The John Denver appreciation thread.

good threads and one more is always welcomed! ; )

 

Absolutely beautiful performance by John and his band!

 

I agree. It's my own thread on the subject.

 

exactly...

 

Very possible, and he just wanted to get away.

 

Yes, he wanted to be Southern, but he wasn't. I know his brother, Ron, by the way, and his nephew, Will. Good fellows.

 

No, you weren't there I was...and we were not crowding the walkway...no, he was just being a dick and Paul Stookey ( Peter, Paul, & Mary) just stared at him and we cracked up like WTF? was that! Autographs were NOT in our conversation! Ah Ha!

 

Well, that's not good he was mean to you. Paul Stookey was there? Very awesome!

 

I do really enjoy some of the music, and I have seen Oh God about a jillion times. Saw it as a kid in the theater and have always had a soft spot for it. Plus... how about that AMC Pacer!?!

 

Actually, that’s NOT what I want.

I don’t want a schlocky TV movie, I’d like a go-for-broke Hollywood biopic with some rising star doing Denver. I’m only a casual fan, at best, but I grew up in the 70s with my (much) older brothers listening to his music. From what I can tell, there’s a really interesting story there that parallels the Queen/Elton superstar ride in that decade. But it’s maybe more interesting, because he sort of ... vanished ... unlike those guys, and never really had a major “comeback”. Plus there’s the whole “nature vs celebrity” dynamic to explore. And then his tragic, unexpected death? It just seems ripe for a screenwriter to tackle.

Unlike Freddie and Elton, he seems less “defined” in our modern era, so I think you’d have a greater opportunity to “educate” the masses on his life, if it were done well. Same thing with Sonny Bono - I could tell you a paragraph on his life and that’s it. But hit songwriter >> marries Cher >> becomes Republican Congress member >> (also) dies bizarrely: without trying to sound crass, that’s a helluva story to tell in two hours.

Flawed though it may be, I’ll take the 70s Music Superstar Biopic genre over the Marvel/DC comic book genre any day.

 

I absolutely love the music of John Denver. So many great songs, I can’t pick a favorite. I celebrate his entire catalog.

But if I were forced to pick one, it would be Take Me Home, Country Roads. A song about the state of Virginia which has become the unofficial state song of West Virginia. lol

This is the ultimate unbeknownst troll song. Every time I see a w v u fan sing this, it brings both joy and laughter to my soul.

Thank you so much for the songs and the music John, you and your songs will not be forgotten.

 

I had NO clue he was talking about Virginia and making fun of West Virginia. Wow, that was mean!

 

I never met John Denver but I got to visit his private jet when I was about 10.

His music was always so soothing. I wonder why.

 

That's so awesome on you getting to see his jet! He was a little fractious in real life, so I wonder why it was soothing.

 

If you happened to watch the Boston Pops 4th of July show tonight, there was a little nugget after the fireworks ended where Arlo Guthrie and Amanda Mena joined the Texas Tenors and Keith Lockhart to sing “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” and “Take Me Home Country Roads (Arlo on guitar). It was pretty cool.

 

Wow! So nice! I'll see if I can get it!

 

yes Paul was with me and my friend...I don't think John was being mean he was just being John...I knew John's & Paul's bass player Dick Kniss...he was a very decent human & fantastic bass player!...he told me some great stories about John when we were hanging out at Peter Yarrow's apartment...Dick toured with John in the huge concert days of the 70's and beyond...there's plenty on the web about Dick Kniss...

 

That's so awesome! I'll have to look up Dick Kniss. Was Peter a nice fellow?

 

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I think John Denver just found a way to be really mellow. I mean, George Burns had his cigars, and John had...?

I'll tell y'all a secret. Don't sweat me, okay? There were some nudie magazines in John Denver's private jet. Tasteful ones, mind you. But I saw them, and my mom must have seen me gawking, so she shifted my attention to something else.

Great songs from John Denver. He was a born balladeer. He should have stuck to someone else flying him around.

 

Uh oh! There was XXX in there? My goodness.

 

Nah, man, just like Playboy magazine. A lot of articles in those type. Nothing to hurt delicate sensitivities.

 

Oh goodness. I know what you mean. Oh, and those hurt your perspectives on women, but that's about it, and that's a major turndown for me.

 

I saw him in concert in Detroit pretty close before he died.

Put on a great show.

Lot of very good songs.

 

Did you get to watch him leave on his jet plane?

 

If you guys haven't read his 1992 book, Take Me Home, you really probably should. John was very candid about his life. I certainly gained a better appreciation for the dude, reading about his trials and tribulations, triumphs and hard work.