Without his lifelong friend, Puff could not be brave
Feeling rather melancholy today (and not at all brave) at the news that Mary Travers has died.
If I'm a socialist-pacifist leftie today it is due in no small part to listening to Peter, Paul and Mary when I was growing up. I remember listening to Where Have All the Flowers Gone and thinking how sad it was. Then there was Blowin' in the Wind, If I Had a Hammer, and of course, Puff. Trust me when I say that Peter, Paul and Mommy remains the best children's album of all time.
It's amazing to me that these three people remained together, throughout the turbulent 60s and beyond, making music on-and-off for 40 years. They never lost their respect or their love for one another (probably because they never slept with one another...). In fact, Paul Stookey's The Wedding Song (There is Love) was written as a wedding present for Peter Yarrow. They were just genuinely nice people who wanted to make a difference in the world, whether it was the Civil Rights movement, the Viet Nam war, or nuclear proliferation.
Rest in peace, Mary. You will be missed.
If I'm a socialist-pacifist leftie today it is due in no small part to listening to Peter, Paul and Mary when I was growing up. I remember listening to Where Have All the Flowers Gone and thinking how sad it was. Then there was Blowin' in the Wind, If I Had a Hammer, and of course, Puff. Trust me when I say that Peter, Paul and Mommy remains the best children's album of all time.
It's amazing to me that these three people remained together, throughout the turbulent 60s and beyond, making music on-and-off for 40 years. They never lost their respect or their love for one another (probably because they never slept with one another...). In fact, Paul Stookey's The Wedding Song (There is Love) was written as a wedding present for Peter Yarrow. They were just genuinely nice people who wanted to make a difference in the world, whether it was the Civil Rights movement, the Viet Nam war, or nuclear proliferation.
Rest in peace, Mary. You will be missed.
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