by londoner 76 Replies latest jw friends
he had problems...true...but he knew how to write a song.
The man wasn't perfect. god forbid!
I have heard the same things about John Denver myself growing up. I don't know if it is true or not, and I don't really care. The guy is dead. This isn't the same things as telling the nonwhites to get to the back of the bus.
I can't believe so many of you don't believe eye witness statements considering so many people have confirmed that this happened, how did you ever have the balls to question and then leave the JW's.
I'm with you Poztate. Hey you skeptical guys, if you won't believe an eye-witness account, why the hell should you believe a newspaper account of it? Since when have newspapers been arbiters of what did or did not happen?
Londoner clearly said he was in the audience and saw and heard it take place. Of course you can choose to remain skeptical, but show some respect for londoner for goodness sake.
A plane crash was too good for him, and was he a wanker, you decide.
Neither. To think like that is just bad karma.
About the bit about Johnny Carson, I checked the IMBD and it appears that John Denver appeared off and on throughout all of the 1970s and 1980s until 1990:
So unless Carson kicked Denver off his show in 1990 (after many years of appearances), I find it hard to believe that Denver would return to the show after being treated like that. So I am skeptical....
However, here are some references to the alleged event:
Posted by nick on November 21, 2003 at 03:06:38: anybody seen the episode where johnny carson kicked john denver off the stage...? if so anybody have a clip of it? let me know..thanxPosted by rotto on April 27, 2004 at 01:42:40: In Reply to: Posted by on November 21, 2003 at 03:06:38: did it have something to do with religion
http://www.liketelevision.com/web1/classictv/jcarson/wwwboard/61.html
It was so sad to hear in the news tonight that funny man Johnny Carson passed away, he was only 79. I always liked him. I can remember Mom laughing to his monologue every weeknight. Of course, I didn't "get" most of the jokes until I was much older, but I'll never forget the night he kicked John Denver off of his show in support of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Another item of relevance, of questionable origin, on John Denver denying that he ever asked Witnesses to leave:
londoner, I met you on a different board, its not the same here as it is there, play nice here. People will always question the account, even if its an eye witness account, it doesnt mean they are being nasty.
No person deserves a plane wreck, his only crime appears to be that somewhere along the line JWs really offended him and he responded unwisely, all of us would deserve one if that was a crime.
As a JW I heard that Earth Wind & Fire stood up in their concerts and asked all JWs to leave, as far as I know its urban legend. But you say you were actually at this event where JDenver did it. Who am I to question it? You saw it, there is no need to worry if people dont believe it.
You're a good person londoner, I have enjoyed reading you're posts on all the years you spent as a JW.
Brummie
No skin off my back. He was a dork anyway. No offense to present company. You guys are cool.(sucking up)laters
kaykay_mp
LOL!
Sometime in 1976/77 John Denver was swamped at his Adelaide (SAust) hotel room by autograph hunting, celebrity worshiping JWs (the rumour had gone out that he was a JW). Well, the country boy went berko - JW fans were shocked and the news media enjoyed his angry outbursts (perhaps fueled by a cleaner who placed a truth book and green bible in his bedside drawer lol
I have heard the Londoners story before and am interested whether it occurred before or after the Adelaide farce.
unclebruce.
ps: Brummie's right
Londoner,
If your story is true, it's sad. Without some evidence to back it up, however, it is only your word for it, and I don't know you well enough (or at all, actually) to say whether your word is worth anything or not. I hope time will prove you to be trustworthy and your postings to be valid.
I also hope you are mistaken in your recollection of John Denver's character.
Susan
I have apologised for my plane crash comment , plz read it
Just found this little item too, again of questionable value:
And then a very good friend told us that JD did not dislike JWs. He said that after a JW district convention in Denver, CO, a JD concert was scheduled for that evening. The concert had nothing to do with the convention earlier that day. As the stage crew began to setup things, curious Jehovah's Witnesses lingered after the convention (I too would linger and investigate whether I could purchase tickets). Apparently JD noticed the problem of having people without tickets not leaving the arena and on mike, asked 'all Jehovah's Witnesses to vacate their seats and leave the facility'. Something to the effect of, 'Are there any JWs in the audience? Would you please stand? Now would you please leave?'In a gregarious organization, I can easily see how this statement by JD could being misconstrued. I can also understand why those who were sitting down just before the concert was beginning would share the exact facts. It goes to show you that telling stories that are rumored or 2nd- or 3rd-hand about anything is simply wrong and misleading.
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.fan.john-denver/msg/b33f5d4ed76953a0
Londoners story meshes perfectly with the truth,
Little Johnny Denver definitely had a short fuse and is known for his out of control ranting and raging against his fans (as shown by his making such a goof of himself in Adelaide - music capital of the southern hemisphere).
for proof see my post above and check out the Murdoch press.
unclebruce
