My Beach

Well ok it's in West Edmonton Mall. But a guy can dream...

Old Is New Again

Ladies and gentlemen...

Behold the remastered Empire Strikes Back. Filmed in 1979 and 1980. In 4K.

Wow. Just wow.

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Glenn Frey: An Eagle Soars

Fresh from mourning David Bowie, we now mourn Glenn Frey, cofounder of The Eagles, this past Monday at age 67. I can't confess to owning the landmark Hotel California in 1976, as I was only 5. But I remember all the music, probably because it was on the radio, which was at the time tuned to 126 CFRN "Good Sports". Which is retroactively hilarious because CFRN is now a sports station.

But because I heard it there, I always remembered it. And I always will.

New Kid in Town was always one of my favorites.

Now let's flash forward to 1995...





I had the absolute good fortune to see the Eagles on March 30 of that year at the Edmonton Coliseum, amid press reports stating that this was a must-see-now, once-in-a-lifetime event. I believe it was the first event in the then-refurbished arena. Glenn Frey was the de facto host for the evening when the band felt the need to talk. He thanked the audience for coming, and remarked that to his recollection the Eagles had been last in Edmonton in 1978 with Jethro Tull opening (A quick check of www.eaglesonlinecentral.com reveals that the date was actually July 23. Another fun fact: That show was actually the start of another North American leg of the Hotel California tour after a 10 month break, presumably to break up the monotony of recording The Long Run album, which had been going on for a year and a half at that point).

Everyone seemed to be relaxed and having fun at the Hell Freezes Over show. Both the Eagles classics and everyone's solo hits were well-represented, which was surprising and welcome.


RIP Mr. Frey.


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