Rolling Stone at 50: When the Editors Took on the Eagles in Softball

It began with a single sentence in the September 8th, 1977, issue of Rolling Stone. Tucked into a Random Notes item about Joe Walsh's new solo album was this line by writer Charles M. Young: "The rest of the Eagles, on their first vacation in three years, seem more interested in finding a softball team they can beat – having lost in recent weeks to teams fielded by Andrew Gold, Jimmy Buffett, employees of several San Francisco radio stations and their own road crew." Singer-guitarist Glenn