Dan Borgers:
CLASS OF 1974
Fraser High SchoolClass of 1974
Fraser, MI
Dan's Story
I'm still in music. Lived in Los Angeles a long time and have worked with a plethora of recording artists including Barbara Streisand, Glen Campbell, Joe Cocker, Rod Stewart, Diana Ross and many others. Quit touring in my 20's (except for one arena tour in '91) and have been producing and writing full time. Besides songs for artists (mostly in Europe and a handful of major label artists in the U.S.), I write a lot of instrumental music and songs for TV and Feature Films.. Recent films include Camille with James Franco (Spiderman), and The Devil and Daniel Webster with Alec Baldwin, Dan Aykroyd, and Anthony Hopkins. Loads of TV shows covering the spectrum from network sports to Oprah.
Personally rewarding was finding my birth family in the mid-90's. I was adopted with my sister, Beverly (class of '75), when we were 4 and 3 respectively. We had another sister who's also in music, teaching in the public school system and singing with the Washington, D.C. Opera.
Beverly (class of '75) passed away in 2008 after an 8 year battle with cancer.
A "Fraser" REALLY small world story:
I was doing a USO tour in 1976 in Asia and the South Pacific. Flew from the Philippines to a small island in the middle of the Indian Ocean called Diego Garcia on Christmas Day 1976. Only 100 Navy Seabees who'd recen...Expand for more
tly finished building a runway living like James Michener's 'South Pacific'. Very rustic: tin walls on the living quarters, etc. and as far from other land as one can get on Earth. Jungles all around.
After an 18 hour plane ride we were really hungry, so after dropping our luggage off they took us in the only school bus on the island to the mess hall, which seated 40 or so. I got my tray and looked for an empty seat. Spotting one, I set my tray down and Oh, my God!! There sat Ron Prange, Fraser High School class of 1975 and brother to Cindy Prange, class of '74 !!! What a great Christmas gift it was to see someone from thee old hometown !! Ron is a great guy. He and his buddies showed me a good time that Christmas night. A little TOO good ... drinking like sailors.
I quit drinking when I was 26. Had my quota by then LOL
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I've been married for 24 years and live in Nashville. We have a golden retriever, Andy, and usually one or two foster dogs around too from our rescue work. Still have a full head of hair (although shorter) and look much the same...though older obviously. Drop me a note if you feel like it. I'll respond in kind.
I do not have a 'Gold' account. You can write me here if you'd like to:
dborgers AT comcast DOT net
Oh, and I forgive anyone who was a butthole to me :-)
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