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 Happy birthday, Dan. My son was born on August 13th, so I always remember your birthday. ~
Pam I've been told that August 13th is Dan Fogelberg's birthday...HAPPY BIRTHDAY...!
I have been a fan of yours for over 30 years and I have turned all family members into Dan Fogelberg fans too!
Live Long, Live Well, Smile Often. ~
Rebecca Jeffries,
Roseville, CA. Happy Birthday Dan! May it be a Joyous one! Prayers are still being sent your
way for a full recovery. Hope you and Jean are doing well and enjoying the
summer.
Hugs ~
Cathy in NJ~ Dan,
As a real Colorado "girl" of 42, your music has been my lullaby since my early teenage years. I have learned to take from the Reach all that she has to teach to the depths of my soul because of your gift of artistry. Thank you for your gift to humanity, and I will pray that you can continue to bless us with your amazing poetic talent. Peace, health, light and love ~ Wendy HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAN! You have been in our thoughts and prayers this week
as
we noticed on your site that your birthday is upon us. We have your albums
from our growing up years, but we bought your "Best Of" CD this week inhonor of your life, your birthday, and your gift of music to us. God has blessed our generation with the gifts He gave you, and now we share those with our children. Thank you for all you've given through your life and your music. A random email from an old friend this week said he played one of your songs with a group recently and he remembered how much I loved your music long ago when we were teens. I told him I was truly honored that he thought of me when he was playing your music! We pray for many blessings for you and your family, as you celebrate your birthday. We celebrate YOU! Keep looking UP! ~ John W. & Michele Hall, Nashville, TN Dear Dan and Jean, We are praying for you. Your music has guided our lives and has such meaning
of us."Longer" was our wedding song and we have seen you perform live 11
times in the 24 years of our marriage...usually on our anniversary. We owe
so much to you in the fact that you have given us strength and focus thru
the years of our lives, now we hope to give that strength and focus back to
you as you conquer this illness.
Please stay strong and know that we are with you!
Always ~
Tracey and Dave Happy, Happy Birthday Dan!!!
We miss you and your music so much, but hope you are finding happiness,
health and peace on the path you now have greater need of. Please know that you
are and always will be in our thoughts and prayers. We love you Dan!!! ~
Donna and David Lester,
Great Neck, NY Happy Birthday, Dan! I hope
this birthday finds you and Jean fit and happy and
living life to the fullest. God bless you. ~ MaryWH Have a wonderful, most Happy Birthday tomorrow ! Many happy returns and
Godspeed to you and yours. ~ Isabel Besse Dan, Happy Birthday to you! Love~ Ken Harris-YNP I pray for your recovery, Dan, and for your family too. Thank you for sharing
you gift with the world. We need your gift, so hang in there. Your "Run for
the Roses" is incredible.
God bless. ~
Cheryl To Dan & his family,
I've never felt compelled to write to anyone this way, but Dan, your music has been an integral part of my life for many years, and I hope that God will allow us to keep you around for many more.
I'm sure you've investigated all your treatment options, but just in case you are not aware of the Proton Accelerator Treatment for prostate cancer, I would like to tell you that we are having excellent success with it here at the institution where I work: Loma Linda University Medical Center, in Loma Linda, Southern California. In case you would like to look into it further here is a link: http://www.llu.edu/proton/index.html.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family as you go through this trial - in the midst of it all, may you still find that calm center of peace you've shared with us all through your music!
Sincerely ~
Ilsa Nation Dear Dan, I have loved your music for so many years and was so looking
forward to hearing you perform again. I hope you are in remission and
feeling well. I lost my beautiful daughter at age 6 to a long illness,
sixteen long years ago. Through the darkest, painful times your music
brightened my spirits and transported me to beautiful places! Hope to hear
about you in the studio or on stage soon again. My best to you ~ Ellen
Starkman Asheville, NC / Miami, FL Hello Dan,
I just heard your song "Same Old Lang Syne" on the radio and it moved me,
as it always does. I was just a kid when that song came out but I
remember it well.
I just wanted to tell you that your music is very touching and only a sentimental, warm, kind hearted human being can make songs like
yours.
My father passed away after a battling kidney cancer last year but he
was very healthy and lived a very athletic and happy life after his
initial diagnosis 25 years ago. It was only when he reached near 70
that it resurfaced.
I wish you many long, happy and meaningful years to come. You have atrue sweetness in your face (I was just looking at your website) and know that you have touched many, even those of us who were small when your music first came out. Also, I don't know if you are familiar with Dr. Andrew Weil or his work, but he is an incredible Harvard educated holistic thinking doctor whose books and website may be of great help to you. God bless you and good luck. Sincerely ~ Karen Jordan Happy birthday Dan!! And many, many more. Time to party!! ~ Karen,
Denver, CO Happy Birthday Dan!
Your birthday is an opportunity to wish you well because it is a day of great importance not just in your life, but in the lives of all your fans as well. It is a day that will always be significant for the wealth of beautiful melody, profound lyrics, and scintillating orchestrations which have flowed so generously from your awesome spirit for more than three decades.I trust that you are making great progress in the battle against your recent illness. Know that if the prayer, kind thoughts, and well wishes have the power to move mountains, then surely there can be no possible outcome for you than recovery, for your continued well-being matters to a great many individuals on this planet. I will always remember fondly a summer day many years ago on which a torrential downpour had threatened to ruin an outdoor concert. Then as though by Divine decree the skies calmed, and in the wake appeared the most glorious summer night which you filled with magic on the stage at Jones Beach. For this and many other rapturous moments I send you my heartfelt thanks, and warm wishes for health, happiness, and a wonderful birthday. ~ Jonathan Holley, Brooklyn, NY Keeping you in our thoughts and prayers. Especially wishing you a birthday
that surrounds you with love and peace and the comfort of knowing how many you have comforted through your special gifts. ~ CE Dan - I have been a fan of your music for quite some time now. Your songs and your inner beauty have touched me in ways no other poet ever has. I wish you and Jean all the best in this difficult time of your lives. You will be in my thoughts and prayers each day, and I hope to see you on tour again soon. God Bless you! ~ Jim Dan-you and I are the same age. And, it is your music, the elegant simplicity, or
seemingly so, of your message and the rhythms and harmonies, the sheer beauty of your
talents, that often have brought tears to my eyes and uplifted my heart when it's been
down so low. Thank you so very much for your gifts to us. As you, perhaps unknowingly,
have traveled through your music with me, I, too, travel with you through your healing.
For a few years now, I have been put on notice of an abnormal PSA test result. So, it is
only right that, as personal as your music has been to me, now, your personal challenge
is shared by me, very personally. Get well, Dan Fogelberg. Live and make more beautiful
music. Or, just live, Dan Fogelberg. Live. Yours ~ Jay Miller, Former Judge and always fan
of DF. Dear Dan,
I'm sure in many ways there is nothing I can say to you that hasn't been said
before. I'm a local musician (minor songwriter, singer) in Washington state.
I'm 44 and a single dad of an 11 year old boy who hasn't seen his mother since he was 4. I've always dreamed of working with and getting to know you. I'm not sure that I will ever see you in concert, get to meet you or even hear from you but want you to know that I would give up all the above personal dream as well as millions (if I had them) if God, Himself would just heal you. I read your letter to your fans and can't imagine a world where you are not singing and teaching your fans life lessons through your songs. Your music has touched my life for over 26 years but even more so your wisdom and words. In your DVD and live "Greetings From The West" CD when you said (paraphrased) "...I want to dedicate this song to my native American brothers and sisters and those who travel the path of heart as opposed to the path of convenience" it touched my spirit. In fact, I just met with my boss to attempt to explain why I am currently making a decision (at my job at a Medical Center) to leave and pursue my (path of heart ) dreams. Thank you Dan for all you have given. You and your family are in my thought, my prayers and my well wishes. Respectfully ~ Jim Cull Dan, we hope only the best for you and yours.Thank you for the music.Thank you for sharing.~ Donald and Pati Clark Dan--Remember the beginning--back to 1970? We listened to you sing and play in your room and the coffee houses around Champaign-Urbana. None of us were surprised a few years later to hear you on the radio in CA. We've enjoyed your concerts over the years from Red Rocks, Co., to the Walnut Creek in Raleigh, NC. Your music marks many occasions in our lives. Keep fighting! Peace and best wishes. ~ Donna and Trent Happy Birthday Dan. I too was born 8-13. I'm just 8 years younger. When I first began to listen to you I saw the calendar in Souvenirs. After I learned about your birthday it all fell in place. So happy shared birthday.I make music just west of where you were conceived in Leelanau county.Come sail here sometime.You get all of the beauty but with fewer folks and no salt! ~Bryan K Poirier Hey Dan, I just heard the news yesterday morning on my local radio that you are fighting cancer. I have listened to your beautiful music for many, many years. Along with the pure joy of your songs, many of them helped me through very difficult personal times. I will keep you and yours in my prayers - fight hard! Our world isn't ready to be without your music for many years to come! ~ JGM, Vermont The very first "record" I bought as a young teenager was Home Free and I fell in love with the music at the first sound of "To the Morning". Even now the intro takes my breath away. I had the pleasure of front row tickets to see Dan many years ago in Charlotte NC and he played a twelve string guitar and I was amazed. Dan's soul through his music will live forever. God Bless. ~ Kim Bailey I have been a fan a really long time, 28 years and counting and I am sending lots of prayers and positive healing thoughts for Dan and his family.I've been listening to "Run for the Roses "a great deal in honor of Barbaro and his Kentucky Derby win. Dan, you have a WHOLE lot of people pulling for you to fight the big fight..will continue to pray and light many candles for you. ~ Nancy Woodhouse Dan - I am sitting in my office right now listening to The Innocent Age and basking in the memories of your music which has always deeply touched my soul.A friend introduced me to you in the early 70's ... and, although she and I now live at different ends of the country, we still recall with fondness our old "Fogelberg days". So many of your songs have paralleled events in my life ... "Same Old Lang Syne", "The Last Nail", "Reach Haven Postcard". And as I write my own music, your influence is clear.One of my gifts is healing and so, without wanting to seem presumptuous, know that I will do whatever I can to move things in the right direction for you.In the meantime, take good care of yourself and know that we all send you and Jean good energy and healing prayers. Fondly ~ Jim, Michigan. I just wanted to let you know that Dan and his family are in my thoughts, prayers and on my list for distance sending of Reiki energy. I have loved Dan's music for years and just wanted him to know there is one more person praying for him. Healing and Peace ~ Lyn Gilbert I have had The Innocent Age in my collection since 1981: first as an eight track, then as a cassette, and finally, a cd.I will not pretend to be a perfect fan because I will sometimes go years without listening to you, then I will pull out one of your cds and rediscover you again. I truly wish that I could know you but I feel as if I do . . . through your music.Please take care of yourself and I wish you well. ~ Kathy Cobb I started listening to Dan's music in 1972 and have attended most every Chicago area concert since the Nether Lands tour downtown . My favorite was outside at Poplar Creek when I first heard" Bones In The Sky". I looked towards the stars and felt magic. Many times throughout my life I looked towards Dan's songs to get me thru the hard times and shared the songs with many people during the good times. I think "Don't Lose Heart" has helped me the most. Dan, don't lose heart and I'll keep you in my prayers. ~ Rick Hi Dan Fogelberg, You are in my thoughts and prayers. Many of the memories of my life are wrapped up in your songs-friends, dating, marriage, and the birth of children. You always sang a song that reminded me of periods of life that were important to me. You have given us so much happiness with your music. I would like to send you my thanks and know there are many people out there sending positive thoughts your way.Warm wishes of hope to you and your family ~ Joni Dan, Best wishes for your recovery and deepest thanks for sharing your gift with all of us.For me, "The Reach" exemplifies your artistry and stirs my soul.Thanks for playing it at every concert I've attended.I look forward to a few more!~ Brian, Moorestown, NJ Happy Birthday Dan!!! Hope you and yours have a wonderful day of celebration. I recently was fortunate to celebrate my 50th birthday on the quaint island of Montserrat with 10 of my dearest college friends. We were all music majors/minors and your tunes filled the house during dinner and watching the sun set.We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers always. Regards ~ CJ Happy 55th Dan! ~ Janice Gladysiewicz Dear Dan, I am counting the days and holding my breath in the hope that we will once again receive a birthday gift from you.Wishing you peace, love and happiness on your birthday and throughout the coming year.You and your family continue to be in my thoughts and prayers.Much love ~ Pam Dearest Dan - As your birthday is approaching, I am thinking of you now and as always with a tremendous amount of admiration and love. I wish you the gifts of health, hope, happiness, and infinite love ...~ June / Norwalk, CT Your music lives on Dan. I listen to it each and every nite and I know each and every word to each and every song which is quite scary I must say! Who loves you Dan..WE your fans....positive thoughts ~Tina Rojas It was 1983 and I was young and aimless living in So. Cal. My friend Laura and I decided to camp and drive through some of the western states. We were looking for adventure. Dan, your music was always playing on my stereo. So when another friend whom we met up with in Boulder suggested a trek to Nederland it was a no brainer. I was off to find Dan Fogelberg. To travel a road you may have traveled and to sit on a mountain top with my trusty cassette player and feel the inspiration that must have encompassed you there. The Pioneer Inn was quiet that day, no Dan to be found. Although my friends and I did receive quite an attractive offer from an ancient white bearded man to smoke some happy stuff with him. We politely declined!I wasn't disappointed. I don't seek celebrities. It was a whim, a futile endeavor which was not at all futile. I love telling that story. I love the intense feeling I still get of remembering what it was like to be 23, careless and inspired by your poetry. I remain inspired by your poetry 26 years later. So many of my musical tastes have evolved, but your music is timeless. Ever poignant and ever enduring. I send you the love of an anonymous fan whose soul you have touched. Helen Keller once said "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." Dan, you have touched my heart. My life. I wish you peace, healing and love. ~ Terry Reid, Hesperia, Ca. Dan, just keep the faith and I know GOD will see you and your family through this hard time in your life.I have been a fan a long time.I‚ really like "Leader of the Band." It reminds me of my dad that died in 1977. We will be praying for you and your family. May God bless you.~ Eddie from Alabama Though it is slightly early,Happy Birthday! I pray for you every day. ~ Yoshie Kamiya from Japan What can I say? Where can I begin? Maybe it's best to start at the beginning. When I first heard music by Dan Fogelberg, it was as if somebody had reached into a quiet, private part of my soul and was bringing it into the open
through song. Just today, all these years later, I found myself singing "Captured Angel", one of my many many favorites.There is no artist that I can relate to quite as much. I just heard about the fight with prostate cancer as I popped onto the website to see if there was any news on concerts, new music, etc. You will be in my prayers and thoughts.Keep the faith and hang in there.My family has a few challenges also, one of the biggest ones is my son having to deal with autism.But I am a firm believer that where there is life, there is hope.Never give up the fight. I will close with a thank you for all the beautiful music that has played in the background of my adult life. ~Pamela I knew Dan when he lived near Nashville.On Aug 13, many years ago, he played the Exit/In, it was his birthday and he was alone on stage.What a moving night.I worked for Hertz and he rented cars from us when he came home off the road. He has moved me as no other singer ever and I am 64 years old.Still loving and playing all his old
albums. God Bless You, Dan, for all you have given. ~ Nelda Castleman To Dan Fogelberg, Your music has meant so much to me for so long and I send my whole hearted prayers to you and your family.I can remember buying your albums when I was in Junior High school and I would play them all day and into the night. I knew every word to every song.God has Blessed you with a superb talent and you have used it well.May God continue to bless you and your family for many years to come.I will remember you in my prayers every night. Thank you for your music. ~ Julie N. Hi Dan,Here is a jingle I recently learned while at a retreat in NM. (author unknown)
Every little cell in my body is happy, every little cell in my body is well. Every little cell in my body is happy, every little cell in my body is well. I'm so glad, I'm so glad, all of my cells are happy and well. I'm so glad, Yes, I'm so glad all of my cells are happy and well...(repeat) The tune is snappy. Wish I could sing it for you. I bet it would make you smile. It is a playful and powerful affirmation about being healthy and feeling good. You are talented guy. I bet you can make up a tune to go with these simple words if you want to give it a try. Sending a delightful dose of love and playful silliness to cheer you onward. ~ Beverly Happy birthday, dude!! I'm a neighbor of yours and a fan and I wish you all the best. You're still young and you're still hot! ~ Marta To those of us who love your music, your voice will always be young, strong, and vibrant. Thank you for recording so much and sharing your songs! Best wishes and kind thoughts to you and your family. For the last couple of summers I've checked "tour dates" hoping that you'd be coming back to wonderful Meadowbrook Theater in Rochester, Michigan. I stumbled upon your website to hear this awful news. My girlfriend of now 13 years introduced me to your wonderful music, and I've subsequently become enamored with all of it! Your plight is an arduous one, friend, so I'd love to pass along both of our prayers to you and your family. The more the better I figure! Get well, kick this disease's behind will ya! There is a place in all of us, where we all know at some place in our soul ... the truth, and the truth gives only peace.‚ The truth is a comforter and brings strength to all of us, even amidst our circumstances.We will definitely continue and think peaceful thoughts for you and yours.‚ Thank you, by the way, for bringing your music to life and our lives over the years Dan. Here is a book for you: Read "Walking On Water" by Madeleine L'Engle? It's about faith and creative-art and an inspiration of a book!!! Especially for the all that are creative artists!! It will speak to you. Dan -Though it has been awhile since I last wrote words of encouragement to you - respecting your privacy in your time of struggle & healing - Not a day goes by that your beautiful gift and lasting impact doesn't stir my heartstrings & lift my spirits.What a gift you have.What a gift you have shared with thousands upon thousands of people.I can't even begin to express how much I wish healing for you. Quality of life.Time to feel & express the gift of music you have been blessed with.Time to share what you have felt within during this journey.Know that I will continue to keep you, Jean & your loved ones in my prayers.I thank you - from the bottom of my heart - for all the encouragement I have felt through your music - - and continue to feel.‚ Thank you for sharing the deepest parts of your heart.‚ May God be with you every step of this difficult journey and may you feel uplifted by these words of encouragement.You have been & will always be my favorite musician, for your music has continually touched & inspired the very heart of me and helped me through some very difficult times.Again- God bless you, Dan.‚ MUCH love & deepest appreciation - and MANY prayers continually for you ~ Debbie (in Massachusetts) Hello Dan! I was a big fan of yours in the 70's when I was in high school and recently became reintroduced to your music. I still love it and it is timeless. This note brings my well wishes and prayers for you and your family. My father had prostate cancer but was able to beat it. Please get better so I can come to one of your concerts‚ that I never got to in the 70's. I live outside the Boston area but grew up in Valparaiso, IN so like your Peoria roots. Midwestern people are about the nicest around I have found from NY to MT to MA. GET WELL and let me know if I can do anything to help you----Fondly ~ Liz Ritz Hi Dan, I was introduced to your lovely music while on a trip to St.Louis from the uk by Steve Scorfina ex reo speedwagon/pavlov's dog lead guitarist, I got the feeling you two knew each other from the past? My thoughts are with you and your family. ~ Billy Dan--Like millions all over the world, your music is a part of my family's lives. Music, as you know, has healing powers and yours has healed us many times.Prayers that this wonderful power now turns inward to you and your health returns to its fullest.Be well, and thank you for the music. ~ Brad Hi Dan. There is a song by Jackson Brown entitled "Fountain of Sorrow", and one of the lines in the song goes like this, "I'm just one or two years and a couple of changes behind you...". That's you and me.‚ Wherever you were to have written and recorded your songs on all of the albums down through the years, when they were released, I was at that point in my life. Very specific things that just blew me away at the time.I laughed and wept and felt sorrow and happiness, but mostly, I didn't feel alone during a lot of lonely years.Thank‚ you for sharing the deep things of your heart with all of us. Prayers go up for you. I guarantee it.~ Dee Ransom Dan Fogelberg, Your music has brought me so much healing over the years. No voice, no sound, no words would soothe the violence as much as yours. I'd play Souvenirs over and over and somehow it lifted me out of the turmoil and to a different place. Eventually I grew, left the violence behind and worked long and hard at healing those deep wounds. All the while, your music carried me, kept me connected to my own emotions, connected to a path on which I could again become whole. I have the great blessing of having survived circumstances that many youngsters don't. And I carry a deep gratefulness in my heart daily for all the influences that brought me home to myself. Your music is among the most important of those influences. I will always be grateful to you. God has given the world a profound gift in you. My prayers are with you. Love ~ Robyn A fan since your no nuke concert in Portland,Maine. The words in your songs are so moving they still bring me to tears and move my soul. Prayer & God be with you...~Sharma Dan: My wife's grandfather and uncle both died of prostate cancer. So, she insisted that I get the PSA test and digital prostate exam annually. I was very saddened to learn of your condition and admire your efforts to inform others of the need to be examined annually.
I spent many hours of my formative years listening to your music.Your concert in Oklahoma City in the middle 90's was one of the best concerts I ever attended. My wife, Sherri, and I will continue to pray for your recovery and, hopefully, your eventual return to playing for the public.‚ You have been missed.Best wishes to you and your family, and may God Bless You! Love ~ Mike and Sherri Flanagan, Walters, Hello Dan, thank you for the chance to talk with you. I'm a registered nurse who's given chemotherapy and care to cancer patients for 18 years. Above that I hold Christ dear to my heart and I know with His help all of our journeys in this life are made so much easier. My prayers are with you in your battle. Also you've been an incredible inspiration as I've been playing acoustic guitar for 35 years, I remember hearing "Home Free" on my local FM station late one night all those years ago when it came out and I just had chills going through me with your wonderful voice and songwriting, I was just playing "Stars" before I got online and decided to look your site up. "To the Morning", "Nether Lands", " Illinois ", "Make Love Stay", "Since You Asked" then list goes on and on of so many favorite songs I have of yours. I play a McPherson guitar, Redwood/Indian Rosewood that just sings. I'm blessed to have it. Again may Christ sustain you through this time, much love to you and yours.~Scott Wigley Happy Birthday Dan..soon. Hope all is well. You're in my thoughts & prayers...~ Beth Lee Dearing ,an old friend from Peoria now in Elizabethtown Ky ......From the Opera House at expo Gardens Dearest Dan: I've followed your career since your first album--I was 10. Your music has been with me for thirty-four years--I'm 44 now. It's got me through unbelievable heights and depths--including the June 17th, 2006 suicide of
my beloved, who suffered from Bipolar Disorder. I wish for you the miracles you've sent to millions of fans since you've been on your own journey. You are a brilliant, caring man and it shows in the spirits of your songs.
I'm doing my best to pass your legacy on to the younger generation, as an advisor and Ph. D. student at UNL. Your music will always live. I wish the best for you, and every male friend I have over 40 is getting a lecture about getting their prostate checked.Get well--the world still needs you--maybe more than ever, since Bush makes Reagan look harmless! :) ~ Jan Jarvis, Lincoln‚ Dan - My thoughts and prayers go out to you! I am a 50 year old firefighter/ paramedic who is required to get a physical once a year along with the old prostate check. As much as I hate the procedure, I know, especially at my age that the process could very well stave off further problems down the road. I have listened to your music, starting with "Souvenirs" since my high school days in the early 70's in So. Cal- I spent many hours in my room just soaking in your great melodies. I serenaded my fiancee (now my wife of 25 years) with my best rendition of "Longer", and spent our honeymoon listening to "The Innocent Age". I own a D41 (sorry, not your model) and can see why you would appreciate the beauty of this fine Martin. Again, get well, and get back out on the road - I would love to see you live doing the old favorites and inspiring me with some new tunes. God bless you! ~ Michael Clonts, Dear Dan (& Jean), Happy B-Day."Everything the Power does, it does in a circle" ~Lakota proverb. Happy B-Day!!!! Here's to another year of life, love, and music. May you be doing what you love most. Thanks for your songs. Peace, ~Judi C. from Dan Fogelberg is my all-time favorite male vocalist.He has given so much to the music world, and his talent is sooooo underrated!!! My prayers, healing energy, and healing love go out to Dan, his wife and family in this time of trial.I know that all dis-ease can be overcome, and music is certainly a huge healing tool...I am also a music therapist, and I hope alternative healing is also being explored - there is so much we can do naturally. I am fortunate to have grown up in a time and place where Dan Fogelberg's music was forefront and mainstream.The world in general, as well as the music world, is a better place because of him, and I am happy to have this opportunity to voice my thanks to him. Love and Light ~ Corinn Somers
Dan - I first heard your music in the Rocky Mountains back in high school.I have enjoyed the honest story telling, the beautiful guitars and harmonies you've created over the years.Thank you for all the wonderful gifts of music.Your songs let me know something good can come from that Illinois soil.Peace be with you ~ K.A. Columbia, MO
Dan:Your music has filled mine and my husband's lives for so many years.We wish you the best and God Speed!!Your music will play on forever in ours and our children's homes. Have a great day! ~ Debra Archie
We still pray for you every day, Dan. Your name has become a mantra. Be well. Our love ~ Susan
Hi, my name is Aaron Waisler and I just want to tell Dan to get well soon. Best wishes to Dan.
Dear Dan, When I first became sober in 1982, there was a few of us that played guitar. I was just beginning, but another friend was blessed with the pure gift of music. He exposed me to your music and for the first time in my 19 years I felt that someone else understood all of the unidentified stuff and feelings drowned by alcohol and insanity. For the first time I found something that "made sense" to me even though I could not express it. I pray that you and your wife are able to "make sense" of this painful and unpredictable time. I thank God for the gifts you have given us. Sincerely ~ MR - St. Louis, Mo. Dear Dan, thanks for the reminder about getting exams. It's a great message that all men need to hear. My wife, sister-in-law and I want you to know you are in our prayers for a full recovery. Do not be concerned about returning to the stage. We have your sounds and DVDs to share, so be with your loved ones as much as possible, and your friends and fans will understand. Be well and please keep us updated. Sincerely ~ Charles, Gayle and Robbi
Dan and family, I still think about you often and wish for a recovery and long life.It is just beyond words what your music means to me.I saw you at the Capitol Music Hall in Wheeling, West Virginia in the early 90's and it was truly the highlight of all musical performances I have experienced!I will never forget it.I can't say enough to express my love of your music. Sincerely ~ Linda
Dan, Today I found your website as I was looking for some of your song lyrics-every year in the fall we have a big party.Lots of friends come to play and sing and I was going to add some of your songs as my contribution-I play autoharp, the only thing I ever learned to accompany myself with.I've seen you in concert several times and each time was great! Living on a small farm in Tennessee not far from Nashville I used to hope to meet you when I was growing up and listening to your music. I still hope to! I'm a nurse and I often play "Twin Sons of Different Mothers" and "No Resemblance Whatsoever" as background music for my patients. I'll think of you as I sing at my party this year. It's a wonderful celebration of autumn.After going through some more than difficult times this year, our family needs it! That being said, you're in my thoughts and prayers.Thank you for fun, intelligent, sweeping, haunting, toe-tapping music! ~ Kathy Neer |
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