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NEW YORK SHOWS

UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO, BUFFALO 11/18/2000

• FROM: Wayne
  I saw the show on 11/18 in Buffalo. It was the first time I had seen him since 1980 at Carnegie Hall in NYC and he still sounded as great as usual. Here is the set list from the Buffalo show.

  1) Spanish Pipedream  2) Six O'Clock News  3) Souvenirs  4) Fish And Whistle  5) Storm Windows  6) Grandpa Was A Carpenter  7) Far From Me  8) All The Best  9) Angel From Montgomery 10) You Got Gold  11) It's A Big Old Goofy World  12) The Bottomless Lake  13) Donald And Lydia

  14) Let's Talk Dirty In Hawaiian 15) Illegal Smile 16) In Spite Of Ourselves 17) Sam Stone 18) Bear Creek 19) Ain't Hurtin' Nobody 20) The Sins Of Memphisto 21) Please Don't Bury Me  22) Hello In There 23) Lake Marie 24) Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness 25) Sabu Visits The Twin Cities Alone 26) Paradise

• FROM: Bob Babcock
  WOW!!! What a great show. I have waited a long time to see John live,it was well worth the wait. Two hours and 15 minutes of non-stop music and it got better every minute. My wife was not as big a fan as me, but she is now. John, please don't wait so long to come back to the Buffalo area. I promise the weather will be better. Thanks again..

LANDMARK THEATRE, SYRACUSE 11/17/2000

• SYRACUSE ONLINE: Prine performs a thrilling, 28-song set The folk singer-songwriter weaves intricate layers of emotion with telling lyrics...By Mark Bialczak
• FROM: Sue aka Wildflower
  Chip Taylor opened. the concert..... one of the best that I've ever been to. John was just one big ol' goofy guy-smiling, laughing and telling silly jokes through the whole show. The audience was fantastic, some real die hard Prine fans out there. Just about everyone was singing along to just about every song. Some people even knew all the words to Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian!! Guys were hollering out-we love you John!! Of course, I think some of the excitement of the audience could have something to do with some people feeling no pain because the bar was open during the whole show!! But you could just tell that John was digging it and getting off on the audience and he was just a grinnin' from ear to ear. It was great! I cried at the end. Then the theater started clearing out and about 20 of us went to go hang out on one side of the theatre. Then... there he was. He came  out smiling, grinning and sauntered over to all of us and thanked us all for coming. He just hung out chatting with us all as he signed autographs and posed for pics (damn I left my camera on the kitchen table!) He was so damn kind and gracious. I just wanted to hug him. As each of us got something signed, he took the time to talk to each of us. My turn....I was so flustered! I said I was at Crushfest and that you and Crusher said hi. He says," oh yeah! I saw Crusher last week in WVA and you say hi to Reeda for me." he asked where I was from and when I said VT he asked if I had tickets for the show in Dec. said he was looking forward to doing the show. (Oh! forgot to tell you! they added a second show for the next night.but John won't be at that one) Anyway... he said he was sorry that he couldn't make the second show but that he wanted to be home to go to a PTA meeting at his kids' school. Isn't that just too cool? He wanted to make it to a PTA meeting? What a good Dad... the women behind me heard him mention his kids and next thing you know- everyone has out their wallets, including John, and are showing off their kids!! I could've stood around talking all night but there were other people waiting and they wanted to close up the theater because of a big snowstorm outside... Phew!! I could go on and on...I'm still on cloud nine! I'm so happy! My goal for the next concert? Get a darn picture with him!!! 
• FROM: Burrhead Jones
  I've been listening to John Prine and his music since I was in high school in the 70s. Never could afford a concert as it would have meant a motel room plus tickets. Our daughter moved to Syracuse and bought us tickets to the 11/17 concert for Christmas...we came all the way from Upper Michigan to see him...it was worth the trip (even the blizzards in lower Michigan both ways), the performance was magnificent....Thank you for a fine performance!
• FROM: Robin
  It took days to come down from this one. As the concert ended, we walked out of the double doors into lightly falling snow and it felt like being in Bedford Falls. And what a wonderful show it was! Chip Taylor opened, but it was hard to hear him back in the 20-something row. Lots of latecomers made it diffult to see and hear as they leisurely and noisily strolled in to be seated as he sang, but Taylor seemed to ignore the constant motion and murmur that continued throughout his 40 minute set. The crowd again seemed to disregard the dimming lights, but John came on with Jason and David at 9 o'clock sharp playing "Spanish Pipedream." The audience settled down a bit quicker this time, and I was halfway to heaven in no time. John played his heart out and loves what he does; there's not doubt about it as his singing and stories mesmerized the house. In the middle of the show, someone brought him some flowers, and then someone else gave him a framed portrait of himself. B! efore he played "In Spite" he mentioned that usually Iris Dement sang this one with him, but since she couldn't be there, he held up a picture of her for us instead and made sure to tell us which parts of the song she sang. Hearing him sing in person all the old songs that have played so many times in my head almost moved me to tears at one point, as I heard the almost imperceptible sound of the audience singing along with every word ever so softly. The timing of David's and Jason's separate returns to join John after his solos was a work of art all by itself. Taylor joined them for the encore, but the night was over too soon - a night never to be forgotten as he sang all of my favorite tunes, except for "Bottomless Lake." But he said he'll be coming back again, so surely the next time around.... During the break, I picked up my copy of "Souvenirs" and when I played it for the first time back home, it felt like being right back there with him in the old theater again. ! And I still feel that whenever I play it. When John comes to town, it IS a wonderful life.
• FROM: Mikey
  I saw John for the first time ever in Syracuse, NY on 11/17/00. It was worth the almost 30-year wait. Chip Taylor opened for him with about an hour's worth of music. Just Chip on acoustic guitar and another gentleman (sorry I'm unable to provide his name) who played Electric guitar with Van Morrison and I believe played on Moondance and Brown-eyed girl. Chip wrote "Angel of the Morning" and "Wild Thing" among many others. John's 28-song set was similar to that of 11/9 in Roanoke, Virginia, but he opened with "Spanish Pipedream." Included in the Syracuse show that didn't appear in Roanoke was "Let's Talk Dirty In Hawaiian." He told pretty much the same stories as reported by K Fischer in Roanoke. John was in fine form and thrilled the crowded Landmark Theater more than I've ever seen. To use John's own lyrics, "Gee, that was a wonderful show!" We were roaring at the lyrics that were funny, singing along to "Please Don't Bury Me" and "Illegal Smile" (he eve! n let us sing the chorus to this one by ourselves!) and the house was deathly silent during "Donald and Lydia" and "Sam Stone." Absolutely the most enjoyable concert I've ever been to. My date had never heard of him a week before the show, and now she can't get enough. It didn't hurt that we were 5 rows from the stage either! One interesting note; bassist David Jacques alternates between acoustic stand-up bass and electric bass and even plays the stand-up with a bow during some songs. Spine-tinglingly wonderful effect. And Jason Wilber is certainly no slouch either, playing harmonica, electric guitar and mandolin. And he showed us some pretty impressive slide guitar licks. I expected a show I'd never forget and John Prine delivered that and more. Thank you, John, for the wonderful music you've created over the years, and thank you for the beautiful show you gave us in Syracuse, NY on one snowy November evening.

"YEAH LITTLE BUDDY GONNA GET YOUR CHANCE -
MAKE THE PUBESCENTS ALL WET THEIR PANTS"