I’m Owen Elliot, Cass Elliot’s daughter, and longtime fan of your musings..

I am writing this to you late tonight from Mississauga, Ontario. I flew in last night from Burbank on the red-eye…Denny Doherty made his home and his family here, and his friends and family, including Michelle Phillips, are gathering tomorrow and through the weekend to remember him.

It was a wonderful piece you wrote about the M’s and P’s today, and how amazing it was for me to be able to share your words with the family. It’s been an incredibly difficult time for all of us who loved Denny. He will be missed…sorely.

Thanks for your words.

Best-

Owen Elliot-Kugell

I remember being a CIT at camp in 1967 and someone put on a copy of the Deliver album on after we were all in bed. I remember that night so well, String Man, Creeque Alley and then the last song, John’s Music Box, it came out of left field, someone calling "Greta" I think, and when the door slammed, we all just about jumped out of our bunks. The Mamas and Papas are easy to dismiss now but for a time there, they ruled the roost.

Well done, a great read…just think about it, only maybe 5…6 more years into the future and Fleetwood Mac would do the same thing of giving the public a view of the inner soap opera of a rock band, it seems the public loves a good soap operas…

The Mamas & Papas were a great band if you think about the impact they had in such a short time, with top flight musicians and a great production team and although to me it was not only the great music that they made it was also the way they looked, I remember thinking as a kid that Mama Cass made it cool for the heavy set girls in school to hang out with my group of friends and knowing that no one would say a word about their weight. I think we were all trying to look like one or another rock stars in those hippy days during the 60’s at Fairfax High here in L.A..

Denny was a great vocalist with great range all you have to do is the next time you’re taking a shower, try and sing the words "well I got down on my kneeeeeeeees and began to pray" if you can do it with half as much soul as Denny did than thats saying a lot for yourself….RIP Denny, I will always think about you Papa John and the great Mama Cass and all your contributions to music every time I hear one of your songs played.
Love Ya Guys Truly…

P.S. Sorry Michelle for not including you but you’re the last Mama standing…..make the movie you always said you would do "California Dreamin".

this song is why i moved to laurel cyn!. i think a lot has to be given to their producer….

i can’t remember his name but he always sits next to jack nicholson at the laker games.???