Saturday in Aspen

Saturday was a very busy day for us with the Cookhouse and evening Tribute concert,a few sporting events to watch, and another special Aspen moment in the afternoon.

The Cookhouse was very special, as always. Thanks to Judy Therian we had a great table right in front of the band (Chris Collins, Paul Swanton, Jeff Pine, and Jim Conner). The special guest of the day was John Denver's daughter, Jesse Belle. She had jewelry and artwork for sale and was doing a very brisk business. Her mom, Cassie Denver, showed up and Mary got this nice picture of the two of them. During the singing, Cassie's mom even took the stage to sing "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie". Later on, Cassie also took the stage for a rendition of "Country Roads". The meal was superb with salmon and chicken as the main entrees.

Mary got a big surprise in the afternoon when she went through the lobby and saw this group of guitar players jamming! Mack Bailey, Pete Huttlinger, Alan Deremo and 3 others were having a great time. She text'd me and I came out to enjoy it as well. Mack's son, Hayden, was there as well trying to help his dad -- very cute!
The second Tribute concert was very good. Even tho it was a repeat of the first one, things always change up a bit. The band members seemed looser at this one and it had a bit more energy, if that was possible. Pete Huttlinger was introduced after the intermission and even joked about his medical condition! Comedian Gary Mule Deer did have new material for this act. The silent auction did quite well with several of the items going for several hundred dollars.
On to today's events - church, Windstar, and John Adams concert.