Colorado Rockies’ stadium goes solar.

According to Treehugger, the Colorado Rockies have added a solar array to their stadium.

Via Treehugger. 

We’re reminded that “Colorado Rockies” is the name of a sports team (perhaps baseball) – and not, in this context, a reference to the mountain range which so moved John Denver that he wrote at least one song about it.

“Rocky Mountain High” is now one of the official songs of the State of Colorado.

See Denver Post article – Jennifer Brown, “‘Rocky Mountain High’ now 2nd state song/John Denver’s 1970s ballad gets OK as second state song”, Denver Post, March 13, 2007. Link here.

 

 

I’ll take this opportunity to note that I’ve always been partial to John Denver’s cover of “Please, Daddy, Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas, whose lyrics include the following:

Just last year when I was only seven
And now Im almost eight as you can see
You came home at a quarter past eleven

Fell down underneath our Christmas tree

(chorus)

Please Daddy, dont get drunk this Christmas
I dont wanna see my Mumma cry
Please Daddy, dont get drunk this Christmas
I dont wanna see my Mumma cry

Words and music by Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert. Lyrics here.Â