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A Strange Disappearance, a Hit Song, and the Mysterious Deaths of Lela and Raymond Howard
https://mysteriousuniverse.org ^ | January 1, 2021 | Brent Swancer

Posted on 10/20/2021 10:34:39 AM PDT by Red Badger

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The Way Fastball All The Pain Money Can Buy

The inspiration for “The Way” was developed after Fastball member Tony Scalzo read articles about an elderly couple from Salado, Texas, who left home in June of 1997 to attend the Pioneer Day Festival in Temple, Texas and were discovered deceased at the bottom of a ravine near Hot Springs, Arkansas two weeks later.

According to Tony Scalzo, he said that “it’s like a romanticized take on what happened” and pictured them “taking off to have fun like they did when they first met”.

The song peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart in 1998, and it topped Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart for 7 weeks. Produced by

Fastball & Julian Raymond Release Date: February 24, 1998

[FM Radio being tuned] [Intro]

[Verse 1] They made up their minds and they started packing And left before the sun came up that day An exit to eternal summer slacking But where were they going without ever knowing the way?

[Verse 2] They drank up the wine and they got to talking But now had more important things to say And when the car broke down, they started walking Where were they going without ever knowing the way?

[Chorus] Anyone can see the road that they walk on is paved in gold And it's always summer, they'll never get cold They'll never get hungry They'll never get old and grey You can see their shadows wandering off somewhere They won't make it home, but they really don't care They wanted the highway They're happier there today, today

[Verse 3] The children woke up, and they couldn't find them They left before the sun came up that day They just drove off and left it all behind 'em (Leavin' it all behind) Where were they going without ever knowing the way? [Chorus] Anyone can see the road that they walk on is paved in gold And it's always summer, they'll never get cold They'll never get hungry They'll never get old and grey You can see their shadows wandering off somewhere They won't make it home, but they really don't care They wanted the highway They're happier there today, today

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus] Anyone can see the road that they walk on is paved in gold And it's always summer, they'll never get cold They'll never get hungry They'll never get old and grey You can see their shadows wandering off somewhere They won't make it home, but they really don't care They wanted the highway They're happier there today, today

[Guitar Solo Outro] Leavin' it all behind

1 posted on 10/20/2021 10:34:39 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Great song and story.


2 posted on 10/20/2021 10:38:15 AM PDT by TomServo
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To: Red Badger

3 posted on 10/20/2021 10:38:27 AM PDT by Bratch
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To: Red Badger

More Clinton victims.


4 posted on 10/20/2021 10:38:32 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: Red Badger

Has anyone here ever heard of the band “Fastball” or the song “The Way”?
Super-stardom???

or is this another Mandella effect?


5 posted on 10/20/2021 10:41:29 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: Mr. K

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_(Fastball_song)


6 posted on 10/20/2021 10:43:04 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Few bands are able to pull off a good rock song with a Cha-Cha beat.

I only read about this song’s meaning a few years ago. Back when the album came out I thought it was about retirees hitting the road to get away from their kids. Little did I know...

For anyone who hasn’t been to Salado, it’s a great little town; almost like Fredricksburg before they got too big.


7 posted on 10/20/2021 10:44:49 AM PDT by roostercashews (Having a gun doesn't make you safe, but knowing how to use one does.)
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To: Red Badger

Yes, but do you REMEMBER that?

Like the Monopoly character having a monocle? or Mandela dying?

Clearly this new reality popped into existing, proving the Mandela effect is real. Ipse Dixit.


8 posted on 10/20/2021 10:46:46 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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I was like 14 or 15. It was one of those songs that was always on the radio for a couple of years, but I didn’t know anyone who actually was a fan of them.


9 posted on 10/20/2021 10:47:10 AM PDT by Analogisbetter
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To: Mr. K

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBFrSi5moK4


10 posted on 10/20/2021 10:49:13 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: TomServo

My wife and I would sing that song every time we did a weekend getaway. Great song.


11 posted on 10/20/2021 10:49:29 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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Never heard of either, but it’s a big country we live in.
One area may have local ‘Stars & Celebrities’ that the other 49 states will never know about, even with Google available.


12 posted on 10/20/2021 10:50:07 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: Red Badger

If I ever go missing, check all the outhouses.


13 posted on 10/20/2021 10:51:16 AM PDT by bgill (Which came first, the vax or the virus?)
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To add to the comment I just made, I will say I do remember liking the song “outta my mind” which I forgot was them. Not sure how many Millennials (I consider myself an xennial) are on this site these days who can relate to this comment, but things like this are making me miss the 90s for the first time. I’m also sure the current situation has something to do with it.


14 posted on 10/20/2021 10:54:12 AM PDT by Analogisbetter
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To: Mr. K

Fastball is a great band. In fact, I just saw them live for the first time a few months ago here in Reno at the Rib Cook-Off - good show.


15 posted on 10/20/2021 10:56:02 AM PDT by StayoutdaBushesWay (Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding)
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To: Mr. K

Never heard of any of it! Maybe if I actually heard the song it might ring a bell ...but superstardom for the band?


16 posted on 10/20/2021 11:04:57 AM PDT by LibertyWoman (Guard with jealous attention the public Liberty. Patrick Henry)
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To: TomServo; Red Badger
Great song and story.

Dittoes!

17 posted on 10/20/2021 11:08:25 AM PDT by JennysCool (Let's go, Brandon!)
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Jorge: Great Song Vince: The best...
18 posted on 10/20/2021 11:19:05 AM PDT by shotgun
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To: Red Badger

Reads like a, ‘Twilight Zone’ episode. And that’s a compliment!


19 posted on 10/20/2021 11:30:25 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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You can find it here:

https://myfreemp3.to/

Enter “They Way Fastball”


20 posted on 10/20/2021 11:32:37 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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