goodbye
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so hard to say
n 1975, Motown husband and wife team Freddie Perren and Christine Yarian wrote a song for a movie that reached number 38 on the Billboard Music Charts. in 1991 the r&B group Boys ii Men covered the song in an a cappella form and the song reached the top of the Billboard Charts. That song was entitled “it’s So Hard to Say Goodbye, to Yesterday.” now, i find myself struck by the lyrics to that song. By the time this issue of Westernbass.com Magazine is released, the news of the retirement of bass fishing legend denny Brauer will have become public. at the age of 63, Brauer has decided that the 32-year career driving the highways and waterways, beating his body in his Suburban and ranger boat has finally been enough. He and his wife Shirley have decided that it was time for them to enjoy the time that they had earned together and settled down in their new home in del rio, t ex., in sight of the waters of lake amistad. Competitive bass fishing will not be the same without them.
by DaN o’sullIVaN
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How do I say goodbye to what we had? The good times that made us laugh, Outweigh the bad. I thought we’d get to see forever, But forever’s gone away It’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.
A little history lesson. Brauer steps down from what is highly regarded as one of the greatest career records in the sport of professional bass fishing. His career
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