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John Prine
JadeRose Offline
#1 Posted:
Joined: 05-15-2008
Posts: 19,525
is in Intensive Care and has been intubated with Covid-19 symptoms. Say a prayer if that's your thing. He's a National Treasure.
Speyside Offline
#2 Posted:
Joined: 03-16-2015
Posts: 13,106
Hope he makes it. We don't need to lose another Giant.
MACS Offline
#3 Posted:
Joined: 02-26-2004
Posts: 79,593
Never heard of him... but Godspeed to him. Pray
frankj1 Offline
#4 Posted:
Joined: 02-08-2007
Posts: 44,211
clever song writer, played the crap outta an album 15 or 20 years ago, don't recall the album name but the song Crazy as a Loon was on it.
USNGunner Offline
#5 Posted:
Joined: 05-17-2019
Posts: 4,402
I saw that today. John's one of my favorites of all time. Sam Stone, Grandpa was a Carpenter, Dear Abby, all classics.
frankj1 Offline
#6 Posted:
Joined: 02-08-2007
Posts: 44,211
don't wanna lose this one...
Palama Offline
#7 Posted:
Joined: 02-05-2013
Posts: 23,461
Praying for his recovery. I didn’t know much about or listen to him till the mid-70s. Couple older guys at the record store I started working in would occasionally put on his first album. I recognized two songs, “Hello in There” because it was covered by Bette Midler and “Angel From Montgomery” through Bonnie Raitt. Fantastic songwriter.
USNGunner Offline
#8 Posted:
Joined: 05-17-2019
Posts: 4,402
Palama wrote:
Praying for his recovery. I didn’t know much about or listen to him till the mid-70s. Couple older guys at the record store I started working in would occasionally put on his first album. I recognized two songs, “Hello in There” because it was covered by Bette Midler and “Angel From Montgomery” through Bonnie Raitt. Fantastic songwriter.



Yeah, I love those too.
Mr. Jones Offline
#9 Posted:
Joined: 06-12-2005
Posts: 19,359
He is a National Treasure.
#1

++1
Prine is so talented.
Nobody can compare .
This is bad news. ☹️☹️☹️
Gene363 Offline
#10 Posted:
Joined: 01-24-2003
Posts: 30,669
Oh man, not, "The number one door prize."

[-o<
izonfire Offline
#11 Posted:
Joined: 12-09-2013
Posts: 8,642
Woke up this morning
Put on my slippers
Walked in the kitchen
And died
And oh, what a feeling!
When my soul
Went through the ceiling
And on up into heaven, I did ride
When I got there, they did say
"John, it happened this way
You slipped upon the floor
And hit your head"
And all the angels say
"Just before you passed away
That these were the very last words
That you said"

"Please don't bury me
Down in that cold, cold ground
No, I'd rather have 'em cut me up
And pass me all around"
"Throw my brain in a hurricane
And the blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size"
"Give my stomach to Milwaukee
If they run out of beer
Put my socks in a cedar box
Just to get 'em out of here"
"Venus De Milo can have my arms
Look out! I've got your nose
Sell my heart to the junk man
And give my love to Rose"

"But please don't bury me
Down in that cold, cold ground
I'd rather have 'em cut me up
And pass me all around"
"Throw my brain in a hurricane
The blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size, oh man!"

"Give my feet to the footloose
Careless, fancy free
And give my knees to the needy
Don't pull that stuff on me"
"Hand me down my walking cane
It's a sin to tell a lie
Send my mouth way down south
And kiss my ass goodbye"

"But, please don't bury me
Down in that cold, cold ground
I'd rather have 'em cut me up
And pass me all around"
"Throw my brain in a hurricane
And the blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size, that's right"
USNGunner Offline
#12 Posted:
Joined: 05-17-2019
Posts: 4,402
I absolutely love that song Rich. Hands down one of my favorites.

My grandson can sing that one. LOL.
izonfire Offline
#13 Posted:
Joined: 12-09-2013
Posts: 8,642
USNGunner wrote:
I absolutely love that song Rich. Hands down one of my favorites.

My grandson can sing that one. LOL.

👍🏽
teedubbya Offline
#14 Posted:
Joined: 08-14-2003
Posts: 95,637
Recognized his talent just could never get in to him like my friends did.

Looks like placido Domingo caught it too.
jespear Offline
#15 Posted:
Joined: 03-19-2004
Posts: 9,462
I got a friend in Fremont, He sells used cars, ya know
Well, he calls me up twice a year
Just ask me how'd it go
Pretty good, not bad, I can't complain
But actually, everything is just about the same

I met a girl from Venus, and her insides were lined in gold
Well, she did what she did said "How was it, kid?"
She was politely told
"Pretty good, not bad, I can't complain
But actually, everything is just about the same."

Moonlight makes me dizzy
Sunlight makes me clean
Your light is the sweetest thing
That this boy has ever seen

Molly went to Arkansas, she got raped by Dobbin's dog
Well, she was doing good till she went in the woods
And got pinned up against a log
Pretty good, not bad, she can't complain
'Cause actually, all them dogs is just about the same

Moonlight makes me dizzy
Sunlight makes me clean
Your light is the sweetest thing
That this boy has ever seen

I heard Allah and Buddha were singing at the Savior's feast
And up in the sky an Arabian rabbi
Fed Quaker oats to a priest
Pretty good, not bad, they can't complain
'Cause actually, all them gods are just about the same
Pretty good, not bad, I can't complain
'Cause actually, everything is just about the same


Gene363 Offline
#16 Posted:
Joined: 01-24-2003
Posts: 30,669
In Spite of Ourselves
John Prine and Iris Dement

She don't like her eggs all runny
She thinks crossin' her legs is funny
She looks down her nose at money
She gets it on like the Easter Bunny
She's my baby, I'm her honey
I'm never gonna let her go

He ain't got laid in a month of Sundays
Caught him once and he was sniffin' my undies
He ain't too sharp but he gets things done
Drinks his beer like it's oxygen
He's my baby, I'm his honey
I'm never gonna let him go

In spite of ourselves we'll end up a-sittin' on a rainbow
Against all odds, honey we're the big door-prize
We're gonna spite our noses right off of our faces
There won't be nothin' but big ol' hearts dancin' in our eyes

She thinks all my jokes are corny
Convict movies make her horny
She likes ketchup on her scrambled eggs
Swears like a sailor when she shaves her legs
She takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'
I'm never gonna let her go

He's got more balls than a big brass monkey
A whacked-out weirdo and a love bugged junkie
Sly as a fox crazy as a loon
Payday comes and he's a-howlin' at the moon
He's my baby, I don't mean maybe
I'm never gonna let him go
delta1 Offline
#17 Posted:
Joined: 11-23-2011
Posts: 28,754
gonna have to find that song and listen to it, Gene...a pair made in heaven...


think I saw him on Hee Haw a few times in the 70's...
Buckwheat Offline
#18 Posted:
Joined: 04-15-2004
Posts: 12,251
Mr. Jones wrote:
He is a National Treasure.
#1

++1
Prine is so talented.
Nobody can compare .
This is bad news. ☹️☹️☹️


He's pretty good for an ex postman from Chicago. Sarcasm

One of my favorites. I was pretty sad when I heard he had fallen ill from the virus. Get well soon. fog
Gene363 Offline
#19 Posted:
Joined: 01-24-2003
Posts: 30,669
delta1 wrote:
gonna have to find that song and listen to it, Gene...a pair made in heaven...


think I saw him on Hee Haw a few times in the 70's...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMwsv-rzbZU
delta1 Offline
#20 Posted:
Joined: 11-23-2011
Posts: 28,754
thank you, Sir!
USNGunner Offline
#21 Posted:
Joined: 05-17-2019
Posts: 4,402
Spanish Pipedream

She was a level-headed dancer on the road to alcohol
And I was just a soldier on my way to Montreal
Well, she pressed her chest against me
About the time the juke box broke
Yeah, she gave me a peck on the back of the neck
And these are the words she spoke

Blow up your TV, throw away your paper
Go to the country, build you a home
Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches
Try an' find Jesus on your own

Well, I sat there at the table and I acted real naive
For I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve
Well, she danced around the bar room
And she did the hoochy-coo
Yeah, she sang her song all night long
Tellin' me what to do

Blow up your TV, throw away your paper
Go to the country, build you a home
Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches
Try an' find Jesus on your own

Well, I was young and hungry
And about to leave that place
When just as I was leavin'
Well she looked me in the faceI said, "You must know the answer"
She said, "No but I'll give it a try"
And to this very day we've been livin' our way
Here is the reason why

We blew up our TV, threw away our paper
Went to the country, built us a home
Had a lot of children, fed 'em on peaches
They all found Jesus on their own
slo-mo Offline
#22 Posted:
Joined: 06-29-2019
Posts: 43
Almost every one of his songs brings back a good memory.

I saw him last on Oct.12 2019 at Juanita K. Hammons Hall in Springfield MO.

He isn't just an excellent musician and lyricist, he is also one heck of a nice guy.

I pray for a quick and complete recovery.
USNGunner Offline
#23 Posted:
Joined: 05-17-2019
Posts: 4,402
Quote:
NEW YORK (AP) — John Prine is in stable condition after being placed on a ventilator while being treated for COVID-19-type symptoms, his wife, Fiona Whelan Prine said Monday.

The singer-songwriter’s family said Sunday that Prine was critically ill. Fiona Prine’s message Monday on social media, suggested his condition had improved overnight. Prine remains hospitalized.

“Please continue to send your amazing love and prayers,” she said on Twitter. “Sing his songs. Stay home and wash hands. John loves you. I love you.”



https://apnews.com/9590a8f408545383d221b20cde37816c?fbclid=IwAR0dJvJdaHtA5XKmvBAyRr5vsnT8kH7dsJ6xzZs0JFYOXuyheNjlb4VeoC4
fishinguitarman Offline
#24 Posted:
Joined: 07-29-2006
Posts: 69,148
Dear Abby
USNGunner Offline
#25 Posted:
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fishinguitarman wrote:
Dear Abby


Dear Abby, Dear Abby ...
My feet are too long
My hair's falling out and my rights are all wrong
My friends they all tell me that I've no friends at all
Won't you write me a letter, Won't you give me a call
Signed Bewildered

Bewildered, Bewildered...

Chorus:
You have no complaint
You are what your are and you ain't what you ain't
So listen up Buster, and listen up good
Stop wishing for bad luck and knocking on wood
Related

Dear Abby, Dear Abby...
My fountain pen leaks
My wife hollers at me and my kids are all freaks
Every side I get up on is the wrong side of bed
If it weren't so expensive I'd wish I were dead
Signed Unhappy

Unhappy, Unhappy...Repeat Chorus

Dear Abby, Dear Abby...
You won't believe this
But my stomach makes noises whenever I kiss
My girlfriend tells me It's all in my head
But my stomach tells me to write you instead
Signed Noise-maker

Noise-maker, Noise-makerRepeat Chorus

Dear Abby, Dear Abby...
Well I never thought
That me and my girlfriend would ever get caught
We were sitting in the back seat just shooting the breeze
With her hair up in curlers and her pants to her knees
Signed Just Married

Just Married, Just Married...Repeat Chorus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJVFY_LX9Ik
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