Kris Kristofferson

jpwarren58, thanks for the reminder!!  

we are not forever even if we want sometimes.

was just listening to Janis' version of Me and Bobby McGee - my fav version still. Loved Kris....

He managed to utilize extremely poetic language to describe painful/gritty circumstances -- not easy to do!   

... I meant, it's not easy to do well. It's extremely easy to do badly! 

Another version of the same song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRy53fb_7Sc

I went to a John Mellencamp concert six or seven years ago. Carleen Carter was the opener. Her music was okay, but she told some great stories.

After her mom married Johnny Cash, they bought a house and property in Tennessee. She ( about 12 years old) and the other kids were outside playing when they heard a helicopter landing on the property. She said the helicopter door opened and  Kris stepped out wearing black leather pants. She said she didn’t know a man could be that pretty! She said she had thoughts a twelve year old girl should not be having.