tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post617066615608658198..comments2024-03-27T18:51:44.068+02:00Comments on Thoughts from Botswana by Lauri Kubuitsile: John Prine- The Writer's SingerLaurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-31023057698139407842010-07-24T19:43:40.481+02:002010-07-24T19:43:40.481+02:00I was first introduced to John Prine when a friend...I was first introduced to John Prine when a friend gave me a vinyl album called "The Earl of Old Town." Along with Jim Post, another great lyricist and performer, Prine's wit and imagery appealed to me immediately, numbed as it were by the pap of the mid-seventies.<br /><br />He also has a terrific sense of humor. To wit, "The Accident: A Four-Way Stop Dillema."<br /><br />"It was a four way stop dilemma<br />We all arrived the same time<br />I yielded to the man to the right of me<br />And he yielded it right back to mine<br /><br />"Well, the yield went around and around and around<br />Till Pamela finally tried<br />Just then the man in the light blue sedan<br />Hit Pamela's passenger side."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-4943471789249695672009-11-07T18:26:08.388+02:002009-11-07T18:26:08.388+02:00Hey, Jimmy Buffett and John Prine are old, old fri...Hey, Jimmy Buffett and John Prine are old, old friends, they both hung around with Steve Goodman and Keith Sykes. Sure, Prine is the better songwriter, but Buffett, although, he's certainly sold out, holds his own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-45848078645580950622009-09-01T10:07:10.692+02:002009-09-01T10:07:10.692+02:00No way Helen. There's a difference not knowing...No way Helen. There's a difference not knowing John Prine and comparing John Prine to Jimmy Buffet- BIG difference.<br /><br />I am astounded actually that people from all over seem to know him, Selma. I really thought he was a Midwestern USA singer.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-44513147107068697512009-09-01T03:17:24.897+02:002009-09-01T03:17:24.897+02:00He is one of those singer/songwriters who could ha...He is one of those singer/songwriters who could have been a writer. You hear his lyrics and sort of internally gasp at the imagery and feeling. I haven't listened to John Prine for ages, but I think it's time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-4670167647810043452009-08-31T20:32:24.370+02:002009-08-31T20:32:24.370+02:00Well, you'll probably like me even less than y...Well, you'll probably like me even less than your bro-in-law, since I'd never heard of John Prine before today. But I do like the lyrics to Sam Stone!<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-26890985496817545142009-08-31T18:23:12.934+02:002009-08-31T18:23:12.934+02:00Yes Lyn he can be hilarious- like Dear Abby- the l...Yes Lyn he can be hilarious- like Dear Abby- the last verse from 'Just Married' is a LOL one. <br /><br />But the other thing- I think he must be one of the best writers when it comes to characterisation. You can see Barbra Lewis at the Hotel Boulderado, you can picture Lydia at the arcade, the Oldest baby in teh World and the stuttering Donald. What other song writer can really do that? Maybe maybe Bruce Springsteen.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-45947278381567523642009-08-31T18:08:11.553+02:002009-08-31T18:08:11.553+02:00And John Prine also has a wicked sense of humour ....And John Prine also has a wicked sense of humour ... how about - <br /><br />Please don't bury me<br />Down in that cold cold ground<br />No, I'd druther have "em" cut me up<br />And pass me all around<br />Throw my brain in a hurricane<br />And the blind can have my eyes<br />And the deaf can take both of my ears - If they don't mind the size ... <br /><br />I sing his songs at my desk to all of our very young coworkers when we are having a "day". Your post brough back lots of good memories ...Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15254709835001092835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-3772977556171909112009-08-31T08:43:52.725+02:002009-08-31T08:43:52.725+02:00Okay Bonita I am seriously jealous! Tell me more p...Okay Bonita I am seriously jealous! Tell me more please.... You can just tell he is so humble and lovely. I read in Wikipedia he recently got a Grammy. I thought that was wonderful!<br /><br />And what do you think about my BIL comparing him to Jimmy Buffet. Am I overreacting? It's like comparing a person who paints by numbers to Picasso.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-72374560779800236702009-08-31T08:00:41.002+02:002009-08-31T08:00:41.002+02:00Oh!oh!oh! How very right you are. and on top of al...Oh!oh!oh! How very right you are. and on top of all that, he was one of the nicest persons you would ever want to meet. I had several acquaintances involved in Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music and through them I had the opportunity met both John Prine (and Steve Goodman). Prine could be great at SummerFest or the Earl of Old town, but he was better than best in a living room of friends.bonitanoreply@blogger.com