I wish I could do this story more justice- do a deep dive into what really happened and why- and some day I will. But this morning I’m just going to write about it how I remember it, which will of course leave it open to an incorrect timeline or other misremembered facts.
But I actually think that this anecdote about John Denver is even more powerful through the lens of a child and for the purposes of this post, I want to write from that perspective.
Unfortunately, I kind of have to be unkind to Tipper Gore. I honestly know nothing about her outside of this topic and the fact that she was Al’s wife. The first presidential election I was eligible to vote in was 2000 and I didn’t follow politics in depth back then the way I did in subsequent years. To this day she could be standing in front of me and I would have no idea. I’m sure she’s a lovely person and would have been an excellent First Lady.
But the only thing I really know her for is her work with the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC).
