Jay481985 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Listened to him for many hours back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 NASTY stuff Cancer ................. R.I.P. Dan ................ another member of God's Band !!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Darn. Saw him many times at Hamline, before his duet with Tim Weisberg made him famous. Nice voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Adams Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipsched with Yamahas Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 WOW...I never knew he was diagnosed w/prostate cancer. One of my most cherished singer/composers from the 70's and early eighties. His music touched me in so many different ways. R.I.P. my friend. A very, very sad day indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSamuel Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 ... 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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