Cpt. Dennis Trone, Cpt. John Hartford and the Julia Belle Swain

Thank You Very Much

Enjoyed, I did, your visual images of John, Dennis, the Julie Belle, and the river. Well-spoken. Halfway through came the realization your words were set to a John Hartford tune... "faint echo of music, beautiful, sonorous, sad, and (yet).. never ..able to place the song."

As John would say,
"Thank you vvveeeeerrrrrryyyyyyy mmmuuuuuccccchhhhhh..."

Wonderful words, and I add my thanks to you. I was there too, in 1977 for two 5-day trips. One between Chattanoga and Louisville; the other between Peoria and Florence AL. John was along on both trips and was already a good friend, but those times on the Julia Belle were the only contact I had with Denny Trone. Wish I could have spent more time with him. Some of the folks aboard for those trips are gone now - the Antons, John, Denny and others - but what a magical time it was.

Stuff of Legend

And it was special to have known both Captain Trone and John Hartford. My contribution to this dynamic friendship was that I was the one who introduced the two, and so began a relationship that became legend.

Much obliged...

"If I've seen farther, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." -Sir Issac Newton
I'm glad my words came across with the respect intended. Thank you most kindly.