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FLASHBACK BLUES
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Texas, Arkansas Floore's Country Store -
Helotes (San Antonio), Texas
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| Setlist: Spanish Pipedream Six O'clock News Souvenirs Fish & Whistle Grandpa Was A Carpenter Far From Me All The Best Angel From Montgomery You Got Gold Donald And Lydia Dear Abbey Mexican Home |
The Other Side Of Town In Spite Of Ourselves Sam Stone Bear Creek Ain't Hurtin' Nobody Great Rain Sins Of Memphisto Lake Marie encore: Hello In There Please Don't Bury Me Illegal Smile Paradise |
By: AUGIE
SORRY ,THIS SHOW COULD NOT COMPARE WITH LAST YEAR'S PERFORMANCE AT THE PARAMOUNT IN AUSTIN, TX. THE SOUND SYSTEM SATURDAY WAS SUBPAR-IT SOUNDED BETTER IN FRONT OF THE VENUE THAN INSIDE. THE REAL PROBLEM WAS THE CROWD. NON-STOP TALKERS, DRUNKS FLINGING BEER & ICE AT EACH OTHER & ONE YAHOO WHO CONTINUALLY CATERWALLED A REBEL
YELL/ GRITO AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY SONG.
FLOORE WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE TO GO RAISE HELL & DANCE TO A BAND. IT'S NOT SO GREAT IF YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO LISTEN TO AN ARTIST. I DON'T EXPECT AN OPERA CROWD OR A CHURCH SETTING--BUT JP DESERVED BETTER
By: Metajohn, Canyon Lake, TX
First of all, I want to thank those who helped my wife who had
heat stroke from standing in line. But then, this was a John Prine
concert, and these were John Prine fans. It is nice be among civil
people in this day and age.
John Prine is one of the few whose talent is far greater than appears
on CD's. Nothing short of great. I was especially pleased with the
instrumentation. He has moved more into the rock genre with help from Jason
who plays a wide range of instruments extremely well. At one point John does
"Rawhide" type Nashville thundering piece, picks up a hardbody, and rocks out "Walkin' down the road with my hands in my pocket thinkin' about you."
More than ever, it is hard to pigeonhole John Prine.
And what a class act. Those guys in suits and ties must have
been hotter 'n hell, but they didn't let on.
The voice? He seems to push it even farther than before. He
turns, clears his throat, and forces a high note or carries a note
longer than necessary, seemingly to prove he can do it. Only once did he
lose his voice. I was surprised and pleased with what I heard.
Not a lot of talk. Just a solid two hours of music. There was
a nice story of how "In Spite of Ourselves" came to be written for
for a Billy Bob Thornton movie he is in.
New material? He has a certain hit with "The Other Side of Town".
Some very good and exciting new material written while recovering
from the hip replacement.
All in all, if all concerts were this good, performers as talented, and audiences as
nice, I would go to concerts more often.
By: brentblackman
John rocked the River Market District. Two hours of classic Prine. He was rained out for the previously scheduled Riverfest appearance, but he more than made up for it here. It all ended with Illegal Smile, and that's all I have to say about that.
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By: Jim Hill "Smokindog2", Edmond, OK,
ANOTHER GREAT SHOW FROM THE GENTLE GENIUS! With David and Jason doing their usual professional work, John delivered a two hour show full of the classics and a tasty assortment of near classics. After all these years and all of the performances, can he really be enjoying it as much as he appears? His smile is just so
infectious, like he just heard the words himself for the first time. I was able to take an "old" friend, Rebecca, who had never seen John and was only aware of him as a songwriter, not a performer. She was knocked out! As we discussed on the way home, no wasted words, no filler, nothing contrived about the rhymes,
rhythms, or melodies: It all fits, every song. And his live performances reflect that same efficiency. Folks, how lucky we are to live at the same time as this true genius, this legend, our own American Treasure. You do realize that some awful day will come and there will be no more performances. And future generations will only have recordings. How sad for them. I loved it when a very sweet, pretty young girl, with almost tears in her eyes, softly told me, "I just love him so much." Then there was another nice lady who yelled between every song, "I want to touch your hair!!" Just like John's songs, Prine fans cover all the bases.
By the way, we were front and center, and with John coming down to the very edge of the stage and leaning forward (which make some of my pics so close they look as if I'm on stage with John), I got some absolutely great photos, one of which he has the sweetest smile you have ever seen! It is already blown up, matted, framed, and hanging in my own "John Prine Shrine"!
By: Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel
By: Stephen Godfrey Rupert
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Tonight in Little Rock, I was fortunate to experience one of the biggest
musical influences of my lifetime. I was also blessed to share it with my
wife of 20 years, my brother, who helped me survive the early 70's with
his wisdom and control, and the larger segment of my true
"FRIENDS". It had to be fate! You see, we all had the best seats
that you could possibly ask for! Picture me this! An annual outdoor music,
food, and fun festival promoted by the city of Little Rock. Many stages
set up in a large area of the riverfront of the city. What are the odds,
that Mr. Prine would perform on the stage that was right in front of my
best friends office? The street in front was filled with people waiting to
share the gift of Mr. Prine's music. This downtown city street was filled
shoulder to shoulder with longtime dedicated fans of all ages, but mostly
"Old freakin hippies", who now are probably C.E.O's, bank
presidents. etc.. We decided to use a ladder and a fork lift to gain
access to the roof of my friends building so that we may have a better
view. So there we were, a bunch of 40-55 year old hard working folks, with
our lawn chairs and ice chests on the roof of the only 1 story building in
downtown Little Rock, overlooking the stage, and a city block that was
literally packed shoulder to shoulder with a sea of fans! The closest I
could count from above was that there were at least 40 people across, and
140 rows deep. All of these people were here to just say "Hello In
There". To reach into the depths of their souls to once again feel
the influence that so many years ago, meant so much to each and every one
of them. WELL! Here "WE" were, with the most awesome viewpoint
of all! I wish to say, "thank you", to my friend Glenn for the
wonderful view, and most of all "THANK YOU" Mr. John Prine, for
once again touching my soul, along with those that I love! It will forever
be a cherished memory that I will share for decades to come. If you are!
ever back this way Mr. Prine, look me up! I owe you big time!
We got there late due to a neighbor girl's
wedding, but had trouble finding his stage. Automatically assumed it would
be the big stage, but the Gap Band was playing there (oh well).
Missed Souviners and a couple other songs, but was well worth the $5 to
get in the gate (concert was free). Was my first JP concert and I loved
it. His stages was set up at the end of a street down near where the
Clinton Library will be built someday. Other than bug bugs flying in his
mouth while trying to sing, I think he had a good time. The constrictive
nature of the street seemed to limit the number of folks that could get to
within eyesight of the stage. The fans there(1500-2000 if you count the
ones 2-3 blocks down!) were all died in the wool fans and most of them
knew more lyrics than I. first time I'd heard "Let's talk dirty in
Hawaiian" and loved it. He played for around 2 hours, including a 3
song encore including Illegal Smile and Paradise. Also loved the "In
Spite of ourselves" song which was missing Iris Dement (an Arkansas
native) so he sang both parts trading sides of the microphone for visual
effect.
Great show and I must say he has a world class s%%t-eatin' grin on his
face constantly when on stage, perhaps that illegal smile he sings about?
Bruce Thomasson
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