Dan Fogelberg - Rhythm Of The Rain (Official Video)

Daniel Grayling Fogelberg (August 13, 1951 – December 16, 2007) was an American singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. Blending folk, pop, rock, and bluegrass, he defined the soft rock and singer-songwriter era of the late 1970s and early 1980s, scoring enduring, platinum-selling hits like "Leader of the Band," "Longer," and "Same Old Lang Syne". 

Early Life and Musical Roots

Fogelberg was born in Peoria, Illinois. His father, Lawrence Peter Fogelberg, was a high school band director of Swedish descent—an inspiration for the song "Leader of the Band"—while his Scottish immigrant mother, Margaret, was a classically trained pianist. He taught himself to play the guitar and piano, and joined local teen bands like The Clan and The Coachmen. Though he initially studied theater arts and painting at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he was discovered by music manager Irving Azoff and relocated to Nashville to focus on his music.

Commercial Peak and Legacy

Fogelberg released his debut album, Home Free, in 1972. His mainstream breakthrough came with his sophomore album, Souvenirs (1974), which was produced by his friend Joe Walsh. Throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, he achieved massive commercial success with critically acclaimed albums such as Phoenix and The Innocent Age. 

He was celebrated for his deeply introspective lyrics, complex acoustic arrangements, and vivid storytelling. A notable example is "Same Old Lang Syne," an autobiographical song detailing a chance holiday reunion with an old high school sweetheart at a convenience store in Peoria. 

Later Life and Passing

Fogelberg was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2004. Despite successful treatments initially, the cancer returned, and he died on December 16, 2007, at the age of 56. His legacy endures through his timeless catalog, a memorial garden in Peoria, and Fogelberg Parkway (formerly Abington Street), which runs alongside his alma mater, Woodruff High School.

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He was so very talented. This was probably my favoried remake of all time. He didn't have to scream to show emotion, he was fantastic!!

 

Remember this...

 

Yesterday I was hanging out with a friend. This friend is a Christian, but she doesn’t always act, speak or think like one. Some days, she is completely in-line with God’s path and some days, her life is a struggle that gets the best of her.

As our eyes met, I really wanted to say something about it, but, I decided to let the Lord speak to her heart, knowing nothing that I say will have the same impact as the Father’s words.

So…. I prayed with her, and after some time had passed I winked at her, and walked away from the mirror.

I am her.

I try everyday, and I fail everyday. I am so not perfect, I am a work in progress, and I'm thankful for God’s grace and His promises to His believers.

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Everyone hopes

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Stay for the Stillness

    

Stay for the Stillnes

Most of my colony. They bring so much joy! Heartley is white with dark gray. Junior is white with soft tan. and Stripe is a gray tabby.

Heartley has the sweetest face. He has soulful eyes and he knows he has my heart.

Junior is food and treat motivated. He is so, so sweet and loves to be loved on.

Stripe is coming around. He started out being the most trusting, but something changed. He is now hesitant. He is very sweet and if not getting a fair share, he pulls the bowl to himself with a paw. He lets Junior have food, then pulls the bowl again. 

I don't know what I'm going to do. They are all so sweet and I worry constantly about them. If I bring one in, I have to bring them all in.

And then there's boo...

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Life is a process...

 

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.

Living never wore one out so much as the effort not to live.

Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat.

Perfection is static, and I am in full progress.

Abnormal pleasures kill the taste for normal ones.

-Anais Nin

"Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return." -Bible-Genesis 3:19

"While I thought that I was learning to live, I have been learning how to die" - Leonardo da Vinci”

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I Meant to Do My Work Today

 

I Meant to Do My Work TodaybyRichard Le Gallienne
I meant to do my work today—   But a brown bird sang in the apple tree,And a butterfly flitted across the field,   And all the leaves were calling me. 
And the wind went sighing over the land,   Tossing the grasses to and fro,And a rainbow held out its shining hand—   So what could I do but laugh and go?
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Lyrics

I meant to do my work today
But a brown bird sang in the apple tree
I know that one too
And a buttefly flitted across the field

And all the leaves were calling me
And the buttercups nodded their smiling heads
Greeting the bees who came to call
And I asked the lizard the time of day

As he sunned himself on a moss grove
And the wind went sighing over the land
Tossing the grasses to and from
And a rainbow held out its shining hand

So what could I do but laugh and go
My mother died when I was born
I live with my father on our own
And we had a cottage where we'd go
And he died too, now I'm alone

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Songwriters: Elton John / Bernie Taupin