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Putting the “Laff” in Lavatory

by Anne | January 3, 2026 | John Denver Tribute, Stories From The Road | 11 Comments

This is a true story. There are no names to change to protect the innocent. Any malicious inference to the population living in North Kentucky is unintended and overblown (like most of my stories). Only one individual is described here with total...

Karma Kicks My Butt

by Anne | November 4, 2025 | John Denver Tribute, Lessons Along The Way | 6 Comments

If you read the blog last month, you already know that I’ve called attention to the acapella singing group called Home Free. I criticized them singing the wrong lyrics in the song, “Country Roads” (they sang “Blowin’ like a breeze” instead of singing the...

A Huge Mistake!

by Anne | September 2, 2025 | John Denver History | 39 Comments

I’m posting a song below, and I’ll bet in less than 1 minute, most of you will hear a mistake… a HUGE mistake in my opinion! https://youtu.be/UwubhhECksM?si=LnSysvI0jpMSOWQz When I heard it, I was very surprised, I’m not a super picky person, but I do think this very...

Some Days are Diamonds…..

by Anne | June 28, 2025 | Lessons Along The Way, Stories From The Road | 2 Comments

I’m gonna say, for Jim and I, MOST days are diamonds, but if you are familiar with the song John Denver recorded for RCA in 1981, you know that the song goes on to say, “Some days are stone.” It would be absurd to think everything in life should be perfect and...

Never Say Never

by Anne | May 28, 2025 | Lessons Along The Way | 26 Comments

Never say never is a term we all use when we are caught doing something we said we’d neverdo. Well, I got caught twice this month! Never say never #1 is the fact that there is a black car sitting on my driveway. I am KNOWNfor saying I’d never own a black car….but...

When Will There Be Another Tribute Cruise?

by Anne | April 29, 2025 | Jim Curry Music News, John Denver Tribute | 0 Comments

In the past, Jim and I have organized 3 different John Denver Tribute Cruises. Each time we did a group cruise we had so much fun, people asked us right away when we would do the next one. Well, we haven’t done a group cruise since 2017! It’s hard to...

“Take Me Home, Country Roads” What Does it Mean to You?

by Anne | March 5, 2025 | John Denver History, John Denver Tribute | 20 Comments

John Denver died on October 12, 1997. Almost 30 years later, one of his hit songs re-appears on 2 Billboard charts that didn’t exist during his lifetime. The song is “Take Me Home Country Roads,” written by Bill and Taffy Danoff (Fat City) and John Denver. ...

How Jim ALMOST Met John Denver

by Anne | January 31, 2025 | John Denver Tribute, Lessons Along The Way | 10 Comments

People STILL ask if Jim had ever met John Denver… it is one of our most frequently asked questions – so please forgive me for repeating an old story (originally posted in 2012 and again in 2021). : Jim and Anne Curry, 1978 As long as I’ve known Jim, I’ve known...

From All of Us to All of You

by Mark Scott | December 20, 2024 | Jim Curry Music News | 18 Comments

From all of us: Dearest Friends, as we near the very end of our 2024 Christmas tour, we wish you all the very Merriest Christmas! Once again, we’ve been blessed with good health and good weather throughout the tour! We did encounter some of the white...

Don’t Cry Over Spilled Pie…

by Anne | November 27, 2024 | Lessons Along The Way | 16 Comments

What was your worst kitchen accident? My worst kitchen accident happened in my mid 20s – baking pecan pie for the annual family gathering. Everyone in my family was assigned to bring their specialty to Thanksgiving dinner at Mom and Dad’s house, and my specialty was...

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