A couple of days ago I replaced my dreadnaught guitar I’ve had a whole three months with a smaller-bodied folk acoustic guitar. When I was growing up John Denver was big, then he was un-cool. I always liked him but did not seek him out. Now, I’m awaiting my love to come home and seeing a PBS special and his songs are bringing me to tears.
Fly Away, and others are played between pledge breaks. I remember his simple melodies and angelic voice, and lyrics of the place I can call home. As he talks about the mountains I know their beauty, the moon and the stars… and am lucky to be here, however briefly.
Out with the old (dreadnaught on the left) and in with the new (folk on the right). Maybe it’ll make me cook better, too! Julie and Julia comes out tomorrow and I may just go see it. Cheers, Dee
Cooking with Dee 
Beautiful new guitar! I liked John Denver a lot, and still play/sing his songs.
I hope my mother would appreciate that I sought out the luthiers and trees in her home province in Canada. Am told Gibson has opened a facility there as well. Dee
John Denver is probably my all-time favorite. I got his greatest hits album when I was 10. I played his live double album An Evening With John Denver at least 139 times throughout my teens. I’m sorry I never got to see him perform in person.
I just ordered a songbook of his. My old college roommate had an eight-track player (they were dated even then) and if The Best of Bread wasn’t playing, it was Art Garfunkel’s 99 Miles From LA. Perhaps I’ll download the lyrics to a few of Art’s songs and figure out the chords, a good exercise for a beginner! Thanks for writing in.