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Comment by Glen Boyd on The Rockologist: Some Thoughts On Danny Federici 24 Hours Later

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:00:01 EDT

Well I guess that means I owe those guys 34 bucks. Money well spent to be sure though. Thanx for the heads up Terry. -Glen

Comment by Terry on The Rockologist: Some Thoughts On Danny Federici 24 Hours Later

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:19:57 EDT

I saw on Backstreets that one guy was going to send $33.00, a dollar for each show that he has seen with Danny. I sent $15.00 and I hope that small amount will be a part of a larger effort to find a cure or treatment for this disease. Lord knows I need the help too...

Comment by Glen Boyd on The Rockologist: Some Thoughts On Danny Federici 24 Hours Later

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:50:36 EDT

Thanks for the comments you guys. Josh, you allude to this in your own story over at Fanboy, but it bears repeating here. It really WAS weird getting this news while we were all on live radio, and then having to find our footing and talk about it when all three of us were pretty floored by the news. I guess I have a little more respect for the broadcast journalists who have to do this sort of thing as part of their daily routine. Terry, my prayers go out to you to get better. One final note here, is that Southside Johnny has his own rememberance of Danny posted over at his website. Thanx guys. -Glen

Comment by Terry on The Rockologist: Some Thoughts On Danny Federici 24 Hours Later

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:48:58 EDT

I lost my friend Danny to melanoma in 2002. I was diagnosed in October 2005. I've been following Danny Federici's illness very closely as you can imagine. So far so good but it can turn around in a heartbeat. I get checked again on May 5th. I was so hoping that Danny F. would beat it. I listened to the show and read your blog. Good piece dude. I saw Portland and Seattle too. I wrote you before. I saw the Portland, Tacoma, LA and Vancouver BC shows. LA was the best. I liked Seattle better than Portland this time. I think Gypsy Biker was better in Seattle but Night in Portland blew me away. Then Trapped!?!?!?! WOW! Night was hot given that most people were coming from work. I was surprised because it was so hot and they had the house lights up! On the first number! How was he to top that?!?!?! He did Might have to fly east

Comment by Josh Hathaway on The Rockologist: Some Thoughts On Danny Federici 24 Hours Later

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:53:04 EDT

Well done and well said, Glen. I wrote a little bit about this myself. I'm not linking to it because I'm not looking for attention or to turn this into a traffic generator for me. The reason I bring it up is because we seem to have reached similar conclusions. What I find interesting about that is with all the knowledge and experience the human race has gained since we showed up on this third pebble from the sun, there still seems to be a barrier for us when it comes to talking about death and mortality. We all seem to understand it to a point, and then we hit a wall and are left saying things that are undoubtedly true but ring hollow all the same. As someone who aspires to write, I am always amazed at all the things language can do. I'm equally amazed at its limitations. There are some things that just can't be conveyed in the proper context or degree.

Comment by Donald Gibson on The Rockologist: Some Thoughts On Danny Federici 24 Hours Later

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:54:30 EDT

I listened to the playback of that portion of the show earlier today and in some ways I wish I hadn't. There's a sense of guilt (no matter how unfounded it may be) that comes in delivering this kind of news. So, for me, hearing the shocked reactions to the news that I passed on was honestly quite hard to take. You wrote a very good piece here, man. - Donald