I belong to a wonderful and generous community that has one thing in common....they all love John Denver. Not just fans, so many were his contemporaries, his bandmates, his friends. And they have without question welcomed those of us who never met him but love his music and what he stood for.

​This is a long way around to tell you how I named my newest guitar. You see, she (because all my guitars are girls) has a big blingy E on her head. Since I couldn't at first think of a name befitting such an edgy instrument, I of course turned to Facebook and a lunch time poll. And since so many of my friends are John Denver lovers, everyone immediately advised I name her Esmeralda, after John's song Dearest Esmerelda. In truth, I had already gone there and come back because it didnt feel right.

Still searching, I was flipping channels on tv and stopped for a moment on one of the Twilight Saga sequels when I saw Esme....and her name was born. I looked it up and to my surprise it's a variation of Esmeralda, or Emerald, a beautiful and healing green gemstone that promotes Mercy, Universal Love and Compassion...kind of like John, the man and his music.