I Hope You Feel Better

9 Comments

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   Arminius on January 11, 2007 at 11:41 pm

   Yep, John Prine is a treasure. I think Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, and Paul Simon are the top three singer/songwriters of the boomer age–but John’s in the top 10 for sure. Angel From Montgomery is one of the all-time great songs, and Big Goofy World is mighty damn fine too.  One of my best high school girlfriends was a main squeeze for John for awhile in Greenwich Village in the late 1970s, and I saw him with her at a tiny little club late one night. He was friendly. I was blasted and don’t remember much of it. My main impression was his great humanity. His work is grounded in a realistic kind of love.

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     Robert P on January 12, 2007 at 9:37 am

     Wow.  John Prine is my absolute favorite performer of all time.  I went to see Victoria Williams open a show for him, because I liked her music and had no idea who he was.  By the end of the show I was transfixed, totally obsessed, picked up the guitar and about the first 20 songs I learned to play were John Prine songs.

     Thanks for this pick me up, I know it wasn’t for ME, but I needed it.

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       BooMan on January 12, 2007 at 10:10 am

       Oh, but it was for you.  I am glad you enjoyed it.  I’ve loved Prine since I was a young boy.  There is something comforting about the sound of his voice and I love his lyrics.

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         Robert P on January 12, 2007 at 12:17 pm

         Yeah, I couldn’t agree more.  Actually, one YouTube movie I made, of which I am very proud, featured a classic Prine Song as the background.

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   KNUCKLEHEAD on January 12, 2007 at 12:04 am

   Right now, Explosions in the US embassy in Athens.

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   Oui on January 12, 2007 at 4:02 am

   .
   A 5 year deal averaging to approx. $1,000,000
   per week to kick a soccer ball?

   
   The Beckhams

   "But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."

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     KNUCKLEHEAD on January 12, 2007 at 6:01 am

     Meanwhile, Michelle Manhart, an Air Force staff sergeant, is relieved from duty, for posing nude in Playboy.

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       Oui on January 12, 2007 at 8:00 am

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       them terrorists most likely.

       Even I understand ‘dem logic of this serious army matter.

       "But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."

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   Jaded Prole on January 12, 2007 at 8:54 am

   John Prine is one of my all-time favorites. He’s the best of America.