John Denver

[froy]

A truly talented artist who left us way too soon. Cyndy & I did contract work for his tour manager doing tour itineraries off and on for over 10 years. Saw several shows and met him a couple of times. He was just about to be signed to a label when he died. I think he would have made a serious comeback. When I heard on the news that his plane went down, I was devastated. He did so much for music and also for the wildlife and the environment. One of those one in a million kind of guys.

Lora

I remember you telling me about this awhile ago
Please come to my You Tube Page

I have so many nice John videos on there
Also my Anyway video
Hope all is good for you..

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=froy2

[stevew2]

My favorite is Annie's Song. One of the most romantic songs ever...."let me drown in your laughter, let me die in your arms", really beautiful lyrics throughout. Great writer, he was.

John Denver was the best. All he needed was his guitar. Its a shame He wrote that song for his wife then she ended up humping the pool guy,leaves him, shacks up with Hulio right In a house within view of Johns house. Then Denver has to die so young in a plane wreak. We were lucky to have such a performer even if only for a short time

[cookieduster]

My favorite is Annie's Song. One of the most romantic songs ever...."let me drown in your laughter, let me die in your arms", really beautiful lyrics throughout. Great writer, he was.

John Denver was the best. All he needed was his guitar. Its a shame He wrote that song for his wife then she ended up humping the pool guy,leaves him, shacks up with Hulio right In a house within view of Johns house. Then Denver has to die so young in a plane wreak. We were lucky to have such a performer even if only for a short time

Tragic for sure, but plenty of men cheat their wives out of a life too of course. Women cheat and leave, but
men go on to have another family and again and again. My ex now has 2 new families, he's been a crappy father
to all of them. Every woman he meets up with falls for whatever he says, don't they ever consider WHY the
others haven't worked out. You'd think they'd get a clue. I'm sure the woman he's with now will dump him
soon because she's figuring it out, the quicker the better.

Hope you are in a wonderful place John Denver, we miss you!!

[larryfromnextdoor]

and let know one forget ,, Denver wasnt just about sweet country music and fun... remember when he
teamed up with Dee Snider and Frank Zappa and beat the PMRC to death in court hearings.. ...

[MJM1959]

A couple of rather recent JD releases:
Live In The USSR
http://www.amazon.com/John-Denver-Live- ... 105&sr=8-7
Just John and his guitar in the Soviet Union

and

In Concert
http://www.amazon.com/Concert-John-Denv ... 02&sr=1-17
these were live performances I had never heard before.

[soulshine]

These 2 are the best versions ever


We miss you JD


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a8_e-B11uM

Froy,

Thank you for posting this link. It's much appreciated as Youtube is not sending me my subscriptions lately.

What concert are these from.
Amazing versions of Calypso and Sunshine! I love them!

I hope all is going well with you.
Happy Easter to you.

[Lady Luck]

and let know one forget ,, Denver wasnt just about sweet country music and fun... remember when he
teamed up with Dee Snider and Frank Zappa and beat the PMRC to death in court hearings.. ...

That was great! The PMRC thought he was going to be on their side because he had the image of a sweet, country music artist...NOT!

[sadie65]

Mr. Denver was far more complex than most knew about. He had his share of problems and was no saint, but I think the good far outweighed the bad. I think his
causes were just and I think he did the best he thought he could.

[gr8dane]

Froy you're a strange, strange dude.

Having said that, I appreciate your post. John Denver is one of those fabric of America fuckers.

Thanks for the post.

If you are bored one day,please drop by the Styx board and say something nice about JY or Larry Gowan.
Then the true froy will come out in flying colors.

[froy]

Froy you're a strange, strange dude.

Having said that, I appreciate your post. John Denver is one of those fabric of America fuckers.

Thanks for the post.

If you are bored one day,please drop by the Styx board and say something nice about JY or Larry Gowan.
Then the true froy will come out in flying colors.

There is nothing nice to say about Larry Gowan or JY
True Colors Flying high

[piecesofeight]

Froy you're a strange, strange dude.

Having said that, I appreciate your post. John Denver is one of those fabric of America fuckers.

Thanks for the post.

If you are bored one day,please drop by the Styx board and say something nice about JY or Larry Gowan.
Then the true froy will come out in flying colors.

There is nothing nice to say about Larry Gowan or JY
True Colors Flying high

[gr8dane]

Froy you're a strange, strange dude.

Having said that, I appreciate your post. John Denver is one of those fabric of America fuckers.

Thanks for the post.

If you are bored one day,please drop by the Styx board and say something nice about JY or Larry Gowan.
Then the true froy will come out in flying colors.

There is nothing nice to say about Larry Gowan or JY
True Colors Flying high

Bend over,hello hello,I do see your true colors flying.

[Rockindeano]

As much as Journey can be assholish, neither JY nort LG could play in that band.

Styx is the in the VP slot, or for you sports fans, the minor leagues, compared to Journey.

[sadie65]

So nice isn't it to start a thread about an entertainer who most liked, only to have the unfortunate come around. While there is no love lost between the originatoe of this thread, I still think it was a very nice thing to post regarding John Denver. How unfortunate that it wound up not being about Mr. Denver, and instead turned into some sort of silly contest between 2 classic rock bands. Since this is a Journey forum, I'll be respectful and state that Journey has quite the legacy.

[stevew2]

John Denver wrote all his songs,and they were about shit that was important to him and others, The words to his songs really meant something.Im buying a Cd Tom.

[hoagiepete]

when i was young i would watch the John Denver Show, Capt. and Tennile Show, Sonny and Cher, and Donny and Marie once a week ..

followed by Love Boat and Fantasy Island.. bring back the 70's..

Ah yes...and the Midnight Special, Charlie's Angels, and All in the Family. How about the Smothers Brothers and Laugh In?

[The Sushi Hunter]

Well, I never cared for JD's music. Actually I become uncontrollably violent when I hear country music. I don't know what it is, it just triggers some sort of chemical reaction in me to want to break shit, especially the souce from where the country music is coming out of. I just want it to stop! Guess I need to see a shrink about this.

[stevew2]

Well, I never cared for JD's music. Actually I become uncontrollably violent when I hear country music. I don't know what it is, it just triggers some sort of chemical reaction in me to want to break shit, especially the souce from where the country music is coming out of. I just want it to stop! Guess I need to see a shrink about this.

He is not country, more folk

[Rick]

Well, I never cared for JD's music. Actually I become uncontrollably violent when I hear country music. I don't know what it is, it just triggers some sort of chemical reaction in me to want to break shit, especially the souce from where the country music is coming out of. I just want it to stop! Guess I need to see a shrink about this.

I can't stand it either. When I get in my wife's car, it's always on country or Elvis. I can handle Elvis in limited quantities, but country just plain sucks. I start talking to her and when she responds, I'll act like I can't hear her and turn down the radio.

[piecesofeight]

As much as Journey can be assholish, neither JY nort LG could play in that band.

Styx is the in the VP slot, or for you sports fans, the minor leagues, compared to Journey.

They sure as hell are today..

[The Sushi Hunter]

He is not country, more folk

Isn't folk like "Puff the Magic Dragon" and shit like that?

[larryfromnextdoor]

He is not country, more folk

Isn't folk like "Puff the Magic Dragon" and shit like that?

oh man!! you could get BBQ'd on a folk music forum ....but... the Spinal Tap guys made a movie called A Mighty Wind.. its very funny.. not LOL funny,, just funny.. its about tryign to get a folk band back together after 25 or so years away...

puff the magic dragon..

[ProgRocker53]

SOME country is good...

...I used to listen to nothing but country in my younger ears. I've stopped listening to almost all country but a few bands and artists still pop up every now and then.

Alabama, Sawyer Brown, Rodney Crowell, Charlie Daniels Band, the Outlaw guys (Merle, Cash, Waylon, Willie, etc.), Pat Green, Steve Earle, Shelby Lynne, all good....

....I'll confess to massively digging Shania Twain for more than just her looks, too.

[AlienC]

Love that guy. He was great.

Tell me you don't love Country Roads.

Perhaps John should have taken the train instead of flying.

Simply following standard Pre-Flight Checklist routine would have done the same thing.

His engine stalled when the fuel ran out of the fuel pickup when he took off at a steep angle.

Cause? Low on Fuel. Pilot Error.

Sorry John, you should have checked the fuel.


His music is good driving music.

[stevew2]

SOME country is good...

...I used to listen to nothing but country in my younger ears. I've stopped listening to almost all country but a few bands and artists still pop up every now and then.

Alabama, Sawyer Brown, Rodney Crowell, Charlie Daniels Band, the Outlaw guys (Merle, Cash, Waylon, Willie, etc.), Pat Green, Steve Earle, Shelby Lynne, all good....

....I'll confess to massively digging Shania Twain for more than just her looks, too.

We like like both kinds of music here, Country and Western

[The Sushi Hunter]

Love that guy. He was great.

Tell me you don't love Country Roads.

Perhaps John should have taken the train instead of flying.

Simply following standard Pre-Flight Checklist routine would have done the same thing.

His engine stalled when the fuel ran out of the fuel pickup when he took off at a steep angle.

Cause? Low on Fuel. Pilot Error.

Sorry John, you should have checked the fuel.


His music is good driving music.

Yeah, that was the primary problem, but there was also the fact that when JD built his a/c had the fuel switch on the bulkhead behind him and on the up high side. The switch was to switch fuel tanks. The investigation into the crash revealed that when the fuel ran out, he had to take his sights off looking out of the plane and off of the controls in order to access the switch and manipulate it. In doing so and without power, the plane nose dived in a heart beat. So it was a combination of pilot and construction error.

And good driving music to me is either Pink Floyd "DSOTM", "The Wall", and even a good Cure Live concert on CD.

[Lora]

Lora

I remember you telling me about this awhile ago
Please come to my You Tube Page

I have so many nice John videos on there
Also my Anyway video
Hope all is good for you..

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=froy2

Wow! You have some great videos there. His shows were always amazing. I play my live CDs the most. Loved his sense of humor, too. Thanks for sharing.

[Foolish Heart]

A truly talented artist who left us way too soon. Cyndy & I did contract work for his tour manager doing tour itineraries off and on for over 10 years. Saw several shows and met him a couple of times. He was just about to be signed to a label when he died. I think he would have made a serious comeback. When I heard on the news that his plane went down, I was devastated. He did so much for music and also for the wildlife and the environment. One of those one in a million kind of guys.

Lora

I remember you telling me about this awhile ago
Please come to my You Tube Page

I have so many nice John videos on there
Also my Anyway video
Hope all is good for you..

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=froy2

You did that amazing ANYWAY VIDEO?????????????

[Gordon from Edinburgh]

followed by Love Boat and Fantasy Island.. bring back the 70's..[/quote]

I used to whack it to Julie the Cruise Director. Seriously, I am not proud of it, just sayin'[/quote]

Er, that doesnt make you a bad person - she had something about her...............

[Gordon from Edinburgh]

Cause? Low on Fuel. Pilot Error.

Sorry John, you should have checked the fuel.


Bit ironic when you consider the bad press he got for stockpiling fuel during a shortage.....................