In Spite Of Ourselves: A John Prine Thread (For Ruddo)

[E.H. Ruddock]

Damn. It's a sad day.

[tragabigzanda]

[ghost]

This one hurts.

[tragabigzanda]

Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb

I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem

[ghost]

I don't have a long history with his music. My wife took me to see him in 2010. We didn't get many concerts here back then, so she bought the tickets as a birthday present on a whim knowing I liked that kind of thing. I went in only knowing Sam Stone and Sweet Revenge and left a fan for life. The last time we saw him was Eaux Claires fest in 2017. They hosted a tribute show featuring Jeff Tweedy, Swamp Dog, Phil Cook, Jenny Lewis and others, ending with a short set from Prine. It threatened rain through the whole show but didn't start downpouring until the second he hit the stage, abruptly stopping as soon as he finished. Somehow that seemed perfectly sad and hilarious, just like his music. He was one of a kind and I hate that he went out this way.

[E.H. Ruddock]

This is from when I saw him in Charleston in 2014. And it's how I picture him when I listen to his music. Just up there, with guitars, telling a story.

[chewm]

fuck

rip

[Self]

RIP

[LetMeSleep]

Sad news.

[tragabigzanda]

[verb_to_trust]

I'm getting Pat from SNL vibes from Tweedy in his PJs.

[E.H. Ruddock]

A shame just a day later and you assholes have a Phish thread above this one.

[doug rr]

we all have our ways of dealing with bad things

[Chris_H_2]

Drinking a beer from my favorite local brewery (Hop Butcher for the World). The stamped code on the underside of the can has a canning date and time and then reads “R.I.P. John Prine.”

[LoathedVermin72]

Drinking a beer from my favorite local brewery (Hop Butcher for the World). The stamped code on the underside of the can has a canning date and time and then reads “R.I.P. John Prine.”

That beer is crawling with rona

[Chris_H_2]

Drinking a beer from my favorite local brewery (Hop Butcher for the World). The stamped code on the underside of the can has a canning date and time and then reads “R.I.P. John Prine.”

That beer is crawling with rona

[epilogue]

Jason Isbell wrote a tribute to John:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/opin ... sbell.html

[E.H. Ruddock]

This is cool:

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultu ... -there/amp

[E.H. Ruddock]

Jason Isbell wrote a tribute to John:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/opin ... sbell.html

The first time I saw John, Isbell opened up for him. That's how I discovered his solo work

[epilogue]

Jason Isbell wrote a tribute to John:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/opin ... sbell.html

The first time I saw John, Isbell opened up for him. That's how I discovered his solo work

That's so cool.