> as rock and rap confidential points out, jp was funniest, most genial,
> and working class of early 70s 'singer-songwriters', in addition to
> 'flag decal', much of first album is relevant in the present - 'illegal
> smile' and its reference to a judge named hoffman (as in julius), 'hello
> in there' about elderly, 'sam stone' about returning vet, 'paradise'
> about mining company ravages, ...
On Saturday night, John Prine sang all of the songs listed above,
though the name "Hoffman" has been changed to "Ashcroft." (still a tad
out of date...)
BTW, for relevance, "Sam Stone" is about a drug-addicted vet. I wonder
what drugs will afflict the Bush's War vets?
I also saw JP in the early 1970s. He's gotten much older (as have I),
but he's amazingly similar. He now is an executive, running his own
label ("Oh Boy" Records), which does releases a lot of good stuff by
other people (e.g., Todd Snider).
JD
