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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September 29, 2000
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The
Webmister (Terry) and I arrived in Ames Iowa about 2:30 on
the day of the concert. Ahh, John is coming to my home state...albeit,
not "Carey Grant town" as he calls Davenport but
it is Iowa soil just the same. Terry
and I found Stephens after driving in circles several times
- I think it is because he was taking in the co-ed scenery
and not really looking for the auditorium. We picked up our
tickets - said a few hello's to the people that had to work
that day
and headed for the hotel.
The Shriners were there, hungry and ready. We headed
for Main Street and Whiskey River. Ranger Mark, from
Kansas City saw the pool table in the middle of the room and
said "Ah, this is my kind of place" We all
had a seat at the bar with a few of the regulars and got the
Webmister his meal. The man gets grumpy when he is hungry,
has one of those "timers" in his gut that says feed
me or make everyone else grumpy until you do.
Mark and I played a game of pool (in which he opened the small
can of "Whoop Ass" on me) and we ate some great
burgers and watched for Priners.
The rest of our crew showed up...Crusher, Rich and
Julie ...followed a little later by Patti, daughter Kenna,
brother Mick and Todd the other tall guy with no hair. You
couldn't miss Patti, arriving in garden gloves so she'd stand
out in a line-up...we recognized each other immediately.
The pre concert warm up was fun. and the majority of patrons
there that night were going to the concert. I think I got
around and harassed each and every one of them. It was
those two guys in the over alls from the rural routes of
Kansas City MO that started the "shots" for the
evening. I know that the Webmister was singing "How much
Tequila did I drink last night"
Prine fans are great, they just "get along" and
have fun. Patti was ready to drag us all to her car
so we could do a few Prine singalongs around the car.
As it turned out, we knew the same people, a
blast from the past, Dog Boy Bobby...if your paying
attention, your ears shoulda been burning!
We headed out around 6:30, 7:00 and 7:30
(just couldn't leave) to change into the concert attire and
go for the show....
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