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Favorite John Denver Song
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Votes
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| Take Me Home Country Roads |
5 |
| Poems, Prayers, and Promises |
4 |
| For You |
2 |
| Sunshine On My Shoulders |
2 |
| The Wings That Fly Us Home |
2 |
| This Old Guitar |
2 |
| Annie's Song |
1 |
| Back Home Again |
1 |
| Calypso |
1 |
| Eagles and Horses |
1 |
| Leaving on a Jet Plane |
1 |
| My Sweet Lady |
1 |
| Perhaps Love |
1 |
| Rocky Mountain High |
1 |
| Thank God I'm a Country Boy |
1 |
| The Gift You Are |
1 |
| Like A Sad Song |
1 |
| What One Man Can Do |
1 |
| Whispering Jesse |
1 |
| Wild Flowers In A Mason Jar |
1 |
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Fuquico Nakamoto from Brasil, Aug 1, 2003
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Favorite Song: Like a sad song
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Roberta from Virginia, May 20, 2003
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Favorite Song: Take Me Home Country Roads
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The first time I heard this song I was on my way to Kentucky, newly married,
young and naive, to visit his family. It was to grandparent's home in the mountains
of Kentucky and I was scared to death and wanted nothing more than to be back in the
mountains of Virginia. Country roads, take me home ... Always a favorite since I was young,
when he first started his career, the loss of his music and his ideas and visions
is a loss to us all. His music is pure and from his heart and his beliefs, his life
...our lives. I am sure he is still singing, we just can’t hear it yet.
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Carol from New Jersey, Jan 23, 2003
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Favorite Song: Poems, Prayers, and Promises
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I just loved this song as I was growing up. Listened to it all the time.
Give me Hope for this world. Now playing all John’s Songs for my grandchildren.
Miss hearing all he had to offer.
Carol
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Karen Woodrow from Queensland, Australia, Oct 30, 2001
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Favorite Song: Annie's Song
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My husband and I courted to the music of John Denver.
We attended every concert he had in Brisbane and never failed
to enjoy them. He was the most gentle performer. It was ironic
that his death was on Oct 12. My husband and I got engaged that
day in 1975. Our children now enjoy John’s music and play our LP’s.
I think their love of his music came as a result of us playing
his records when I was pregnant. John we miss you and your
music and your caring spirit.
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Theresa Workman from Coshocton, Ohio, Oct 12, 2001
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Favorite Song: Back Home Again
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Well, it's now October 12th, and the anniversary of John's passing is upon us.
I can't believe it's been four years. I wonder what he's thinking about the terrorist attacks.
I'm sure he's crying along with us. I'm sure he's as angry with the ones responsible.
Let's remember John with the song Perhaps Love, and maybe, someway, somehow,
we can find peace on this earth. John, we miss you and need you more now than ever.
Be present in spirit for us, and show us the way.
Hopefully, through God and John, we will survive! God bless America
and God bless John!
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Mac from West Virginia, Mar 24, 2001
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Favorite Song: Take Me Home County Roads
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Karen from Pennsylvania, Jan 17, 2001
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Favorite Song: Leaving on a Jet Plane
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John Denver was the greatest singer-songwriter that ever lived.
His song leaving on a jet plane and many others had helped me through rough times.
When my fiancé at the time was leaving for marine boot camp.
Leaving on a jet plane had hit the nail right on the head.
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Daniela from Italy, Oct 13, 2000
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Favorite Song: Rocky Mountain High
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I won’t forget John Denver... His sweet songs his tender music
the sound of his guitar and his magic voice. I’m so sorry I’ve
never seen him on one of his concerts... I’m happy for I have known
this wonderful singer
Peace...
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Rhonda from Missouri, Oct 6, 2000
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Favorite Song: Rocky Mountain High
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It is still unbearable for me to fathom the world without John Denver.
He touched my soul with his music as he did so many people.
In the early 70's I became very interested in Colorado because of John Denver.
The irony of it all is that later in life I found I had brothers and sisters
there that I never knew about before. But we found each other and our love grew.
I attribute the void I had in my life for so long to John Denver.
My heritage is American Indian and I am sure that John Denver's spirit
is soaring over us still.... On the wing of the eagle. He had the heart
of an American Indian. I thank the Great Spirit for JOHN DENVER. I am
grateful for the fact that I was touched so deeply by this great man
with such a warm heart and tender spirit.
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Cherri from New York, Jun 19, 2000
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Favorite Song: The Gift You Are
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My son was married on Saturday June 17th. The song we chose to dance
to was The Gift You Are From Annie's Song CD. The words are so beautiful
and so appropriate for a Wedding. I don't know why more people don't
listen to the words of his songs more carefully.
They are so meaningful and full of love. Well I don't have to tell you
that I broke down crying and so did my son and the entire room of guests
including the photographer. The members of the band told me they were going
to learn the song and suggest it to other couples as a song to play for the
dance that a mother or father can dance to with the bride or groom.
I'm really pleased as I feel it says so much about the love a parent
feels for their child. Just thought I'd pass this on. Thank You.
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Dana from Carnation, WA, Jan 22, 2000
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Favorite Song: What One Man Can Do
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I have attended several John Denver concerts. One time his concert was sold out.
Fortunately another concert was added. The band wasn’t contracted for extra shows
so we had a gloriously personal experience of a concert with John alone.
He told us that “What One Man Can Do” was written for and about a swami friend of his.
This man had just died and between these two Washington concerts John had flown to the
East Coast and attended the man’s funeral performing the song there. We had such a close
and personal performance by John - we felt very connected.
As I read mementos of John and see the tremendous impact he and his music have had on
so many people’s lives I have to feel that this song also epitomizes John himself.
He was working to do what one man can do.
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Pud Joseph from Crookston, Minnesota, Dec 25, 1999
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Favorite Song: Poems, Prayers, and Promises
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I was introduced to John’s music through my parents.
The fist time I heard his music I was hooked. The last time I saw John
in concert was at we-fest in Detroit Lakes Minn. He was his same down
to earth style up on stage with all his heart filled wisdom he put
into his songs and music. I listen to his songs everyday and picture
in my mind John singing those songs up on stage.
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Cass Youngdale from Pennsylvania, Dec 23, 1999
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Favorite Song: The Wings that Fly Us Home
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I’d like to vote for Wings that Fly Us Home.
I can’t listen to it anymore without getting a tear in my eye.
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Rob Yates from England, Dec 12, 1999
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Favorite Song: Take Me Home Country Roads
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I have visited Colorado with my family quite a few times. John Denver's music
is so wonderful to listen to during the drive through the Rockies. It makes
you realize why he loved it so much. I have one question if possible could
you tell me where John Denver's grave is as me and my family could visit
on our next visit to Colorado. Thank you.
Rob Yates.
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Michelle Medew from Victoria Australia, Oct 13, 1999
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Favorite Song: Poems Prayers and Promises
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I have grown up on JD’s music... I remember I was 7 years old and my mum and
dad were going to JD’s first Australian concert and I wanted to go but my
parents said I was too young. Well I cried and cried all night.
Now I am 32 and I am so lucky to say that I have been to 2 John Denver concerts.
I still cry. I love his music and not a day goes by that I don’t play his music and
remember the wonderful man he was.
My dad passed away last year and we played JD’s rocky mountain high.
My dad was a very big fan of JD’s as all my family were.
Well done to all who have done tributes to JD. We will never forget…
I know The Sunshine on My Shoulders Is My Dad and JD…
Peace
Michelle
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Dennis Beier from Wisconsin, Oct 12, 1999
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Favorite Song: Whispering Jesse
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On this 2nd Anniversary of John’s death I think of all the Great music that he blessed us with.
I was lucky to be able to see John in concert 6 times. I only wish I could have met him once.
When I try to think of my favorite song he sang I have a very hard time with that.
I guess it would be the last song that I listened to that day. I am also lucky to have a son that enjoys
his music as much as I do. Him and I have song weddings with John’s music.
I miss you John you are a hard act to top in my book
Dennis
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Kathy Harkins from Aurora Colorado, Oct 4, 1999
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Favorite Song: For You
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I have had the pleasure of attending many of John’s concerts, the last one at Fiddlers Green in 1996 at the Wild Life Concert.
I met him at book signing for his autobiography a few months later.
He was so handsome in person. I also had the opportunity
to attend his funeral here in Aurora and Aspen. It was a very sad and spiritual experience. I miss you John. I was a fan for 27 years and still am.
Love Kathy
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Alison Lara from New Jersey, Sep 29, 1999
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Favorite Song: Take Me Home Country Roads
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When I was little my dad used to sing this song to me. Later in middle school dug
out all my parents’ old records including John Denver. My mother told me that they had
Follow Me played at their wedding. When John Denver died I was very sad.
I remember going to school and telling people that he had died and many of them didn’t
know who he was which really saddened me. His music was wonderful and I regret never
having the opportunity to see him in concert.
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Bob Sunderman from Des Moines, Iowa, Sep 29, 1999
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Favorite Song: Sunshine On My Shoulders
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Unfortunately I never got to see John live in concert, I have always loved John Denver’s music and spirit.
Although Sunshine on My Shoulders is my favorite song Rocky Mountain High has to be my second favorite.
Actually I like all his music. John and his music have always been an inspiration to me.
Like John I have a deep feeling for our environment and our need to try to begin again to live as part of
our environment and not dominate it. As a painter and sculpture I listen to his music often.
The spirit and understanding of his music I hope comes into my work.
At some point I am going to do a series of paintings and sculpture that will be a tribute to John Denver’s spirit
and inspiration. John will always live on in his music but more importantly in his love of nature and understanding.
The insight and spirit should and will live on in all of us. John is still flying high with us.
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Erv Tuma from Las Vegas, NV., Sep 23, 1999
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Favorite Song: Thank God I’m a Country Boy
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Love this person’s mind and what he did in life.
I’ve been eye to eye with this man but most important I understand
his love to be flying in THE SKY.
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Roy Jones from Decatur, Illinois, Sep 16, 1999
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Favorite Song: This Old Guitar
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Hello, I love John Denver. I grew up with him in the house. I saw John in Chicago in 96; it was great.
It was also the one-year anniversary of my mother’s death. She loved John. She was always saying FAROUT.
Just wanted to say thank you for your page.
PEACE my friend.
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Kate Blain from Oklahoma, Sep 10, 1999
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Favorite Song: Wild Flowers In A Mason Jar
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Most people except dyed-in-the-wool John Denver fans will recognize this sweet nostalgic tune. It
reminds me of home long ago and my granddad. That’s what John’s songs mean to me. They are a recollection
of my life entwined with his music.
High school days with Sunshine, Take Me Home, Grandma’s Feather Bed, Thank God, and especially Matthew.
My husband and I fell in love and shared his songs. Annie was played at our wedding. We celebrated our daughter’s birth
with The Gift of You. We became conscious of the earth and it’s gifts with Calypso, etc.
We have many favorite artists but John Denver will always be number one.
Great web-site for John’s music and videos etc is www.naturemusic.com.
Thanks for letting us share.
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Johnny Warren from Tye Texas, Jul 4, 1999
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Favorite Song: Perhaps Love
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Fan since the early 1970's. Was able to attend one concert at Red Rocks
in Denver.
HIGHLIGHT Most special memory was an almost skiing experience with him
in the mid 80's while staying with Steve Weisburg at Aspen.
Would love to visit with anyone close to John D. to find out or
confirm my impression that he was a born again Christian.
Thanks.
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Pat Sinclair from Canada, June 30, 1999
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Favorite Song: Calypso
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John Denver is my absolute favourite singer of all time also.
I never got to see him in concert but have every album he ever made or I should say had.
Sadly the albums and tapes were lost during a move.
The world is a better place for having John in it...
Pat Sinclair
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Ginny from Kent, CT, June 25, 1999
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Favorite Song: This Old Guitar
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Dear John,
I met you once for ten minutes. But since I was a young adult your
music was the background of my life. I sang your songs while rocking my babies.
I went through hard times with your music there to give me hope.
Your death was as great a blow to me as any of my own families'.
Thank you for the music.
Ginny
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Evelyn from Pennsylvania, Apr 29, 1999
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Favorite Song: Eagles And Horses
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I first found John Denver when I was just a little kid 2 or 3. Rocky Mountain High had just come out and the radio played it all the time. I would sing along off key and I knew all the words by heart. My Dad thought it was funny so when the first Greatest Hits album came out he bought me a copy. From then on I was hooked, John Denver became like a best friend to me. His music managed to find words
for things I had always wanted to say but was never eloquent enough to express myself.
I will always remember the exact moment I heard that John was gone.
It's something that will stay with me like hearing about the space shuttle explosion
or my Mom remembering where she was when JFK was shot.
I will also always remember the empty feeling inside when the shock finally wore off and
it sank in that he was really gone. It was like a part of me was missing.
Like I had forgotten how to feel.
I was fortunate enough to see him in concert four times although I never had the
privilege of meeting him face to face. That is something I will always regret,
as more than anything I wished for the opportunity to just shake his hand and tell
him thank you. For all the joy he brought to my life and for all he's done for the
world.
Thank you, John, I miss you.
Evelyn
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David Rasmussen from Gordonsville, Tennessee, Apr 23, 1999
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Butterfly Hollow Farm - John Denver Celebration
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Favorite Song: Poems, Prayers, and Promises
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The more time passes the more I find myself missing a person that I’ve never met but one that changed the course of my life forever.
It’s such a warm comfort to see and meet so many other folks that have the seeds of John Denver growing within them.
He planted eternal life with every song. He lives within us all.
Peace,
David Rasmussen
Butterfly Hollow Farm
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Kelly Robison from Portland, Oregon, Apr 16, 1999
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Favorite Song: For You
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He Is In My Heart And Living There
Yesterday you were here,
but today you are gone.
And, still to this day,
no one knows what went wrong!
We are all left to wonder,
how can this be true?
For no one loved life
as much as you.
I keep hoping maybe it's just a bad dream.
You're not really gone,
and things aren't what they seem.
Although we never met,
you mean more than the world to me.
Your songs helped me through times
of pain and misery.
Your warm friendly smile
and your beautiful face
is etched in our minds,
but we miss your embrace.
The sun no longer makes us
feel happy or blue.
We just want you back,
cause we really miss you.
If I could give all
that there was left to give.
I would in a minute,
if it meant you could live.
I miss you much more
than words could ever say.
Oh John, why did you have to
leave us this way?
For, we miss the one that cared so much.
The guy with the great big smile.
Praying he wasn't gone for good,
and that he'd be back in a while.
Gazing off in sadness
and comfortless despair.
Reminding ourselves again once more,
that he's gone and
it just isn't fair!
by Kelly Robison
copyright March 1999
(a "tribute" poem for the late, great
John Denver 1943 - 1997)
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Yellowstone Wolf from Ellettsville, Indiana, Mar 27, 1999
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Yellowstone Wolf’s Den
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Favorite Song: My Sweet Lady
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John entered my life in my sophomore year, 1969.
He touched my heart so deeply that I played his songs ever since. I love and miss him but I also feel him around me when I’m down and lonely.
I LOVE YOU JOHN....
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Lynn Buhlig from Boulder, CO,
Mar 26, 1999
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Favorite Song: The Wings That Fly Us Home
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I have been a HUGE fan of John Denver’s since 1974 when Rocky Mountain High came out.
He touched me in a way that no other artist ever has, yet I didn’t realize the full extent of it until he died.
I had never thought of him dying - he was a constant source of comfort in my life, and although he is no
longer on this Earth, he still is. From the life to the light... I continue to be amazed by the number of people
who got it the same way I did. I always thought there was only a handful of us who loved him so deeply
and cherished the incredible material he had written and recorded that never got on the radio.
But I was wrong. So I welcome all of you. Peace.
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Cindy Thompson,
Mar 14, 1999
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Favorite Song: n/a
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I saw John Denver in concert back in '84 and I never personally had the chance
to meet him in person like most of his other fans get the chance to do, but I
wrote him a 13 page letter in a big yellow size envelope, got down at the concert
2 hours earlier, and met John Denver's personal manager in person, total surprise!
And I asked him if he'd give John this letter when he went back down there to his
dressing room, and he said he'd make sure he got it, and he did, sat right there,
so he'd see it, and 2 weeks later, he personally wrote me back a letter saying how
much I had touched him with my feelings about him, and that he was flattered.
I was so happy and excited from then on. I will always cherish that forever....
Brings tears to my eyes knowing that he's never really coming back; so hard to
believe he's really truly gone, I have about 12 of his CD's. And I'm gonna get
all of his music if it takes the rest of my life.
John, May you rest in peace baby!!! XXXOOO. Cindy :0)
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