Longing for the Good old Days

I've been sitting here listening to John Denver music and thinking what a loss it was to the music world when he died. I can think of only a couple of artists that touch me as spiritually and as emotionally as he does. I guess the other one would be Cat Stevens. I can listen to their music for hours on end and never tire of it.

Some of my favorite memories are those of playing this music when I was in my late teens and early twenties. My girlfriend at the time was a very talented singer and piano player named Nannette. My best recollections are of a small pizza and beer restaurant called "Apple Jacks".

Friday and Saturday nights were open mike and a lot of local musicians would come and entertain. I particularly enjoyed this place because the audiences were mostly musicians and people that were involved in local theatre, I think they make the best audience to perform for. When I listen to songs Like "Sunshine on My Shoulder"
or "Poems Prayers And Promises" I can still hear Nannette's Harmonies,(Such a beautiful voice)I truly loved to sing with her. Oh if we could only go back. I often wonder what ever became of her. We lost touch many years ago.

Every so often a group of us would pack up the acoustic guitars and a couple of bongos or congas and hike to the top of Mt. Veeder and climb to the top of a place called saddle rock. We would sit and drink wine and play all day long as we looked out over the beautiful Napa Valley. I really wish one of us had thought to take a camera along, but then again we were just living in the moment I guess.