Originally Posted by
EagleInKansas
I feel like many are avoiding the Eagles' resumption not because of the possibility they won't enjoy it, but because of the probability that they will. I think that's a scary thought for a lot of people. Avoidance is definitely the safest, most defensible stance, and probably the most easily validated. I think I will enjoy it, too, but I have to find out for myself.
I love Glenn Frey. I think, as Eagles fans, we all do. That's why it's interesting to see so many taking sides, as if one's feelings on the Eagles without Glenn are equal to their feelings about Glenn himself. I love both. It kills me that, at the upcoming shows, I won't hear Glenn sing "Lyin' Eyes" or play guitar on "Witchy Woman" or introduce Timothy as "The pride of Sac-arra-mento Caleefornya!"
But starting Jan. 18, 2016, I was never going to hear those things again, anyway, and I'm only 34. I was and am going to live 50-ish years (hopefully) with those major voids. A world without Glenn is a void for all of us, and it will never be filled. Ever. But I don't want to live the rest of my life without hearing Don's drums on "Life's Been Good" or watching Timothy and Steuart play the ending notes on "I Can't Tell You Why."
There is no replacing Glenn, either in the Eagles or in our hearts. But life does go on, and I want mine to go on with this band -- as true to itself as it can possibly be -- as long as possible.
See you in Los Angeles.