Peter Yarrow of folk-music trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86

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Sad loss.

I loved "Puff the Magic Dragon" as a small child. Then came the day I realized what the song represented, and I cried like a baby.
 
LVSteve said:
Sad loss.

I loved "Puff the Magic Dragon" as a small child. Then came the day I realized what the song represented, and I cried like a baby.
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That myth is busted:
The authors of the song repeatedly rejected this interpretation and have strongly and consistently denied that they intended any references to drug use.[12] Both Lipton and Yarrow had stated, "'Puff, the Magic Dragon' is not about drugs."[13] Yarrow frequently explained that the song is about the hardships of growing older and has no relationship to drug-taking.[14][15] He also said that the song has "never had any meaning other than the obvious one" and is about the "loss of innocence in children."[16] He dismissed the suggestion of it being associated with drugs as "sloppy research".[17]
 
I thought it was ironic that an anti-war activist had a weapons system used in Vietnam named after his most famous song.

I was never into PP&M, even though I like a lot of the 60's music.

Their one song "I Dig Rock and Roll Music" I liked, they did a good job copying the style of the groups they mentioned.
 
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And then there was one. Paul Stookey is the only one left now, and he is 87 years and 10 days old as of today. DOB Dec, 30, 1937.
 
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LVSteve said:
Sad loss.

I loved "Puff the Magic Dragon" as a small child. Then came the day I realized what the song represented, and I cried like a baby.
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That was a BS comment originated by a rocknroller who was probably high when he said it.

My High School History teacher used to play PP&M records once a week in class. That's what got me started. I have been to every concert they ever played when they came to town.

My last one was about 5 years ago. They sang and played just like I remembered 60 years ago.

RIP.
 
Tom S. said:
That myth is busted:
The authors of the song repeatedly rejected this interpretation and have strongly and consistently denied that they intended any references to drug use.[12] Both Lipton and Yarrow had stated, "'Puff, the Magic Dragon' is not about drugs."[13] Yarrow frequently explained that the song is about the hardships of growing older and has no relationship to drug-taking.[14][15] He also said that the song has "never had any meaning other than the obvious one" and is about the "loss of innocence in children."[16] He dismissed the suggestion of it being associated with drugs as "sloppy research".[17]
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I knew exactly what it was about. The inevitability of growing older and growing up was frightening to me back then.
 
quikdraw67 said:
I thought it was ironic that an anti-war activist had a weapons system used in Vietnam named after his most famous song.

I was never into PP&M, even though I like a lot of the 60's music.

Their one song "I Dig Rock and Roll Music" I liked, they did a good job copying the style of the groups they mentioned.
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I agree, that was their best effort.
 
Mary Travers...

In early July of 1971 I was flying back to the states after completing an 18 month deployment with the Army Security Agency to Turkey. There were 3 of us traveling together and we flew from Istanbul to Frankfurt and on to London. While waiting for our 747 to JFK from Heathrow we noticed a blonde dressed in denim waiting at our gate who looked awfully familiar.

I had a hunch and finally approached her and asked if she was in fact Mary Travers. She had not expected to be recognized and was flattered that we were all big fans. We spent the next hour chatting and when we boarded all sat together for the flight back to New York.

She was a hoot to talk to and entertained us with stores of the group {lots of drama there} and life on the road for the entire flight gifting us autographed albums. I can never hear a Peter, Paul and Mary song without the memory of that flight rushing back, quite a treat for a 19 year old GI. She passed in 2009 but what a life she had...
 
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