{"id":9511,"date":"2011-10-25T18:10:27","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T23:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=9511"},"modified":"2021-12-27T07:24:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T12:24:08","slug":"rocky-mountain-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/rocky-mountain-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocky Mountain High"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One would be tempted to think that I’m a huge fan of the late John Denver given that I’ve featured his signature performances not once<\/a>, but now a second time. I have a rather neutral feeling for his body of work, actually. His songs don’t inspire me but they don’t repel me either; they’re simply… there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If he hadn’t changed his surname to match a physical place (from Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr.), and if he hadn’t recorded wildly popular ballads for two completely separate states (West Virginia & Colorado), then I guess I wouldn’t have to plaster him onto the Twelve Mile Circle in absentia. He really should have considered that and been a bit more courteous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No Luck With John Street<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It started as it often does with a familiar refrain — and everyone should feel free to chant along in unison — when some random visitor left an interesting topic in my search query logs. It seems our anonymous visitor wanted to know if there was a John Street in Denver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe he was a devoted fan who wished to make a pilgrimage to John, Denver. Maybe he was simply curious. I don’t know. I do know however, that after a cursory search, there doesn’t appear to be a John Street, Avenue, Place, Circle, Boulevard, or other any other likely combination. Neither does there appear to be a Jonathan or a St. John. Knowledgeable readers should feel free to correct me if they know differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n