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niyad

(134,016 posts) Mon Sep 16, 2013, 10:40 PM Sep 2013

in honour of mary travers (peter, paul and mary) died this day 2009

at her memorial:

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in honour of mary travers (peter, paul and mary) died this day 2009 (Original Post) niyad Sep 2013 OP

Oh no, niyad. sheshe2 Sep 2013 #1

doesn't seem like it was four years ago. was watching a ppm special on pbs a few weeks ago, niyad Sep 2013 #5

one of my favorites sheshe2 Sep 2013 #7

Hey, she! Kath1 Sep 2013 #13

I do thanks! sheshe2 Sep 2013 #14

She was a very special person. madaboutharry Sep 2013 #2

I honestly did not know that she had passed away. sheshe2 Sep 2013 #4

K&R! Loved Peter, Paul and Mary, grew up listening to their wonderful music Rhiannon12866 Sep 2013 #3

how wonderful that both you and your mother got to see them in person. niyad Sep 2013 #6

It was very cool, though I always wished I could have seen them in their early days Rhiannon12866 Sep 2013 #8

unfortunately we are still the worlds biggest war loving society :-( nt msongs Sep 2013 #9

I know. And I blame those who refuse to learn from history. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2013 #10

It was my good fortune to have seen them 3 times in my life. Individually & together... Hekate Sep 2013 #11

Very cool libodem Sep 2013 #12

sheshe2

(98,432 posts)

1. Oh no, niyad.

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2013, 10:47 PM

Sep 2013

I had not heard.

I grew up with them, as most of us did.

I am going now to watch the videos you posted and cry a little.

niyad

(134,016 posts)

5. doesn't seem like it was four years ago. was watching a ppm special on pbs a few weeks ago,

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 16, 2013, 10:56 PM

Sep 2013

and peter and noel (paul) were talking about what it was like performing without her.

sheshe2

(98,432 posts)

7. one of my favorites

Reply to niyad (Reply #5)

Mon Sep 16, 2013, 11:01 PM

Sep 2013

Kath1

(4,309 posts)

13. Hey, she!

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 21, 2013, 07:34 AM

Sep 2013

Hope you love this one as much as I do....Blowin' In The Wind and Give Peace A Chance!

sheshe2

(98,432 posts)

14. I do thanks!

Reply to Kath1 (Reply #13)

Sat Sep 21, 2013, 08:12 AM

Sep 2013

Good to see you Kath.

madaboutharry

(42,036 posts)

2. She was a very special person.

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2013, 10:50 PM

Sep 2013

sheshe2

(98,432 posts)

4. I honestly did not know that she had passed away.

Reply to madaboutharry (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 16, 2013, 10:55 PM

Sep 2013

So many beautiful people that helped shape us are gone.

Rhiannon12866

(258,716 posts)

3. K&R! Loved Peter, Paul and Mary, grew up listening to their wonderful music

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2013, 10:55 PM

Sep 2013

My mother actually saw them in the '60s, was an usher at a concert in our small town, and I was lucky enough to finally see them in the '80s, a reunion tour at a much larger venue. Mary Travers had the voice of an angel, truly one of a kind...

niyad

(134,016 posts)

6. how wonderful that both you and your mother got to see them in person.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 16, 2013, 10:57 PM

Sep 2013

Rhiannon12866

(258,716 posts)

8. It was very cool, though I always wished I could have seen them in their early days

Reply to niyad (Reply #6)

Mon Sep 16, 2013, 11:06 PM

Sep 2013

Like my mother did. But I was totally fascinated just to see them at all, always thought Mary was so beautiful, and that voice! And when I saw them, it was with my grandmother.

March on Washington, 1963, introduced by Ossie Davis:

msongs

(74,172 posts)

9. unfortunately we are still the worlds biggest war loving society :-( nt

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #8)

Mon Sep 16, 2013, 11:27 PM

Sep 2013

Rhiannon12866

(258,716 posts)

10. I know. And I blame those who refuse to learn from history.

Reply to msongs (Reply #9)

Mon Sep 16, 2013, 11:44 PM

Sep 2013

I was fortunate to grow up listening to the anti war message from the incomparable likes of Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan and their contemporaries. Now, most everyone is saying the invasion of Iraq was a terrible mistake. Those of us who were paying attention knew that it was an awful mistake at the time. I took part in those anti war marches - the ones that we never saw on the TV news.

Hekate

(100,133 posts)

11. It was my good fortune to have seen them 3 times in my life. Individually & together...

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 01:32 AM

Sep 2013

... Peter, Paul, and Mary are wonderful. Hearts and souls for justice and peace.

Thanks for the memorial tonight.

libodem

(19,288 posts)

12. Very cool

Reply to Hekate (Reply #11)

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 11:19 AM

Sep 2013

I envy you and am happy for you at the same time. Okay...I'm a jealous mess.

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