Glenn Frey passes away

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by crystalline_

Seems a tad melodramatic, no? These people were fighting illness, not age. A 45 year old could get liver cancer (like Bowie) or pneumonia (like Glenn) similar to how a 90 year old can be the picture of health.

Well, you can get it at any age, but there's no escaping the fact that it happens more frequently with age. Whether it's pneumonia or liver cancer or a fall, it's going to start happening to more and more of their contemporaries on a regular basis now.

Dennis Wilson drowning was a shock. Overdoses, car accidents, flukes took their friends away then. But now they have reached the age where losing a peer isn't a shock, it's just nature and instead of happening once every 2 years, it will be happening once a month. I mean at this point we'll be lucky to get out of January without someone else dropping dead who is connected to who they were.

Michele

[Macfanforever]

Cancer and other illnesses can kill at any age.I lost my sister at 56 with breast cancer in 2007.I lost my friend at 29 with a heart attach in his sleep in 1992.I just found out last week my ex -bosses son died in his sleep with sleep apnea and he was 45.

Its really sad that we are seeing a great generation of artists and band members are passing away at a young age.

RIP Glenn..................................

[elle]

I am in a state of shock and disbelief at Glenn’s passing. It was so unexpected and has left me with a very heavy heart...

Posted by Don Felder on Monday, January 18, 2016

[Wdm6789]

So sad. David Bowie and Glenn fry are two of my favorite musicians. Eagles are my other favorite band. The reality of it is, this is only going to keep happening. This makes me that much more grateful I got to see Christine.

[landslide95]

Really sad that Glenn is gone, what a great talent.

Not to sound rude, but was never a fan of Bowie, however I respect him as an artist. RIP.

[Missy]

It certainly feels like the end of an era. I hope that there are a few young and original artists who can keep creating something interesting in the future. But I don't know if they'll ever achieve the same 'legendary' status previous performers did.

Originally Posted by StreetAngel86

as much as i'd like to believe Stevie is immortal
i think she's used up a LOT of her 9 lives
and that she's still here for a reason.

I can see Stevie moving into a 'mentoring' role. Well, she already does that. Even though she didn't have her own children, she seems like she has a maternal side and has become an inspiration for young performers.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I mean at this point we'll be lucky to get out of January without someone else dropping dead who is connected to who they were.

News just came in that Dallas Taylor died yesterday. If I remember correctly, he was one of the inspirations for the song, Beautiful Child.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by vivfox

News just came in that Dallas Taylor died yesterday. If I remember correctly, he was one of the inspirations for the song, Beautiful Child.

He died a year ago.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

He died a year ago.

Some stupid FB article posted it as if it just happened.Thank you for the correction.

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by vivfox

Some stupid FB article posted it as if it just happened.Thank you for the correction.

yeah several places posted it on the anniversary of his death as if it just happened. A friend sent me this one this morning and before my coffee I totally fell for it-- it does say 1 year ago but also splashes 'Breaking News' across his photo..
http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/01/18/...er-illness-66/

For What It's Worth is the song she wrote for him. BC was for the Beatles guy.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

yeah several places posted it on the anniversary of his death as if it just happened. A friend sent me this one this morning and before my coffee I totally fell for it-- it does say 1 year ago but also splashes 'Breaking News' across his photo..
http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/01/18/...er-illness-66/

For What It's Worth is the song she wrote for him. BC was for the Beatles guy.

Thank you for the correction.

[vivfox]

I feel very lucky to have been born in 1962. The best music of last century occurred in my youth. At age 18 in 1980 I was lucky enough to see a triple bill of The Eagles, Heart & The Little River Band performing in the Yale Bowl all in their prime.

[David]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Well, you can get it at any age, but there's no escaping the fact that it happens more frequently with age. Whether it's pneumonia or liver cancer or a fall, it's going to start happening to more and more of their contemporaries on a regular basis now.

Was Frey in the hospital for treatment for colitis? Did I read that somewhere last week? If so, he must have had colitis issues for decades. Remember the Get Tough on Toxics concert in Long Beach in 1986? It was an Eagles reunion of sorts: Glenn couldn't attend because he was in the hospital with a colitis problem, so he was beamed in live via video.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by David

Was Frey in the hospital for treatment for colitis? Did I read that somewhere last week? If so, he must have had colitis issues for decades. Remember the Get Tough on Toxics concert in Long Beach in 1986? It was an Eagles reunion of sorts: Glenn couldn't attend because he was in the hospital with a colitis problem, so he was beamed in live via video.

Yes, they said colitis with ulcers and pneumonia.

Michele

[MikeInNV]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Yes, they said colitis with ulcers and pneumonia.

Michele

Also rheumatoid arthritis, and apparently some of the medications used to treat arthritis and colitis have immune-suppressing effects, making pneumonia more difficult to fend off and treat. Terrible combination.