If he was still on the Earth and had wrote such a song,(I think he
would have)- It would have also been banned on most John Denver
venues as they are today. I to just cant help but wonder. You know of
course that Rocky Mountain High was bannned on a lot of Radio
Stations when it came out and John testified at the United States
Senate on a related subject. Yes,he was very much a activist.
Randy...Rcalypso
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--- In btejd@yahoogroups.com, "aspengold98" <aspengold98@y...> wrote:
> I liked John most of all for his environmental and political
> activism. And he had that great talent to express it in a song
> like " What are we making weapons for" and countless others. John
> stood up for the environment and for peace. I often wonder how he
> would have felt about what's going on now. He probably would have
> written a song and for the first time his song would have been
banned
> from being played on the radio for being too critical of the war
and
> Bush. I just can't help wondering.
>
>
>
> --- In btejd@yahoogroups.com, "Randy" <rcalypso@a...> wrote:
> > Yes,ALL politcal views are welcome here. Thats the reason I
started
> > this group and WebRings some time ago. I ran into the same
problems
> > myself with other John Denver groups and WebRings.Most John
Denver
> > groups are conservative,its been that way since his death. I am
> > surprised by this. As most of his political views,the
> environment,the
> > Animals,Mother Earth,Human Kind were LIBERAL. I do not say I know
> > WHAT John thought politicaly,I am talking about his work while on
> > this Earth. The only reason I can think of why this is so,is he
did
> > come over as a "Goodie Two Shoes" and thus attracted this type of
> > following.I feel that was a credit to John,the diversity
of 'fans'
> he
> > had and still has. He touched us all in some way. I do feel
however
> > that this type of exclusion since his death effects his legacy in
a
> > negative way and is not true to his work and song. The only
> > other 'group' I can think of is John Denver lives ( you can find
> this
> > link on the left of this group site where its says links) They
are
> a
> > family orientated John Denver group,but accepts a diversity of
> > thoughts when done with respect to differing views. I am a member
> and
> > recommend them. You are more then welcome here,not only that we
> need
> > you here as this was the thought and reason for this group and
> > multiple WebRings. I stay busy with work and life it seems and do
> as
> > I can,so feel free to step in and get it going!
> > I see there a few new memebers,welcome to ALL ! If you have a
> > site/page please consider joining our WebRings,The Largest on the
> > internet featuring John Denver at:
> > http://www.bteJD.org
> > http://www.Calypso-WebRings.com
> >
> > Randy...Rcalypso
> > Randycalypso
> > Founder
> > ................................................................