Prine show diary:
#5111/14/2019 - Punta Cana, DR
#5011/13/2019 - Punta Cana, DR
#4911/12/2019 - Punta Cana, DR
#4811/11/2019 - Punta Cana, DR
#4709/11/2019 - Morrison, CO
#4604/28/2018- Champaign, IL
#4511/11/2016 - Davenport, IA
#4403/12/2016 Nashville, TN
#4303/11/2016 Nashville, TN
#4211/01/2014 Milwaukee, WI
#4109/14/2013 Cedar Rapids, IA
#4012/18/2012 Nashville, TN
#3904/13/2012 Champaign, IL
#38 06/17/2011 Davenport, IA
#37
09/17/2010
Madison, WI
#36 05/13/2010 Maywood, IL
#35 09/12/09 Kansas City, MO
#3402/27/09 St Louis, MO
#3302/09/08 Whitewater, WI
#3203/10/07 Davenport, IA
#3108/26/06 Des Moines, IA
#3005/10/06 Madison WI
#2905/08/06 Wausau WI
#2801/28/06 St Louis, MO
#2710/01/05 Nashville, TN
#26, 2504/14-16/05 Atlanta, GA & Birmingham, AL
#2410/06/04 Des Moines, IA
#2304/23/04 Des Moines, IA
#22, 2103/26-27/04 Madison & Milwaukee WI
#2009/05/03 Champaign, IL
#1904/19/03 Cedar Rapids, IA
#1804/18/03 Peoria, IL
#1709/13/02 Kalamazoo, MI
#1605/19/02 Green Bay, WI
#1505/18/02 Rockford, IL
#1409/28/01 Lincoln NE
#11, 12, 134/4--7/01 Oshkosh, Milwaukee & Madison WI
#1009/29/00 Ames IA
# 902/26/00 Maywood, IL
# 811/20/99 Chicago, IL
# 711/13/99 Nashville, TN
# 6, 5, 406/07-10/99 Crushfest Madison, LaCrosse & Milwaukee, WI
# 308/16/97 Wogstock Indianapolis, IN
# 203/22/97 Peoria, IL
# 11995 My Prine Story & start of the Prine Shrine
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3 shows in row for Handsome Johnny's Tour! |
MADISON, WI Show |
I think for me this was the best of
all 3 of the concerts.
John and the band had their full groove on, John seemed more at
ease - more sure of how he wanted it all to go. By this time we
personally had a more and different crowd of nearly 40. Those
Arlon(a)uts from the John Prine Chat House met up with all of us
Johnny Junkies. We were spread all over the hotel....
The concert happened on an extremely windy day, the venue was
open for shopping and touristy things, we had to check it out. Madison
is a town where one could just sit and be doing something.... so much to
see, watch and just soak in.
During our wandering we caught John and Jason driving through town on
a quiet street. My hindsight told me that I should have done something
totally goofy and cross in front of them and flash my Prine tee shirt at
them as they stopped on the
street.... but, reason overcame insanity, and I just did the normal
thing, pointed, stared and hollered at the passenger side...
THE SET LIST
Spanish Pipedream
Grandpa Was A Carpenter
Far From Me
All The Best
Angel From Montgomery
You Got Gold
That's The Way That The World Goes
'Round
Donald and Lydia
Other Side of Town
In Spite of Ourselves
Sam Stone
Bear Creek
Ain't Hurtin' Nobody
Great Rain |
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Band Intro
Sins Of Memphisto
Hello In There
Lake Marie |
encore
Please Don't Bury Me
Illegal Smile
Paradise
Fish and Whistle
Grandpa Was A Carpenter |
Sniff,
I always get a bit sad when the fun ends. Doing these triple headers may
tire one out, but it sure is a bummer to go back to the 9-5 life (like I
really lead a 9-5) life. I hoped to say good bye and have my
fingers crossed to see him later this year some time. Several of
us stood outside, this time I was fairly sure that John would do a
little meet and greet, so I promised a few women to stand up near the
front and said, I am sure that you will get to meet him (I never say
this, I never know) but tonight I was sure that he would. We waited for a
a few minutes and John's guitar tech came out and asked for Reeda and
Kathy, (a horrifying excitement set in) "John would like to see you
in his dressing room" After waiting until the count of ten
after the toilet flushed he opened the door and asked us in. Immediately
he apologized that he would not be able to meet with everyone and was on
his way to the hospital to see his friend. I had no voice, so I pretty
much watched Kathy do all the talking... they talked about everything,
and I stared around his dressing room, right in front of me were his
"concert boots" so quietly, I slipped out of my clogs and into
his boots.... pretty small and tight for such a bigger than life
man..."Pretty tight aren't they Reeda?" he asked. (man, I just
can't quietly get away with anything can I?) Either the boots were new,
or I have found the answer to his hip problems! He and Kathy
compared hip surgery's, she was going a mile a minute
and he was sort of giggling - patting my hand once, reassuring me that I
would get to say something. I had lost my voice so it
didn't matter. Too much partying with those Prine fans the night before
in Madison and Burlington.
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