There was a John Denver T.V. special last night on WNED. Fund-raising. I couldn't stop watching it. I kept imagining how nice it would be to have had him in our song circle. Such a simple clear voice and uncluttered lyrics. Not all tangley and metaphorical, like mine. (my grownup ones, not my kids ones!)

I saw him live once, at the C.N.E. in Toronto. That was in the early 70's, I guess.

On the special last night he sang "Leaving on a Jet Plane" and I had to Google it to believe that he wrote it. I've heard it done by so many other people, I could hardly believe it. It's a John Denver song. Go figure!

~b.w.