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That's rightl Even though we all had hoped there
would be an Eagles tour or album sometime this
summer, the only one of them doing something
public was Joe Walsh. Joe's tour was a big hit
with those who saw him. As a reward for his
summer of hard work pleasing the fans, we're
dedicating this issue of the WT to Joe's summer
tour and the stories thai it inspired.
This summer also saw the second annual (can we
call it that now?) fan convention in Cleveland.
Lots of craziness and swapping of memories
occurred. Old friendships were confirmed and
new friends were made.
moved this summer. This will be the last late
WT y'all receive. All of our stuff has been
unpacked. We had only one casualty. The
scanner didn't make it and that added to our
delay. Again, we appreciate your patience, but
we don't foresee any more delays in the
upcoming months.
Autumn sure is a great time, isn't it? We've got
new things to look forward to. New solo projects,
new endeavors and maybe even some new
Eagles projects. We can keep on hoping, can't
we?
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Concert #1 - Milwaukee, Wl - June 27lh - stage, and really know how to put on a
Summerfest
I was very excited to hear the news that Joe
was going to hit the concert circuit. my only
hope was that he'd come somewhere near
Wisconsin. I was very excited when I found
out that he'd be at Summerfest ln
Milwaukee. Plans went into action. No
waiting in lines. for tickets, this was a free
one! I met up with John,
(TMade69@aol.com) who came all the way
from lndiana for this one. He had seen a Joe
show only a few nights previous to this one.
We arrived at Summerfest just a few (only 8
1/2) hrs before the concert. We had to make
sure to get a good seat!! The bands that
were at the stage were very entertaining,
so the time went pretty fast. As the opening
band was about half through with their set,
the people really started to pile in. By the
time the show was about to start, we were
packed shoulder to shoulder standing on
the benches. Trying to keep our balance as
people were crowding in where ever they
could. Something told me that this would be
an event l'd never forget. Joe and the guys
took the stage and the crowd went wild. This
show was fantastic!! There was no review in
the local paper, so I have no idea how many
people were there. People were standing
anywhere near the stage that they could.
Just to hear Joe, is better than nothing.
Fronr what I had heard, lt was one of the
biggest crowds at the stage ever!!!!!!
To be able to see Joe's playing that close
was amazing!!! You can tell that Joe and the
gang have a lot of fun while they are up on
concert!!! Little did I know that this would
NOT be the last Joe conced, I would have
the opportunity to see him twice more!!
Concert #2 - Sheboygan, Wl - August
23rd - Lakefest
While "talking" to someone online about
the Joe Walsh concerts, I was informed
that Joe would be coming to Sheboygan,
Wl for a concert... Joe in my hometown
for a concert .hmmm... maybe hell freezes
over more than once!
With the concert on Saturday evening,
Friday at work was a bit hard to stay
focused. lt was even harder when two of
my coworkers came into my office at 4 In
the afternoon and told me that they got me
two backstage passes for Saturday night
Just how did that come about is a different
story. which is also in this issue. See the
article "Local Woman Thinks Rocker ls
Fantastic".
Well..what could I say."WOW" this was my
chance to meet Joe up close
personal. Saturday morning entailed
making sure I had all the necessary
equipment ready---camera, film and a few
things to get autographed if the opportunity
arose.
I arrived at Lakefest around 3:30 and
located the person to get the backstage
passes from. He showed me around
backstage. I was able to walk up on the
back of the stage and take some excellent
pictures of Joe's guitars and his technician
Todd, Scott and Russ's drums. Tim and
Craig's keyboards, and pictures of the
crates marked "EAGLES", "WALSH",
''SCOTT CRAGO., and .'RUSS KUNKEI'.
Then the waiting began. lt started raining
around 5 o'clock and didn't stop until well
after the show was over. Fortunately
everything was under a huge tent, so the
crowds didn't stay away.
The tour bus arrived approximately
30-45 minutes prior to show time.
Backstage you had to pay attention to who
was walking around. The first person I
spotted was Scott. I was near the
backstage steps and I turned around and
there was Scott. I said "Hi Scott" and shook
his hand. He said "Hi. do I know you?," to
which I replied. "No, but you do noW' and
introduced myself. He mentioned that they
had toured the Harley Davidson Plant in
Milwaukee earlier in the day. He found it
very interesting since he owns a Harley. He
was really impressed by the area, and said
he wished that they were staying
somewhere (n town because he was sick
and tired of staying in the "BlG" cities. He
asked about the race track near Sheboygan
where the lndy cars come to race, and
mentioned that Joe likes to golf and they
may do some golfing on Sunday morning
before their 1 o'clock flight out of
Milwaukee. We talked for about 5 minutes
before he had to leave to check things over.
A few minutes later Tim - in the tent talking
to a few of the technicians. Russ, Rick and
Danny were also wondering around back
stage. With only 5 minutes prior to show
time. Joe was still no where to be seen.
Finally he appeared in the tent. I was within
20 feet of him, but really didn't want to
bother him so close to show time, so I
hesitated and lost the chance to meet him.
Well."call me stupid.. but I did what I
thought was night.
The rain did not keep the people away. The
and
local paper estimated the crowd to be around
10,000 people. Which included a WIDE
range of age grouPS.
The crowd went WILD (of course) when the
guys took the stage, and it was non-stop
excitement for the next 90 minutes. I had
seen Joe in concert 2 months earlier and was
amazed on how much tighter the band was.
Joe's playing was flawless and
unbelievable!!! I think at times he amazed the
guys in the band too. Scott and Russ were
just having a ball following Joe's lead. This
group really works well together. They all pull
from each others talents and excitement to
put on one heck of a show.
I probably would have liked to be in the front
that night to see a bit more of Joe. I did sneak
in front ofthe stage to take a few pictures and
watch. However, I felt that my hearing was a
bit more important, so I didn't stay there for
long. Seeing things from backstage gave me
a better perspective on how excellent the
rest of the group really is. Scott and Russ
were a "DYNAMIC DUO". lt was so much fun
to watch them bang those drums!!!
As for me. One last chance to hear Joe in
Chicago. Another chance to meet him..
doubt it.. but that's not what I'm there for..
l'm there to enjoy the talent of the band.
REALLY I AM!!!..DON'T YOU BELIEVE
ME?
Concert #3 Chicago August 26th Vic
Theater
My ears are still ringing as I write notes for
this review at 1:30 in the morning. For some
strange reason, I was having a hard time
getting to sleep!!ll I went to this concert
with Tricia.(tenpenny@ enteract.com) We
arrived at the Vic at 5:00. There Wasn't a
line yet to get in, so we decided to grab a
bite to eat. While we were at the CORNER
bagel shop we noticed; one u( Joe's backup
singers walking around the street, so we
knew Joe and the gang must be nearby.
After we ate we went back to stand in line.
We were the first ones there. We were told
that this would not be a sell out concert,
there might be 600- 600 people here.
While waiting in line we saw Joe's
"Technician Guy", Todd Bowie and said Hi to
him as he passed by a few times. Danny
also passed by and said Hi.
There were two opening bands before Joe.
One of them being "Big Blue Hearts". They
stepped on stage and announced that one
of their guitar players had decided to leave
the band last night, and that they were the
stripped down version. You couldn't tell it by
me! They are a very enjoyable band to listen
to.
It took awhile to get the stage set up for Joe
and around 9 o'clockthe show started" Tricia
and I were right in front of Joe. lt was better
being in front rather than backstage. I really
enjoyed seeing closer up Joe's guitar playing.
Although my eyes did wander to Scott and
Russ and their amazing drum playing. I did
manage to catch Scott's eye and he waved to
me during the concert.

There were no cardboard cut outs for the

"Ordinary Average Guy" song. One of the
major sponsors of the event, "Piggly Wiggly",
had various characters wondering around the
grounds. They had people dressed up in Pig
costumes, the Dole banana, Count
Chocolate, the Wonder Bread and a few
more I can't remember. Anyway, these
characters went up on stage in place of the
cut-outs. You could tell by Joe's reaction that
he loved it!'.. After the song he said "l guess
you just never know what is going to happen"

When Joe started the opening of "The

Confessoi' Scott, Russ, Tim and Craig got
up from their spots and walked around a bit
on the backstage area, well. because Joe
was doing his stutf, and they probably
thought they deserved a break. =) Or maybe
they were just gearing up for the rest of the
concert. Seeing Scott and Russ playing away
during "Tend My Garden", "Turn To Stone",
and especially "The Bomber'' was a sight to
behold!!!..Gee have I been talking too much
about the guys backstage.. hope not,
because seeing them from that
perspective was. .hmm.. what adjective
haven't I used yet? amazing, spectacular,
astonishing astounding, incredible, fabulous.

Joe really WOW'ed the crowd from beginning

to end. After they finished. .1 got to hear first
hand the excitement, yelling, chanting,
screaming and clapping of the crowd. lt
was aimost deafening. Now that's what I

think must be the best part of performing,,

hearing the appreciation of the crowd. They
finished up the concert with "Rocky Mountain
Way" and "All Night Long". Aftenruards the
guys disappeared out of the tent into the bus
no autographs that night. Meanwhile
backstage a flurry of activity, packing up and
heading Out for the nexi city of Joe Fans.
 The crowd here in Chicago also amazed, and
enjoyed every moment of it, as much as Joe
and the Gang must have.
The set list was the same as the Saturday
show in Sheboygan, with the exception of
ILBT's played in Chicago. Afterthe last song
Scott walked towards me and handed
me one of his drumsticks. We talked to one
of the security guards near the front stage
and he told us to go mingle outside for a about 7:45 or 7:50, we (my two boYs, ages
while and see what happens, so Tricia and I
headed outside with our "Sharpies" in hand.
Tricia spotted Scott standing in the alley. We
went over to him and I thanked him for the
drumstick and how much I enjoyed the
conceft. I of course could not "Walk Away"
without getting Scott's autograph on the stick.
I asked him if there was any chance to get
Joe's autograph, he said "l doubt lt, Joe's
probably in the back of the bus half asleep by
now". SoI asked him if he could give Joe
someihing. I fortunately brought along a
few pictures from the Summerfest concert
and the article on me from the newspaper
and the picture of my license plates. Scott
thought those were really cool. I did
remember to introduce Tricia to Scott and
she got his autograph too. Danny and Rick
came walking through the alley on their way
to the bus and we stopped them for an
autograph. The security guard came up to us
and told us to go hang around the tour bus
and see what happens. Smokey was there
taking things into the bus to get Joe's
autograph. Scott was the last guy on the
bus, he had the stuff in his hand that I had
given to him A few moments later, Scott
came out of the bus and told Smokey he'd be
right back. He went in front of the bus and
was looking around for someone. I could tell
by what he had in his hand, he was looking
for me. I yelled "Scott" he turned around and
handed me one of my pictures- back. lt was
the picture of my license plates that now have
Joe's autograph on. I don't know it I was
more excited meeting Scott again and getting
his autograph or getting Joe's autograph and
the way that I got it.
Sarah L Laetsch
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The evening began promptly at
7:30 (start time according to the tickets)
with opening act The Trust. They're a local
band with a folky-rock sound and were quite
pleasant to listen to. They played about 10
songs, until about 8:'1 0. During their set, at
19 and 15, and l) could see a black and
gray bus pull up behind the stage,
presumably containing Joe an the band and
whatever entourage they had. Now, if it
were ME performing, l'd consider that really
late to arrive, but hey, what do I know? My
kids and I joked that they'd been to Tunica
(about an hour south of here in Mississippi,
where they have casino gambling).
During the break we amused
ourselves by watching the stage area for
anyone we might recognize. We got a kick
out of spotting David Spero strolling around
(now that we know who he is-thanks,
L&M!). Our seats were off to the side, but in
the third row, so we were content. We were
close to one set of speakers-the kids were
happy about that anyway...
Joe and the band hit the stage at
about 8:40. He was wearing a multicolored
long-sleeved shirt (don't know how he stood
it in the head and humidity!), light blue
jeans, and shoes that I can best describe as
possibly desert boots. His glow stick of the
evening was orange. Can't tell you anything
about his hair-a bandana covered all of it.
The set list was about what you've seen
already, with the order of ihe songs shuffled
slightly in a couple of places. He introduced
"Life of lllusion" as "...a song I wrote that I
don't know..l'm getting better at it though."
The band put on fake funny noses for OAG
(even the backup singers girls, but not Joe
himself), and the cut-out "guests" included
Elvis (natch!), the Three Stooges, and all
the main characters from "The Wizard of
Oz" (Toto tool). He sang that his friend had
a golf cart, and he'd wrecked his Dodge.
After OAG he introduced the band and
explained the solo tour: "l waited at home
for those other guys-they never called, so I
got some friends together and decided to go
on the road this summer." Scott Crago was
almost unrecognizable in a hat and "Elvis
sunglasses-and-sideburns" set. Don't know
who wins "best hair on the tour" this time-
his was pulled back in a braid and no one
else seemed to particularly qualify as a
candidate for the honor. But I digress...
I guess "Pretty Maids" has been
dropped from the set list-someone
mentioned that it had not been included at a
recent concert, and Joe didn't perform it
here either. He switched around some of the
words to "Walk Away"-l couldn't tell if it
was intentional or not. I'm not real
enthusiastic about the arrangement of it that
they performed-personally I like the
drumming on the original and was
disappointed at not getting to hear it. "Funk
#49" was next and it REALLY ROCKED!!
IMHO, Joe enjoyed doing it as much as
anything else. LBG followed-this really got
the crowd on their feet and pouring down to
the front (including my kids-l stayed at my
seat because I didn't feel like dragging my
tote bag with me, which I had brought along
to hold THEIR concert T-Shirts...not that I
was so worried about the shirts, but my
wallet was in there too). During this number,
he sang that he locked the doors (to his
limo) and ate a Big Mac. Joe and the band
left the stage at this point, but didn't take
long to come back for the encore, which of
course was RMW. That was it. No ILBTs or
"All Night Long." Now I know that point is
quality, not quantity, and it was
an
indisputable great concert, but I can't help
but feel a bit cheated that we only got 12
numbers when others got 14 or 15. lt seems
like 1 or 2 other songs could've been
substituted for what he left out...
I will say that it's a ton of fun to go
with your kids to a concert by an artist that
you all enjoy. I hope all of you get to
experience it sometime.
Terry Blaiss 717197
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This past summer started out with so
much promise. I was all set to see Joe
in concert, with front row center seats,
and then I was going to the Eagles fan
convention in Cleveland. But, by the
middle of August I had missed the
Eagles convention due to illness and Joe
had canceled, not one, but two shows
set for Charleston, WV. One FridaY
evening, I was checking my E-mail and
found a note from Emily that would turn
it all around.
I was invited for a girls weekend in New
England that included meeting Emily,
Annette, Debbie K., AND a Joe concert
in New Hampshire! Without hesitation, I
made my plane reservations for Boston
on September 12.
After weeks of E-mails and planning,
arrived in Boston FridaY morning.
Annette and Debbie returned from their
sightseeing excursion a few hours later
and we all had an emotional meeting
with lotsa hugs! Further excitement and
chat would have to wait though, we
hurriedly packed our bags and headed
for Hampton Beach to see Joe. We hit
l-95 with the peddle to the metal, just to
find a parking lot! Unfortunately it took
us two hours to make the 40 minute trip
up l-95 to Hampton Beach.
As we pulled into HamPton Beach we
spotted Joe's bus pulling up in front of
the hotel-Our hotel! We
couldn't get ourselves out of
the car fast enough, but we
did see Joe get off the bus
and go into the hotel. He
must have gone directlY to
his room, because we were
only a few stePs behind and
couldn't find him. ln the
lobby we met Laurie and
Deb F. We exchanged
room numbers and all
headed uPstairs to get readY
to go to the show.
Laurie wrote a wonderful review of the
Concert, which I posted on Visions. I and the four of us took off on our
do want to say, how much it meant to
hear Joe sing 'PrettY Maids All ln A
Row'. lt was quite a surprise when he
introduced that song. He also did 'All
Night Long' and thankfully left out
ILBT's. As we got to our seats, a drunk
guy asked Emily if she thought Joe
would be doing ILBT's, she bravelY
responded that he had been performing
that song in previous shows. The crowd
was pretty rowdy and drunk, I'd say if he
I had done ILBT's, there would have
been a riot!!
Our seats were about 15 feet from Joe,
center stage. Laurie and her Party
were beside me and Deb F. was at the
next table. At our table were, EmilY,
Donna, Annette, Debbie K, and me.
The tables were small and the Place
was packed, but once the music started,
all that just didn't seem to matter, until
some drunk shoved Debbie K., chair
and all, into the table!! Ouchl
After the show we went around to where
the buses were Parked, but we never
got to see Joe. We did see Tim, Scott,
and Danny walk by, but they didn't stop
to talk too much. The band had been in
Hampton Beach for two daYs, and theY
were Ieaving for Philadelphia right
away. We walked back to our hotel,
said goodnight and went to sleeP
happy.
Saiurday morning the four of us met
Deb F. for breakfast and then Laurie
joined us on the beach for pictures. A
nice lady jogger stopped and took group
pictures with all of our cameras!! I've
posted these pictures on Visions also.
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We said good-bye to Deb F. and Laurie,
sightseeing tour of Massachusetts. We
checked out a graveyard in Salem, but
when we found out no witches were
buried there, we moved on. What does
that tell you about us!! We spotted a
bagel shop, so we stoPPed and Picked
up a picnic lunch and started for Walden
Pond.
We met Vicki C. at Walden Pond at
2:30. We had our lunch and discussed
the Eagles nomination to the
R&RRHOF. After lunch we hiked
around the Pond. What a beautiful
place! There is a path that goes around
the Pond just along edge of the water.
We found a wide spot in the path where
we stood and talked for awhile and took
pictures. At the gift shoP we found
autographed hardback copies of Don
Henley's "Heaven is Under Our Feet."
Vicki returned to Emily's place with us
for an evening of talking, eating and
looking at photos. ln true cyber fashion,
we ordered our dinner from the lnternet
and had it delivered. Vicki, Emily and I
checked out Annette's photos of Glenn
and Don F. while Debbie and Annette
chatted in the Hotel Ca. What a great
way to spend a Saturday night! We
talked, ate and ogled pictures until 2 in
the morning! Emily was a very brave
woman to open her home to us, and we
appreciate it!!
Again, my deepest thanks to Emily for
making the whole weekend possible.
Linda Weekley
Visions: hftP://www.newwave.netl
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The big news is there is actual Eagles
news this time!!!! Yeahll!
Nominations for this year's Rock and
Roll of Fame were announced and to no
one's great surprise, the Eagles made
the list! The inductees will be
announced later in October with the
actual induction ceremony to be held in
New York in January.
Joe Walsh's successful summer tour
ended on a slight down note. Onetime
opening act Leslie West and Mountain
sued. The suit alleges breach of
contract by Walsh, who, according to
court papers, contracted Mountain as
his opening act for a summer tour. The
papers go on to state that West and
Mountain appeared July 9 on the first
scheduled date with Walsh at Fox
Woods Casino in Ledyard, Conn., and
that Walsh "maliciously and without
cause breached the contracts made
with plaintiff in that he fired plaintiff,
leaving his audience to question his
failure to appear at previously
scheduled and advertised dates." We'll
let you know how this turns out.
Don Henley's much anticipated solo
album has been pushed back until the
new year. Rumors of a spring solo tour
are most definitely not true say Don's
people.

Glenn Frey surprised many people late

this summer by getting off the golf
course and starting his own record
company, Mission Records. The first
album to be released on this label will
be the Max Carl album that Glenn has
been working on for a while now.
Glenn gets the "Awwwwwl Ain't that
nice?" award for his recent actions at a
golf charity event. Two young boys
from Narragassett, Rl donated a Tiger
Woods autographed ball to the Billy
Andrade and Brad Faxon Charities for
Children Foundation auction. The kids
were honored at the luncheon and
received a standing ovation for their
selflessness. One of the other items at
the auction was a framed collection of
golf balls signed by all the eelebrities
who attended the charity's pro-am. Joe
Pesci and Glenn bought it for $6000.
Then Glenn stood up in front of
everyone and said, "Joe and I bought
this, and we wanted to give it as a
memento to the boys." There
reportedly wasn't a dry eye in the
house.
Speaking ofbenefits, the Walden
Woods Project held it's annual dinner in
Boston in early August. Jackson
Browne and comedian Anthony Clark
provided the entertainment and each
guest received a Common Thread tape
as a thank you. Don, though soberly
dressed in a suit, joined Jackson on
"After the Deluge" and they closed the
short set with "Take it Easy."
Part of the funds raised at that dinner
will go to support the Thoreau lnstitute
which is up , and running. ln a
partnership with Salisbury State
University in Maryland, 14 students
have moved into in the lnstitute. They
will earn a full semester of credit while
studying environmental history,
preparing their own meals and striving
to live like Thoreau. Does that include
taking the laundry home to mom just
like HDT?

Also in Glenn news, Glenn played in a
golf tournament and performed at a
benefit for A Grassroots Aspen
Experience in Aspen a few weeks ago.
No word on how the golf went, but the
club show was reportedly fantastic.
While in town, Glenn was seen feasting
on steak at Morton's.
Graphix Zone, the folks who were
peddling the Under the Covers CD Rom
have gone out of business. lt's not
available anywhere right now, so those
of you who got one have a collector's
item. Word is, though, that Henry and
Gary are working on an Under the
Covers special for VH-1.
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Henley can be found on the album

Tribute to Jeff which is a tribute (duh) to
Jeff Pocaro from Poco who died in the
early 90s. The album was recorded in
August of 1996. Also on it are Richard
Marx, Michael McDonald, Steve
Ferrone, and David Letterman's Will
Lee. Don sings with others on "Let's
Warm Thanks
We'd like to thank everyone who contributed to this
issue. Sarah, Julie and Laurie for their photos ofJoe;
Vicki, Sayuri, Jamie & Tressa, Emily, Erin, Rich,
Scoop, Gina, Tony, the AP, Deb, Linda, Helen,
Shirley, Terry, Susan, Patricia, and Henry for their
various contributions; and everyone vtho reads it.
 On August 12th, 1997 I went to my first concert that had a
member of the Eagles present. The show was originally scheduled
to be held at the Fox in St. Louis and the day that the tickets when
on sale I was at the box office at 1Oam and I got 5th row center seat
which I was very happy with. I later found out that the show had
been moved to ln Cahoots and seating was now general admission
with VIP seats for those who had purchased seats for the Fox.
On the way to the show I heard Joe doing a radio interview on
KSHE 95, and I got to the venue at about 4:30-5.00. The show was
scheduled for 8:00pm and there was already a line to get in. As I got a few guitar picks from the stage.
was standing in line I met the people standing behind me, Jackie,
her mom Candy and her brother Clark (l hope I got the names
right). We all decided to get out of line and wander over to the stage
door where we stood around and were able to hear sound check.
Jackie had a James Gang album with her that Smokey took and got
personally autographed. Since there were only a few of us at the
back door, the security let us in at that door.
The club was set up with several long tables that were in front
of the stage, wiih the ends of the tables toward the stage. We got
seats that were to the side of Joe about 10 feet from the stage.
Behind us, directly in front of Joe was a reserved table. Later on,
before the show
started we were told to fill up that table and we moved to the front
end of that table about 2 or 3 feet from Joe's mic. I didn't realize
how close we were to the stage until the opening act,Big Blue
Hearts came out. During the intermission between acts, Jackie and
I moved our seats so they were in front of the table.
One thing that I didn't mention about the club was that is a employees asked if I was going. I didn't know about the show until
country music nightclub. The first person from Joe's band that I was
able to spot coming on to the stage was Timothy Drury, wearing a
cowboy hat. When Joe came onto the stage he was also wearing a
cowboy hat (white) as were the rest of his band. He later told us
that they got some hats.
It was so amazing to be able to see Joe play guitar that close. lt
was amazing. I never thought I would ever get that good of seats to
a concert. There were several times that I made eye contract with
Joe, Scott, and some of the other members of Joe's band. Which
was cool, but it was just really amazing to get to watch Joe play. lt
was like watching those close up guitar shots that you watch on
HFO but I was there in person.
The setlist of that night was "Walk Away", "Meadows", "The
Confessor", "Life of lllusion', "Ordinary Average Guy", "ln the City",
"The Bomber", "Tend my Garden", "Turn to Stone", "Funk 49",
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"Life's Been Good", "Rocky Mt. Way" and encore was "All Night
Long". Joe said after "Funk 49" that they usually go off stage then
come back on for an encore, but because they had an 11pm
curfew they would just stay on stage and continue the show.
They ended the show with "Rocky Mt. Way" and went off stage.
As Scott Crago went off stage he came to the edge of the stage and
handed Jackie and I a drum stick. I was happy to say the least. I
had never got stuff from a concert and now I had a drum stick. The
band came back out and did one last song, "All Night Long." I also
We left the stage area and went back outside to the stage door.
We were told that Joe was already on the bus. So we hung around
the buses and as we stood around waiting for something to happen,
something did. Scott Crago came out of the building so I was able
to meet him and thank him for the drumstick. As I was over by him,
Joe came off the bus. He wasn't wearing shoes, only socks. And he
had a towel on his head that he put around his shoulders. I was
unable to get Scott's autograph, that night, because Jackie was the
only one with a pen and she was heading over toward Joe. He did
say that he would wait but Jackie left her pen with Joe. The
policeman was trying to get us out the way of the road crew who
were loading up so he herded the small crowd that was around Joe
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and Joe away from the truck. I got Joe's autograph on my How Ya
Doin' bumper, told him that I enjoyed the show and would be seeing
him again the next night, and then I asked if I could get a picture. I
got a picture of Joe and myself with that policeman in the
background. After that I went back over to Scott to get a picture with
him, told him that I would see then all tomorrow and left.
I was happy, we walked out to the parking lot and I said good bye
to Jackie, Candy, and Clark. Candy's car has the license plate
Henley 8. Told them that I would keep in touch via e-mail, got in
my car and called home. At this time I don't think it had hit me on
what I had just happened so I drove home and hoped that someone
would be online but no one was. I e-mailed several messages about
the night then went to bed and waited for the next concert.
The next morning I got up and got ready for my 2nd Joe
concert within 24 hours. This show was only announced about 2
and half weeks before the date of the show and I heard about the
show when I went into a local record store and one of the
that moment but I knew from then that I was going. The seating for
this show was again General Admission.
I arrived at the venue at about 3:00 and the doors were to open
at 6:30. There was no one in line yet so I started to walk around
Peoria. I walked around for about 2 hours before I started to find
people waiting to get into the show. So I did get my exercise for that
day. The Taste of Peoria was being held just down the street so I
did have a good supper before the show. I had lobster, shrimp, and
ribs but enough of the food, let's get back to the concert. Also
before the show, I meet the members of the opening act Big Blue
Hearts. I saw them walking around the streets of Peoria so I went
up and met them, told them that I enjoyed the concert the night
before. I also went to a bar next to the Madison called SOP where I
had a Pepsi and used the bathroom. From the bathroom and the
hall outside the bathroom I could hear soundcheck so I stood
around there for awhile.
As we waited for the show to begin, I learned that there were no
seats in front of the stage because the venue thought people might
want to mosh at the concert. So as we waited for the doors to open I

told people about show the night before and actually saw some people
from the previous nights show that had won tickets earlier that day.
When the doors opened I was about the 3rd or 4th person in and
ended up in the front row again in about the same location as I was
the night before. The stage was further back then it was in St. Louis so
lwas about 10 feet from Joe. The people around me were very
impressed with how close they were to the stage and I mentioned that
this was nothing compared to the night before. The guy next to me
had a balloon hat made for Joe which he sat on the stage after the Big
Blue Hearts set.
The set list for the Peoria show and the St. Louis show were the
same set list but the show was totally different. This audience in
Peoria was wild, as opposed to the St. Louis show who was more into
watching and listening to Joe. Both audiences though were thrilled
with Joe and the guys. Again it was cool to be able to see Joe play
guitar but I noticed that I didn't pay as much attention in Peoria as I
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and I was just happy to have been able to see Joe two nights in a row. Catiiirer:t..i'ii:.tfhE:fr:
I did notice in Peoria that during OAG his friend drives a golf cart, I titafr$tltftketrliti;tttBNlif
don't think he sang the song that way on Tuesday night. I liked being
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able to see two shows back to back. lt was interesting to see how a
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show could be so different yet have the same playllst in the same
order. The only problem I had was it was hot as hell in the venue and
I kept getting smashed by the audience. beletl::jlili:::bii3
For the encore, Joe did Rocky Mt. Way and All Night Long. He did
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After ANL, Scott come over to the edge of the stage and gave
me another drum stick so I now have a pair. The guy next to me said ;1;g\E|Y';t1tenfi:11bt:11his,1;1:;
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that I didn't need the stick because I already had one but I did need it. ,::'tt,S6ned::,:Iik9llat:i
I also got a set list from Todd. Some guy tried to take if from me too. ,Llfeist,t,tieen .t oOO;i:.t.,'l
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again. About a dozen people were standing on the door side of the bus
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but I saw Timothy Drury and Scott go around to the other side of the
bus so I went over on that side. I got to meet Timothy, Danny, and 1,1goad;;1,1t1t?e;;1;

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Scott, again. They remembered seeing me in the audience the night
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brought a sharpie with me so I got my stick autographed and got
Danny's and Timothy's autograph on the inside of my Best of Joe
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Walsh tape. I talked to them for awhile then they had to get on the bus
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and go. lt was a cool night, as I cut across the back I met Todd, the
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So I headed home. lt was an amazing 24 hour period of my life that
I will never forget. Even when I get old, I may not remember much but
l'll remember this. I want to thank all of the guys for being so nice and
putting on an amazing show. I especially want to thank Scott for the
sticks, Joe for letting me get a picture with him, and Danny and
Timothy for letting me have their autographs.
Hope to see everyone on the road soon.
Ime passes and you must move on,
half the distance takes you twice as long.
So you keep on singing for the sake of the song
after the thrill is gone
Don Henley & Glenn Frey
After the Thrill is Gone(1975)

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One price of fame has to do with constantly being recoonrzed.
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Another price of fame is going unrecognized.
This is a tale of the latter.
How to tell this story? ls it a story of man -- a famous man, a
musician -- who has simply learned to blend into his surroundings
and walk unmolested down a busy street, unaccosted by fans?
Or is it the story of a woman -- a lesser-known woman, a writer --
who simply needs to have her contact lens prescription changed?
First it must be said, this is a true story. No names are being
withheld. These events really happened.
Second, it must be noted, that l, and I alone, am thetrue near-blind,
ditzy subject of this story. The man, the famous man, the musician,
is without fault. He went about his business. And my friends went
about shaking their heads.
You see, this is not so much about not meeting Joe Walsh as it is
about not SEEING Joe Walsh.
The first time this happened (or didn't happen) we were in a busy
casino, Ledyard, Connecticut. I was looking for hotel elevators. Joe
was at a craps table. Joe's drummer, Russ Kunkel, stood next to
him, a beacon of white hair. I saw Russ. I saw the cash machine
behind Russ. I saw the croupier. I did not see Joe, who was
standing next to Russ. I stood next to Joe. I still did not see Joe.
See Joe see. See Laurie not see.
See?
Two hours after watching Joe play not 12 feet away from me for
nearly two hours, I could not recognize him standing right next to
me.
Ok. I was tired. I was confused by the noise of the bells ringing in
the slot machines, thinking about a guy, thinking about the
elevators, the sun was in my eyes. Whatever.
He wore a khaki sweatshirt. The walls were a pale greenish blue. Of
course.
Did I mention the bells from the slot machines?
Two months later. Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. My first trip to
this seasidetourist bilge. Miles of tshirts, fried dough, paid parking
spaces, seafood huts line the beach. I walk out of a Rexall
Drugstore, Sudafed in hand, nose running. I'm looking for the
Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom. Standing on a street corner,
under a large, rickety white building, I watch boys skateboarding
through traffic.
"Testing. Testing. One, two." A PA system crackles over my head.
No, God is not about to make a major announcement. The
ballroom is literally over my head. The doors to my left. There is a
soundcheck going on. Okay. Found the ballroom. Two men saunter
by. I continue walking in the direction of my hotel.
Green sweatshirt. Khaki green.
My feet pivot me around before my conscious mind sends them the
message to do so. There he is again, the green sweatshirt plastered
against a shop window covered with pictures of big-busted women
sitting on motorcycles. He walks away, a distinctive, bent, shuffle
kind of walk. lt's him.
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Later I tell this story to Annette. She has met Joe many times.
"What is the matter with you?" she asks, incredulous.
I just didn't recognize him. I recognized his sweatshirt.
Much later at the show, I take note of Joe's clothes. For nearly
every concert review there is a fashion report. Or rather, we report
what Joe wears because it's always interesting, often humorous,
rarely fashionable. ln three concerts I saw leopard skin, tie-die,
paisley, blue denim, Hush Puppy, orange dayglo and something
that may or may not have been zebra stripe that was somehow
attached to the leopard skin. (This does not include hats.)
Once on stage, during a soundcheck, Joe wore a subdued maroon
jersey. No one but a few of us saw him. (1, of course, had to be
prompted. Look, there's Joe.)
That's it. Unless Joe is wearing tie-dye, paisley or leopard skin, I
am unable to see him. He is outside my visual spectrum. He is my
ultraviolet, a kind of color blindness I must carry in a recessive
gene. I wonder if either of my parents can see him.
So another price of fame is that you have to wear bright, funny
clothes
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Joe's show on 9/5 in NYC was pretty much what has been
described by others. Set list didn't vary much and I'm happy to say
no "l.L'.8.T's". lguess he didn't perform it because his parents and
brother were there. There were also a couple of kids with his family.
We (me, Deb and Annette) waited by the stage door and
saw them all come to the show in a van. Joe showed up a little
while later in a limo. I gave him a shirt that had on the front chest
"Life is full of difficult choices" and on the back was a picture of all
dilferent guitars. He thanked me and said (although I didn't hear him
- Deb told me) "But I can't wear it tonight".
Well, when he took the stage it was understandable as to
why! He was wearing jeans, a t-shirt and a blue blazer when he got
out of the limo. When he took the stage he was wearing black and
orange spandex pants, high top sneakers with little strobe lights
running up and down the laces and a dark tshirt wlth an orange long
sleeve shirt over it. (at least these were the colors I perceived from
my seat.) Thought my tix were in the fourth row when actually they
were in the fourth row of the 1st tier. I was pretty much in the center
so I could see the entire siage. I actually liked these seats better. At
least I didn't have to stand and could see all of everyone.
I didn't plan on meeting up with Deb and Annette. I didn't
even know what they looked like, although I had exchanged e-mails
with Deb and seen Annette's home page. After killing time waiting
for the show, I had to talk to somebody. Deb was standing there,
looking harmless enough (ha-ha) so I struck up a conversation with
her. She started telling me about other shows she had gone to and I
asked her if she was on "the list". She said "yes" so I asked her her
name. I said to her "l think I've e-mailed you privately" and she goes
"Helen?" I couldn't believe she got it right. I asked her how she knew
and she said something about knowing I was coming to the show
from reading it on the list. Then she introduced me to Annette and
they pointed out to me who David Spero is.
I also met "biker6" from the list. She was there with her
mom (who was really cool) and she told us she is 13 and into classic
rock. We asked a roadie if Joe was still around (this was after the
show) and he said no, he already left (imagine that - he gave us the
slipl). Someone said to the guy that it was her first concert ever and
he told her to wait there and went into the bus but came back out
empty handed. He told her to wait and he would get her a pick. At
this point, I left (even after getting asked out by this really handsome
guy - even though I was wearing my wedding band and mentioned
my husband in conversation - go figure!) So bikerO tell us, did you
ever get your pick?
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Eagles fans from all over
the US and Canada
gathered in Cleveland the
last weekend in July for the
second annual (can we call
it annual now?) Eagles
Fans Gathering.A
somewhat dreary weekend
was brightened by activities
that included
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shopping, wandering:i:i:.#
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Sarah did a fantastic job of
organizing everything. Her
version of Eagleopoly
should be marketed ! ! Fii:l:::.'.,
Dona ld Trump better watch
out, Joel Blaiss tu rned out
to be quite a real estate tycoon. Ellen
did a great job designing the gathering
T-shirt so we all matched like the
Holloway family reunion across the hall.
<G>We all had a blast watching Eagles
brave enough to be
alone in room full of
women all night!!
John and Jessie also
get special kudos for
winning the trivia
contest. We old-
timers better brush up
for next year! <G>
Thanks also to Joe's
manager, David
Spero, for taking the
time to stop by and
chat with everyone.
,iiHe brought guitar
tlipicks and some great
stories. Everyone was
pretty bleary-eyed as
we said our good-
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videos, looking through scrapbooks, had a greattime. its great to meet the
and reliving past concert adventures. faces behind the screen names and
Lexie and LeAnna hosted a Glenn e-mail addresses and we can't wait to
Allnighter party in their room. Special do it all over again next year!
recognition goes to John for being

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On September 29th, Don Henley was protect a vital part of America's our natural heritage.
awarded a National Medal for history: the woods that inspired
Humanities by President Bill Clinton. A Henry David Thoreau to write his Ladies and gentlemen, Don
ceremony was held on The White greafesf work, "Walden." Henley. (Applause.)
House Lawn and later that evening, a
dinner was held for the recipients.
Accepting awards with Don were Angela Through his support of the
Thoreau Institute, Don is also
Landsbury, Jason Robards, Tito Puente
keeping Thoreau's great legacy
and others. Don received the award for
his commitment to saving Walden alive for the 21st century. l've
Woods. What follows are President known Don for many years, and I
Clinton's comments preceding the told him today, right before we
awarding of Don's Medal.
came out here, that if I had a
nickel for every time he has hit
I think I should say that our next on me to preserve the woods
awardee, Don Henley, is not in around Walden Pond, I would
the wrong category. (Laughter.) indeed be a wealthy man.
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wonderful music, he may think preserve a profoundly significant
thathe doesnt need another. But part of our legacy as a larger part
today we honor him not for of his passionafe commitmentto
another hit record, but instead for preseruing our environment and
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