Originally Posted by
saoutchik 
Sorry to read about your friends Robbie, it's a reminder that this addiction we have is a killer. I'm glad it didn't take you.
It's a depressing fact that all of my friends bar 3 have died in their 50s from drinking related health problems. Usually cancer caused by excessive drinking and smoking. I sometimes wonder how I've managed to survive while others haven't been so lucky.
As we're posting songs, especially with a September / end of summer vibe, I thought I'd post this excellent song we all probably know. The song is basically about getting old and looking back on youth while seemingly singing about a lost love. Don Henley has stated that the song is about aging and questioning the past which is something I've been doing a lot of in recent weeks. The lyrics also suggest someone looking back as summer has passed and the autumn (fall) chill is in the air which is certainly true of the weather as we enter the last 4 months of the year.