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The John Denver Internet Fan Club
Monthly Newsletter
March 2006
Editor: Emily M. Parris
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http://www.rockymtnhigh.org * emily@parris.net
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Table of Contents
March 2006 * Issue #143
John Denver Events..............................2
"Southwest's DWI-to-Denver flights take off"
Baltimore Business Journal....................5
John Denver Lighthouse Dedication Walkway Brick
by Carole Romanowski........................5
John Denver Notes...............................6
Poetry Corner:
"A Man...by Any Other Name"
by Carole Romanowski....................7
"Infinity" by Cynthia Gullage................8
John Denver Want Ads/For Sale...................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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March 4, 2006 - UK - Red Hot Country Show starring Wayne
Denton who does a JD Tribute act. Princess Theatre;
The Green, Hunstanton, Norfolk 01485 532252
http://www.princesstheatrehunstanton.co.uk
March 11, 2006 - Lebanon County, PA - Chris Westfall will
sing at a Dinner/Benefit/Concert to benefit Lebanon County
PA Relay-For-Life, put on by Survivors and Friends of
Cancer. Ticket $20 or $15 for cancer survivors. All you can
eat! Coleman Chapel Dinner Theater, 1901 Cumberland Street
in Lebanon. www.chriswestfall.com Doors open at 5:30,
dinner at 6:00pm (717) 813-7653 imbodens@comcast.net
March 18, 2006 - Flanders, NJ / Chris Westfall will give a
concert at the Sacred Bean Coffeehouse at 7:00pm / 8 Park
Place, $5 / www. sacredbeancoffeehouse.org
March 18, 2006 - Salt Lake City, Utah - Wasatch Mountains
Windstar Connection Group partnering with Plant-It 2020
will plant 35 trees at Willard Bay State Park in northern
Utah to replace trees removed during a recent renovation
of the campground and picnic areas. Benefits include wind
protection, educational opportunities, beautification and
attraction of resident and migratory birds.
http://www.wasatchmt.org/
March 24, 2006 - Monterey, California - Steve Gillette and
Cindy Mangsen will share songs and invite you to sing
along at a house concert at 13 Antler Place, Monterey, CA
7:30pm / Judy 831-373-7780 jht@spamarrest.com
http://www.compassrosemusic.com
April 22, 2006 - Altadena, CA - Earth Day Concert / Phil
Christie with Mike Valentine, Steve & Ellen Stapenhorst
and Jan Seides / 2029 N. Lake 7:00pm $15 (626) 398-7917
http://www.philchristie.com
April 22, 2006 - Bucks County, PA - Chris Westfall at the
Churchville Nature Center / 501 Churchville Lane /
Churchville, PA * www.churchvillenaturecenter.org
7:00pm $10
April 22, 2006 - St. Paul, MN / River cleanup in Battle Creek
Regional Park 8:45am (Bagels, donuts, juice & water will be
provided with lunch afterwards at 11:30am).
Curtis.Griffy@Guidant.com
April 28-30, 2006 - PA Friends of John Denver - Annual
Spring Retreat - Bitter Goose Lodge $55 - Deposit of $20
required. Make checks or money orders payable to Susan
Spohn / 628 Hemlock Street / Pittsburgh, PA 15202
Info: spohn@infionline.net * www.bittergooselodge.com
April 29, 2006 - UK - Friends of John Denver Spring Denver
Day 10:00am - 5:30pm Village Hall, Walton on the Hill,
Stafford, Staffordshire ST17 OLD
lookingforspacerg@yahoo.com / Send a SASE to Rose Gwilt /
29 Oldcroft Road / Walton on the Hill / Stafford ST17 OLS
Tickets: L6 each
April 29, 2006 - UK - Friends of John Denver - Steve Brook
Concert 7:30pm Steve will be joined by Rene Wingelaar, Arno
Cornelissen and Klaas Christian Schukken of the "Nickels and
Dimes" band. http://www.nickels-and-dimes.com Tickets are
L7 Send a SASE to Rose Gwilt / 29 Oldcroft Road / Walton on
the Hill / Stafford ST17 OLS / lookingforspacerg@yahoo.com
http://www.stevebrook.com * http://www.fojd.org.uk
May 6, 2006 - San Diego, CA - Phil Christie -
San Diego Folk Heritage Concert / Solo Acoustic Show
Venue: TBA http://www.philchristie.com
May 20, 2006 - U.K. - Country Roads Walk - A walk is being
planned in Northamptonshire. 10:00am Red Kite Centre,
RSPB Barn, Top Lodge in the Rockingham Forest. It is a 4
mile walk. http://lookingforspace.bravehost.com/index.html
rockymountain.high@ntlworld.com or 01485 570911
May 20, 2006 - Covina, CA - Mack Bailey & Chris Nole will be
at the Fret House / 309 N. Citrus Avenue in Covina 8:00pm
(626) 339-7020 Tickets $15
May 21, 2006 - Altadena, CA - Mack Bailey & Chris Nole will
play at the Coffee Gallery Backstage 2029 N. Lake 7:00pm
(626) 398-7917 Tickets $20
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 Mount Vernon Place / Peabody Concert Hall
8:00pm / 6:00 - VIP "Great Chefs" Reception in the
Peabody Library * http://www.musicunites.com/Schedule.htm
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://lookingforspace.bravehost.com/index.html
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 / sales@cruisemust.com
http://www.jimcurrysmusic.com
7 day cruise $50 deposit needed by January.
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
Ray Freeman and Pete Huttlinger in Kirby, North Yorkshire
http://www.fojd.org.uk / Look under Events
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 29-30, 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 Colorady 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 at Raystown Lake in Hesston. Performers will include
Christopher Westfall, Tim Dabbs, Mark Cormican and others.
Free, donations accepted. / spiritwsconnections@yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/spiritwsconnections/
October 13-14, 2006 - Aspen, CO - 9th Annual "A Musical
Tribute to John Denver" - Wheeler Opera House. Mike Taylor
and the Chad Mitchell Trio celebrating the 40th anniversary
of John Denver's joining their group.
The M.U.S.E. Foundation * http://www.musicunites.com
November 11, 2006 UK "Denver Day" - Coventry / Performances
by Brad & Kathy Fitch / Info: president@fojd.org.uk
http://www.fojd.org.uk
Weekends - Every Friday & Saturday - Branson, MO * "John
Denver Lives" - Dinner 5:00pm & performance 5:30pm-6:30pm
$24.95 Hillbilly Inn & Dinner Theatre / Hillbilly Inn
Motel / 1166 West Highway 76 / Branson, MO 65616
info@hillbillyinn.com * 1-800-535-0739
www.johndenverlives.com * rodphil549@aol.com
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"Southwest's DWI-to-Denver flights take off"
Baltimore Business Journal
March 3, 2006
Southwest Airlines will launch its daily
Baltimore-to-Denver service later Friday with Rocky Mountain
fanfare. The dominant discount carrier - the economic engine
that drives Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood
Marshall Airport - will decorate its gate with Mile High City
memorabilia, hand out snow cones to passengers and serenade
them with John Denver songs, courtesy of a guitar-strumming
airline employee.
Southwest's daily, nonstop service to Denver International
Airport officially starts March 4. Trips start at $99 one way.
The airline considers Denver a missing link in its system, and
in January kicked off 13 daily flights out of Colorado to
Chicago, Las Vegas and Phoenix. Southwest (NYSE:LUV) makes up
half of fast-growing BWI's business. The airport completed a
$264 million Terminal A/B expansion last year to house 26
gates for the carrier.
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John Denver Lighthouse Dedication Walkway Brick
by Carole Romanowski < whispjesse@aol.com >
Avery Point Lighthouse ( www.averypointlight.com ) located
in Groton, Connecticut has been under renovation the past few
years to restore the run-down structure to its' original form
as a beacon of light in America's history. The Avery Point
Lighthouse Society, a chapter of the American Lighthouse
Foundation, initiated a 800 foot dedication walkway comprised
of specially engraved bricks, sold during the Avery Point
Lighthouse Society's brick program that ended in May 2005.
Many hundreds of individuals who have visited the walkway have
requested an opportunity to purchase additional bricks. Due to
the overwhelming interest, the Society is now ready to reopen
the program and add to this beautiful and historic walkway.
Money raised through sales of the bricks will be used to
complete the lighthouse restoration.
My daughter, Jennifer, who has a keen interest in
lighthouses, purchased a dedication brick for her two
grandfathers. This gave me the idea to print one for John
Denver. If you would also care to leave a personalized,
printed message on a brick as a lasting tribute to John, email
the lighthouse at CAPTELAD@aol.com to receive a form to print
out your message. The cost is $75 per brick and is tax
deductible. Also, you will receive a certificate of
participation for each brick purchased. What a fitting tribute
to John who, like all lighthouses, is a "beacon of hope and of
light" showing us "the way!"
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"New Friends to Find - Judy Lunn"
by Judy Therrien, Monterey
Many people in Aspen in October this past year had the
good fortune of meeting Judy Lunn who was experiencing the
joys of Aspen-In-October for the first time, and we all felt
even more fortunate hearing her lovely clear voice sing John's
songs! It was so special in the concert called "New Friends to
Find" to hear so many of John's songs sung so beautifully by a
woman, and to hear "Colors of the Wind", such a special well
written extra-special tune that John would have sung, had he
heard it, many of us believe. Both at the concert and on the
cd, the songs in "Lover's medley" are intertwined as we
listened to them with both ears and hearts.
Mike Taylor said about her cd
"Songs That Speak To Me":
"As you can imagine, I have heard many tributes
to John in various forms and I must say that yours
is as good as it gets. You have a nice expressive
voice that, when combined with some great sidemen
and production, gave me a fresh perspective on some
songs that I have heard many times."
Mike Taylor - Guitarist - Songwriter
"Rocky Mountain High" (Oct. 31, 2005)
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www.judylunn.com * judysings@dc.rr.com
See info on her cd "Songs That Speak To Me"
in the Want Ads Section.
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Emily < emily@parris.net >
Jim and I enjoyed the tv series "Wonderfalls" a lot. We bought
the dvd of the series and I looked up the actress who plays
the lead (Caroline Dhavernas) on the internet. I found an
article at "PopGurls" and was surprised to find the article
end with a quote from Caroline about John Denver...
She said...
"You know who I like that's not very popular among the
young generation is John Denver. Like, "Sunshine on My
Shoulders" will give you a smile when you wake up."
To read the entire article go to...
http://www.popgurls.com/article_show.php3?id=533
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Frank Hammock < hammockfmn@netos.com > Our local PBS stations
here in Seattle have been playing "A Song's Best Friend" and
"John Denver Remembered." A DVD can be purchased along with a
donation for the entire 82 minute program. KBTC Tacoma, WA
888-596-KBTC programming@kbtc.org / www.kbtc.org
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Mary Ledford < eagleshorses@yahoo.com >
The February issue of "Acoustic Guitar Magazine" has a nice
article by Pete Huttlinger. The March issue also has a full
page with music and lyrics of "Take Me Home, Country Roads."
1-800-637-2852 www.acousticguitar.com
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To see the text of the Windstar chat with Ron Deutschendorf
that was held on February 25, 2006 go to:
http://www.john-denver.org/Chat/transcript.asp
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"Calling All Seekers: Find Your Shrine on Ajax" -
Aspen Times Weekly 2-18-06 *
This article talks about shrines to famous singers on Ajax
Mountain in Aspen and, of course, John is mentioned.
www.aspentimes.com/article/20060218/ASPENWEEKLY/60217007
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Jean Kendle: The DJ on the Notre Dame University fm radio
station has been playing the "Great Songs of the 20th Century"
and #16 is "Sunshine On My Shoulders"
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A Man...by Any Other Name"
by Carole Romanowski < whispjesse@aol.com >
I can dance on sunlit waters
Know all flowers' nomenclature
Thrill at Spring's fast-greening season
For, you see, my name is nature.
I can stave a child's hunger
Uplift the poor through charity
Fuel the fires of selfless giving
For my name's humanity.
I can emit a global warning
For all strife and pain to cease
- Stop all wars; love one another
For, you see, my name is peace.
Now if you can recognize me
Lover, naturalist, white dove
Then you know my disposition
I am John...my name is love.
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Copyright by Carole Romanowski
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INFINITY
by Cynthia Helen Gullage
A single note yet lingers
Upon the evening breeze,
And binds with all of Nature,
Flows forth in endless seas.
It soars straight up to Heaven,
Becomes a diamond star,
Which shimmers unimpeded
In places near and far.
It sleeps within a snowflake,
Then falls as Spring-time rain.
It rides upon the night wind,
Sweet melody's refrain.
It climbs the highest mountain,
Extols reality,
It echoes in forever,
In peace and harmony.
A single note yet lingers
For all the world to hear,
The singer's never silent.
We find him everywhere.
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Copyright Cynthia Helen Gullage 1-15-06
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Pete Mikelson: I am looking for a fan named Jane Brantner.
I need to talk to her about some photographs that she had
taken of John Denver and one of his guitars that I now own.
Please email me < dadseskimo@aol.com >
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Judy Lunn's cd "Songs That Speak To Me" is available for the
special price of $20 (including shipping) if a check is sent
to Judy Lunn / P.O. Box 14108 / Palm Desert, CA 92255
http://www.judylunn.com * judysings@dc.rr.com
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Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen have a new duet album entitled
"Being There" * http://www.compassrosemusic.com/
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John Denver Newsletter", email countryroadsnc@bellsouth.net
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