Having his son fill in for his father was a nice touch. It may have even been the reason that they got back together for this concert. Kind of sad that those you grew up listening to are now dying off. Oh well, that's life. My time is rapidly approaching.
Early in the night, Henley addressed the fact this might be the band’s last hometown show. “In case this is our last dance, we want to thank all the fans in Southern California,” he said. “It all started here in Los Angeles.”
And if tonight was indeed the finale in Los Angeles, which I doubt even the band knows at this point, so caught up in emotion, then there was no more perfect way for one of Los Angeles’ greatest bands ever to go out than singing in front of a hometown crowd, “You better let somebody love you before it’s too late.”