Volume 3, Issue 32

February, 1998 An Activity of L&M's Non-Existent Free Time

The Wngtfrd Ttrnes

lmportant Stuff
Hall of tame Welcornas EnqleE
The Wasted Tmes is a
newsletter/ fanzine de-
Some fa ns
voted to the music and think it should
members of the Eagles
and to their fans, It is pub-
have happened
lished on a (pretty much) sooner. some crit-
monthly basis. ics don't think it
Subscriptions are
ever should have
available for $16 for resl- happened at all,
dents of the United States.
A of
but happen it did
restructuring
rates has forced us to
postal
on January L2,
change our overseas rates, 1998 when all
Canadian and Me{can
seven current and consider a band/ disharmony and
subscriptions will continue
to be $20 us, butall other former members of individual until 25 quarrels that have
intematisnal subscriptions
are now $25 US
the Eagles were in- years after their made great media
ducted into the first recorded work. fodder in the last
Correspondence can Rock and Roll Hall The bulk of this couple of decades.
be sent to the return ad-
dress on this newsletter or
of Fame. issue of The Glenn Frey,
to ivyrain@aol.com The Eag les Wasted Times is though, put it all in
Renewals are indicated
were inducted in devoted to this perspective when
by a sticker on your mail- the first year that milestone in the he chided critics
ing label. they were eligible history of the and said that sure
Submissions of arti- for the honor as band. We have there were fights,
cles, reviews, poetry, afi- the RRHOF won't fans thoughts and but that no worth-
wor( photos or anything reflections as well while relationship
else are always welcome.
We couldn't put this to- as our personal ex- was without peaks
gether without the hetp we
get from allof you.
periences at the and valleys.
ceremony. Congratulations
Fax Number rhat's Even though all to the band on this
right, we now have a fax
machine. The number is seven put aside historic event.
(956) 618-1673 past differences
newspaper repofts
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TLre Eaqles Taf k Abauf the Hslf of Fame
Fon Hsnfey
What were your eaily rock
dreams?
Don Henley: The real thing that
any artist wants, f think, is to
be understood and accepted.
Those are the primary motiva-
tions for anyone going into rock
'n' roll because where I
come from the sports
figures
were always the popular people
in high school. The musicians
were: always relegated' to the
back of the bus.
Glenn spoke about each step
for the band being a new drearn . . . playing the Trouba-
dour for the first time, getting a record contrdd. Same
with, you?
Sure, each step is a dream, including getting to meet peo-
ple you idolize . . . to be accepted in that musical club or
fr:aternity, which is something that is ironic about the whole
concept of a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We, in rock'n' roll,
are supposed to be outsiders. We are not supposed to join
clubs. , . .Besides, the Hall of Farne has sort of become a
popularity contest, hasn't it? Will great aftists like Randy
Newman or Leonard Cohen [who aren't massive record sell-
ersl be in the Hall of Fame? Probably not.
Why are you attending the ceremonies? Is it nostly for
the otherc in the group?
Yes, I don't want to spoil the evening for them or for our
fans who may enjoy it. I also certainly don't want to exhibit
any disrespecf for all of the people already in the Hall of
Fame, many of whom arc my heroes.
When you look back at the Eagles'history, are there some
pafticularly sweet memories? The first hit? The frrst show?
Sure . . . each of the things you mention were sweet, and
the older I get the more I remember them. It makes me
sad to realize those are probably gone forever. Because of
the amount of water that has gone under the bridge and
because of the inevitable g,rs\/1tt apaft, we can never.
[pause] We wrote a few prophetic lines and one of the
most prophetic was in the song t Can't Tell You Why and
it's the line, We make it harder than it has to be. And that
has eertainly been the case for the last 2 1/z \ears. I wish it
could be a joyous brotherhood of music, but I have come to
realize that it's just not.
When with the Eagles did lrou start getting the sense that
you were doing more than making hit records . . . that
you were becoming a warld-class band?
From the beginning, we tried to do quality work. We were
accused of being pefectionists and being control freaks,
called all kinds of thingq but we simply wanted to do th-e
work and we wanted to get better. Ssmetimes we suc-
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ceeded, sometimes we didntt. I think all our albums are
pretty much a mixed, bag . . .there are some good things,
some mediocre things and some rotten things, on all of
them. I suppose Hotel California is the best album as far as
consistency.
Was that part of the problem in recarding The Long Run
The pressure of trying to topllotel California?
Ithink we could have done it, but we had some drug prob-
lems and some other personal problems . . . ego pt'oblems,
some stress problems. When success comes in rock'n' roll"
people are generally too young to deal with it. tn hindsight,
it's easy to see now what should have been done
to keep the group together. But no one wants to rock the
boat. We were all surrounded, at one time or another by yes
men who would rather keep picking up a check thafi tell
you what you need to hear. I'm just grateful that welre all
alive and healthy.
Was it hard for all seven of you to agree to get together
for this occasion?
We've decided to forgive and forget . . . at least for the one
evening.
Were you hutt by some of the charges that the only rea-
son you got back together was for the money?
Well, paft of the reason w?s Rlorl!: That's what we do for
a living. . . . And, I'll grant you our ticket prices were too
high, but that was a decision by committee. . . . Rolling
Stone took the oppoftunity to take a couple of shots at us.
They said our tour was about middle-aged men and, money.
Coming from Rolling Stone-once, the nation's best and only
alternative paper, and now a bloated tabloid with cigarette
and liquor ads on every other page-I think it is really hypo-
critical.
How would you describe the status of the Eagles at this
point?
It changes every week. I tell you this: I would be willing to
do it again in the future if it could be done with joy and en-
thusiasm and integr:ity . . . a tour and an album. fd never
tour again and play the same old songs, without a new al-
burn. I think everybody agrees on that, But if we can't do
an album with, those three things and can't do a tour with
the same, I'm out.
Sq how do you think you'll feel at the indudion? Senti-
mental? Anxious?
I don't believe that there will be a great deal sf sentimen.
tality, at least I hope not- I appreciate the past and the
older. I get the more hurnbled and grateful t am for the
career thatl've had, bottr inside and outside the Eagles, but
I don't want to dwell on it. I want to stay creative. I dsn't
want to rest on laurels. It's not enough.
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G\ann Fray
Its easy ta imagine a yaung baseball player actually
dreaming of someday being in the Easeball Hall of
Fame, but there was no Rock Hall of Fame when you
guys started. So, what was your equivalent dream?
There are all sorts of dreams that you have and as soon
as you reaeh one" you have another. Like the first
dream when I got here was getting to play the Trouba-
dour on Hoot Night and hoping that someone would see
you because you wanted a record deal. Then, there was
the dream of getting played on the radio and tourinE.
They were all dreams. I remember how excited we
were when we heard we were going to open some
shows for Jethro,Tull in, tlre summer of '72, when Take
ft Easy wasfirst going up the charts.
The Eagles and Jethro Tull. That sounds like an odd
pairing. At the time, countty-rock was a relatively new
sound in mainstream pop-rock. Did you feel all alone
out there or were there some bands you felt some kin-
shrp with?
Well, no, country-r,ock band had gone big, time. Poco
had done OK. They could play rnaybe 3,000-seaters, in
LA. and a couple other cities. Loggins & Messina had
had a couple of hits, but they werenft really a concert
draw like bands like Yes, Jethro Tull or Edgar Winter,
which were some of the bands we opened for. We ulti-
mately realized we needed to toughen up our sound
and add a guitar player to be able to perform in those
bigger venues.
What would you nominate as the best of the Eagles'
albums? And then your favorite, if thatb a di:ff:erent
one?
I think that the best album would be Hotel California. "
Thats where the songwriting, the musicianship and the
record production all came together. But my personal
favorite ls probably One of These Nights. I think part of
it was the experience of making the record. There were
a lot of wonderful new musical moments that we
had . . . doing alt the fuzz g,uitars on the intro of One of
These Nights. There were some
good songs on that album, including Lyinr Eyes.
What about the best and your favorite Eagles' song?
On a personal level, I'll never forget Tequila Sunrise and
Desperado because they were the first trro songs that
Don and I wrote together. But, again, I would have to
say Hotel California It won a Grammy for best record
and it sort of put us far ahead of the field at the time.
But my favorite may be One of These Nights.
How surprised were you by the enormous fan re-
sponse to the reunion tour?
We underestimated werything. We planned very con-
servatively and then we were incredibly surprised at the
These interuiews were done the Wednesdayr before the Ha// of Fame by Robeft Hillburn and
were printd in the Los Angeles Times on January 12, 1998
response.
How soon did you start realiz-
ing how big it was going to
be?
The second that tickets went
on sa,le at lrvine Meadows Am-
phitheater and we sold out a
lot of shows real fast. We all
went, "Whoa!" But then we
said, "Well, that's just L.A.
Let's see what happens up in
San Francisco And, then that
sold out and it just kept grow-
tng.
How do you feel about being induded into the Hall of
Fame?
You try to be a bit blase about it but when, it actually
hits you, it's pretty nice. . I'm especially happy all
swen Eagles have been recognized because everybody
contributed.
What about your relationship with Don? There were
rumars of tensions during the tour. Over the yearsr
when were you the closest?
In its first inception, the band was together for about
nine years and I would say we were very close the first
seven years, which would lead us about halfuay
through the making of The Long Run. We had houses
together andlor houses near each other that whole
time.
How would you describe your relationship now?
I believe that you canft recapture . you can't have,
things the way they were in the '70s. So" I think my re-
lationship with Don on the tour was very professional.
For the most part, it was a good working relationship. It
wasn't as close as when we were living together, but we
still have so rnuch shared experience that it's hard to
say we're not still close.
What about the future of the hgles?
It wouldn't be a bad'time to tip our hats and ride off
into the suRset. Theres a certain amount of closure . . .
in being inducted in the Rock and, Roll Hall of Fame. If
the Eagles were to continue doing anything, think I
there would have to be an album to revalidate our-
selves. To do that, I think there needs to be new mate-
rial and tr don't know if we can do that. The last time we
did a studio album together it took 3 Vz years and I'd
hate to be mixing the album on my 52nd birthday" So, t
don't know what is going to happen. We really haven't
t-alked about it.

ayw at you wi
It was cool
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in-
duction ceremonies
By Lisa
I've been sitting here for the last hour try-
ing to write something about "L&M's Great
Adventures at the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame." I've been through four drafts and
countless pages of legal paper- How can I
find words to describe what was probably
the most amazing weekend of my life? All
I've come up with so far is "It was really
freaking cool!!" Real afticulate and not
much of a story.
But was really freaking cool. I keep
it
thinking about our visit to the actual Ha[[
last summer. We had to wait in line to get
into THE Hall. Outside they showed foot-
age from past induction ceremonies......The
Cream reunion.....the remaining Beattes
gathered around the podium..... Bono's
amazing speech for Bob Marley. It all
moved me, but it was still something on TV.
I knew standing there in that line that if
and when the Eagles made it to the Hall of
Fame, we'd go. The details would work
themselves out.
Careful planning and few strokes of luck
found us staying at the Waldotf for the
ceremonies. The ptanning part was having
a friend make room reservations the week
the inductees were announced in October.
The tucky part was flnding out the induc-
tees got free rooms. Would the Eagles take
those free rooms? I didn't even want to
think about that as we checked in Saturday
afternoon-
The guestion was soon answered. loe
Walsh walked right in front of us as we
t-\
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Our luck being what it usually is, we missed
seeing the Eagles leave, but we did see
some of them return. Bernie carried his
own guitar through the tobby and back up
wandered around the lobby to get our bear-
to his room (which was only a few doors
down from ours) Joe and Smokey were
also around. Tim and Randy ran into each
other at the elevators. They hugged and
ings. Not wanting to lose my cool, I gave then Tim said something to the effect that
Melissa a quick tap on the arm and mut- they all should have done thls awhite ago.
tered "Look" under my breath. All I got It was very touching.
back was a puzzled "huh?". I think she was
thinking about how she could get away to One thing we wondered, though, was
find Kurt Loder. "Didn't you see Je,??" 1 where in the heck was Glenn- We were
said. She looked at me blankly. She hadn't pretty sure he wasn't at the Watdorf since
seen Joe. But they were there. That was we hadn't seen him come in. We found out
all we needed to know. later he was at another hotel a few blocks
away. But at least he was there, We were
Itwas decided that the lobby made an ex- worried for a while about thaL
cellent place for Eagte watching. There
were lots of comfoftable chairs around and A few of the Eagles and their personnel
they afforded a great view of the elevators. went out to dinner later that night. Once
There was much to see, but no Eagles. again, we missed seeing DH- We were
Carlos Santana and his wife checked in. starting to think he was avoiding us. We
leff Beck walked by carrying his own guitar had heard that rehearsals went great. It
(his room was next to ours. We saw a lot was just like old times and everyone was
of Jeff over the weekend). Robbie Robeft- having a great time. DH spent a lot of time
son headed straight for the Waldotf Towers watching the footbalt ptayoffs. We think he
(the REALLY expensive rooms). Michetle was rooting for Denver and not our Pack-
Phillips, looking more beautiful in person ers. Bad Donl <G>
than on TV, checked in. But stitl no Eagtes
other than Joe- We ended up talking to some autograph
hounds in the lobby, They had been at the
Right about the time I was ready to fall airport on Thursday when Glenn had ar-
asleep there was a flurry of activity near the rived. He wasn't very nice to them. They
I
elevators. Before knew if, Don stepped had atso tried to get to Tim the day before.
oul...alone. I was in shock. He looked.... Apparently Tim ran and got in the waiting
well....pretty darn good- He was laughing car and made his wife get all the luggage.
and carrying a shopping bag. Then the They thought that was quite funny. We
elevator dinged again and out stepped Tony tried to explain that chasing them wasn't
Taibi, Don Felder, his wife Susan (wheeling the best way to go about getting auto-
the Felders'luggage), and lD Souther. JD graphs, but they didn't uMerstand.
seemed to be Don's "date" for the week-
end. <G> Timothy and lean iust happened Monday was the big day. Excitemert was
to be in the lobby (they had checked in in the air as the Grand Ballroom was read-
before we got there) and there was a lot of ied for the big event. Hotet staff scurried
hugging and exchanging of warm greetings- around setting up tabtes white VH1 people
It seemed like they hadnt alt seen each got things ready for the taping. We wan-
otlrer in awhile. Timothy pointed our group dered over to tle Batlroom to check out the
on the couches out to Don H. He soft of scene- A very nice security man let us stay
nodded and smiled. and watch things on one of the monitors
We atl tried to sink they had set up. We got t see the Eagtes
down as fur as we run through their two songs. It was hard to
could into the furnF believe, but there they were, all seven Ea-
ture. Don just gles on one stage. They were the last of
smiled even bigger- the pedormers to have their soundcheck
Then they got their and they were being hurried along. Glenn
keys and went up to said a few times, "Hey do you want it to
their rooms. We sound right or not/' He also made jokes
went up to ours. It about needing to hurry since he still had to
had been a long shower. It was a thrill to stand in the same
day. room as all seven Eagles and hear them run
through Take it Easy acappella, just like
The next day, Sun- we'd seen on the HFO video. We would
day, was a day for have gone home happy there.
off site rehearsals.
We saw various After the soundclmk we got a chance to
inductees coming meet brieffy with Randy. He was very nice
and going atl day. and gracious, He has been very upset by
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alf the rumors and stories going around
about his problems with the rest of the
band. He wanted us to know that none of
it was true. He then had to go get ready
for the evening. So did we. We had just
gotten word that we too would be attend-
ing the ceremony!
By the time we got back down to the Balt-
room it had been transformed into the
grand, elegant space it was meant to be.
The sound of ctanging glasses and dishes
was replaced by the buzz of conversation.
All of the Eagles and their wives were
seated at two tables way off to the side.
Glenn and Cindy had even brought Taylor
and Deacon. DH and lD looked quite
dashing in their matching sunglasses- Joe,
ever the fashion original, wore a suit of
masonry.
We felt like Crnderetla at the bafl. It was
hard not to gawk and stare, but there was
Phil Spector with his entourage, making
small talk in the corner. Mackenzie Phillips
and her sister were being photographed ry
some photographer. Another photographer
was chasing after Michelle Philtips trying to
get the name of the man she was with.
Tony DeCurtis had a lackey pick up his
press credentlals while everyone else got
his or her own, and John Fogerty wandered
by on his way to the restroom.
After dinner there was a tot of mingting.
Glenn took Taylor around and introduced
her to any famous person who would stop
long enough to shake her hand. He also
stopped Sheryt Crow and told her that she
really should have won a Grammy last
year. Joe was nice enough to give his un-
touched dessert of chocofate cake to Tony,
who didn't get a seat for dinner.
An announcemert was made for everyone
to return to their seats. The ceremony was
about to begin. We wont bore you with alt
the details. You've by now seen the show
as VH1 showed it. The hightights for us,
S "inOiaing' l'rir. Glenn was the last to
speak. He gave a rather
II
impassioned
speech which seemed aimed at those who
like to concentrate on the negative aspects
of the Eagles. "We got along fine." Glenn
said. "We just disagreed a lot." He then
asked everyone to consider what worth-
while relationships don't have their ups and
downs. Don was behind him, shaking his
fist, saying, "Yeah, right on." And tlten it
was time for them to take the stage.
They began with Take it
Easy and ctosed
the show with Hotel California. Words
don't really describe what it was like to see
all seven up there playing together. We
wre very aware that we were seeing his-
tory. They were, of course, flawless aM
truly deserved the standing ovation they
received.
besides the Eagles, were Santana's fantas- And then it was over. The lights came up
tic performance, lohn Poppert very heaft- and lann Wenner was at the podium telling
feh induction speech, and Stevie and everyone to go home. It seemed very anti-
Lindsey's amazing
*Landslide". Don and JD climactically.
looked very wistrul while Stevie was singing
and during tlre rather drawn out Jelly Roll A week later VHl showed their version of
Maftin induction, most of the Eagles went the evening. We have a very hard time
to the bathroom. watching the tape. This year's Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony was
It's too bad VHl cut out most of Jimmy very special to us, not just because the
Buffet's speech inducting the Eagles. He Eagles were inducted, but also because we
spoke about how he knew the band on were there and for one brief moment got
three levels, as a fan, as an opening act to feet tike we were a part of it. It is no
and as a friend. "...and here I am, still longer just something on TV.
opening for this goddamed band, " he
mused. He talked about the things he had
learned ftom the Eagles including the quick
out and having good catering. He then
called them all up on stage to accept their
award. ROCX TIID ROIL
}I*LL gF FA''E
Don Henley stepped forward first to speak. :.998
He looked a litt]re on the nervous side. He THE THINIEEITTT{
began rambling on about how he wished it At{l$uar
was called the hall of accomplishment Iilt,trcTt0it otltt{EF
rather than the hatt of fame because you
can be famous without having accom-
plished much. There was more babbting
about fame. It was almost painful to
watch. Don, we thinlg wanted to come off
as detached and somehow above it all, but
the nervousness and the rambting just
made him look very human and touched by
the occasion.
The other Eagles then stepped fonvard-
Joe thanked the crew for the wonderful job
they always do and Don and Glenn for writ-
ing zuch great songs. Don Felder thanked
his wife, Susan, for putting up with him
"while we did this." Tim provided probably
the most poignant moment when he
stepped forward aM said that he knew he
hadnt been there in the trenches of the
early days with the band and he wanted to
thank Randy for att the work he had done.
Randy said something about how great it
was to all be together again. tsemie
thanked whoever was responsible for
s
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Statue on a Corner in Winslow,

Proposedmuralfor the SOAC park.
"From what I hear, a lot
of fans go there
fWinslow, AZ] to have
their picture taken on a
downtown street corner"
Adamson
-Ron
How many of you have
been toWinslow, Arizona
because of "Take it Easy"?
We have. Back when we
were following the Henley
tour in 1993, we detoured
there. There wasn't much,
though, especially for a
supposed MECCA for Eagles
fans.
That's about to change.
On September 1, 1998, the
city of Winslow will pay
homage to the song that
helped put it on the map.
The La Posada Foundation
in Winslow which is helping
revitalize the downtown
area is creating "Standing
on the Corner" park. The
keystones of the park will
be two pieces of art/ spe-
cially commissioned to help
visualize the lines from the
song..."Well, I m standing
an a corner in Wnslow,
Arizona/and such a fine
sight to see/It's a giil, mY
Lord, in a flatbed Ford/
slowin'down to take a look
at me".
Trompe l'oeil artist,
John Pugh is creating a
mural showing the reflec-
tion of a Ford driving girl.
Bronze artist, Ron Adamson
is creating a statue of the
hrizona
famous guy on the corner.
Mr. Adamson was nice
enough to pass on some
details to the WT.
The statue will be a life-
sized bronze sculpture of a
hip young man from the
early 1970s holding a gui-
tar. Mr. Adamson was
given pretty specific in-
structions by the city of
Winslow. He was told to
create a young man ap-
proximately 25 years old
wearing abutton-down,
long-sleeved shift rolled up
at the wrists, blue jeans
and cowboy boots with
rounded toes. He is to have
a duffel bag, but not a aftist's other work. You can
cowboy hat.
The Reno-Gazette-
Journal reports that origi-
nally the idea was to have
singer-songwriter lackson
Browne be the model for
the sculpture, but Browne
nixed the idea. Mr. Adam-
son doesn't know why
Glenn wasn't considered as
the model.
What's so great about
all of this, is that Mr. Ad-
amson is also a fan. He
said, "For me, it's just a
great arrangement. I
graduated from high school
in t974 and, like many oth-
ers then, was really into
the Eagles'music."
The statue will be un-
veiled on September 1.
lackson and all of the Ea-
gles have been invited to
attend, but there is no
word yet on if they will or
not.
To see more informa-
tion about Mr. Adamson's
work you can visit his web
page at: http://www.libby.
org/adamson-studio/ronhome.
html. The site offers a look
at the process it has taken
to create the statue as well
as glimpses of this talented
also order a L2 or 18 inch
replica of the statue that
will proudly grace a corner
in Winslow, Arizona.

1ricK by brick, brick ordering as well. We

You can leave your mark and the large brick can have
on the corner in Winslow as up to 10 lines. Each line is (L&M) are planning on or-
well. The city of Winslow composed of up to 15 char- dering one of the small
has announced the sale of acters. bricks, if you'd like to turn
donor bricks to be placed in You can purchase a brick this into a group projed and
the Standing on the Corner by sending a check payable get a brick that is inscribed
Park. to La Posada Foundation in the name of Eagles fans
The brick come in 4" x Inc, PO Box One, Winslow, everywherg send us a con-
8" ($50), 8" x 8"($100), and M 86047-0001 or you can tribution and we'll pool eve-
Proceeds from the sale of rything and buy as many/as
donor bricks go to the park 12" x t2" ($200) sizes, The email ghoweth@cybeftrails.
big of a brick possible. Send
fund and to the downtown small brick can have up to com,
three lines inscribed. The in your contribution by May
Wnslow revitalization The Wasted Times is lst to be a paft of our ef-
effort. medium brick holds six lines proud to let you in on the fort

The members of the Eagles have filed
a lawsuit against the National Foun-
dation to Protect America's Eagles, an
organizatlon in Tennessee that works
to save injured bald eagles and also
breeds them. The band is upset be-
cause this organization has trade-
marked several phrases that use the
word "eagles", including the term
"eagles muslc-" They also have a
website at http://www.eagles.org.
The band feels this might cause con-
fusion to fans. You might also re-
member that this is the same organi-
zation a few years ago that named
two baby eagles after Eagles songs
and then let them die of dehydration.
We're sure we'l[ be hearing more
about this in the future.
A tot of us have been wondering if
Marc Eliot's juicy biography of the
band, To the Umitl The Untold Story
of the Eagles, is ever going to come
out. Ifs still listed as being pubtished
on April 1, 1998. Keep checking your
local bookstore, but we've heard
more rumblings that it might not
come out at all. Time will tell.
Glenn Frey has been busy launching
his very own Mission Records. The
first release, Max Carl's One Planet
One Groove, came out in late January
and Glen,n even played a few club
dates with Max in Southern Cal'ifornia
in early February. Glenn just hung
around for a few songs which in-
cluded his own Smugglefs Blues,
Heat is On and Heartache Tonight.
He also sang on a song he and Max
wrote called Show Me the Money,
which Glenn previewed at a show
with loe last sprlng. Rumors are fly-
ing that Glenn will appear at more
Max Carl dates later this spring in the
Great Lakes region. Max is supposed
to appear at an Earth Day concert in
Boston too. We'l[ keep everyone
posted. We will have more on
Glenn, Mission and Max's great album
in th:e next issue.
Glenn and Max stopped by the Mark
and Brian show to promote the album
and the recent Southern California
shows. Tlny tatked a tittle about the
record and played a couple of songs
and generalty acted goofy. Glenn
said that he originally thought of
starting his own label to release his
own work, but after Max and his band
played Cindy Frey's birthday pafi in
Nashville when the Eagles were there
in 1995 he started thlnking of slgning
other artists.
THE WASTED TIMES
Glenn has been doing so many golf
tournaments that we can't keep them
atl straight, but one that we did catch
him at was the Lexus Challenge in
December. The March lssue of In-
Styte even had a photo of Glenn per-
forming at Lhe traditional charity din-
ner.
Speaking of golf, some of Glenn's pro
golf buddies, including Pefer lacob-
sen, have gotten together and made
a record of novelty songs. They call
themselves Jake Trout and the Floun-
ders and the album entitled I Love to
Play is set to come out April 21st:
Glen4 Stephen Stifls, and Graham
Nash help out on a few tracks. In-
cluded on the album are "Struggler's
Blues" and "It's Good to lust Make
Par" (to the tune of Life's Been
Good).
What Glenn's plans for the summer
are have been the subject of much
speculation. We have heard that he
is very anxious to get to work on a
solo album. We have also heard that
he has just gotten another acting job,
but have no other detaifs at this time.
loe has been keeping pretty busy too.
There were reports that he would be
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doing a few shows in Japan in Feb-
ruary but they were mysteriously
cancelled. Joe did turn up at a re-
cent benefit in LA hetd in Nicoletie
Larson's honor. Spofting an out-
landish Hawaiian shirt and a ban-
dage on his left hand (having just
had minor hand surgery), loe
played backup most of the night
and stepped out front to sing Pretty
Maids and Rocky Mountain Way.
Those in attendance said Joe was
one of the highlights of the evening.
Joe was among those saying good-
bye to Beach Boy Car[ Wilson re-
cently in tA.
It has just been announced that loe
is on the tist of performers at the
annual Rock Fest festival he]d in
Cadott, Wiscoflsin. loe will take the
main stage on Saturday, July 18th.
No ticket info is available at this
time.
loe and his pal Glenn caught some
sun....or maybe rain recently in Flor-
ida as they ptayed for ATT execu-
tives and a company gathering.
They are slated for more corporate
shows later in March.
As he has done for several years
now, Joe will be participating in the
annual Legends game held during
Spring Training in Horida. Quite a
few Eagles fans will be attending, so
we hope to have full coverage next
time.
Fans hungry for new Henley mate-
rial won't have long to wait. His last
solo album, The End of the Inno-
cence, is going to be released as a
remastered gold edition on March
17th. Building the Perfect Beast is in the audience.
already available on this format.
Don witl also turn up on Stevie
Nicks' box set that comes out April
28th. He ioins her on a cover of
Warren Zevon's Reconsider Me.
The song will be the first single
from the set and there will even be
a video for it. No word on if Don's
going to be in the video, though.
Don has put together another Wal-
den Woods benefit called Stormy
Weather '98. The show at Los An-
geles' Wiltern Theatre will fuature
Paula Cole, Gwen Stefani, Sheryl
Crow, Trisha Yeamrood and Stevie
Nicks, Joni Mitchell, Shqwn Colvin,
Toni Braxton and Natalie Cole. Don
is not slated to perform, but it
wou[d seem likely he'lt sit in on a
few songs. Ticket prices range from
$75 to $150.
Don is also stated to put together an
"All-Star Band" for a re-opening of Tim and loe make appearances on
the Royce Theater at UCLA on April Ringo Stards new alburn Vertical
4. Also on the program are lohn Man. No release date yet. though.
Lithgow, Pau[ Reiser, Carol Burnett
and that wacky flute player James Rumors are that Poco is thinking
Galway (with wife). about another reunion and tour. It
seems, though, that they won't do it
The Walden Woods Project finally without T'imothy, who is waiting to
has their web page up. Check it out see what happens with an Eagles
at htlp://www.walden.org If you're project after he finished his solo
interested in Don's other pet proj- record. An indicatlon that this Poco
ects, check out the Caddo Lake In- reunion might go ahead is that T'im
stitute at http: / lwww. recently joined Richie Furay onstage
caddola kelnstitue.org at the Troubadour.
Don and Sharon welcomed a son, Randy can now breathe a little eas-
named Will, into the Henley family ier.The man who has been going
on February 9th. Our congratula- around claiming to be him was ft-
tions to them. We're sure Annabelle nally caught and arrested last week
is thrilted with her new baby after police received a tip as to his
brother. whereabouts. Said Randy, "Now
that theyVe caught him, hopefully,
Don also continues to all the people he's conned will hear
work on that solo al- about it and it'[l clear my name."
bum. We've heard
summer or fall for the In other Randy news, an Omaha,
release....but we're not Nebraska appeals couft ruled that
holding out breath. Randy's ex-wife, Jennifer" is liabte
<G> for income taxes on royalties she
received as part of their 1981 di-
Tim and his wife lean vorce settlement. She had claimed
were spotted at Max the royalties were taxable to her ex.
Car.l's House of Blues husband. The court ruled he wasn't
show in LA. Their were liable since the checks went directly
among the many celebs to her and the money wasn't a gift.
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I thought it great that the Eagles

were inducted into the hall of fame
andvery deserving . They are my
very favorite group. Since I am
older, I remember them from when
they first stafted although I was
I*ge** not a big fan at the time. I was
playing in a dance band at the time
and we did LYIN' EYES, which I
enjoyed very much. It was great to
see all 7 of them, because I think
all T of them made significant contributions to the Eagles. I
have always been an optimistic person/ so I am hoping that
I love the Eagles.......it's
as simple as that.
they will get back together and do an album and tour , al-
For me, their music is brilliant, moving, and
timeless. I grew up with the Eagles, but was though the LA Tlmes interviews seemed to indicate that
they may not do that. I will continue listening to the albums
too young to attend any of their shows. In the
and watching the videos no matter what. I became a big fan
early nineties, I began exploring their work
when they stafted the HFO reunion. It brought to me fond
more closely; listening both to the popular
memories of the past and I attended several concerts. I be-
songs as well as those which receive only mini-
came hooked at the first one.
mal airtime on the local radio channels. As I
(Eaglemania)
began to know their music, I began to know
the members of the band - all seven of them.
-Karl
As I saw it then, and as I
see it now, the Eagles are a I was ecstatic when I
seven man band....... first heard the Eagles
When I got the chance to were going to be in-
see them on tour a few ducted into the Hall
years back, it was a dream : of Fame. I grew up
come true. I figured I had during the 70's when
missed that opportunity. the Eagles were in
So, I took it in, seeing as their heyday. I re-
many shows as I could. I member listening to
loved every minute of the "Hotel California"
shows, and yet, I felt a void whenlwas5years
there as well. I missed old (yes, 5!). I re-
Randy and Bernie. I love member it distinc-
Joe and Tim, but I wanted tively because most
them all. Pretty greedy, of the radio stations
hey? I watched with where I lived played the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac
excitement as they all played together at The at least 10 times a day. At that time I really didn't
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Although it wasn't know who the Eagles were, but I remember listen-
much, it was more than I ever would have ex- ing to their music, and loving what I heard. I've
pected. Thanks fellas. Thank for giving the been a huge fan ever since.
fans all of you, even though relations have
been strained over the years..... I do not When I saw all 7 members on stage performing
know if I will ever see the Eagles perform live together during the Hall of Fame ceremonies, it
again, and a part of me thinks this may be it. made me both happy and sad. I think they are
But if by chance, or luc( or sheer persever- one of the best bands ever, and I was so glad to
ance - if somehow we Eagles Fans have an- see them get the recognition they deserve. At the
other opportunity to paftake in magic......then same time, I was very sad because I have never
hats off to all the Eagles and all their fans...... seen them perform live and I knew that that would
Cheers.......... probably be the last time that I would see them
_DocRG perform together as a band. Maybe if I'm lucky, I'll
get to see each of them in concert at some point in
time. Until then, I can only hope....
Triplett
-Sherry

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After the Hall of tame...What
Even though Glenn denounced them
from the dais at the induction cere-
mony, it seems like the negative media
pundits have descended once again. It
only took a couple of hours for the
headlines to start appearing..."Eagles
Call it Quitsl" or "Hall of Fame is Last
Performance for the Eagles!"
Fans turned introspective and melan-
choly. It was the end of the line for the
band. They had seen it in the papers.
The band went out with the bang of a
seven member performance in
New
York. There would be no more Eagles.
But where did these ideas come from?
Much of it seems to stem from what
Glenn told Robert Hillburn of the L.A.
limes (see story inside). Of course
statements like, "It wouldn't be a bad
time to tip our hats and ride off into
the sunset. There's a certain amount of
closure . . in being inducted in the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame," don't ex-
actly sound promising. What we some-
times fail to realize, though, is that
everything in the press is not what it
seems to be. As an English teacher, I
could get out my red pen and re-edit
the Hillburn piece with the exact same
words and it could come out sounding
as if the band were going out on tour
tomorrow.
It's about spin, and it's about buzz.
Frankly, from everything we've read
and observed, the Eagles don't really
know what is up with their future.
They've all got individual interests and
pending projecG that come first. But
Don and Glenn have left the door
open.If Frey was totally adverse to
another go, he wouldn't even mention
the possibility of another album. Heck,
even Timothy still has some hope, put-
ting off a possible Poco reunion until
he finds out what's up with the Eagles.
The negative spin, though, adds
Next?
sense of drama. What fun would it be
if the band said, well, yeah, in about
five years we'll get together and do
something. That's not what sells rec-
ords or builds excitement. Let the folks
think they've seen your last, let them
get hungry let them even beg a little
and then go for it. That's what packs
stadiums. fiust ask The Who).
If this is the end of the Eagles, then so
be it. They have given us much. They
have made significant accomplish-
ments and touched numerous lives.
And no, Glenn, it wouldn't be a bad
place to make an exit. But we have
hope. The Eagles have made their fans
and they need to know that if they do
decide to record something else or go
out on tour again, we will be there. We
will smile, we will cry we will sing
along and clap our hands, and again,
we will be glad to have been a part of
something so wonderful
a
-Melissa