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Rocky Mountain High - "I don't think it means what you think it means"

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Real Estate Agent with Falcon Property Solutions

Colorado Springs

Rocky Mountain High

Several years ago, Colorado was one of the first States to legalize Medical Marijuanna. John Denver's song, Rocky Mountain High, had been our unofficial state anthem for almost three decades when that happened.

People assumed the lyrics were about marijuanna, but Denver himself was always quick to point out that they were wrong, that people who hadn't been to the Rocky Mountains couldn't understand because they had never:

experienced the elation, the celebration of life, the joy of living
that one feels when he observes something as wondrous
as the Perseid meteor shower on a moonless,
cloudless night, when there are so many stars
that you have a shadow from the starlight,
and you are out camping with your friends,
your best friends, and introducing them to one of nature's
most spectacular light shows for the first time.

People joke about our Rocky Mountain High all the time, but this is what it really means . . .

 

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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Hi Mimi... Rocky Mountain High sure has been one of my favorite songs for many decades... 

Mar 14, 2016 01:15 AM
Mimi Foster
Falcon Property Solutions - Colorado Springs, CO
Voted Colorado Springs Best Realtor

Mine too, Nina Hollander. It plays constantly in my head when I'm out walking ;)

Mar 14, 2016 01:40 AM
Liz Wallace
Century 21 Sherlock Homes - Rockville Centre, NY
Broker C21 Sherlock Homes, Rockville Centre, LI, N

Just Beautiful, I actually turned off the sound so I wouldn't be distracted.

Mar 14, 2016 02:17 AM
Mimi Foster

What a great idea, Liz. Thank you!

Mar 15, 2016 10:25 AM
Debb Janes EcoBroker and Bernie Stea JD
ViewHomes of Clark County - Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA
REALTORS® in Clark County, WA

We certainly have the distiction of being a state with legalized marijuana, but no appropriate song to be misunderstood. Ha. I always liked John Denver and Annie's Song especially. Colorado is pure gorgeous. D 

Mar 14, 2016 02:31 AM
Mimi Foster

To hear his telling of the making of the song, you could almost feel the majesty of what he saw, Debb. It is indeed breathtaking.

Mar 15, 2016 10:25 AM
Gene Mundt, IL/WI Mortgage Originator - FHA/VA/Conv/Jumbo/Portfolio/Refi
NMLS #216987, IL Lic. 031.0006220, WI Licensed. APMC NMLS #175656 - New Lenox, IL
708.921.6331 - 40+ yrs experience

Being a grad from that era, I knew the implications being made regarding this song.  Funny, I never thought that was what John Denver was really singing about.  To know anything of the man would lead your thoughts elsewhere ...

Gene

Mar 14, 2016 02:36 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Mimi,

We never thought it related to marijuana.  In high school, Annie was briefly my best friend,...Her parents owned the local country club, and her father had a great recipe for ranch ribs which I use to this day...  A

Mar 14, 2016 08:50 AM
Mimi Foster

Too cute, Alexandra. That's a special memory. I thought it was so sad when they broke up, and tragic when he died. 

Mar 15, 2016 10:23 AM
Sondra Meyer:
Colorado Springs, CO
See It. Experience It. Live It.

Mimi, the photographs that you included in your video are a great representation of the beauty in our area.    Your windmill shot is probably my favorite though.

 

Unfortunately,  Rocky Mountain high has taken on a new meaning for many people.  Oh well....to each his own.  

Mar 14, 2016 11:46 AM
Mimi Foster

It is an interesting phenomenon, is it not, Sondra? 

Mar 15, 2016 10:20 AM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, Keller Williams Fox Cities - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Great video and explanation Mimi.

I have been to many of those "high" places and did know the feeling that he speaks of.

Mar 14, 2016 12:52 PM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR
Exceptional Agents, Outstanding Results

Good morning Mimi.  I have been through Colorado on several occasions.  Beautiful state, so much to see, so little time

Mar 14, 2016 07:39 PM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Mimi

It never occured to me in all these years that is meant anything other than Denver's musing about the Rocky Mountains. But I can see how the current legalization could lead people to make the wrong assumption!

Jeff

Mar 16, 2016 11:47 AM
Mimi Foster

"Friends around the campfire and everybody's high . . ." caused him a lot of trouble with Tipper Gore 

Mar 16, 2016 10:28 PM
Mark Don McInnes, Sandpoint
Sandpoint Realty LLC - Sandpoint, ID
North Idaho Real Estate - 208-255.6227

That is an incredibly beautiful photo with the windmill.  As beautiful as it is I know that no image could come close to expressing actually standing there.  Thanks for sharing.  Mark

PS - Mimi, a very special array of pics in your video.  Special. 

Mar 16, 2016 01:20 PM
Mimi Foster

thanks very much, Mark. This was one of my first video efforts many years ago. It's a beautiful place to live.


Hope you're doing well.

Mar 16, 2016 10:30 PM
Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®
Lewisburg, WV
Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

Beautiful photos and beautiful song. Hopefully, this post clarifies what John Denver was trying to get across :)

Mar 20, 2016 12:57 PM
Mimi Foster

Thanks, Rebecca. When I was in college in Boulder in the 70s, we would go to the Pioneer Inn in Nederland to try to catch a glimpse of him. They used to "jam" there after a day of recording at nearby Caribou. Great memories.

Mar 20, 2016 01:17 PM
Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

It's an experience and special feeling living in Colorado. I wouldn't trade it for anything. I do love that song from John Denver, and the recent jokes have become trite for me. They never really did make me laugh. They are too predictable. 

Mar 24, 2016 06:37 AM
Mimi Foster

Totally agree. There's something possessive about being here, right?

Mar 24, 2016 07:41 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Los Angeles Pasadena 818.516.4393

Hi Mimi -- it is rather ironic that many people think they know the story behind John Denver's song.   Timing and knowledge of history are important.   

Apr 10, 2016 04:06 AM
Mimi Foster

Tipper Gore spearheaded an investigation to have it "banned." He 'splained the facts of life to her 

Apr 10, 2016 04:28 AM
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