re: John Prine passes away at 73 from Coronavirus

Posted by OKellsBells

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Posted on 4/7/20 at 9:58 pm to lowspark12

Woke up this morning
Put on my slippers
Walked in the kitchen...

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Posted by drockw1

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Posted on 4/7/20 at 9:59 pm to majoredinwhitehorse

What a loss...RIP

Posted by LegendInMyMind

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Posted on 4/7/20 at 10:05 pm to HempHead

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RIP Mr. Prine. I was fortunate enough to have grown up on your beautiful, sad, and hilarious music, and to have seen you almost two dozen times in concert. I'll be sure to indoctrinate my kids with your songwriting the way my dad did to me.

I'm going to have my first cry in several years now. frick.

Yep. This one is rough. He had a great life and beat the reaper a time or two along the way. What he has left us with is a genuine window into the world, as he saw it. It will be hard to listen for a while, but those songs are gold and should be cherished by all.

Posted by DeltaTigerDelta

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Posted on 4/7/20 at 10:21 pm to diddlydawg7

I could use some help with a can of pork and beans

Posted by hottub

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Posted on 4/7/20 at 10:25 pm to DeltaTigerDelta

Had tickets to see him in concert next month. Hate to hear this news. He is a legend and will be missed.

Posted by Lithium

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Posted on 4/7/20 at 10:40 pm to LegendInMyMind

He was suppose to be at Jazzfest this year. Seen him a couple of times. One of the great song writers of our time

Posted by TutHillTiger

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Posted on 4/7/20 at 10:41 pm to diddlydawg7

Damn I saw him live in London during summer school many many years ago. I can’t believe he was that old

Posted by PacoPicopiedra

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Posted on 4/7/20 at 10:43 pm to diddlydawg7

Fond memories of listening to his albums with my dad when I was a kid.

Just another reminder of how much I miss my father who passed away almost 15 years ago. Rest in peace. Think I will listen to Paradise tonight in honor of both.

Posted by PhilipMarlowe

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Posted on 4/7/20 at 10:47 pm to diddlydawg7

GOAT

Posted by fr33manator

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Posted on 4/7/20 at 10:58 pm to diddlydawg7

A man writes a song,
But if nobody listens,
It’s like not a soul ever heard,
But if he plucks the strings,
Well the notes carry on,
And can touch without saying a word,

Even though he’s long gone,
His lines still remain,
And can change a man he’s never met,
So though he’s in the grave,
His mem’ry lives on,
And so he’ll go on living for yet,

It’s nothing but mem’ries,
That keep the ones who’ve passed Alive,
And just in our mem’ries,
Can the things that they shared here survive,
And so if you’re listening,
Feeling something inside from a song,
Just know they’re still living,
They’ve been living in you all along.”

This post was edited on 4/7/20 at 10:59 pm

Posted by supatigah

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Posted on 4/7/20 at 10:59 pm to PhilipMarlowe

Saw him on the tonight show a few months ago

This sucks

Posted by The Spleen

Member since Dec 2010

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Posted on 4/8/20 at 8:43 am to The Spleen

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May stay up all night playing his records and drinking whiske

This was a bad idea. I passed out around 4 I think. And today is the one day I have a video conference scheduled. At least it's not until 1.