Mary Travers

[tarotgal]

In full disclosure, it's the time of the month when I'm incredibly emotional. That being said, I found out about Mary Travers (of Peter, Paul, and Mary fame) passing away on the news about an hour ago and I'm still in tears. I remember their music from my formative youth ;-). I must have watched their concerts on television a dozen times at least while growing up. Honestly, Puff the Magic Dragon always made me cry at the end. Heck, lots of their songs still make me cry (and now I have Blowin in the Wind stuck in my head). I always thought of her as one of the strongest women ever. She sung songs that I, a kid, could understand and love. She was political and an activist. And she could hold her own around two guys! I totally wanted to grow up and be her. Of course when I grew up and learned more about them, their music, and heard about her struggle with leukemia, I admired her all the more. You can bet my Peter, Paul and Mary mp3s are going to get a workout in my iTunes tomorrow.

http://www.peterpaulandmary.com/