On Dan Fogelberg

Singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg has passed away. Prostate cancer. He was fifty-six.

I’m not sure that I knew Fogelberg’s music, outside of “Same Old Lang Syne.” I first heard that song on the radio, about this time of year, about twelve years ago. It was a sad, wistful song, the story of a man who meets an old flame in the grocery store, and they buy a six-pack and talk through their lives. Just a chance encounter. Something about the lyric got me, though, and the song lodged itself in my mind. There’s a certain set of memories that I’ve attached to that song. Yes — sad, wistful memories.

I never explored Fogelberg’s music, and there’s only the few times I’ve heard “Same Old Lang Syne” on the radio.

Fifty-six. It’s too young.

I’d like to think that Fogelberg is — wherever he is — having that six-pack.

Published by Allyn

A writer, editor, journalist, sometimes coder, occasional historian, and all-around scholar, Allyn Gibson is the writer for Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly PREVIEWS catalog, used by comic book shops and throughout the comics industry, and the editor for its monthly order forms. In his over fifteen years in the industry, Allyn has interviewed comics creators and pop culture celebrities, covered conventions, analyzed industry revenue trends, and written copy for comics, toys, and other pop culture merchandise. Allyn is also known for his short fiction (including the Star Trek story "Make-Believe,"the Doctor Who short story "The Spindle of Necessity," and the ReDeus story "The Ginger Kid"). Allyn has been blogging regularly with WordPress since 2004.

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