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Dan Fogelberg, RIP


Ohdave at Into My Own’s blog title caught me completely by surprise. Dan Fogelberg died this morning at age 56, of prostate cancer.

My favorite albums of his were Souvenirs and Netherlands. I was 12 and 15 when they were released, respectively, but I listened to them well into my 30s.  I think I still have the cassette tape of one of them that traveled around Israel and Europe with me.

Thoughts and comfort to his family.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 10:13 pm December 16th, 2007 in Politics 

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11 Responses to “Dan Fogelberg, RIP”

  1. 1 redhorse on December 16th, 2007 11:03 pm

    He grew up near Peoria, at least for a time, and, also for a time, the subject of Leader of the Band was my ma’s HS choir teacher.

  2. 2 Jill Miller Zimon on December 16th, 2007 11:16 pm

    Very seminal work for us on the young end of the boomer pack.

  3. 3 John Ettorre on December 17th, 2007 10:40 am

    Kind of eerie that only last week I mentioned him for the first time ever, noting how apt his Auld Lang Syne lyrics are whenever I run into a former sweetheart. And now he’s gone. A major bummer.

  4. 4 Jill Miller Zimon on December 17th, 2007 10:59 am

    Ok – I’ll bite: and how often is that, John? :)

  5. 5 John Ettorre on December 17th, 2007 11:03 am

    Well, let me put it this way: I don’t run into any one ex-sweetheart too often, but I had several in my bachelor days, so the collective total adds up.

  6. 6 Jill Miller Zimon on December 17th, 2007 2:13 pm

    Okay – we can definitely stop there. :)

  7. 7 Keith on December 17th, 2007 5:51 pm

    They’ll probably name the street in Peoria for him that was supposed to be named for Richard Pryor.

    Be that as it may, I also lived in the Central Illinois area and he was one of their hometown favorites. FYI “Same Old Lang Syne” is actually a true story of his set to lyrics. For years speculation ran rampant in Peoria’s architectural community as to who the woman was (not kidding).

    Here’s the writeup in the Journal-Star, one of the papers I used to work for:

    http://pjstar.com/stories/121707/TRI_BF7TI941.044.php

  8. 8 John Ettorre on December 17th, 2007 5:54 pm

    Interesting. But I never for a moment doubted that that song was based on his real experience, because every word rang so true to the underlying emotions of that universally experienced (but until then unremarked-upon) situation.

  9. 9 Jill Miller Zimon on December 17th, 2007 11:08 pm

    That sense that it’s real is what made it so popular, I’m sure.

  10. 10 chris perry on December 31st, 2007 1:39 am

    I was wondering if you ran over any Palestinian children in your car while driving and listening those wonderful melodies?

  11. 11 Jill Miller Zimon on December 31st, 2007 11:36 am

    Chris – thanks for reading and leaving a comment. I didn’t drive a car for over a year while I was in Israel, Egypt and Europe. Sorry to disappoint you.

    Happy New Year.

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