I started this post wanting to identify the coolest of several things. Unfortunately I am among those who find superlatives intimidating. I am in fact SO intimidated by the thought of making dramatic statements that I am even forced to avoid the term "cooler". So at the risk of robbing my post of all of its sexiness, I will simply be listing "cool" things.
10 cool people:
Jedediah Smith (Explorer of the West)
Henry J Eyring (Mormon Scientist)
Liver Eatin Johnson (Mountain Man)
Richie Furay (Country Rock Pioneer)
Stewart Udall (Mormon Secretary of the Interior under JFK)(pictured above)
Garet Barney (former roomate)
Steve Prefontaine (Runner)
Woody Guthrie (Folk Singer)
Brigham Young (Prophet, Colonizer)
Steve Martin (Actor, Comedian)
10 Cool Movies
Jeremiah JOhnson
The Mission
The COunt of Monte Cristo
Dances with Wolves
Glory
Dumb and Dumber
Forest Gump
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Three Amigos
Houseguest
10 Cool Places Ive Been
Wonder Lake, Alaska (Denali National Park)
Machu Pichu, Peru
San Rafael Swell, Utah
Justin Haywards (Moody Blues) childhood street (Swindon, England)
Prague, Czech Republic
The Little Fortress town near my Sisters house in Italy
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Great Basin National Park, Nevada
Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff National Park
Maroon Bells, Colorado
10 cool things Ive done
Recorded 3 albums that collectively went "Tin Foil" (2,500 copies sold)
Played JOhn Denvers "Christmas for Cowboys" for Thomas S Monson
Stood at the door of the church in Wittenberg Germany where Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses against the Catholic Church, starting his reformation.
Played the first music ever played at the Usana Amphitheater in Salt Lake (opening for the Beach Boys opening act)
Lead a group of 1100 people in John Denvers "Country Roads" in the USU amphitheater under Old Main
Flown around the summit of Mt. Mckinley
Waded up to my neck in water through a slot canyon in Grand Staricase Natl. Monument
Backpacked through Europe with my wife
Watched the "Nutcracker" in the Semper Oper (Opera House) in Dresden Germany
Pretty Cool Huh?
7 comments:
That was a 'cool' list. You sang my absolute favorite christmas song to Thomas S. Monson? Do tell the story!
You're the coolest guy I know....I love the things that you've done. I love the John Denver things!
You dear, are the coolest of them all. Plus I know you could beat up Liver Eatin Mountain Boy any day.
Love, Annie
Pretty cool? Uh, Yeah. Really cool. In fact, Jake=cool.
i like this idea!! you are a pretty cool guy, mine brother.
It was so fun to have lunch with guys on our way through town, we will have to get together more often when you are in town, we love hanging out with you guys :) ttyl
Jake, I think you list of coolest things is pretty good, but I believe you left one off that you owe me some props for, and that is: Riding my '87 red Honda Aero 50cc scooter. That is a life altering experience in and of itself. By the way, I still have it, and it is still changing lives!
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