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 U N E 1 9 9 7 V E E R http://www.sky.net/~emily Emily Parris emily@sky.net R ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TABLE OF CONTENTS June 1997 * Issue #38 John's Early Albums Released on CD!.................... 2 Internet Music & Video Shop............................ 3 Reviews: Steve Weller - May 27th - Cerritos, CA.............. 4 yu-Suan Lin - May 23rd - Cerritos, CA............... 4 Kristin Kaufmann - May 25th - Cerritos, CA.......... 5 John Denver Stories: Lisa Cohen.......................................... 6 John Denver Notes...................................... 7 Poetry Corner: "Reflections of Denver" by Matthew Poynter........... 7 "A Time Out of Time" by Vicente Solivelles........... 8 "A Poem about Windstar" by Christine Egli............ 9 John Denver Want Ads................................... 9 John's Concert Schedule................................10 ************************* John has recorded an album of TRAIN SONGS ************************* ================================================= JOHN'S EARLY ALBUMS RELEASED ON CD! ================================================= I bring you good news. :-) After long years of waiting, John's early albums are finally being released on cd! They have been released by BMG Japan and are available from BMG Japan and CD Europe on the www. Right now the prices are high - about $25.00 - but I suspect that later on when they are available in the US the prices will be lower. The release date for these albums was May 21, 1997 and here are the code numbers for (1)BMG Japan and (2)CDEurope. 1. Rhymes and Reasons -> BVCP-7486> MBVCP-7486 2. Whose Garden Was This -> BVCP-7488> MBVCP-7488 3. Take Me To Tomorrow -> BVCP-7487> MBVCP-7487 4. Poems, Prayers and Promises -> BVCP-7489> MBVCP-7489 5. Aerie -> BVCP-7490> MBVCP-7490 6. Rocky Mountain High -> BVCP-7491> MBVCP-7491 7. Farewell Andromeda -> BVCP-7492> MBVCP-7492 8. Back Home Again -> BVCP-7493> MBVCP-7493 9. Windsong -> BVCP-7494> MBVCP-7494 10. Spirit -> BVCP-7495 MBVCP-7495 Other John Denver albums available from CDEurope are: Best of the Wildlife Concert R677133 $36.95 Best Selection BVCP-2617 $48.95 Voice of America R66762 $36.95 Favourites R94681 $50.95 Picture Disc R654199 $25.95 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - David Gorell has ordered these albums from BMG Japan and had the following comments: From: David Gorell I have just received five new JD cd's from Japan. These are the remaining five early JD albums that have not previously been released on cd elsewhere. Each album is packaged in the same covers as the original LP releases and the sound is really exceptional. The albums I received were "Rhymes & Reasons", "Take Me To Tomorrow", "Whose Garden Was This", "Aerie", and "Spirit." Each album has a booklet enclosed with all the literature in both English and Japanese, including the lyrics to all the songs, which was not included in the original LP releases. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WWW Pages............... BMG Japan http://www.bmgjapan.com CDEurope http://www.cdeurope.com ===================================================== The Internet Music and Video Shop http://www.sampler.co.uk ===================================================== Ann Schnitz pointed out that the Internet Music and Video Shop has a great write-up about John: ............................................................. "Music does bring people together; it allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere are the same in the heart and spirit. No matter what language we speak, what color we are, the form of our politics or the expression of our love and our faith, music proves: We are the same"... John Denver "Greatest Hits: There are few careers in the world of music that can stand as impressively tall as John Denvers. For nearly 2 decades his remarkable career has brought us massive record sales throughout the world that have made him one of the top five record sellers ever! But there are so many sides to John Denver, the actor, the humanitarian, the songwriter, the performer, the flyer, the fisher, the golfer, the outdoors lover..." "Mitchell Trio The Songwriter: "Leaving on a Jet Plane" was Denver's first hit, in fact, number 1 hit, which was recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary, while Denver himself was singing lead vocals in the "Mitchell Trio". Only 2 years later Denver himself was sailing up the charts with such classics as "Rocky Mountain High", "Calypso" and "Back Home Again". Since, his record sales and recording output has reached heights of massive proportions across the entire world. The Performer Denver has gigged the world! He has just completed another sold out British tour (his fan base in the UK alone is gigantic) and in the past he has played Europe, the US, Australia, the Orient, New Zealand and even the U.S.S.R. in 1985, the first performance by an American artist since the suspension of cultural exchanges between the two countries. His performance capabilities cover one man and a guitar to appearing as a guest star with many American symphony orchestras. Versatile is a word that is far too understated." "Plant-it 2000 The Humanitarian: The content of Denver's lyrics clearly define his attitudes to the world... he wants peace and equality for all. He is personally involved in countless projects such as Presidential Commission on World and Domestic Hunger", "The Hunger Project", "UNICEF", "National Wildlife Federation", "Save the Children", "The Cousteau Society", "Friends of the Earth"... the list goes on. The Wildlife concert (tour, TV special, video and CD) is a clear example of his commitment to world issues. "Plant-It 2000" is another recent Denver project urging people to plant as many trees as possible by the year 2000." "The Muppets The Actor: Denver has also successfully ventured into acting. His debut movie "Oh God" was an instant hit as were his TV roles, and he completed his second movie in 1993, "Walking Thunder". The most memorable Denver TV appearance for me was with "The Muppets" in 1979 where he sat round a campfire at home with the muppets." "And His Love of the Outdoors: Fishing, backpacking, hiking, climbing, golfing, Denver loves the outdoors which again is often reflected in his lyrics. This remarkable man also has a love of space and of flying and flies his own jet and has been awarded a public service medal by NASA for increasing public awareness across the world of space exploration." "Jet In Summary... John Denver is a remarkable man, a role model everyone should take a part of. His life has been one long achievement and his attitude to the world is one we should all listen to." ==================================== C O N C E R T R E V I E W S ==================================== Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 From: Steve Weller Breathtaking!!!!! That's the only word that describes tonight's concert at Cerritos. I have been going to see John perform for almost 20 years now, 15 concerts in all, This is the first time I've seen John solo...no band, no orchestra. From the opening "Boy From the Country" to the encore "A Song For All Lovers", John was superb!! His voice rich and strong with emotion that touched the heart of all who were there to experience it. The Cerritos Performing Arts venue is wonderful, a real concert hall, very beautiful and intimate. John sang a good variety of music, he also sang an incredible version of "The Wings That Fly Us Home", one of my favorites, which John absolutely nailed! Peace, Steve Weller - - - - - - - - - - - - - From: yu-Suan Lin May 23, 1997 Cerritos, CA I just went to John's concert in Cerritos Performing Art Center last Sat, it was very good, the best I have ever seen so far. The concert started at 8:00pm. When I saw the stage, I noticed that there was no setup for his band but 4 guitars and a piano for John, I was so cheerful because I've been looking forward to seeing his "Solo Acoustic Tour" for a long time. John opened with "Boy from the Country". His voice was so strong and clear, even without band or orchestra playing with him, he still can exhilarate the audience. While singing "For Baby", "Welcome To My Morning" he asked everyone to sing along, and suddenly, joyful feelings filled up the whole concert hall. He closed the first part of the concert with "Take Me Home, Country Roads". Before the song, he said, while he's touring in England he found out people's favorite song on the radio when they are stuck in traffic is "Take Me Home, Country Roads". And, if you go to West Virginia, you can see the license plates say "Almost Heaven". The first song of the second part was "Home on the Range", followed by "Ponies", gee, that was so beautiful, this definitely is an unforgettable night in my life. There are several songs that I heard for the first time in John's concert, I mean for me personally. they are : "It Amazes me", " Eclipse", "To Catch Another Butterfly", "Thought of You","Wings that Fly us Home", "It's Sin To Tell a Lie". Last year, I came to the same concert hall for his "Wildlife Concert Tour", after the show I heard a lot of people saying "His voice is stronger than ever!". This time I heard a lot of people saying "Excellent show!". For me, I keep wondering why there is no record deal for such a good singer, has the definition of good music been changed in American? Best wishes Yu-Suan 05/29/97 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From: kristin.kaufmann@amd.com May 25 / Cerritos, CA I attended John's May 25th concert in Cerritos, CA. He performed at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, which is a stunning building. It's very pretty with a Southwestern look, using many tiles and colors. It's easily the nicest locale I've been to for an indoor concert. It is a small theater and I was ecstatic to discover that our seats were about 22 rows back from the stage, on the floor. We had a terrific view of the stage and John. This is my fourth JD concert. He performed alone, a first for me. He had a piano and four guitars on the stage, and used the piano for just two songs. He was wearing a very bright, multi-colored shirt, black jeans, black cowboy boots, a beautiful turquoise belt, a gold necklace, and had a shiny earring in his left ear. He started out rather slowly, not playing the full version of each song,and with long, almost awkward pauses between each song while he switched guitars. You could have heard a pin drop during these pauses, while the audience anxiously anticipated his next song. He also didn't talk much between songs until later on in the performance. He seemed a little tired and said he had also performed Friday and Saturday nights and was "getting too old for this," i.e. to perform on Sunday too. But we all yelled, "No!" and clapped loudly to cheer him on. He eventually warmed up and began to play a few songs at a time on one guitar, so the pauses were less noticeable. His overall performance was excellent, a real treat to hear his beautiful voice so distinctly and to be sitting so close! His voice always touches my heart. He sang many fantastic songs which I have never heard him sing before. He has amazing depths of talent! He was very funny after singing "Let Me Be the One that You Love" saying that he bet his Lear Jet that we'd all find ourselves singing the chorus to our significant other some time in the next week, and that if we didn't already have a s.o., we were sure to find one in the next week! Kristin Kaufmann ============================================== J O H N D E N V E R S T O R I E S ============================================== From: Lisa Cohen We just got back from a three week vacation in Colorado where we saw some of the most beautiful country we have ever seen. Aspen, the inspiration for so many John Denver songs was one of our only definite preplanned stops on a very unplanned vacation. With the aid of our rental car satellite tracking system we got as far as the security gates of Starwood and chatted with the friendly guard who gave us a visitor's map and circled the location of John's house. The house unfortunately was not visible from any location on the road, and we had to settle for a picture of our smiling faces below the "official" Starwood sign and of the guard shack. The guard told us that he had seen John and his girlfriend the week before in town at The Cantina a local Mexican restaurant and hot spot and that he had met two of John's children Zachary and Jesse before. In town, we stayed at The Jerome. The management told us that John comes there for brunch often when he's in town. Hoping to catch a glimpse of him or to have a few words with him, we wandered around town and even followed a man for a few blocks who looked suspiciously like him, the same hair style, in his fifties, much of his face covered with large, dark sunglasses. He stopped and greeted several people on his stroll through town and seemed to be very well known and liked. We finally got the nerve to approach him and found that he was not John Denver, but the owner of an Aspen security company who, upon closer inspection, looked as if he could have done us some harm had he seen us peering around corners at him. Luckily he was very good natured and amused by the situation. ======================================== J O H N D E N V E R N O T E S ======================================== TRAIN SONGS: Emily Parris Sony Music requested that John do an album of Train Songs. So he went into the studio in May to record that album. There's no word on when it will be available. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From: Maria J. Casolaro <104450.2544@compuserve.com> The JD Teddy Bears that are sold at the concerts will soon be available on the www. In the meantime there is a toll free number you can use to order the bears 1-800-767-7160. ** Note ** I'll put a link from RMH to the Teddy Bear site as soon as it is up and running. Emily - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LEGENDS POSTERS: David Cutter We have some new John Denver concert posters and/or memorabilia in stock. These can be viewed at: http://www.concertposters.com/artifact.htm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-CD SET from Lasarlight Digital: The Lasarlight Digital 5-cd set should be in stores in a week or two. The photos in the set were taken in March in Northern, CA. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AOL John Denver Reunion: John Denver fans in the AOL Chat room have planned a John Denver reunion at Maroon Bells, CO for July 22-28th, 1997. For more details contact Laura Young ====================================== P O E T R Y C O R N E R ====================================== "Reflections of Denver" by Matthew Poynter John the singer, John the friend, Man who knows the truth. You are the bringer Of love with no end And you give me back my youth. The glory days Of spring, and brook, And friends with fishing poles, The kindly ways Of gramma Cook And peace within our souls. With you, I fly Above the green Of tree, and grass, and weed. I know that I Have known serene And it fills a primordial need. Sing us your songs, And dream us your dreams, For they glow with the light of life; And they help us along, Like a radiant sunbeam, This journey of toil and strife. Copyright.....Matt "Wind-Writer" Poynter A Time Out Of Time by Vicente Solivelles It was five past eight on a peaceful evening A spotlight shined falling down from the sky Took a Taylor guitar and started singin' My tears appeared as the song was floatin' by His voice as clear as the mountain rivers His spirit flew over all of us And I thought of you and all the love you give me And I thought of you and all the love you have Then I remembered so many years awaiting And the ancient times when we fell apart Then I remembered so many nights of dreaming That day for me was a time out of time I met some friends and now we know each other. How wonderful it is to be notes of the same song, How wonderful it is to say the words 'my brother', To feel the same magic, to share the same love. Then I remembered so many years awaiting And the ancient times when we fell apart Then I remembered so many nights of dreaming That day for me was a time out of time (Instrumental part) And I missed you there more than you could imagine And I missed you there evr'ry second that night And I want you to know there was a strange kind of magic That day for me was a time out of time Copyright Vicente Solivelles - Apr.1997 This song was inspired by the fact of attending my first John Denver concert at the Royal Albert Hall (London)March 21,1997 and it is dedicated to my wife. A Poem about Windstar.... by Christine Egli Whispering on the wind Shining brightly on a star Reaching the depths of our spiritual universe And helping us to learn who we are.....that's Windstar. Copyright: Christine J. Egli, 1989 (The Windstar Foundation was founded by John Denver and Tom Crum and is located in Snowmass, Colorado.) =================================================== JOHN DENVER W A N T A D S / F O R S A L E =================================================== From: patty hasz I am still looking for "JD" on cassette, if possible. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From: Ang I'm a big John Denver fan from Malaysia. Recently, I purchased the "Wildlife Concert" through the internet but they sent the U.S. format instead of PAL. Since I can't use it on my machine I would like to sell this copy for US $14.25. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From: Emily Parris There are still a few John Denver Videoke Lasardiscs available at $15.00 plus $4.00 shipping/handling. Email me for info. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From: Jim I'm moving from Ohio to Arizona in late September, and would like to sell a few duplicate things I have by John. Email for a complete list of items for sale. Jim - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From: "swells.rainmaker" Subject: Re: jd paperbacks & other items for sale I have some JD paperbacks, the Playboy article, and a RMH Songbook. Also, in my own private collection, I have a Live Tape that JD did in 1973 (Bootleg to the max!!) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From: Rthornton@dashwood.com I too am looking for JD's older TV specials, especially the one in the Rocky mountain meadow during winter...with Steve Martin. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From: Belle Davis I have lots of JD videos for trade. Looking for 45's of John's. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From: Mark Hemingway I'm looking for the sheet music to "It's About Time" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Kay Wentz has baby afghans for sale. http://www.pcez.com/~lancew/baby/default.htm A percentage of the sales goes to a nature organization. ============================================ JOHN DENVER CONCERT SCHEDULE ============================================ June 21, 1997 Konocti Harbor / Kelseyville, CA June 22, 1997 Villa Montalvo / Saratoga, CA June 24, 1997 Wente Bros Winery / Livermore, CA June 26-27 Britt Festivals / Jacksonville, OR July 24, 1997 North Shore / Beverly, MA July 26, 1997 Cape Cod Music Tent / Hyannis, MA July 27, 1997 South Shore Music Circus / Cohasset, MA July 30, 1997 Wolftrap / Vienna, VA July 31, 1997 PNC Bank Arts / Holmdel, NJ Aug 1, 1997 Oakdale Theatre / Wallingford, CT Aug 3, 1997 Finger Lakes / Canandaigua, NY Sept 20, 1997 Baltimore Arena / Baltimore, MD Sept 28, 1997 Jones Hall / Houston, TX Nov 1, 1997 - - - / Toronto, Canada Feb 4, 1998 Ritz Carlton / Aspen, CO May 15-16,1998 Weekender Pops Series / Minneapolis, MN ENDFILE ********************************************************* Rocky Mountain High: The John Denver Internet Fan Club emily@sky.net * http://www.sky.net/~emily June 1997 * * * Issue #38 *********************************************************