J~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~J O R O C K Y M O U N T A I N H I G H O H =============================================== H N The John Denver Internet Fan Club N D D E M O N T H L Y N E W S L E T T E R E N N V J A N U A R Y 1 9 9 6 V E E R http://www.sky.net/~emily Emily Parris emily@sky.net R ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TABLE OF CONTENTS January 1996 Slow Motion.......................................1 The RMH T R I V I A Contest Winner..............2 WINDSTAR now has a WWW Page.......................2 Anthology of all the 1995 Articles in RMH.........2 Poetry Corner: "Homesick" by Ken Crawford....................5 "Thankin' God" by Tom Maciejewski.............5 "Hearts In Harmony" by Emily M. Parris........6 Members who have submitted articles to RMH........6 The Eagle Page....................................7 Plant-It 2000 - new www address...................7 "Denver Still Has Touch For His Brand of Music" Kansas City, Star - April 6, 1980............8 S L O W M O T I O N The Rocky Mountain High newsletter is late this month because I broke my ankle. By rights this shouldn't have affected my use of the computer....except that it has affected my ability to get to my computer. So I got behind in email....in signing up new members....and thus the newsletter. I wish you were all here to sign my cast! ========================================== THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH NEWSLETTER T R I V I A C O N T E S T ========================================== The Winner of the Rocky Mountain High Trivia Contest is JIM BEARDEN. If you would like a list of the correct answers to the contest send an email to "emily@sky.net". ==================================================== WINDSTAR FOUNDATION WWW PAGE ==================================================== The WINDSTAR FOUNDATION now has a World Wide Web Page Hal Bidlack is the Webmaster: http://www.umich.edu/~hbidlack/ws/windstar.html The Windstar Foundation was founded by John Denver and Tom Crum. ============================================= Anthology of all RMH Articles in 1995 ============================================= "After Years On The Radio, We're Ready To Talk" June 1995 "Double Jeopardy Ruling Thrown Out" Nov 1995 "Entertainer J.D. Vows To Continue His Work" Dec 1995 "Good Ol' Boy? J.D. Can Be A Merchant of Venom" Oct 1995 "John Denver Trial On Hold For Now" Jan 1995 "John Denver's New Rocky Mountain High" Nov 1995 "My Songs Touch Me; I Try To Touch People" Jan 1995 "Singer Claims 'Double Jeopardy'" Jan 1995 "Take Two" by Gary Wolf Mar 1995 "The Very Best of John Denver" - cd by mail Sept 1995 "Thoughts Uplifting and Folksy" Dec 1995 1995 Choices Symposium Report - John Lowe Sept 1995 A New Baby named "Haruna" Feb 1995 A Short Biography of John (1943-1975) Apr 1975 A&E Special Breaks Records July 1995 Alaska Area added to the WWW Page Oct 1995 All About Eagles May 1995 alt.fan.j-d terrorized by White Supremacists Nov 1995 alt.fan.john-denver Apr 1995 alt.fan.john-denver Mar 1995 Anthology of All RMH Articles for 1994 Jan 1995 Arctic Nat'l Wildlife Refuge Press Release Sept 1995 Bookstore Suggestions Oct 1995 Chad Mitchell Trio Reunion Feb 1995 Colors, Chords & the Views of an Eagle Mar 1995 Concert Dates - (April 1995) Apr 1995 Concert Dates - (Sept 1995) Sept 1995 Concert Schedule (May 1995) May 1995 Denver's DUI Case Dropped Apr 1995 Drummers of John Denver Nov 1995 FAQ about John's personal Life July 1995 Form to Request Back Issues Jan 1995 Gradually We Are Getting Listed July 1995 Growth Rate of Rocky Mtn High June 1995 Guitars used in NYC Taping Apr 1995 Happy Birthday Rocky Mountain High May 1995 HEAVY DENVER - a new band from Australia Aug 1995 IRC Channel: #JOHNDENVER Mar 1995 J.D. Problems in Jackson, Wyoming Nov 1995 James Burton Falls on Hard Times Dec 1995 JD Convention in Colorado Mar 1995 JD in NYC: Comments by Emily Parris Mar 1995 JD in NYC: Comments by Gary Wolf Mar 1995 JD in NYC: Comments by Patty Peavey Mar 1995 John Denver 1995 Calendar Jan 1995 John Denver Apology - Aspen Times Apr 1995 John Denver Bibliography Feb 1995 John Denver CD's June 1995 John Denver CD's July 1995 John Denver is Touring the US & Europe July 1995 John Denver Live Chat on America Online Aug 1995 John Denver Memorabilia for sale Oct 1995 John Denver Multi Media Center Dec 1995 John Denver on TV (Announced Appearances) July 1995 John Denver on TV (Announced Appearances) June 1995 John Denver tours Europe June 1995 John Denver tours the U.S. June 1995 John Denver WWW Page June 1995 John Denver WWW Pages and FTP Sites Nov 1995 John on Television (Announced Appearances) May 1995 John to Tape A Concert for A&E Feb 1995 John tours EUROPE (October 1995) Oct 1995 John's PEACE efforts from 1972 Aug 1995 John's Tower Restaurant in Snowmass, CO Nov 1995 Lee Holdridge now has a WWW Page Dec 1995 Letters to the Editor Jan 1995 Lyrics: "A Song For All Lovers" by John Denver July 1995 Lyrics: "Dancing With the Mountains" by J.D. Jan 1995 Lyrics: "Garden Song" May 1995 Lyrics: "Home Grown Tomatoes" May 1995 Lyrics: "I'm Kissing You Goodbye" by J.D. Aug 1995 Lyrics: "Leaving On A Jet Plane"/guitar chords Apr 1995 Member's Corner Feb 1995 Michael Martin Murphey WWW Page Dec 1995 Minneapolis Does Denver - J.D. Tribute Album Nov 1995 New Email Address for RMH Jan 1995 New JD Album out in June 1995 Feb 1995 New John Denver WWW Sites July 1995 Parody: "Iraqi Mountain High" Feb 1995 Pen Pal List - Feb 1995 Feb 1995 Plant-It 2000 Feb 1995 Plant-It 2000 joins the World Wide Web Sept 1995 Poem: "A Little Town Named Aspen" -E. Parris Dec 1995 Poem: "A Special Place" by Emily M. Parris Jan 1995 Poem: "Aerie" by Emily M. Parris May 1995 Poem: "An Autumn Walk" by Emily M. Parris Nov 1995 Poem: "For The Singer" by Mike DeShazer June 1995 Poem: "Hearts and Flowers" Feb 1995 Poem: "His Sunshine" by Emily M. Parris Oct 1995 Poem: "Like A Family" by Emily Parris Mar 1995 Poem: "Music That Led Me To Home" - E. Parris Jan 1995 Poem: "Of Your Smile" by Emily Parris Mar 1995 Poem: "Old Friends" by Emily Parris Aug 1995 Poem: "Rocky Mountain Wonder" by Emily Parris July 1995 Poem: "Roses" by Emily M. Parris June 1995 Poem: "Song From A Friend" by Sunny Jo Waters Oct 1995 Poem: "The Eagle" by Emily M. Parris May 1995 Poem: "There Is This Place..." - David Stemple Dec 1995 Poem: "Time To Live" by Sarah Montgomery Dec 1995 Poem: "We Believe In You" by Emily Parris Apr 1995 Poem: "Whale's Lament" by Bernie Qualheim July 1995 Poem: "What Your Music Means To Me" - Parris May 1995 Poem:"Springtime In West Virginia" by H. Meadows Apr 1995 Recipe: Annie Denver's Mandarin Tossed Salad Apr 1995 Review of Kettering, Ohio concert - John Lowe Aug 1995 Review of the RMH WWW Page by Blaise Faint Sept 1995 Review of Wolftrap Concert - Gregory Levin Aug 1995 Reviews of several concerts - Mary Ledford Aug 1995 RMH Newsletter Trivia Contest Dec 1995 RMH Newsletters now available by MAIL Oct 1995 RMH Page on the World Wide Web May 1995 Rocky Mountain High: 1994 Status Report Jan 1995 Rocky Mtn High Fan Club - In The News Aug 1995 Rocky Mtn High Goes over 1,000 members Dec 1995 Spotlight on our PRODIGY Members Oct 1995 Status Report - March 1995 Mar 1995 Status Report - May 1995 May 1995 Status Report - September 1995 Sept 1995 Take Me Home available in Audio Version Apr 1995 The Christmas Gift: J.D. Christmas Video Dec 1995 The Day We Met John Denver Oct 1995 Why We Should NOT Be Closet John Denver Fans Dec 1995 Wildlife Album May 1995 Wildlife Concert on A&E July 1995 Zadina Associates Press Release... Mar 1995 ========================================================= POETRY CORNER ========================================================= "I remember that as a young soldier in Germany (1974-77), every time I walked into the post snack bar someone was playing "Back Home Again" on the jukebox. It was our homesick song....." - Ken Crawford Homesick by Ken Crawford He sang of home with wonder As he got back home again I turned my head toward thunder And marched on in the rain John, you made me homesick, With your soft voice and your words. I wanted to go home quick, Germany was for the birds! But I was serving my home country So I found myself a tree, And thinking of your music I cried myself to sleep Copyright 1995 by Ken Crawford * * * * "Thankin' God" by Tom Maciejewski dedicated to John Denver Cause he's thankin' God he's a country boy And singing songs to Annie. Cause saving the Earth is his grand ol' ploy He'll sleep in his grandma's featherbed. Oh, he's John Denver. And we thank God for him. Like a sad song, I welcome him to my morning. Looking for space? Well Fly Away! Hey it's good to be back home again. Oh he's John Denver. And we thank God for him. When first I saw the Muppet Show, I saw the boyish grin. I pulled out my fiddle and I rosined up the bow To play along with him. Oh he's John Denver. And we thank God for him. Thirty classics From Heartland Music Play on my stereo. Oh he's John Denver. And we thank God for him. And even now, Angry have I become. There are those that smirk. There are those that laugh. There are those that crucify. But he's John Denver. And we thank God for him. Iambs and anapests do not concern me Because I write from the heart. Copyright 1995 by Tom Maciejewski * * * HEARTS IN HARMONY by Emily M. Parris We are hearts in harmony Because John has inspired He gave us the love That we all required He brought us together Taught that we are the same He lovingly brought us Right into the game Copyright 6/18/93 by Emily M. Parris ======================================================== ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH AUTHORS ======================================================== Here's a salute to our Rocky Mtn High members who have written poetry or articles for Rocky Mtn High: Author Issue of RMH ------------------- ------------ Bennett, Charles Mar 1995 DeShazer, Mike June 1995 Fettgather & Parris May 1994 Kaminski, Inge Mar 1995 Ledford, Mary Aug 1995 Levin, Gregory Aug 1995 Lowe, John Sept 1995 Montgomery, Sarah Dec 1995 Peavey, Patty Mar 1995 Qualheim, Bernie July 1995 Schnitz, Ann Dec 1995 Smith, Corinne Nov 1994, Dec 1994 Stemple, David Nov 1995, Dec 1995 Waters, Sunny Jo Oct 1995 Wolf, Gary Mar 1995, Apr 1995 If you'd like to submit something to Rocky Mtn High send it to "emily@sky.net". If I left you out of the list or you had sent something that you have yet to see in the newsletter, also let me know that as well. Thank you RMH Authors! THE EAGLE PAGE ============== The Eagle Page on the Rocky Mtn High J.D. Page was started because of my love for eagles, a love that probably started with John's music. Though I am not a part of the educated birding community I was surprised that my eagle page has been embraced by them and there are links to it on almost every birding page. Apparently eagles were kind of left out of the www until the Eagle Page came along and the links there have consolidated the available information into a single source. http://www.sky.net/~emily/eagle.html ======================== Plant-It 2000 ======================== Plant-It 2000 has a new WWW address: http://www.tesser.com/plantit Plant-It 2000 is dedicated to planting as many trees as possible by the year 2000. It was founded by John Denver. Michael Thau is the Executive Director. ============================================================ APRIL 5, 1980 - Kansas City, Missouri ============================================================ APRIL 5, 1980 is a day I will always remember. It was my birthday and John came to Kansas City to sing at Kemper Arena. When I first heard about it I knew that it was like a wonderful birthday present to have him there that day. I sat in the audience so much in awe of that wonderful man who has brought me so much wonderful music. Here is a review of that concert from the Kansas City Star: Emily DENVER STILL HAS TOUCH FOR HIS BRAND OF MUSIC by Nancy Ball Entertainment Editor Kansas City Star 4/6/80 John Denver in concert at Kemper Arena. Presented by Jerry Weintraub and Concerts West -------------- His Rocky Mountain Highness, John Denver packed them to the rafters at Kemper Arena on Saturday night for his first Kansas City concert since 1975. For two hours Denver, surrounded by his nine musicians on a center stage, held his audience in near-reverence with songs about love, leaving and coming home. He inspired them with humanitarian themes. He got them hootin' and stompin' with hoe-down bluegrass and even a little (ugh!) disco-rock. It was a glossy, well-rehearsed show with nary a note of real spontaneity, as predictable as his new RCA album, "Autograph" is trite. Now that he's 36, Denver's freshfaced sales job is wearing a little thin, but the blond folk singer has sold millions or records since his first LP was released in 1969, eventually taking peace, love and conservation to Las Vegas showrooms and television specials with Frank Sinatra and the Muppets. Both live and on records, Denver has continued to overcome the simplistic sappiness of many of his ballads with what seems like almost ingenuous sincerity, even though his detractors are quick to point out that Denver is socially concerned all the way to the bank. But darn it, has a likable presence, a well-controlled tenor voice, and he gives his fans plenty of his time, even though his performance has become a little mechanical. The crowd loved him. Even at his most saccharin, Denver is very, very good at what he does, whether you like it or not. The show started about 30 minutes late, presumably to allow the crowd time to get through the tangle of traffic outside. After the approximately 17,000 people inside had laid out a top price of $12.50 for tickets, around $2.00 for parking and $4 for glossy color program books, an announcement that no smoking would be allowed in the auditorium added insult to injury for a lot of folks. (I'm a non-smoker, so anything negative I feel about Denver's art has to do with a genuine reaction, not two hours of nicotine deprivation.) On top of that, the stragglers were not allowed to be seated while Denver was singing - as if his opener "Starwood in Aspen" were the national anthem. Though movement was less restricted later on, the mood in the hall remained reminiscent of high school assembly and/or church. The crowd was particularly pleased with "Matthew", an oldie with a lot of Kansas farm-boy lyrics, and was ecstatic with a pedestrian rendering of "Kansas City." At times the pace dragged, as when Denver gave the band a break after a rousing "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" and soloed with hits like "Poems, Prayers and Promises" and "I'm Sorry." But they are pretty songs, and throughout the concert Denver's voice proved a pleasant enough instrument to carry even the gooey "Autograph," which is more like Barry Manilow than John Denver. "They Say That the Battle Is Over," a preachy song by David Mallett about whales and other wildlife, left me feeling somewhat akin to a lot of people who may want to stomp on the Pillsbury Doughboy. I was uncertain whether my gut reaction was to send off $100 to the Cousteau Society or get up and yell "Nuke the Whales!" The message was much more effective in Denver's own compositions, the dynamic "The Eagle and the Hawk" and "Calypso." All in all, Denver did a good show, supported by a superb bunch of musicians. It just all boils down to a matter of taste, and the show Saturday night suited Denver fans just fine. ENDFILE: http://www.sky.net/~emily =========================================================== Rocky Mountain High: The John Denver Internet Fan Club emily@sky.net January 1996 Issue #21 ===========================================================