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The John Denver
Internet Fan Club
Monthly Newsletter
J U N E 2 0 0 6
Editor: Emily M. Parris
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http://www.rockymtnhigh.org * emily@parris.net
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Table of
Contents
June 2006 * Issue #146
John Denver Events..............................1
Book Review:
"The Last
Days of Dead Celebrities"
by Mitchell Fink (2006)
JD Portion
Reviewed by Emily M. Parris....6
John Denver Notes...............................7
CD Review:
"Songs That
Speak To Me" - Judy Lunn
Reviewed by Emily M.
Parris.................7
Poetry Corner:
"Revelation in Prose" by Carole Romanowski....8
John Denver Want Ads............................9
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J O H N D E N V E R E
V E N T S
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May 25 - June 11, 2006 * Kerrville, Texas - Kerrville Folk
Festival / www.kerrville-music.com / The
Limeliters will
play on the Main Stage on June 10th along with Trout
Fishing in America, Darden Smith and Gary Primich Band.
(830) 257-3600 / info@kerrville-music.com
http://www.limeliters.com
/
June 16,
2006 - Baltimore, MD - Pete Huttlinger is playing
at the Kraushaar Auditorium on the campus of Goucher College
1021 Dulaney Valley Road 7:30pm
http://www.bestofthebestconcerts.com
June 17,
2006 - Baltimore, MD * 2nd Bi-Annual "Nightingala"
"A Musical Tribute to John Denver" Concert for
John
Hopkins School of Nursing. / Peabody Conservatory of
Music / 1 East Mount Vernon Place / Peabody Concert Hall
8:00pm / $40 Admission / (VIP Reception at 6:00pm $125)
http://www.musicunites.com
June 23-25,
2006 - Laytonville, California - Kate Wolf
Memorial Music Festival * http://www.katewolf.com
June 25,
2006 - Billings, Montana - Montana Tunesmith with
the Billings Symphony / Pioneer Park - The Concert is free.
Picnic concessions begin at 4:00pm and the Billings
Symphony takes the stage at 7:00pm. Bring your lawn chair
and picnic and enjoy this great evening of music.
info: montanatunesmith@aol.com
June 29,
3006 - Osceola, Wisconsin * The KC Band presents
"Take Me Home", a tribute to the life and music of John
Denver. Free outdoor concert at Oakey Park. Bring lawn
chairs. Concessions will be available. Alternative rain
location. Info: Kevin Carlson xram1958@yahoo.com
July 1,
2006 - UK - Country Roads Walk - 6 mile walk in
Haworth Yorkshire. 10:00am Meet at the car park at the
Haworth Church and the Bronte Parsonage Museum.
http://johndenverlookingforspace.com/welcome.htm
rockymountain.high@ntlworld.com
or 01485 570911
July 2-9,
2006 Cruise Alaska with Jim Curry / "Alaska & Me
Cruise" - Jim Curry will perform John Denver's Alaska songs
and hits in concert with a full band. 800-826-6732
http://www.cruisemust.com / http://www.jimcurrysmusic.com
July 7-8,
2006 - Steamboat Springs, CO - Brad Fitch and
the
Yampa Valley Boys performing the songs of John Denver.
(970)
846-0578 http://www.steamboattheater.com
www.cowboybrad.com * www.yampavalleyboys.com
July 14-15,
2006 - UK * John Denver Tribute nights featuring
Mack Bailey, Pete Huttlinger and Chris Nole
in Kirby,
North Yorkshire 7:30pm / Kirkby Village Hall /
Kirby-in-Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England
http://www.fojd.org.uk / Look under
Events
Telephone: 01642 714061 or 01642 713575
July 15-22,
2006 Princess Cruise to Alaska with Christopher
Westfall http://www.newbeginningtour.com
It will feature a lot of sing-a-longs, including many
favorites sung by
John Denver. 732-282-3108
http://www.chriswestfall.com
July 29,
2006 - Dousman, WI - Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup -
Helpers needed and wanted! / Meet 10:30am at Kettle
Moraine Golf Club / 4299 US Hwy 67 / Join the Wisconsin
Friends of JD group afterwards for food, fellowship and
fun. Carolyn
Churchill: the_family_churchill@msn.com
(847) 421-4609
July 29-30,
2006 Netherlands - Proposed Euro Denver Weekend
in Holland.
August 4,
2006 * Estes Park, CO * Brad and Kathy Fitch and
their band will present a tribute to John Denver.
Long's
Peak Inn on Colorado Hwy 7, just south of Estes Park.
Benefit for the Rocky Mountain Nature Association
www.rmna.org * (970)
586-0108 http://www.cowboybrad.com
August 12,
2006 - Hesston, PA - "Rocky Mountain High in the
Alleghenies - 3rd Annual Tribute to John Denver" 6:00pm -
10:00pm 7 Points Amphitheater / Raystown Lake in Hesston.
Performers will include Christopher Westfall, Tim Dabbs,
Mark Cormican, Kevin Delmolino, and Paul Swanton.
Free, donations
accepted. /
info: spiritwsconnections@yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/spiritwsconnections/
August 18,
2006 - Schenectady, NY * Dinner at Darcey's House
209 Gifford Road 6:00pm * darceyfarrow@john-denver.org
(518) 346-2510
August 19,
2006 - Saratoga Springs, NY - The 7th Annual John
Denver Potluck Picnic Remembrance Day Weekend - Saratoga
Spa State Park / 19 Roosevelt Drive / Family Picnic area
near bridge 10:00am - 6:00pm $6 Park Fee
www.geocities.com/darceyfarrow/JohnDenverPicnic.html
darceyfarrow@hotmail.com
August 20,
2006 - Peterborough, NH - New Hampshire Friends of
John Denver Annual BBQ - MacDowell Lake - Highway Cleanup @
1:00pm / BBQ @ 3:00pm http://www.nhfjd.org
/ info@nhfjd.org
August 23,
2006 - Liverpool, NY - John Denver Memorial Concert
and food Drive 7:00pm - 9:00pm Johnson Park in the center of
the Liverpool Village. Alan Taylor will present an evening
of John's best loved songs performed live.
Free admission -
please bring non perishable food donations to benefit
the
Liverpool Food Pantry guitarman1946@aol.com (315)
299-5512
August 26,
2006 - Blakely Island, WA - John Denver Tribute
featuring Mack Bailey, Mollie Weaver, Chris Nole,
Pete
Huttlinger, John Sommers, Kenn Roberts and Chris Engleman
http://www.mackbailey.com/schedule.htm#aspen
August 26,
2006 - Lake Tahoe, CA - "Dancing with the
Mountains"
Celebrating the music of John Denver 8:00am -
10:00pm $15 / Activities/ Concerts / Movies / Camping / Food
& Fun. Tahoe Valley Campground / 1175 Melba Drive / South
Lake Tahoe (530) 541-2222 * Laurie Kern (916) 416-3547
September 3,
2006 - Fort Collins, CO - Brad and Kathy Fitch
and their TropiCowboy Band - Concert of John Denver's music
6:00pm Fort Collins Senior Center, 1200 Raintree Drive /
Fort Collins, CO 80526 * (970) 221-6644 www.cowboybrad.com
September 16,
2006 - UK - John Denver Music by Neil and Gill
Sharman / Arden Hall, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, West
Midlands, England / http://www.timberwolf-studios.com
Info: neilandgill@timberwolf-studios.com
October 28,
2006 / Annapolis, MD - 6th Annual "Music From the
Mountains" - a tribute to John Denver / The Hard
Travelers
and friends / Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts 8:00pm
Tickets not yet on sale / www.mdhallarts.org
http://www.musicunites.com
October 28,
2006 - UK - John Denver Tribute Charity Concert by
Neil & Gill Sharman / The Gladstone
Theatre, Port Sunlight,
near Birkenhead, Merseyside, England
http://www.timberwolf-studios.com
/
neilandgill@timberwolf-studios.com
November 11,
2006 - Vero Beach, FL - "Music From the
Mountains" - A
Tribute to John Denver / Benefit Concert for
Indian River Memorial Hospital / The Wax Lax Center at St.
Edwards School / 1895 St. Edward's Drive
http://www.musicunites.com/Schedule.htm
November 11,
2006 UK "Denver Day" - Coventry / Performances
by Brad & Kathy Fitch / Info: president@fojd.org.uk
http://www.fojd.org.uk
December 3-10,
2006 - Richard Hatch's Jammin' Jamaican
Adventure Cruise / From Miami, FL to the Cayman Islands,
Jamaica and back. * http://www.richardhatch.com
December 9,
2006 - UK - Neil & Gill Sharman's annual songs
for Christmas Show. The Scout Hall, Chapeltown, Sheffield,
South Yorkshire. http://www.timberwolf-studios.com 3:00pm
neilandgill@timberwolf-studios.com
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JOHN
DENVER EVENTS in ASPEN, COLORADO
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October 11,
2006 - Aspen, CO - "Friends With You" Concert at
the Aspen Community Church - Mark Cormican, Chris Collins
and the Boulder Canyon Band 7:00pm * apokey1@aol.com
October 12,
2006 - Aspen, CO - Meet and Greet - John Denver
Sanctuary 3:00pm * aspeninoctober@wowway.com
October 12,
2006 - Aspen, CO - "Worship on the Mountain" John
Denver Sanctuary 3:30pm Christian non-denominational service
officiated by Pastor
Keith Perry * aspeninoctober@wowway.com
October 12,
2006 - Aspen, CO - 9th Annual John Denver Campfire
at Maroon Bells East Portal 6:00pm * skyking@cell1net.net
October 13,
2006 - Aspen, Co - Assisted Living Center
Sing-along. Meet in Wagner Park at 9:00am / Singalong at
noon * Shari Sullivan: apokey1@aol.com
October 13,
2006 - Aspen, CO - Peace Cloth Event 1:00pm
Mountain Chalet * eve@johndenverpeacecloth.com
October 13-14,
2006 - Aspen, CO - 9th Annual "A Musical
Tribute to John Denver" - Wheeler Opera House 7:00pm
320 E. Hyman Avenue / Mack Bailey, Kenn Roberts,
Chris Nole, Jim Salestrom, Bill Danoff, Mollie
Weaver,
John Sommers, Pete Huttlinger and Jim Horn The M.U.S.E.
Foundation * http://www.musicunites.com * (970)
920-5770
October 14,
2006 - Aspen, CO - "Let This Be A Voice" / Mt.
Chalet 10:30am - 3:30pm $25 for concert/lunch/auction;
$15 for
auction/concert. Send check/m.o. to Pam along with
a SASE Pam Beasley / 721 Ravencroft Drive / Garland, TX
75043 * Pam's NEW email: firendsky@mac.com
October 15,
2006 - Snowmass, CO - Snowmass Chapel Service in
Snowmass Village. Reception in the garden following the
service. 9:00am
October 15,
2006 - Snowmass, CO - Windstar Celebration at the
Windstar Land Conservancy 10:00am - 4:00pm
$35
(Windstar Membership) * apokey1@aol.com
October 15,
2006 - Aspen, CO - A Special Concert with Mack
Bailey, Chris Nole, and Pete Huttlinger /
Mountain Chalet
Ballroom / 333 East Durant Ave. 5:30pm (reception)
6:30pm Concert / Reception includes a wrap and drink.
Tickets $25 * Send check to "Spa
Creek Music / PO Box
201435 / Denver, CO 80220 * karen@mackbailey.com
http://www.mackbailey.com/schedule.htm#aspen
October 15,
2006 - Aspen, CO - John Adams Concert at the
Wheeler Opera House 7:00pm with Guido Bos, Dave Harding,
Diane Ireland, Tom Paxton, Rusty Speigle and
Randy
Utterback. (970) 920-5770 www.wheeleroperahouse.com
$35 /
Children & seniors $20
October 16,
2006 - Aspen, CO - John Denver Sanctuary Picnic
and Jam/Sing-along. Bring your own picnic lunch. 11:00am /
Jam at noon / Please bring your own instruments. Event will
end in time for "It's Goodbye Again" / (Mt. Chalet in
case
of rain) / Dale: renegadetroutfitter@networld.com
October 16,
2006 - Aspen, CO - "It's Goodbye Again" 5:00pm
Wagner Park on Durant Ave. (Ball field across from Mountain
Chalet). Don't just leave! Come and bid
farewell, reflect
on the past few days, and look to the future. Bring
kleenexes and cameras. Deb: aspeninoctober@wowway.com
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"The Last Days of Dead
Celebrities"
by Mitchell Fink
2006 NY: Hyperion/Miramax
Books
The book "Last Days of
Dead Celebrities" by Mitchell Fink
covers little-known information on the
last days of some
famous people. It covers fifteen famous people giving
detailed
information on how they spent their last few days, and
John
Denver is one of the celebrities covered. John Lennon, Ted
Williams, Lucille Ball, John
Ritter and Warren Zevon are a few
of the other celebrities included in the
book.
The portion of the book that talks about John Denver is
from
pages 166 to 186. It is very interesting since the author
did a lot of
research talking to people close to John,
specifically those people who were
with him in the last few
days of his life. On September 6, 1997 John sent Annie some
flowers for her 51st
birthday. He always did this and 1997 was
no exception. In September he also
had concerts in San
Antonio, Fort Worth, Houston, Austin and Corpus Christi where
some lucky fans got to see him in concert for the last time.
Interesting to note is the fact that John spent October
6th with his son, Zachary, who flew in from Durango, Colorado.
They
attended a Denver Broncos football game together and met
the players during
half time. Then on October 7th John had his
daughter, Anna Kate, over for
dinner at his house.
On October 10th John talked in detail to Milt Okun
about a
record deal that was of interest and he had an appointment to
meet
executives of the record company on the 13th of October.
So his career was on
the upswing again.
Several pages are devoted to John's last day where
he
lunched with friends and played golf. He had a lemonade/iced
tea at
lunch and apparently he had not been drinking for some
time. When John died
the media talked a lot about his DUI's
as though there was some relationship
between his former
drinking problems and his untimely accident. But this was
not
the truth. The final report from the NTSB showed that there
was no
alcohol in his system at the time of his death.
Mitchell Fink is an
internationally recognized journalist
and has had columns in the Los Angeles
Herald Examiner, People
Magazine and the New York Daily News. He has appeared
regularly on
Fox News, CNN and CBS.
The book has 288 pages and is a hardback. The ISBN
is
1401351980 and it is published by Miramax (May 17, 2006).
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John
Denver portion reviewed by Emily M. Parris
< emily@parris.net >
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J O H N D E N V E R N O
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Branson, MO * "John Denver Lives" show on hold for 2006
pending theatre opening in old downtown
Branson, near the new
Branson Landing shopping center. www.johndenverlives.com *
More
info: rodphil549@aol.com
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David Mallett is releasing a new cd
called "Midnight On The
Water" on June 10, 2006 by North Road Records. It is a live
recording from
2005 and features 17 of the most memorable
songs from Mallett's 30 year
career.
http://www.northernlightmgt.com / thomas.u.gordon@verizon.net
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You can vote for
John as someone who deserves recognition for
their part in helping to save
the planet.
Go to http://www.itv.com/news * Go to: "three
degrees from
disaster" then to "nominate your eco hero"
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The UK Friends of John Denver
website is transferred and ready
to use: http://www.fojd.org.uk * president@fojd.org.uk
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Canadian Idol Contestant: "Goderich, Ontario's Kati Durst,
who gained across-the-table approval for her full-voiced take
on
John Denver's "Leaving On A Jet Plane", showed definite
potential.
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The Travel Channel has
a show called "Flight Attendant School"
and they start the show with a
segment of "Leaving On A Jet
Plane." Not John signing, unfortunately, but
still way cool!
Pat - North Carolina Friends of John Denver
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CD
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Judy Lunn's cd - "Songs That Speak To
Me"
Judy Lunn has a
beautiful cd called "Songs That Speak To
Me." It is a tribute to John. One
of my favorite pieces on
the album is "Windsong." Judy's soulful rendition
brings
character and depth to the song. It is slower than John's
version. "Shanghai Breezes" is always one of my favorites. All
the songs
are also easy to sing along with since Judy's voice
range is similar to my
own.
The "Lover's Medley" on this cd is a really beautiful
combination of "My Sweet Lady", "Annie's Song" and "For You."
It was
arranged by Judy Lunn, Chris Nole and Pete Huttlinger
weaving together 3 of
John's most beautiful love songs.
"Colors of the Wind" is a beautiful song.
The music is by Alan
Menken and the words are by Stephen Schwartz. It was
written
in 1996. Judy's version of "Calypso" is slower than John's
with
fewer musical crescendos, but it has a nice relaxing
quality. I think John's
fans will be happy with this musical
tribute to John and his
music.
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"Revelation in
Prose"
by Carole Romanowski < whispjesse@aol.com
>
I love the sound of rain on
a tin roof.
I used to cover my ears to the
raindrops' staccato
monotony.
But now I hear them as the rhythmic
beats of marching
drummers
in nature's parade.
I love to "see the trees
rush by"
when near a greenbelt.
I always had tunnel vision
before.
But the highway is now only a
concrete ribbon
Lacing through
forests of majestic
sentinels - silent spectators
dressed in
green.
I love to watch the leaves
fall
in Autumn.
They used to represent endless hours
of a raker's
chore.
But they've transcended into the
red and gold miracles
symbolizing
continuity... the season's change.
"It amazes me" how John,
through his music,
"Opened up (my) eyes to the wonders
that (I) see",
creating within me a
revelation of nature so enduring
"time can't
erase."
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JOHN DENVER W A N T A D S / F O R S A L E
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Peter Salzer and Steve Kern
do a Tribute to George Burns and
John Denver in a show called "Oh, God!
They're Back!"
For booking information call 610-666-5755 or
610-329-8306
or email Peter at peter@peter-salzer.com
http://www.peter-salzer.com / http://www.JohnDenverTribute.com
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Kimberly Bonine
< ixchelyamanek@yahoo.com >
Just
before my husband, Ron, died, he received a guitar that
he had custom made
through the Guild Guitar Company. It took
them almost three years to build
it. The guitar was as close
to JD's double sided pick guard guitar that he
played in the
mid 70's as Guild could get it. Ron didn't have long to
play
it and my daughter and I have decided to put it up for sale.
http://www.musicfolk.com/
(Listing under
Used Instruments) Guild Custom Shop F-50R
"John Denver" copy Excellent
Condition Hard Case $2800
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"Poems, Prayers and Promises: The Art and Soul of John Denver"
(Paperback) Piano-Vocal-Guitar Sheet Music Book $12.97
http://www.amazon.com
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Ebay: "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
24K gold-plated record,
framed - Item #4893667030 - Ends 6-15-06
Kevin
de la Paz < kevindelapaz@yahoo.ca >
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Events in
Aspen - October 2006
http://www.john-denver.org/default.asp?nc=823&id=6
Starwood in
Aspen - Linda E.
http://www.freewebs.com/sweetdreamsplace/starwoodinaspen.html
North
Carolina Friends of John Denver
http://www.ncfriendsofjd.com
John Nielsen
http://www.myspace.com/johnnielsen
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