[MilspecRob]

RIP Mary

[Mr_Moonlight]

Prayers for Mary Traver's spirit

While I may not agree with PP&M's ideology, especially Mary's, her heart was in the right place and she was honest and passionate about it. Good people ... what might be termed a 'pure liberal', untainted by smarmy corruption or personal scandal.

Misguided perhaps versus reality, but still good people (in an idealistic sense)

Over the past few years it had become a family tradition to go see PP&M whenever they played locally ... and those concerts were always a lot of fun, singing joyfully along with all those (Commie) songs they played (j/k, well maybe not! /laughs) ... but kidding aside, a PP&M concert was just a lot of fun for the family.

Oh, and as an aside, I always wore a US Flag pin on my lapel for those concerts ... got some 'looks' occasionally, but generally no problem

RIP Mary Travers ... your gift of music uplifted all of us

-- MM

[MamaB]

We got to meet them way back in the early 1960’s when they came to MSU. Some of us got to go to a reception for them and got to talk with all 3. I still have a poster from when they came there and all 3 autographed it. They acted like they were starving and guess they might have been since they had just started out. Great memories. My daughter still remembers her late daddy singing Puff to her as a very young girl.

[Revolting cat!]

I always think of their next hit record when someone says of dead artistes that they will be missed. Will they really?

I also know that one of the big singles of these dedicated stalinists is on an all time list of the worst rock’n’roll records. You oughta know which one.

[hoagy62]

Here's a good link to "Puff"....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OiOlnoyljk

I can't listen to "Puff" without shedding a tear, since my late mother used to sing it to me when I was little. I certainly shed a tear (or a few) tonight when I watched this, knowing that those harmonies will not be heard again on this earth.

Sure, I know now that they're liberals...but that song is forever etched in my mind.

Thank you, Mary. Rest In Peace...ya done okay.

[NonValueAdded]

Prayers for her loved ones.

[HokieMom]

I can’t imagine Girl Scout camping in the ‘60’s without them.

http://ingeb.org/songs/cruelwar.html

[llevrok]

a great artist. Her voice will be missed.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[texas_mrs]

Picture from 2008

[concentric circles]

This song demonstrates their impeccable musicianship and the power of their performances:

Peter Paul & Mary - If I Had My Way

[vetvetdoug]

Mary Travers RIP. Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds, and John Stewart are all gone too. Where have all the folk singers gone?

[Kevmo]

They were hippies but it was enjoyable to listen to their music.

“I’m in love with a big blue frog
and a big blue frog loves me.
It’s not as bad as it might seem
she wears glasses and she’s five foot three.

Now I’m not worried about our kids
I know they’ll turn out neat
great lookers ‘cause they’ll have my face
great swimmers ‘cause they’ll have her feet.

P H R O G Phrog and me....”

[SwinneySwitch]

Where have all the liberals gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the liberals gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the liberals gone?
Gone to graveyards every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?