Author:
Diney Boo
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Date Posted: 09/ 8/10 11:11pm
RE: "Peoria Folks"
For the first two years, two people worked to make a DF memorial come to life...one had the know-how, contacts, and did most of the "heavy lifting." The other had a dream, a vision, of how to honor Dan. Once there was approval from the City Council for the use of an area at Riverfront Park, the Living Legacy joined to help with fundraising and man, did the fans respond! Last autumn, another local gentleman offered his help with fund-raising and doing what he could do, to further the cause.
All three of these also did double-duty in several areas. Once again, Hugh pulled out a stellar cast of musicians for the tribute concert and spent hours on the project; Dianne displayed her Fogelbilia at the post-concert party, and Eric created the trolley tours for Dan sites, did some PR, took some photos. Dianne donated a park bench with an awesome (!) plaque on Grandview Drive, where a young Dan was inspired to dream his dreams.
Jean, Deb, and Laurie threw a wonderful DanFan party with musicians from all over the country taking part thru-out Friday evening. Jean was so gracious to warmly greet many many people and smile thru dozens of photos. It was truly enjoyable with over 400 #1 DanFans singing, hugging, smiling, while remembering our minstrel.
The memorial dedication was a beautiful ceremony on a beautiful day with a beautiful blue sky above us as we celebrated a beautiful man. There were some tears, some laughs, some reflections, and a beautiful blessing. Dan's spirit surrounded all of us as we honored his memory.
As stated above, the tribute concert musicians pulled out all the stops and did Dan proud, with their wonderful covers of his songs. They sang from their hearts, gave it their all and presented a lovely program. Kudos to Hugh for his tireless effort on Dan's behalf.
Let it Shine!!!!!!
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