Guest guest Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Doug O'Neal wrote: > > From: Serena Pridgen > > I like Denver too.. a lot.. I cried > > so hard when he was gone... It's often said that Denver was an Aspie, and I can believe it. I think he had separated from his wife and was at a low point in his career, and May have committed suicide. Clay > I'm also a big JD fan. I was introduced to his music by > my first female friend and first real romantic interest > (not that I knew what to do about a romantic interest at > age 16), a down-home West Virginia girl from a large > family (who went on to get degrees from Princeton and > Stanford and now is a professor at a Big Ten University!). > I have almost all his original albums (I mostly ignore the > compliations that have come out since his death), and > like some of his songs a lot, some less so. At the fifth > anniversary of his death, I led a service called " The Truth > of the Song " about JD at my Unitarian-Universalist church. > He was a poet, activist, amateur astronomer, and basically > good guy. > > Recently I've become somewhat (or maybe more than somewhat) obsessed with young classical violinist Hahn, who is now my first " favorite living musician " since JD went and flew his plane after quaffing a few too many. > > Doug > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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