In June 1965, 28-year-old Jim Henson started a written log of his activities in what became known as “The Red Book.” He noted down what had happened up until that point (deemed “Ancient History”) and then recorded anything that he felt was worth recording as single line journal entries until the end of 1988.

Selected curated entries courtesy of The Jim Henson Company Archives.

9/–/1982 – ‘Brian attending U of Col at Boulder. Brian, Cheryl and John all drop in during taping in Aspen.’

Posted on September 2, 2012 by admin

During the summer and fall of 1982, Jim taped his second television special with John Denver called John Denver and The Muppets: A Rocky Mountain Holiday. At the same time, Brian was starting at the University of Colorado, planning on studying astrophysics, so it made sense for him to join his father, his sister Cheryl and brother John during the taping.

Learn more about John Denver and The Muppets: A Rocky Mountain Holiday special and Jim’s friendship with John Denver.