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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2019 4:22:37 GMT
I’m sitting here watching the documentary again. I’ve seen it many times. DH & I saw him in concert on our honeymoon in 1979 in Lake Tahoe. His music is special to us.
Imagine what he could have done for environmental issues had he lived longer..
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Post by pilcas on Dec 15, 2019 4:43:14 GMT
I will always have a special place for his songs in my heart.
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Post by lucyg on Dec 15, 2019 4:58:28 GMT
We went to Tahoe for our honeymoon in 1979, too. But it must have been different dates, because I’m sure we would have wanted to see John Denver if he’d been there when we were. We drove to Reno and saw Bill Cosby, instead.  I think we saw someone at South Shore while we were there, too. Merle Haggard? Maybe. Our anniversary was 8/12. |
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Post by Sue on Dec 15, 2019 6:30:00 GMT
I still have several of his tapes I couldn't let go of but I don't think I have a tape player anymore!  I will always love his music and the sadness I feel whenever I hear one of his songs will never quite go away. |
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Post by nlwilkins on Dec 15, 2019 6:37:00 GMT
I still tear up when I hear some of his songs. They really had the power to move me.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Dec 15, 2019 7:10:10 GMT
He was my first celebrity crush when I was 10-11ish.
My first album.
My first concert when I was 12 (although it wasn't a full concert, he performed at some sort of convention show or fair, if I recall correctly), it was my birthday present.
My first music/concert shirt (sweatshirt).
I should make a scrapbook page about this.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2019 7:15:32 GMT
We went to Tahoe for our honeymoon in 1979, too. But it must have been different dates, because I’m sure we would have wanted to see John Denver if he’d been there when we were. We drove to Reno and saw Bill Cosby, instead. I think we saw someone at South Shore while we were there, too. Merle Haggard? Maybe. Our anniversary was 8/12. We were there in February.. I learned to ski there. |
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Post by betty on Dec 15, 2019 7:26:41 GMT
Love John Denver! Your post brings back memories.
I saw him in concert in 1976 in Richmond, VA. I was 7 years old and my great-aunt worked a second job at the Richmond coliseum box office. She had a full-time job as a switchboard operator at a local hospital but loved her box office job. My mom took all 3 of us kids to see JD so it must have been free or very cheap.
My great-aunt would call (we lived about 8 miles outside the city) if there were tickets available last minute (cheap & often free to her as an employee) for concerts and events. My mom & older brother saw Elvis with a very last minute call. I remember my brother got to attend so many wrestling events with the big names of the 70's thanks to Aunt Helen! lol
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Post by hop2 on Dec 15, 2019 15:02:24 GMT
It’s weird. I can’t particularly say I’m a John Denver fan, never saw him in concert. He wasn’t one that my mother dragged me to like Kenny Rogers or Johnny Cash because they were her favorites. Mom didn’t have everyone of his records like Elvis.
But darned if I don’t know every word to most of his songs if they come on. Especially country road, I know every word. Without help. I might not be able to tell you what I had for lunch Tuesday but I know every word to country road.
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Post by stampnscrap1128 on Dec 15, 2019 15:50:15 GMT
He was and always will be my all time favorite singer. My dh and I went to Aspen for the celebration of his life on the first anniversary of his death. Got to meet and talk with his dear mother. She was such a wonderful, classy lady. I had already met online many fellow JD fans and being with them was so much fun. I have a very tight group of friends whom I met through the old John Denver message board on AOL. We've gone on vacations together and one of them became my best friend. John's music reaches deep into my soul like no other music has.
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Post by Skellinton on Dec 15, 2019 16:02:50 GMT
His songs were just so good. Some of my Pre-K kids love them, they are just so wholesome and joyous. His Muppet Christmas CD is my very favorite Christmas music.
I wonder if our PBS on demand has the special, I would like to watch it. I don’t know much about his life, just his music.
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Dec 15, 2019 18:20:03 GMT
I got sucked into the way back machine when someone posted a thread about it a few days ago. I came across this thread that is so relevant: web.archive.org/web/20120124160129/http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/mb.asp?cmd=display&forum_id=15&thread_id=3146854I posted in it about my up-close experience with John Denver when he sang Country Roads for the opening of Mountaineer Field in 1980. It was so exciting to be on the field with him! We sing Country Roads after every home win in just about every sport, and every freshman learns the words pretty quickly. John Denver songs always make me smile. |
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Post by J u l e e on Dec 15, 2019 19:31:30 GMT
I can’t listen to Country Roads without tears in my eyes. My dad was from West Virginia and we’d road trip there every summer for a week or two. He would put JD in the 8-track player and play this song as we crossed into WVa.
He had a difficult relationship with his mother because he married a northerner and we were never very welcomed there, but we’d go anyway. It makes me sad to think about all those dynamics now as an adult. My dad was pure country and I’m sure he never felt at home in Ohio.
Damn, I am crying now.
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Post by hutchfan on Dec 15, 2019 20:05:37 GMT
I grew up listening to Country music and I have always loved John Denver.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2019 20:24:36 GMT
I can’t listen to Country Roads without tears in my eyes. My dad was from West Virginia and we’d road trip there every summer for a week or two. He would put JD in the 8-track player and play this song as we crossed into WVa. He had a difficult relationship with his mother because he married a northerner and we were never very welcomed there, but we’d go anyway. It makes me sad to think about all those dynamics now as an adult. My dad was pure country and I’m sure he never felt at home in Ohio. Damn, I am crying now. I’m sorry, Julee. I didn’t mean to bring up sad memories. |
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Post by refugeepea on Dec 15, 2019 21:37:12 GMT
I grew up listening to John Denver. One of the few celebrity deaths that really shook me.
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Post by J u l e e on Dec 15, 2019 21:41:57 GMT
I can’t listen to Country Roads without tears in my eyes. My dad was from West Virginia and we’d road trip there every summer for a week or two. He would put JD in the 8-track player and play this song as we crossed into WVa. He had a difficult relationship with his mother because he married a northerner and we were never very welcomed there, but we’d go anyway. It makes me sad to think about all those dynamics now as an adult. My dad was pure country and I’m sure he never felt at home in Ohio. Damn, I am crying now. I’m sorry, Julee. I didn’t mean to bring up sad memories. Not sad. Bittersweet, really. I can still hear my dad singing With his twang. And I still love John Denver. |
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Post by refugeepea on Dec 15, 2019 22:04:22 GMT
((hugs)) It's crazy how songs can bring back memories. I cry when I hear Okie From Muskogee by Merle Haggard because of the memories of my dad. Not from Oklahoma, but very much a country boy. |
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Post by Sanibel on Dec 16, 2019 7:55:36 GMT
He is a favorite of mine and the single reason I went to Colorado on vacation once.
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I think we saw someone at South Shore while we were there, too. Merle Haggard? Maybe.
I will always love his music and the sadness I feel whenever I hear one of his songs will never quite go away. 
