'Leaving On A Jet Plane,' By John Denver

[SharonClark]

2. The first time I heard Denver in concert

was at Stephens Auditorium at Iowa State in September 1971. He was subbing for someone I can’t remember. He strolled onstage with just his guitar and wowed the audience, most of whom had never heard of him before. I was mesmerized.

I saw him perform probably a dozen times in small venues before he became a star.

One magical thing happened at work about 12 or 13 years ago when one team member responded to an email with first line of Leaving on a Jet Plane and then several of us responded, in turn, with the following lines until, finally, one of the younger team members wanted to know “what’s up with this email”? It warmed my heart.