John Sommers

John, I just saw a PBS John Denver special on WLIW and there you were, looking good!! So I thought I'd try to find you. What fun to see your website. Remember me from Aspen in 1974-5? I went to John's 30th birthday party and even travelled in Florida with you for part of a tour...Are you still in touch with Jill or any of the others I roomed with? I now am hooked on Alta for skiing but would love to come to Aspen again someday. Write to me if you have time. Love, Susan

Susan Ball - sball7793@aol.com
Fairfield, CT USA - Tuesday, December 13, 2005

WHAT A WONDERFUL SURPRISE TO HEAR YOUR VOICE ON MY BIRTHDAY! I can't believe you remembered the date! We have been so amiss in staying in touch - finding ourselves on the web was really a nice thing. It was a good visit but hard to believe it has been two years. Will try to keep up with your schedule and make it to a concert. (Wish we could follow you to New Zealand!!) Please let us know about plans for coming east next fall - still wnat to meet that special lasy who stole your heart. Mom and dad send their best wishes, too. Blessings, Peg+

Peggy Buelow - sun.dance@mindspring.com
Carrollton, VA USA - Sunday, November 27, 2005

Hey John, You're looking real good since the last time we saw each other at Woody Creek, eleven and a half years ago. I see that your doing a lot of traveling and just maybe you might make it to the Land of Milk and Honey. There is an annual country music event called Jacob's Ladder that might interest you. Drop me a line and I'll fill you in on the family. Love you as always, Uncle Neil

Neil Johnson - neilj@bezeqint.net
Ashdod, Israel - Saturday, November 12, 2005

Hi, I had just purchased the sheet music for Thank God I'M a Country boy. I was disappointed to see the fiddle section was not included. Could you send me a copy via email or give me directions on where I might get the sheet music fiddle section? Thank you

Scott - scokir59@hotmail.com
New Glasgow, ns Canada - Thursday, November 03, 2005

John, Hope you can help me local an old friend. I see on your website that he was with you in Aspen a couple of years ago. Al RED Dog Weber is a friend of mine from years ago, a room mate, and business associate. He played at my wedding with Billy and The Bachelors. I called the phone number I had for him the other night, but no longer his. I plan to be in Southern California early next month (November) and would love to visit with him. I need his current phone number and address. Can you or anyone else reading this note help me? Much appreciation for same.

Stan McWhinnie - estanthemac@juno.com
Denver, CO USA - Friday, October 28, 2005

John, First of all, I'd like to thank you very much for the contribution you made to the music I love. I was also wondering if you had a song book with the music you wrote. I'd love to play your music. One song in particular "In The Grand Way" which JD recorded on his Spirit Album. Thank you.

Dave Hardy - davehardy@vzavenue.net
North Brunswick, NJ USA - Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Hi John, nice website. It's fun looking though it and remembering the fun times in the Roaring Fork Valley. By the way, I still have the softball that you gave to me in the parking lot of City Market! All the best.

Lisa Walsky Case - case595@ix.netcom.com
Broomfield, CO USA - Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Mr. John, Carl Huttlinger here (Petes brother) Just surfing this morning before I go to work at the grocery store and happened on your site. You autographed my fiddle at "The Grove" a few years ago promised to tell me a story about your van sometime. I'm still looking forward to that story. Have a great day (unless you have other plans) and I'll see you sometime. Carl

Carl Huttlinger - chuttlinger@aol.com
Concord, Ca. USA - Tuesday, September 20, 2005

What an interesting bloke you are, John! I just came across your website accidentally on the GOOGLE search engine when I was looking for information about John Grenell. We are big fans of country music (my daughter & I), naturally we have some J.D. albums so it is great to read about the writer of such great songs. Thanks...

Judi - purplepinto@kol.co.nz
milton, sth.otago New Zealand - Tuesday, August 02, 2005

MARY ELLEN LOOKS SPECTACULAR ON THAT HILL IN IRELAND...SHE REALLY DID GO...

Roxie Harrington - roxhhh@hotmail.com
Highlands Ranch, CO USA - Sunday, July 31, 2005

Thank you John and Twirp for a fantastic and unforgettable evening at Michael Leiners log cabin. Once agains Thanks very much

Kevin and Gina Mules - kegmules@msn.com
Cardiff, Wales - Friday, July 29, 2005

Dang, John, It took me forever to find out where to write to you! Nice wed site. It was great to see you and Steph in Denver, wish we could've played a tune or two before you had to go back. I was hoping to get out to Aspen this summer for a visit. If you have anything you can use me on in August let me know. Love to you both (I meant you and Steph, but okay, Twerp to...) Dan Wheetman on the road in Utah

Dan Wheetmn - dwheetman@aol.com
seattle, wA USA - Sunday, July 17, 2005

JOHN AND TWIRP, THANKS FOR THE WONDERFUL TIME WE HAD AT THE MAKING OF YOUR DVD IN DEC. BRAIAN HAD THE BEST TIME EVER, WE ARE COMING TO ASPEN IN JULY MAY WE INQUIRE WHERE YOU MAY BE PLAY9ING AT THIS TIME? PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU WILL BE ANYWHERE CLOSE. THANKS GOD BLESS YOU GRANT / BRAIN PS LET US KNOW IF NASHVILLE IS IN YOUR PLANS?

brian hinton/ grant randolph - giftoffreedomusa@yahoo.com
nashville, tn USA - Wednesday, July 13, 2005

I have noticed you have recieved emails inquiring about sheet music for the fiddle part in Thank God I'm a Country Boy". Are you aware of any place I could purchase the sheet music? Regards Jeff Sheridan

Jeff Sheridan - jeffsheridan@hotmail.com
St Thomas, Ontario Canada - Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Hi John, I met you up at the Grove when you played the JD Tribite. We played fiddles together. What a great time for me. Getting to play with you. I ran across your card and typed it into my data base. So I thought I'd say Hi. Hi. Phil Salazar

Phil Salazar - psalazar@mczar.com
Ventura, CA USA - Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Hey, John. Haven't seen you in a while. I still have the photos from October to send to you. I'll be in touch soon. If you get a chance, check out my "NEW" website: www.appleguitar.com Sign my guestbook while you're there. Look forward to talking with you soon. Hello to Stephanie and Twirp. Tim Apple (Dee's brother)

Tim Apple - tapple13@msn.com
Charlotte, NC USA - Wednesday, June 01, 2005

JOHN SOMMERS IS JUST THE BEST.WHY, I REMEMBER THE TIME WHEN WE ........ NO I DON'T. LOVE YA BOBBY M.

Bobby Mason - bobbymason@comcast.net
paradise, ca. USA - Saturday, May 21, 2005

Hi, You probably got this question a milion times. I'm playing violin (or fiddle) and I love the fiddle-part in John Denver's "Thank God I'm a Countryboy". Do you know a website which contains the sheet music for this fiddle-part? Thanks, Jay

Jay - jayway18@hotmail.com
The Netherlands - Sunday, May 08, 2005

Hey John, A voice from the way past. I was perusing your website and saw that you had been to Ireland. My favorite place. I just finished editing my second documentary that I produced and directed there (both equestrian videos--one on a 6 day cross-country ride in the Connemara Wilderness --"The Connemara Trail-Coastal Ride" and the other on how horses are imported and transported from Ireland to the US--"When Horses Fly"). The final scene in "When Horses Fly" is a shot of me galloping my Irish horse on a Southern California beach with the Irish prayer (the same one that is featured on your website) being sung by a group("The Barbershop")that we met and filmed in an Irish Pub in Lough Rea, Co. Galway. Thought it a coincidence that I would stumble across your website and find the poem there. Good to see that you are doing well and still playing. I still play a bit now and then but not too much. I still enjoy it. I hope if you get out this way that you will give me a call and perhaps we could visit. Who knows, maybe I'll make it up Aspen way one of these days. Hello to Stephanie and Twirp and all. Would be great to see you. Best and love, BC

BC CAmeron - bccameron@aol.com
Burbank, CA USA - Monday, April 25, 2005

Hi, my mom had asked you earlier this month about a fiddle part to "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" for Troupe, and you said I could write you with some questions if I had any. I would like to know how you suggest to go about learning the fiddle part, and if you had any suggestions about how to play the style or the way I need to play it. I'm a little new to fiddle playing, so ANY tips you could give me would be great. You did REALLY good on that song, by the way :) Thank you so much for your help!

Katie Trotter - trotter@rose.net
Thomasville, GA USA - Sunday, April 17, 2005

Dear John and Twirp, I am about two months away from re-locating to an old 1800's homestead in Elliott County, Kentucky from hurricanes ravaged Vero Beach, Fl.. Back around 1971 Wayne Stewart picked me up outside Twin Lakes, Colo. in his V.W.. I was hitch hiking to a farm in Boulder where eventually I had a ride back to Fl. where I had planned to pack up my belongings and was to move to Aspen as I too had fallen in love with the area. Wayne said he was a bluegrass musician living in Denver and too was in the process of making Aspen his home. He said if I get back to Aspen too look him up. Well I did just that and we became good friends. I remember well the weekend jam sessions outside the small prospectors cabin on the way up Independence Pass where I would get to sit in and strum along. You may have even been present at some. I moved back to Fl. in 1980 ( and have since long had my fill}.I used to have copies of both Poor Richards Almanac and Aspen Skyline, Wayne Stewart and Friends but probably gave them to friends somewhere along the way. I am trying to find out if Wayne is still alive and if so how to get a hold of him. P.S.- I wish I could hop a flight to Aspen this Friday. I understand Sam Bush ( Poor Richards Almanac alumni ) is performing at the Wheeler Opera House. I sure miss Aspen. I used to run the maintenance dept. at the Stonebridge Condominiums in Snowmass. Thank you for any help or suggestion with my search. Sincerely, Jay B. Jones. 772-299-1857

Jay B. Jones - jjaybird1952@aol.com
Vero Beach, Fl USA - Thursday, April 14, 2005

Hello, My 15 year old daughter has been asked to play the fiddle part of Thank God I'm A Country Boy for the Thomasville Music and Drama Troupe spring show the first weekend in May. She's been listening to the song over and over, but it sure would be helpful to have some music to look at. Can you tell us where we can find the fiddle part? Thank you so much, Gail Trotter trotter@rose.net 2015 Hollywood Drive Thomasville, GA 31792

Gail Trotter - trotter@rose.net
Thomasville, GA USA - Sunday, April 03, 2005

Greetings from New Jersey: I think that we let you know how much we enjoyed your music almost a year ago at Boyd and Adrianne's wedding rehersal dinner at Snow Mass. We are really excited that you're coming East for Justine's 60th at the end of this month. Justine told me to invite my son and his wife - he's the one whose favorite song was "Thank God I'm a Country Boy". Looking forward to seeing you then. Barbara

Barbara Carton-Riker - carton-riker@juno.com
Rumson, NJ USA - Friday, April 01, 2005

Hey John... Like your site... I'm one of Ted's pickin friends from Oregon. I'm looking forward and hoping for a chance to do some pickin with you and Ted together one of these days..I just recieved his newest cd.. Really a cool one I think. You should come to Ted's in Oregon for a week or so this summer.. It's right on the Columbia River..Anyway, he told me about your site so thought I'd say hi... I'm at www.lesvaughn.com.. Later, Les

Les Vaughn - guitarman1943@charter.net
The Dalles, Or. USA - Sunday, March 27, 2005

Hi John and Twirp, I have been playing a few gigs in Aspen with Billy Conn and he told me about you. I play lap steel guitar, lead telecaster guitar, mandolin, and have written a bunch of country songs. I'll be back in Aspen in March and will introduce myself to you at one of your gigs. Looking forward to meeting you. Ted Matzen

Ted Matzen - matzen@cox.net
Cardiff, Ca USA - Thursday, January 20, 2005

good grief! i was looking for some sort of reference toward a w/j(as in willard/jaffe) rodeo 1982 poster i own and up comes john sommers. i often think about Liberty and the good times we had with and around everyone involved;vic, jan,larry etc. nice internet find. Comments, anyone?

CRAIG STANCLIFF - craig@winepatrol.net
tucson, az USA - Wednesday, January 19, 2005

Hi John and Stephanie. We enjoyed meeting with you in Christchurch when you were here. We leave tomorrow for the Strath Taieri School Reunion so thoughts turned to you. Stefanie, you can see who is at the reunion by visiting www.middlemarch.co nz and clicking on the school site. Forgot to tell you when we were talking that I have a beautiful tooled leather handbag that your mum made me. Take care. Regards to you both. Margaret and Sefton Jones.

Margaret Jones - margsefjones@xtra.co.nz
Christchurch, New Zealand - Thursday, January 13, 2005

HI BIG GUY, I TRYED TO CALL YOU AND WISH YOU STEF AND OUR GOOD FREND TWERP A HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM ALL OF US IN FT.LAUDERDALE FLORIDA BUT YOU MUST HAVE BEEN OFF ON ONE OF YOUR ADVENTURS PLAYING ON A MOUNTAN OR IN SOME EXOTIC CITY SOMEWARE IN THE WORLD.I STILL THINK OF LAST SPRING AT YOUR HOUSE AND HOW MUCH FUN THAT WAS FOR ME.WE HOPE YOU WILL FIND TIME TO COME TO FLORIDA AND DO SOME FISHING FOR TROPHY BASS IN THE EVERGLADES RIGHT OUT MY BACK DOOR. LOVE YOU ALL AND HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON. (BRYAN)

Captian Bryan Murphy - gr8murph@hotmail.com
FT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA USA - Wednesday, January 05, 2005

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