BTW, I went looking for the original article, and found that it came with an interesting silhouette photo. Check it out:
http://illinoisentertainer.com/2008/...-story-eagles/
ETA: There's a link there to the whole magazine, with a longer interview! It starts on page 20.
http://www.bluetoad.com/publication/?i=5608&pre=1
You can also download the .pdf if you like here:
http://www.bluetoad.com/publication/...608/2008_3.pdf