My Eagle
I'm 51. Since Glenn Frey was my age, I believe I've been to only two concerts. Don Henley at Radio City Music Hall in 2000, and Don Henley at the Beacon Theatre just a few months ago. Henley was, Henley is, "my" Eagle. I think Hotel California, with lead vocals by Henley, is the best Eagles song. If I walk into a store and hear New Kid in Town playing on the radio, I'll walk in and walk out. If I hear Hotel California, I'll linger, wait, hold off until the final notes have played, as Glenn Frey's final notes played today. I wouldn't have Henley if I didn't have The Eagles. Henley and I wouldn't have The Eagles if it weren't for Glenn Frey. Henley far surpassed Frey as a solo artist, but I wouldn't have purchased Henley's album I Can't Stand Still if it weren't for The Eagles, for Frey. I wouldn't have my Dirty Laundry, down at the Sunset Grill, while Building the Perfect Beast for The Boys of Summer during the En...