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Singer Dan Fogelberg, 56, dies of cancer


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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071217/ap_on_en_mu/obit_fogelberg;_ylt=AneghPuV9cCw9rbykGDWm9ys0NUE

I feel dishearted as Same Old Lang Syne had special meaning to me. May he rest in peace.

Met my old lover in the grocery store

The snow was falling christmas eve

I stole behind her in the frozen foods

And I touched her on the sleeve

She didnt recognize the face at first

But then her eyes flew open wide

She went to hug me and she spilled her purse

And we laughed until we cried.

We took her groceries to the checkout stand

The food was totalled up and bagged

We stood there lost in our embarrassment

As the conversation dragged.

We went to have ourselves a drink or two

But couldnt find an open bar

We bought a six-pack at the liquor store

And we drank it in her car.

We drank a toast to innocence

We drank a toast to now

And tried to reach beyond the emptiness

But neither one knew how.

She said shed married her an architect

Who kept her warm and safe and dry

She would have liked to say she loved the man

But she didnt like to lie.

I said the years had been a friend to her

And that her eyes were still as blue

But in those eyes I wasnt sure if I saw

Doubt or gratitude.

She said she saw me in the record stores

And that I must be doing well

I said the audience was heavenly

But the traveling was hell.

We drank a toast to innocence

We drank a toast to now

And tried to reach beyond the emptiness

But neither one knew how.

We drank a toast to innocence

We drank a toast to time

Reliving in our eloquence

Another auld lang syne...

The beer was empty and our tongues were tired

And running out of things to say

She gave a kiss to me as I got out

And I watched her drive away.

Just for a moment I was back at school

And felt that old familiar pain

And as I turned to make my way back home

The snow turned into rain

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We both grew up in Peoria, IL, and I remember doing a folk festival with him there, before he was famous, too. Some jerk stole his banjo. He was a really nice person then, and I think remained so his whole life.

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I too will urge you 45 and older men out there to do something Dan encouraged and that's get tested for prostate cancer (PC). It's called a PSA test and all it involves is having blood drawn. Typically, most Doctors won't test men until 50, but from my first hand experince, the age at which PC is occurring is getting lower. I was diagnosed at 47 and it was a fluke that it was found. While PC is a relatively slow growing cancer, the treatment has some very significant side affects that can seriously damage not just your quality of life, but the relationship you have with your spouse or SO. Ok.....I'll shut up now.

Tom

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Same Old Lang Syne had special meaning to me. May he rest in peace. ...

Yes, "Same Old Lang Syne" was a memorable song. I may have paid more attention to it than most as I was in architecture school at the time. I also was particularly fond of "Leader Of The Band" that was a tribute to his father and included, albeit at a lower level, the "Washington Post March" his father had composed.

May he rest in peace and jam along in heaven with those that have went before.

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