Saturday 9: Annie's Song

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Saturday 9: Annie's Song (1974)

On Saturdays I take a break from the heavy stuff and have some fun…

Company is all gone, I got this weekend free! No company, no trips to Vermont… just peace and quite, even the remnants of Debby missed the Cape (Just a lot of wind and passing thunderstorms)… but sadly it is heading toward Kwizgiver.

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) 50 years ago this month, we were all listening to John Denver rhapsodize about nature. He singles out walking in the rain as a particularly lovely experience. Do you enjoy walking in the rain?

Well, you know me I pick the question apart...

There is rain, and then there is RAIN!

Walking in drizzle on a warm evening isn’t bad, walking in a gullywhumper is an entirely another thing. 

2) Denver wrote this song on a ski lift in Aspen. He clearly relished the ride, but ski lifts are problematic for those who suffer from acrophobia, or a fear of heights. Acrophobia plagues approximately 5% of Americans. Are you one of them?

Nope! As a matter of fact I got two 50% off coupons to ride the Mt. Snow Ski Lift to the top of the mountain… who wants to come with me in October for the fall foliage?

3) John Denver recalled that this song just came to him as he looked down on the beauty of nature. Can you recall a time when something you saw in nature touched your heart?

There are so many times that happens… just look at my photos.

Fair Harbor on Fire Island on Long Island

4) Wildly successful here in The States, John Denver's popularity didn't extend to the United Kingdom. In fact, "Annie's Song" was his only major hit. But it was a big one. Denver's version reached #1 in 1974 and then in 1978 James Galway hit #1 on the UK charts with an instrumental version. Do you have a favorite instrumental recording?

The Grand Canyon Suite

5) John Denver's first-ever guitar, a gift from his grandmother, was displayed at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix. Have you visited a museum yet this summer? If not, do you have plans to?

I used to visit them more often before the plague, the library has free passes. 

6) In addition to the guitar, Denver also played the violin (or "the fiddle," as he called it). If a genie appeared to magically enable you to play the instrument of your choice, which would you choose?

Well I took up trumpet in elementary school and a few months latter everyone was glad that I gave it up.

Let's look at the summer of 1974.

7) Elizabeth Berkeley was born. She's best known as Jesse on the Saturday morning teen sitcom, Saved by the Bell. What Saturday morning TV shows do you remember fondly?

Sky King!

8) Hall of Fame pitcher and Cardinal great Dizzy Dean died. How is your baseball team doing this summer?

I don’t follow sports.

9) The biggest summer movie was The Longest Yard starring Burt Reynolds. What's your favorite Burt Reynolds movie?

Well, it is like this. I haven't watched any Burt Reynolds movies, they are of the type that just doesn't interest me.

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