Mary Ann Haley wants a Pulaski County jury to tell Don Henley to keep his maracas to himself.
Haley, a 43-year-old wife and mother who describes herself as a longtime Henley fan, says Henley hurled a maraca at her during his Oct. 4 concert at Alltel Arena after she stood to take a photograph. She filed a lawsuit in Pulaski County Circuit Court on Friday, claiming the maraca hit her and caused her physical and emotional pain.
And, she says, the abuse didn't stop after she was beaned in the forehead.
    Haley also claims that the former Eagles member, after announcing that he would appreciate no more use of flash equipment, pointed his finger and made other gestures at her. Haley says she and her husband left their fourth-row seats and the concert because they were so worried that Henley might throw another object at her or that his comments might turn the crowd against her, according to the lawsuit.
   "These affronts, coupled with her physical injury, caused highly unpleasant mental reactions including fright, horror, disappointment, chagrin, worry, disgrace, embarrassment, indignity, ridicule, grief, shame, humiliation, anger and outrage," the lawsuit says.
    A representative of Warner Brothers, the recording company that represents Henley, was not available for comment Friday.
    In addition to the lawsuit, Haley has sent a copy of her complaint to Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney Larry Jegley's office. Haley said she has requested that Jegley "investigate the matter and then, in the exercise of his prosecutorial discretion, decide whether further proceedings are appropriate."
    Jegley said Friday that he hadn't seen a copy of the lawsuit. Although, he said: "That's not the silliest thing I've heard this year, but it's definitely in the top 10."
    Little Rock attorney Daniel Traylor, who filed the lawsuit Friday on Haley's behalf, said he's advised his client not to talk about the trouble with Henley until the entertainer has been served with the lawsuit.
    "We don't try our lawsuits in the newspapers," Traylor said.
    In her lawsuit, Haley says she saw no signs posted at Alltel Arena in North Little Rock forbidding her from taking a camera to the Henley concert. She said that during the first two hours of Henley's performance others in the arena were also taking photos.
    Betty Baxter, spokesman for Alltel Arena, said Friday that she couldn't comment on whether an incident similar to what Haley described happened at the Oct. 4 concert. Baxter said each performer sets his own policy as to the use of flash photography and that policy is usually printed on the ticket for each concert.
   In the lawsuit, Haley's attorney writes that Henley had other options available to him to stop the use of flash photography; he didn't have to throw the maraca.
   "Therefore, Defendant should be discouraged from engaging in similar conduct in the future and thus an award of punitive damages is appropriate," the lawsuit says.

Back to School

Random Notes: 

Don Henley, originally from Linden and now living in Dallas, started the third leg of his Inside Job tour on August 22 n Connecticut. “The tour is going quite well,” Henley says. “I’m enjoying it. I’ve got a great band. I intend to continue touring through the end of this year and into next year.” The tour continues through the US and Canada and might swing through Europe by year’s end. Henley says he will begin writing songs again after the tour is completed and, at this time, there is a “50/50 chance” of another Eagles’ Reunion Tour. “It changes from day to day,” he says.

Henley performed at a Democratic fund-raiser in New York City on September 14, sharing the bill with Sheryl Crow, Lenny Kravitz, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Jimmy Buffett. “The concert in New York is my contribution to the election cycle,” Henley says. “I am trying to help Mr. Gore and I am also trying to help Ralph Nader because I would like to see him at least included in the debates. I think he would enrich the debates greatly.” Henley, known for his environmental concerns through his Walden Woods Project, says he has no political aspirations for himself. “I like the job that I have, and I think I can be more effective outside the political arena than inside it.”

This was sent to the Eagles mailing list by Steve F. It's Cameron Crowe explaining the Eagles connection to his new movie:

RS: Who is Russell Hammond, really?
CC: I saw Glenn Frey at a dinner party recently, and I realized that so much of Russell is Glenn. He was the coolest guy I had ever met in 1972. I was backstage at a concert interviewing everybody -- the Eagles, King Crimson, Ballin' Jack, Chaka Khan. In the Eagles' dressing room, everyone's talking about Glenn -- the one guy who isn't there. He's out looking for babes.
Everyone's like, "The thing about Glenn," "Oh, one time Glenn and I..." And then, like a one-act play, Glenn appears. He walks in a little buzzed, he's
got a long-neck Bud, and he's like, "How ya doin'?" Just classic. That whole thing of "Tonight, friends -- tomorrow, the interview" was him. And
there's one line he really did say to me: "Look, just make us look cool." He was also the first guy who told me about crafting a buzz long before I could ever enact it.
RS: The recipe, please.
CC: OK. He's like, "If you want to craft a buzz correctly, you walk into a party, you drink two beers quickly. Then you drink a beer every hour and fifteen minutes after that. You'll always have a buzz and you'll never get too embarrassing." I was like, "Uh... yeah, I know that." Meanwhile, I'm
furiously writing it down.

Nice new interview with Henley about the remixed version of For My Wedding and the video that was shot for it. Thanks Michelle for typing it up!

We've been getting a lot of e-mail about this article and we've wrestled with whether or not to post it.  We've decided not to post the text because it is tabloid in nature, but figured collectors might want to know that this is out there.

Glenn Frey played a couple of shows in Michigan. He played the Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant and then did a homecoming show in Royal Oak. We've got photos--  from the Casino show and you can read what Glenn had to say about the shows.

Joe Walsh in Muskegon
Grand Rapids Press
7/8/00

Believe us, we've been looking for media coverage of the Joe dates that have been happening. What we finally found isn't exactly positive, but it's something. 

This and That
Billboard 7/1/00

As sometimes happens, Billboard had a couple of quick photos of Don doing the meet the radio people thing in New York City. It also had photos of JD Souther accepting Don and Glenn's awards from the Songwriting Hall of Fame. What do you think of JD without the beard??

Henley's Opinion
USA Today Weekend 5/28/00

YES: These vehicles [off road vehicles in national parks]  leave a trail of destruction.

Our parks, wildlife refuges and other federal lands are national treasures belonging to all Americans. Millions of us spend our time and money on one or more outdoor recreational activities. The most environmentally damaging of these activities is the use of off-road vehicles, which leave a trail of destruction involving the soils, vegetation, wildlife and air quality of our public lands.

The past decade has seen dramatic increases in ownership of these vehicles. As a result, they are now the fastest-growing threat to the natural integrity of our public lands. Public-land managers have been unwilling to enforce laws that are meant to protect our lands from overuse by these vehicles. The result: We are losing wild country and wild values at a rapid pace.

This misuse degrades the environment, disrupts critical wildlife patterns and diminishes the quality of the outdoor experience for those seeking solitude and tranquility. Millions who visit our public lands object to the vehicles' noisy presence at campsites, favorite hunting and fishing spots and wildlife-viewing areas. They also are concerned about personal safety.

Increasingly, vehicle operators drive past "no motorized entry" signs, straight up slopes, mountainsides and riverbeds, across deserts, streams and meadows -- wreaking havoc on soil, vegetation, wildlife habitat, pristine waterways and archeological sites. Each day, nearly 5,000 acres of habitat are lost to alien plants or "noxious weeds." Off-road vehicle usage has greatly contributed to the spread of these alien species across the West.

Officials need not remove these vehicles from all public lands, such as designated forests and range routes, where the impact on the environment is minimal. But they must achieve balance in how these lands are managed. With freedom comes responsibility. I have an off-road vehicle, but I also have respect for the millions of other humans and wild creatures with whom I share the outdoors. (thanks Julie!)

Eagles Sue Dallas Restaurant, Force Name Change
All Star 5/19/00

The Eagles have filed a trademark violation lawsuit in Texas over a Dallas-area restaurant bearing the name Hotel California Grill, according to the restaurant's Executive Chef, Bud Boswell.

As a result, the Hotel California Grill in Addison, Texas -- home of the "topless margarita" -- will now become the Baja California Grill. "Bottom line: Don Henley lives about five blocks from here and we simply didn't want to spend the money to fight over something that silly," says Boswell. "I was a huge Eagles fan in the '70s. I'm of that era."

The Hotel California Grill was short-lived, as the restaurant just opened two and a half weeks ago. While the menu will stay the same (highlights include a slew of authentic Mexican tacos and the Margarita Mousse dessert), the restaurant has 30 days to follow through with the name change and the lawsuit will be dropped. "We have already ordered the sign," reports Boswell.

The Eagles' Don Felder checks back into Hotel California
Guitar World Acoustic  #35

This guitar lovers magazine has a chat with Don Felder about the making of Hotel California. He discusses where the music came from, how it was recorded and the equipment he used to make the distinctive sound.

Bill Szymczyk has worked diligently to remaster classic albums from the Eagles and the James Gang. He's fixed what he thought were atrocious mistakes. You can read all of his comments in an interview he did with Ice Magazine. 

Don Henley is gearing up for the release of his new album, Inside Job, and the accompanying tour to support it, but he has another venture in the works as well. He and Sheryl Crow are currently soliciting other artists to be part of a coalition to lobby for performers' rights in Washington, D.C.

Henley says that the impetus was a recent clandestine change in the federal Copyright Act that redefines recordings as "work for hire." This effectively nullifies a provision in the act that reverts ownership of the recordings back to the artists after 35 years. Henley says the action -- which was engineered by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), a lobby group for the record companies -- keeps the artists from ever owning their material and being able to profit further from it.

The only way to fix the situation, Henley tells LAUNCH, is for musicians to hire their own lobbyists to work on their behalf. "Artists have managed to get organized for all manner of other causes -- for the rain forest, for the environment in general, for anti-nukes, for cures for cancer, for the homeless people, for hunger -- all manner of charity work we've done. But we've never been able to get our sh-t together for ourselves, and we're getting reamed in Washington by the record companies, by the Internet companies, by big business in general," he says. "And if we're not careful, we're gonna sleep through the whole thing and have all our rights taken away from us."

Henley and Crow have been sending packages to their colleagues explaining the issue and asking them to lend their support as well as put in some money to hire the lobbyists. So far, he says, Billy Joel, James Taylor, and Mary-Chapin Carpenter have signed on. A public hearing on the matter is scheduled for May 25 in Washington.

Visitors can see a short preview of the VH1 Storytellers and find out exactly when it is airing. 

Don Henley has a new solo album, Inside Job, due in stores on May 23, with a tour to follow. However, there was talk as recently as last fall that he would be part of a new Eagles album and subsequent tour.

Henley tells LAUNCH that the group had indeed started working on new material but stopped due the fact the material wasn't up to snuff and his desire to finish Inside Job."Frankly, we weren't all on the same page as far as production values and songwriting values and things like that," Henley says. "And before it can continue, I think we're going to have to come to some kind of understanding about production and about songwriting, because as I see it, we're not on the same page at this point. And I can't really say much more than that about it without blowing the whole thing to bits."

Nevertheless, Henley's Eagles mate Glenn Frey lends backup vocals to "Nobody Else In The World But You," the opening track on Inside Job. Henley's tour is slated to start May 21 in Houston and continue through the summer.

The following is the transcript (From the station web-site) of an interview/story done on local TV when Don was in town filming the video for "Taking You Home":

     Lights, camera and action. We're not talking about Hollywood, we're talking about Marshall, Texas. Don Henley, a former Eagle, is shooting a new music video and has chosen Marshall for its primary setting. So, why Marshall?
     "A lot of good scenery here. People are incredibly helpful. Folks have been very hospitable to us and we appreciate that."
     The song is called "Taking You Home". It was inspired by his wife and taking his daughter home from the hospital when she was born. Most of the video was shot at the old Ginocchio Hotel. A star like Don Henley has brought out many fans...including city officials.
     Coming back to an area where he grew up, Henley himself is a fan of East Texas. "I've never done anything in deep East Texas, I guess you would call it. And it's great. I feel very relaxed...very at home.
     Now Marshall might not have the glamour and fame of a big city like Holly wood. However, band members say this town has a lot to offer.
     "I almost feel this area is a natural built in movie set. You see this kind of stuff on back lots at movie studios in LA. But you know it's not real. If you were to walk into that depot on a back lot, there wouldn't be an inside to it. Just stilts that are holding it on the side."

Soaring Like an Eagle
Augusta Chronicle

This article is about Glenn's involvement with a charity concert that happens around Masters time every year. In it, Glenn discusses the upcoming plans for the Eagles. The Augusta Chronicle also has a preview of the show and a review. Thanks Debby for passing these along.

Hip Hop Henley
Rolling Stone, April 21, 2000

Next month, it's all about DON HENLEY. He's got a new solo album, Inside Job, (his first in more than ten years), and an episode of VH1's Storytellers, to be followed by a tour. He also has a few surprises for his fans. "I had some fun with 'Life in the Fast Lane' on Storytellers," he says wryly. "I realized people have been listening to the same Eagles songs for thirty years now. So to poke a little fun at myself and the band, we did a hip-hop version. I had a little sampler box around my neck on a gold chain. I think it's hilarious."  The hardheaded, brutally handsome man's antics freaked out the Storytellers crowd. "Some of the audience was stunned into silence," he says proudly. "I just yelled it to a rhythm track, mainly. I think this could be a hit again. Yelling seems to be the order of the day. The kids love the unintelligible ranting and God bless 'em." Inside Job features Stevie Wonder, Glenn Frey, members of Tom Petty's Heartbreakers and legendary blues guitarist Jimmie Vaughn. (thanks to Mystyfy for sending this in)

This is a really good piece with some new information about a couple of the album's more political songs. Don really goes off on a rant or two and showcases his potty mouth. Beautiful photos come with the piece.  The entire interview is available now on our site. This is probably one of the better Henley interviews ever done....if you can get past the Timothy White ass-kissing.

Henley's New Album
Ice Magazine, April 2000

Although he's been busy over the last six years with various Eagles reunion concerts, Don Henley has not released a complete album's worth of songs since 1989's quintuple-platinum The End of the Innocence. For his first Warner Bros. outing, Henley corralled many special guests to help celebrate his return to the studio. Inside Job features help from insiders Stevie Wonder, Randy Newman, Eagles Glenn Frey and Don Felder, The Heartbreakers' Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench (as well as former Tom Petty drummer Stan Lynch), Jimmie Vaughan, Danny Kortchmar, Toto keyboardist David Paich, Jai Winding, and Larry Klein, among others. Wonder and Frey appear on "Nobody Else in the World But You," while Newman arranged and conducted the strings on "Annabel." And drummer Lynch co-produced the disc with Henley.

Henley began pre-production on the album in 1997, and recording commenced in Los Angeles and Dallas the following year. Henley and Lynch utilized both analog and digital technology to record the album.

The track list: "Nobody Else in the World but You," "Taking You Home," "For My Wedding," "Everything is Different Now," "Workin' It," "Goodbye to a River," "Inside Job," "They're Not Here, They're Not Coming," "Damn It, Rose" (the album's longest track at 7:13), "Miss Ghost," "The Genie," "Annabel," and My Thanksgiving."

Don and Timothy appear as backing vocalists on a track from the Road to Eldorado soundtrack. The song is "Without Question". You can download a short clip of it from the Dreamworks site.

Don Henley Back on the 'Job'
USA Today, March 17, 2000

Don Henley's long-anticipated Inside Job, his first album since 1989's Grammy-winning The End of the Innocence, gets to the heart of what matters to The Eagles.

On the 13-track album, due May 23rd, Henley continues to examine issues dear to him, including environmentalism (in Goodbye to a River, inspired by Texas author John Graves' 1960 natural-history book of the same name) and abuse of power (the title track). They're Not Here, They're Not Coming ponders the absurd notion that intelligent alien beings have reason to visit this deeply flawed planet. Workin' It  takes aim at corporate culture.

He likens Inside Job to a diary of the past 11 years. He dwells on his contentment as a husband and father in first single Taking You Home, For My Wedding and Everything is Different. During his hiatus from the studio, Henley got married, had two children, settled in Dallas, participated  in the lucrative Eagles reunion, orchestrated the Common Thread country tribute album to the band and founded the Walden Woods Project. 

Inside Job, recorded in Los Angeles and Dallas with co-producer Stan Lynch, features such guests as Stevie Wonder, Randy Newman, Jimmie Vaughan and Glenn Frey. A U.S. tour starts in late May.

Inside Job
March 11, 1999

This is from (I think, the LA Times): When Henley's
last album, "The End of the Innocence," was released in 1989, most of the kids on the charts today were watching "Sesame Street." While not bearing a Santana-like roster of guest stars, it does feature appearances by Stevie Wonder and Randy Newman, with Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell (of Tom Petty's Heartbreakers) sitting in and ex-Heartbreaker drummer Stan Lynch the primary collaborator and co-producer.  The album is due out on May 23rd.

Thought we'd mention this here since we couldn't think of another place to do it. Those who enjoy watching professional sports may want to take a look at the spectators when watching a home Lakers game. If you look off to the left of the stands...toward the corner, you may catch a glimpse of Glenn Frey. You never know who he may have with him. For the All-Star Game, Joe Walsh accompanied the Frey family for a night of basketball fun!

The Under the Covers TV special based on the CD-Rom by the same name is set to air on The Learning Channel.  

Feb 26 2000 12:00 AM
TLC  Feb 26 2000 9:00 PM

This special focuses on the work of Photographers/Artists Henry Diltz and Gary Burden. We're sure to see some Eagles footage and interviews with Don and Glenn. (thanks Tim for reminding us about this). You may want to check out Henry's web page for more info.

Joe Walsh has been nominated for a Gibson Guitar award. Joe is competing against Jeff Beck and John Frusciante
for Best Rock Guitarist (Male). The winners will be announced February 22nd at a ceremony at the Hard Rock Cafe in Los Angeles. If you can't make it to the ceremony, it will be broadcast live on Centerseat.com. There don't seem to be any details yet, but keep checking their page and the Gibson one.  Thanks to Heather and Michelle for turning this in. Good luck Joe!!!!! (note: Joe didn't win...Jeff Beck did : (

Well, his game wasn't the best and he wasn't teamed with very high-media profile pros, but those who sat through 4 days of coverage of the annual golf tournament were rewarded with some awesome Glenn coverage in the last 15 minutes of the program today. Glenn was interviewed and had VERY interesting Eagles news. They want to get together and do a studio album in September.  Those in attendance reported that Glenn looked fit but that he spent a lot of time in the water hazard the first day of play. His brother Alan served as Caddy. Discussing his not too great performance, Glenn quipped that he was only practicing for Pebble Beach. To see scores, head to the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic webpage. 

If you're interested in seeing how the Eagles roost (bad pun, we know). You might want to pick up a copy of this month's House & Garden magazine. It features the Brentwood home of Glenn and Cindy Frey, complete with photos of the house and the family. If you don't feel like picking it up, you can read it here on The Fastlane. 

The Eagles have dethroned the King of Pop. The rock & roll desperados' 1976 Their Greatest Hits, 1971-1975 narrowly topped Michael Jackson's 1982 album, Thriller, in the contest for the best-selling album of the century. With 26 million copies shipped (compared with Jackson's 25 million), the Eagles' anthology was recently awarded that honor by the Recording Industry Association of America.

"I hated popularity contests when I was in high school, and I hate them now," said the band's once-and-again drummer Don Henley, trying not to toot the group's collective horn too loudly at the December press conference during which the RIAA presented the band with a plaque denoting its achievement.

The timing of the Eagles' victory was fortuitous enough, considering that they had plans to hit the road a few weeks later for a three-date mini-tour (including a show at Los Angeles' Staples Center on New Year's Eve) that, they have hinted, could lead to a full-scale reunion--complete with a new studio album and an extensive tour. "Obviously we've attempted more than once or twice to get this thing back and flying," said guitarist Glenn Frey. "We've learned to never say never"

VH-1 asked a panel of about 700 musicians and other voters what the greatest song of the century was. Here's the top 10:

1. ''(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction,'' The Rolling Stones.

2. ``Respect,'' Aretha Franklin.

3. ``Stairway to Heaven,'' Led Zeppelin.

4. ``Like a Rolling Stone,'' Bob Dylan.

5. ``Born to Run,'' Bruce Springsteen.

6. ``Hotel California,'' the Eagles.

7. ``Light My Fire,'' the Doors.

8. ``Good Vibrations,'' the Beach Boys.

9. ``Hey Jude,'' the Beatles.

10. ``Imagine,'' John Lennon.

The Eagles have placed in the Top 10 on various other end of the year polls from sources like the BBC, The Netherlands, and radio stations around the world.

A Near-capacity crowd at Staples Center heard music from one of southern California rock's most influential bands, The Eagles, making their lone appearance of 1999. The group largely reprised its own contribution to millennium history, the USA's best-selling album, Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975.

Augmented by openers Linda Ronstadt and Jackson Browne, The Eagles drew a crowd that skewed heavily to 30- and 40-year olds.

The Staples Center show defied the slow sales at other big-name events across the country, even at a hefty $300 per ticket. About 2,000 seats remained unsold on the day of the show, but the venue appeared nearly full by the time The Eagles took the stage.

Opening with Hotel California, The Eagles performed for 3 1/2 hours, closing with their first hit, Take it Easy. In between, they supplemented band songs with solo works from guitarist Joe Walsh, drummer Don Henley and guitarist Glenn Frey.

Indoor fireworks and confetti streaming from the ceiling marked the midnight countdown, led by an impassioned speech from Frey against such ills of the 20th century as war and poverty.

Earlier, during a brief intermission in their set, The Eagles presented a band-created film on the arena's screen. It used stock footage to highlight millennium history set to music from Frey, and also offered a humorous fictional documentary poling fun at the band's volatile history of personality clashes.

At Staples Center, the Eagles were joined by Jackson Browne and Linda Ronstadt, reuniting three acts that defined the Southern California sound of the 1970s.

"Now let's return to those thrilling days of yesteryear," Glenn Frey of the Eagles said while introducing "Peaceful Easy Feelilng." The Eagles opened with their singature song, "Hotel California," and the crowd of 17,500--about 2,500 shy of a sellout--responded with a chorus of New Year's Eve noisemakers.

....take Dallas-based musician and songwriter Don Henley, co-founder of the legendary Eagles.

On New Year's Eve, he and the band sang for their supper with old pals Jackson Browne and Linda Ronstadt at Los Angeles' new 18,000 seat Staples Center.

"I have mixed emotions about working on New Year's Eve, especially this one," Mr. Henley told me before going onstage at the center. "Part of me would rather be snuggled at home by a warm fire with my wife and children. On the other had, performing in Southern California with Linda and Jackson is a fitting way to wrap up this century. The past 30 years have been quite a ride and I will be counting my blessings."

No job is without its consolations: The concert grossed roughly $4.6 million.

Mr. Henley added that his post-show plan was to drive up into the Hollywood Hills to the historic estate of writer Mitch Glazer and his wife, actress Kelly Lynch, where Mr. Henley and his wife, Dallas-reared model Sharon Summerall, were to join the pair to co-host a post-midnight bash along with fellow host couples Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas; Anjelica Huston and her sculptor husband, Robert Graham; and Caribbean rock 'n' roller Jimmy Buffett and his wife, Jane.

Members of the Eagles perform Tuesday at Mandalay Bay, their first performance in 4 1/2 years. They kicked off their Millennium Tour and the Las Vegas New Year's celebration. Tickets are still available for tonight's performance, which starts at 8 with opening act Jackson Browne. The show will be reviewed in Thursday's Review-Journal. 

Don and Glenn will be inducted into the songwriting Hall of Fame. In a ceremony to be held in New York on June 15, Henley and Frey as well as James Brown, James Taylor, Brian Wilson, and Curtis Mayfield will be honored for their songwriting.

The Eagles have joined forces with the leader in Internet music, mp3.com to bring online fans some great audio files as well as a chance to win an all expenses-paid trip to the NYE show that includes a meet and greet with the band. On the MP3 Eagles page, you can download audio or video of the band performing Tequila Sunrise for the CNN press conference and enter the contest. Elsewhere on the site, you can download the complete press conference that occurred before (we're guessing) the CNN broadcast.

We're not sure if this is actual news or just speculation based on the CNN interview, but this is what CDNOW's news branch reports:

Closing out 1999 with three Eagles concerts (Dec. 28-29 at Mandalay Bay; Dec. 31 at the Staples Center in L.A.), Don Henley will start the new year with a solo theater tour in March.

Henley will be touring in support his new album on Warner Bros., his first for the label. There is speculation of an Eagles tour later next summer or early fall. More details to come.

(Don and Glenn take a break from rehearsing on December 18.)

Eagle Eye View
Joe Walsh Official Website Announces  Webcam!

Joe's Official website has installed a webcam inside The Complex where the Eagles are rehearsing.  Head to Eagle Eye View for some REAL bird watching : ) If you haven't been able to catch any of the rehearsals, the eagles mailing list has set up a place for people to store their photos saved off the webcam. There are currently two galleries: Eagles Rehearsals and Eagles Rehearsals II

Rolling Stone #830/831
December 30,1999--January 6, 2000

Rolling Stone magazine's millennium issue featured a party. RS says they, "..drew their guest list from the most brilliant corners of the Rolling Stone family." So of course, they asked Don Henley what was on his mind. Thanks to Jamie and Tressa who sent this to the Eagles mailing list.

Hopes for society -- "We are fast becoming a world that is ruled by corporate nation-states. I wouldn't put all my faith in the marketplace -- that kind of thinking has damaged our culture to an almost irreparable degree. I hope that the new generation can stem this epidemic of self-absorption that began with my generation in the Sixties and has escalated with every subsequent generation. We've got to get back to a consciousness that involves stewardship and service."

Cultural Event -- "The death of John Lennon had a profound effect on me personally. I remember being depressed and not being able to absorb the reality of it. And the advent of the Internet has created intellectual-property issues and copyright issues that were unforeseen a few years ago. Now I have to talk to my lawyers every day about people who have appropriated my name or the name of the Eagles for their own sites. On the positive side, the Internet has been an enormous tool for education. We use it at the Walden Woods Project to teach environmental curricula in classrooms all over the world. People should log on at walden.org."

Political Event -- "The so-called end of the Cold War had the unintentioned consequences of beginning a cold war here within our own borders. Partisan politics has become the new cold war. The gentlemen in Congress who at one time could agree to disagree for the good of the country are now fighting like petty schoolboys."

Time Capsule -- "I'd like to put in the idea of limits. I think that our idea of living without limits which is a particularly American idea, will be our downfall -- especially in the area of the environment. Of course, in the future they'll know about limits -- because they'll have come up against them. And I'd probably put a couple of attorneys in there, just as another warning."

Reuters Upcoming Arts, Culture & Showbiz Events (Dec)
December 4, 1999

Tuesday, Dec. 7 LOS ANGELES: Recording Industry Association of America presents special award to THE EAGLES, including GLENN FREY, DON HENLEY, DON FELDER, JOE WALSH, and TIMOTHY SCHMIT, honoring their album, "Their Greatest Hits, 1971-1975" as the best-selling album of the century. At the Complex Rehearsal Studio, Stage 1. (Submitted by Julie)

Millennium Celebration Eagles, Jackson Brown & Linda Ronstadt Celebrate New Year's 2000 at Staples Center.

As the big finale to three months of Grand Opening events at this spectacular new entertainment arena, this concert for the ages will feature three of this century's most popular acts onstage for a musical millennium countdown. The Eagles will be appearing in their first US concert in four years and will be joined by special guests Jackson Browne and Linda Ronstadt for an old time rock and roll bash spanning decades of music and memories. Whether you're seated in the rafters or ensconced in one of the ultra chi chi luxury suites, the energy of this historical night of entertainment is sure to be overwhelming. The midnight countdown will culminate in an awesome display of lights, lasers, confetti and technical wizardry at this massive New Year's Eve extravaganza. With Staples' seating capacity of 20,000, you can rest assured; this will be no small affair. -Michael Flocker (Submitted by Julie)

Rolling Stone #828/829
December 16-23, 1999

"I love the photo - I think it's hilarious," says Don Henley. "I would call this 'Another Day at the Office' or ' Business As Usual.' " After studying the shot carefully, Henley soon concludes that it dates from either 1974 or 1975, and he's on target: It's from 1975, the year the Eagles had two Number One singles: "Best of My Love" and "One of These Nights." "I can tell by the clothes, by the shirts," he says. Of his Afro-inspired coiffure at the time, Henley admits, "The hairstyles look pretty funny from this perspective, but at the time it was perfectly normal. I wish I had that much hair now. We were having fun. I don't know if that's a cigarette or a joint-I can't tell-but it's kind of reversed roles, because usually I'd be on the phone and Glenn would be smoking the joint. These were high times - we were having a great time at that point. We were ascending."