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Thanks Marion for all you do. And thanks Nurk for starting this thread - being thankful for someone as giving as Marion puts a smile on my face, and makes me happy I love the Heartbreakers enough to be a part of this beautiful group. I might not post alo, but I love you guys!

His playing brought me so much joy on recordings and in person. I loved watching him, so confident, yet humble. I can still picture him up there, commanding the stage, his broad shoulders shining in the spotlight, his smile and those adorable eye. If there is a rock and roll heaven, I'm sure he's playing in the band, right up there with the best.

All the best on your birthday.

During the spring of my high school junior year, I skipped school for both the Cubs and the Sox opener and had a blast. At least ten kids from my class of 144 were at both.

I was four and my family was headed to Florida to see my grandfather. I got so excited I puked in the chair next to me.

I love James Taylor and his voice is as true as it has ever been. He even shook my hand at the last concert. And Arnold, one of his amazing back up singers, reached out and grabbed my hand during one of the songs. Last summer I got to see Mark Knofler for the first time - I couldn't believe how many string instruments were on stage before the show started, and once it did I was amazed by the musicians, each one so talented. And when he sang Romeo and Juliet, it got tingles...and tears...and more tears. I saw his brother a few weeks later in a small venue - what a musician and so genuine. I also got to see Leon Russell in a small venue a few years ago..wow! He still rocked the place, and talk about the genuine article, well he is. I'm glad he got a new tour bus after his recording with Elton John, the one parked outside of the venue I was at surely had seen better days. I hope Leon continues to have good days.

And I like those shoes. Cute toe tips.

^It looks like he has a wristband on his right wrist --- and some bling on his fingers.

^I'm with Marion and SingsinFrench - he looks mighty fine to me. I like that smirk -

I prefer an aisle seat since I have such long legs - I need to stretch them once and awhile.

Magnolia -She is perfect - congrats. And those little feet and hands, I bet you keep kissing them. There isn't anything better in this world than little baby hands and cheeks. Marion the quilt is beautiful, boy you have so many talents.

I moved to German for a year at 17.

I spent a year in German when I was 17/18 - didn't know any when I went. I came back talking German in my sleep - scaring the heck out of my sister. I can get by now, but I was never fluent.

I am writing a book about my life - I think it's going to be called "My Midlife Crisis Concert Series." It probably won't get published but I'm having a blast writing it.

I read a couple of essays from Stranded: Rock and Roll For A Desert Island edited by Greil Marcus. Music critics pick an album they would want with them if they were on an island all alone. For instance Lester Bangs writes about Van Morrison's Astral Weeks. My favorite essay is Paul Nelson on Jackson Browne's The Pretender.I always loved "Linda Paloma" - now I adore it even more. One of the best lines in the essay is: "Farther On," like the majority of Jackson's work, has its eye firmly fixed on long distances.

^^He also isn't ancient like some of us, who grew up with some of the best music of all time. Poor guy. Sometimes its good to be middle age.

She did a much better job on "Landslide" - exquisitely phrased, slowly paced – and her voice had warmed up a bit. She might have spent a little more time warming up for the first song – but she looked beautiful.

I might be able to make this one - I'm so excited. Can't wait until we get more info.

I just finished Compose: A Memoir by Rosanne Cash. It was a nice easy read, with insight and a few details sprinkled in. I wish she would have dug just a bit deeper. She mentions Benmont Tench once or twice - I wish she would have said more than they are good friends - at least she should have given the scene when they talked about her recording the song he co-wrote. But, all-in-all it was a pleasurable read.

^^^Starfish I love the hair dye reference...especially seeing that you come from the mecca of albino squirrels...plus star fish seems so magical, mystical...

^^Beamish - I love that Jabberwocky reference....isn't Benmont just well so amazingly Benmont. I recently finished my "Ode to Benmont Tench" - and maybe someday, someone, somehow will publish it -- hopefully, somewhere down the road. I really like this thread....

I started on this forum with a different moniker, but changed it when on another fan site I had an unfortunate incident, so I changed it to a reference from the Traveling Wilburys "End of the Line" - Maybe somewhere down the road aways You'll think of me and wonder where I am these days Maybe somewhere down the road when somebody plays Purple Haze

^^^^^^WildflowerNJ - I went on the Royal Scotsman many years ago and it was delightful and top of the line service. We even had a private Scotch tasting and we stopped at Chivas for a party, complete with dancing and bagpipes.

Happy Birthday SLQ...love the photos you post of our boys.

Love the hair.