with effects on see and hear some drunken guYs
tif6's Been Gobo. Didn't get to ooinq crazY forJoe. Forthem, Joe is
5 C5o.
hear the solo. lt was an ordinary average guY who For most of us, he is an
haPPens
unusual oops. I noticed righl
comes to mustc.
away that the sound was off. to be genius when it
Then I realized it was not Enjoy the show
adiustable. Joe had to stoP of
John RalPh
an'd start over. I think I saw the bhotos
courtesY
who RU LES! ! ! ! !)
sound guy being Yelled at bY Tmade6g@aol.c6m
Smokey...

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7125 Seattle, WA
7129-30 Los Angeles CA
811 Colorado Springs CO
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8112 St Louis MO
8114 Columbus OH
8116 Pittsburgh PA Don Henley's annual Walden Glenn recently golfed at the
8/18 Cincinnati OH Woods dinner is early this Year. annual TJ Martell Rock'n' Charity
8120 Detroit Ml Perhaps due to a crisis at benefit in Los Angeles. We heard
8122 Turtle Lake Wl Thoreau's beloved Pond. Seems he was in a great mood while
8123 Sheboygan Wl there's a bit of a stink Problem. golfing with Max Carl and wife,
8124 Sioux City lA Bathers have been comPlaining Cindy. No word on whether or not
8127 Du Quion lL that the water smells. he bowled at the same event.
8129 Hyannis MA Benefactor's of the WWP won't be
8131 Wilkes-Barre PA swimming, though. They'll be hav- Those of you who follow the trials
9/3 Providence Rl ing dinner on August 1Oth at the of the Kennedy family might be
9i5 New York City NY Boston Park Plaza. A $250 dona- interested to note that the recent
917 Norwalk CT tion includes a cocktail reception, scandal involving Michael
9/10 Westbury NY Kennedy and his babysitter is
dinner and a program which will
9112 Hampton Beach NH
9113 Philadelphia include a "brief' sPeech bY Don touching familiar ground
followed by a 45 minute Jackson Allegedly, Mr. Kennedy (a mem-
(list courtesy of Pollstar...current Browne concert and 20 minutes ber of the WWP Advisory Board)

on7122..lhese dates have been of Anthony Clark's (Boston and the young girl attended the
changing left and right so keeP Common) comedy. Concert for Walden Woods to-
gether in 1993. Let's hope this
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fans happy.
He's Baldy We hope the other members of
The Eagle the Eagles had a happy and safe
(now that's 4th of July.Saw on the news there
funny!). was golf ball sized hail in East
Good luck Texas. Hope that didn't ruin any
finding him! Henley fishing plans at Caddo.

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I was disappointed to read that the Eagles performed

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last fall at a tacky $million Hollywood bash to raise

money for Bill Clinton. I thought in middle-age their
standards might be higher. I was embarrassed for
them.

I am a big fan of their music, but find them extremely

hypocritical, especially Don Henley who is always
pontificating about greed, lack of ethics and account-
ability. (Aren't there lines in "End of the lnnocence"
about "lawyers" and "lies" in a previous White
House?). Then he turns around and raises tons of
money forthe Sleazebag-in-Chief in this White House'
I don't get it.

We all have the right to support the candidates of our

choice. However, I think it is arrogant and cynical to
whine about corruption then help the corrupt remain
in power. What gives, Don??? photo by Michelle Jackson

ls this a discussion topic you could throw open to your

readers? Do the Eagles preach one way in their songs What do you think? Did you have a problem with the
then do the opposite? Or are they true to the band's open support of Clinton? This may come down
convictions they sing about? I would be interested in to a question of personal politics. Both of us have
other opinions. suppofted Ctinton and the Democrats for reasons that
are important to us. As educators the idea of Bob Dole
Sincerely, being in office was repugnant to us. Is Clinton corrupt?
Ihis ls a question that history will have to answer. We
Krista McConnell realize, though, that being an Eagles fan doesn't
Atlanta necessarily imply being a liberal, so sound off and let
us know what you think about the band we love
su pporti ng politicians.

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Recently, lhe Watt Street Journal ran a story about rockers point to thank those who have helped the WWP out. ln a
performing at corporate pafties. The Eagles have done several of these and recent Billboard intervieW he thanked the arts and
as individuals.You may remember the story we ran about Don's Lucent gig entertainment industry, the other Eagles, performers,
and Glenn and Joe recently appeared for AT&T in Florida. The wall street managers, actors, authors, record companies,
Journal attributes this recent wave of what once would have been termed Kennedys...the list goes on, but neglects a simple
thank
,,sell-outs,'to the fact that Baby Boomers who grew up on this music, are you to fans. Again, what gives?

running the corporations and don't want to see wayne Newton. They want Those are just our thoughts, though. Do you have
,n' Roll. Rockers have found that this is a quick way to make some any? Send them in and we'll see if we can sort this all out.
Rock
money and Henley has probably raised a great deal for his wwP this way.
It,s also an easy gig. The companies take care of the majority of the costs.
Of course, playing these gigs does run the risk of losing face with
the fans. These are private shows and fans can't get in. The wall street
Journal asked lrving Azoff about this. He replied, "l don't think fans care.
When you can hear th; Rolling Stones in a Microsoft Commercial what fan
would think less of sting for playing for Nomura securities (Japan's largest
brokerage house which has paid over $500,000 for a private Eagles show)."
Dofanscare?lslrvingright?Letustellyououropinionandthen
invite you to share yours. Believe us, we understand. we don't expect any
band to not be in it for the money. Thinking that is unrealistically idealistic.
It,s okay to play these corporate gigs and if they help raise money for a
charity, that's even better. what doesn't sit right with us, though, is the fact
that recently, it seems like Don H. has been on an anti-big business kick At
the show in Phoenix, barely a week after a large corporate gig' he was
onstage, singing the praises of small-businessmen and decrying the loss of
these due to the rise of corporations We all know the story behind Sunsel
Grr'it.small time businessman works hard and lives the American Dream.
After telling this, Henley made it a point to knock corporate restaurants like
The Hard Rock cafe and Planet Hollywood. This seemed especially odd
since The Hard Rock has helped Don raise money for several of his projects
and has catered WWP events. What gives? They are bad, but okay to use? Would you,!ike,,,,,.to.,,,narrlcinate,...,,,in,,,this
This brings us to one more sore point around here. We, like
Poi nUCsu hteipoint,. uebate..ahu..iea.. ylou isetr in
thousands of fans, have done quite a bit to support the WWP We attend
shows, buy t-shirts, golden pine cones, drumsticks, art prints etc' We do this
a futuie .St{.? SenO. you,r..IiCom,mehts and
because we like Don, but because we also support the cause. As Lit buffs we opiniOns either:.,1o...uS...inlilthe.,.rnalf...Fee.,iefuin
knew about and enjoyed the work of Thoreau long before we had even add ress) or to IWRAI N @aol'Corn,,,,, ',,,,', :,, :,
thought about Henley. lt's like a slap in the face, then, when Don makes it a

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ThatlS,Rock and ROll ,.,.......,, by Sayuri Mori
by Val Page 1995 wasn't the best year in my life. I got really sick, lost my
This isn't specifically about the Eagles but a gei- job, lost my apartment, got in a car accident and totaled my car, and I
was dead broke. My life fell apart.
ieralization of 70's rock bands. l'm sure the guys
I had been out of touch with my family back home for 2-3
,rr:f *" oo,n ltfe IUe,v'/ritten,r*rr, fnoudO.,, years then. Then I had no choice but to call my father because I
,rf ,, needed some money to get a replacement car after the accident. I
really was broke. I called him one Saturday morning, and I got the
,Big:::Macsrand bad
druQs,, , ,,,,,,, news from my father.
Private jets and hotel rooms. My uncle - my father's youngest brother - killed himself about
3-4 months before that. He used to live with us when I was very
Groupies and drunk buds, young. We were kind of close. lt's weird talking about someone close
Fast cars and purple zooms. to you in a past tense.
While growing up, his hobby was studying. I mean, all he did
in his spare time was studying. He'd had his friends over sometimes,
Nicotine and wild sex, not to play with him but to help them with homework and stuff. Very
quiet and serious guy. He went to the best schools in Tokyo. He
l-imousines and secret joy. wanted to stay in school when he graduated from university but he had
.b,odyguard nioknamed, Ten,'.
g to get a job due to financial reasons.
.Bi
He got a job at a major newspaper as a correspondent.
Having fun man oh boy Japanese equivalent of New York Times. He lived in Jakarta,
lndonesia for a few years in the 80's as a correspondenUbureau chief.
Too much and a lot too soon, He wrote a front-page article criticizing lndonesia's military government
and he and his family was deported. All Japanese media, including ri-
iLost hours and an empty head. val papers, praised him for what he did.
Think youlre flying to the moon, He did some editing, too, at the paper. He went to Moscow for
a year or two in late 80's on his own. Studying Russian this and that.
BoW,aWaV *itn g t. h yourbed,, He held some important post at the paper after his return, too.
" But his dream always was going back to school, doing re-
searches and stuff. Then, one day, he had an offer from a university
Million dollar mansions, to join their faculty. Something he always wanted to do. He accepted
People lie and say they care. the offer and resigned from the paper. A dream came true for him or
at least it seemed like it.
They allwear the latest fashions, He was getting ready for his professorship. But somehow, he
cks anO onO ninnV,fra t ,
wondered if he was good enough to teach. He questioned himself and
the answer was no. He went down to the station and he never came
.Cuitar back. He threw himself into the train.
So that's rock and roll dude, ln a New York Minute, everything can change... He just didn't
spend that minute asking for a help.
:EVefybody at,your: beck and, Call. Since then, every time I hear the song, it really makes me
It's bad, wild and often crude, think and it really hits me. There are a lot of could-have-been's and
Some fly and many fall. would-have-been's. But I can only live in this moment. I am sorry he
gave up. lt's OK to say that you're scared. You will flnd that you're not
@Valerie Page 1997 :
the only one.
Turn on the radio and the song starts. A reminder from up
* above to live my life fully.

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We found this one in the local

paper. An opportunity for
Don? Hmmmmm.. ....hehehe-
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t'#Bgr*rrfuirt it! Hrtr:
There is hope of another tour!!
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Mary Hernandez found this
on the side of a Wendy's
kids meal. The text reads
Don: What did the bowl of
chili say to the FROSrY?
Sharon: It's "bean" nice
knowing ya'! Those
Henleys are such cutups!!!

PhoTo f urn
Erin Warner sent
us fhese shofs of
two places who
share their names
with Eagles related
albums. Y/S/OA/S
is a clothing store
and this HOTEL
CALIFORNIA in
Mexico claims to
be THE HC!
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The biography of the Eagles that "celebrity" author

4agles 1al*n)ar
lor Sale
l.D. lnternational Disc has announced that
they will be handling the sale of 1998
Eagles Calendars While we have not
seen one and cannot therefore vouch for
them, we have been assured that they are
good quality and contain color photos.
lf you are interested in obtaining one, you
MUST Pre-Order. They WILL NOT be available after
September, 1997
tu^+?p L , 'F
Marc Eliot has been working on for the last two years
is finally about to be published. To the Limit: The
Untold Story of the Eagles is due out September 1st.
While Mr. Eliot claims that this is a history of the band
and is not supposed to blast anyone, the tabloid nature
of the title makes one wonder if that is indeed the case.
To our knowledge, none of the current members of the
band or their management has been involved in any
way with this book. You can rest assured that we will
have an in-depth review of it when it comes out.
You know, it's always been our desire to do an
authorized book on the band. Perhaps someday we
will actually find the time. : )

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