I don't know if "durn hippie" is a very apt description of the man, or a fair characterization of his music. "Environmental Conservationist" comes to mind as a more fair description of what he was doing, in this song at least. The lyrics posted were from "Face the Fire", off the album Phoenix, 1979.
Fogelberg was a talented man, a writer, musician, and singer. His Captured Angel album was one of those where the artist wrote everything, sang all the parts (mostly) and played all the instruments (well, a guest bass player and drummer). I personally think "Nether lands" was his singular masterpiece, but several people I know prefer the more folksey "Souvenirs". I don't know of any cave-related lyrics from Dan though. I do recommend his music for lounging by the fire on a cold night, or in the truck on the way to the cave. -----Original Message----- From: George Nincehelser [mailto:geo...@nincehelser.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 11:30 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] OT - Coal Ash Is More Radioactive than Nuclear Waste Just to briefly merge two off-topic discussions, here are some lyrics to a popular Dan Fogelberg song: I hear the thunder three miles away The Island's leaking into the bay The poison is spreading The demon is free And people are running from what they can't even see [Chorus:] Face the fire You can't turn away The risk grows greater with each passing day The waiting's over The moment has come To kill the fire and turn to the sun It was years before I noticed the lyrics were anti-nuclear and pro-solar and realized Dan was a durn hippie. I still like the tune, though, and I admire the way he was able to slip his position in without using any hot-button words. George
