Consider how unusual it is for the exact breaking point of a
big-time rock band to be seen on film.  For the Eagles, the end
came abruptly at a political fundraiser in 1980. Don Felder
didn't want to be there. Glenn Frey didn't like his attitude.
Add years of resentment and as they performed, threats exchanged
under the music. Fists didn't fly, but each stalked into
separate limousines, and the Eagles were toast for 14 years.
It's one of the fascinating moments in "History of the Eagles,"
a documentary that airs on Showtime Friday and Saturday. The
film has two parts just like the band, which has been together
again since 1994.  Frey, 64, said it was time to get the story
on film while the health and memories of everyone involved were
intact. The Eagles courted filmmaker Alex Gibney, who won an
Academy Award for his 2007 documentary on torture, "Taxi to the
Dark Side." Gibney expressed interest if he was free to tell a
real story, not just an authorized one, and the Eagles agreed.
He talked to each former me