...here's a heartbreaker for ya.
Dan Fogelberg was born in Peoria, Illinois. He was the youngest of three sons born to Margaret (née Irvine), a classically trained pianist, and Lawrence Peter Fogelberg, a high school band director who spent most of his career at Peoria's Woodruff High School and Pekin High School.[1] Dan's mother was a Scottish immigrant, and his father was of Swedish descent.[2] His father would later be the inspiration for the song "Leader of the Band".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQmkoMZyvOQ

Liberals are like a "Slinky". Totally useless, but somehow ya can't help but smile when you see one tumble down a flight of stairs!