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12-17-2007, 06:17 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DeltAlum
"The leader of the band
Is tired and his eyes are growing old,
But his blood runs thru' my instrument
And his song is in my soul.
My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man.
I'm just a living legacy
To the leader of the band."
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Ohhh....that song came out just when my dad was killed and the words were so appropriate. I cried for years when I heard that song.
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12-17-2007, 07:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by carnation
Ohhh....that song came out just when my dad was killed and the words were so appropriate. I cried for years when I heard that song.
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My dad is in his 80's and very ill health from smoking for 70 years or so.
I don't expect him to last very much longer.
I thought of him when I thought of this song.
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12-17-2007, 07:30 PM
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We drank a toast to innocence,
We drank a toast to now.
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness,
But neither one knew how.
One of the XM channels is having a tribute to him now. "The Loft", Channel 50.
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12-17-2007, 08:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Benzgirl
We drank a toast to innocence,
We drank a toast to now.
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness,
But neither one knew how.
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Oh, I loooooooooooooove that song.
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12-17-2007, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by nittanyalum
Oh, I loooooooooooooove that song.
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I remember the first time I heard this song. I thought the second line of the medley was, "we drank a toast an hour".
Hmmm. Guess I was 18 and had one thing on my mind. 
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12-18-2007, 06:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LXA SE285
Greek link: His niece was an Alpha Gam at Alabama in the late '80s/early '90s.
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Another Greek link: His father, Lawrence P. Fogelberg, a high school band director about whom he wrote these words:
Quote:
Originally Posted by DeltAlum
"The leader of the band
Is tired and his eyes are growing old,
But his blood runs thru' my instrument
And his song is in my soul.
My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man.
I'm just a living legacy
To the leader of the band."
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was a Sinfonian, initiated into Phi Mu Alpha's Delta Nu chapter (Bradley U.).
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12-18-2007, 06:43 PM
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For you Fogelberg fans an excellent article from todays Peoria Journal Star. The article gives some background on where the song "Same Old Lang Syne" came from.
The last 3 paragraphs of the article nearly brought a tear to my eye.
http://www.pjstar.com/stories/121807...82C4LS.054.php
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12-21-2007, 10:46 PM
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I grew up listening to good music and i have to say Dan Fogleberg was one of the best. He will be greatly missed.
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