Posted on 03/29/2020 3:41:10 PM PDT by Borges
Songwriter John Prine is hospitalized and in critical condition with COVID-19 symptoms, according to a statement posted to his Twitter account on Sunday afternoon.
“After a sudden onset of Covid-19 symptoms, John was hospitalized on Thursday (3/26),” the statement reads. “He was intubated Saturday evening, and continues to receive care, but his situation is critical.”
The news follows a video posted to Instagram 12 days ago from Prine’s wife, Fiona, in which she revealed she’d been diagnosed with the Coronavirus. At the time, she said, John also was tested but the results came back “indeterminate.” She noted that John had dealt with several health issues in recent years (including cancer), but that at the time, “so far he’s fine.” Both Fiona and John had quarantined themselves in the wake of Fiona’s diagnosis.
Prine’s most recent concert performances were in Scandinavia in early February. His last Austin appearances were in June 2018, when he played a concert at Bass Concert Hall and taped an episode of “Austin City Limits” at ACL Live.
John is a great storyteller.
One of my favorites:
Lake Marie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exr-DOWJ3A0
this is what I know about covid at my hospital....you could be doing well and in 3 hrs near death on a vent...
I think once you’re not breathing well the azith/plaquenil is not enough.....ARDS takes on a life of its own...
John Prine has written some great country western. Prayers for his recovery.
Think he played with Jerry Jeff Walker for a few years. One of the original Texas Rat Pack.
I found a quite an interesting video. It’s John Prine sitting by the front steps of the house where he grew up, in Maywood Illinois...talking with his band mate about his early life there, while he puts a capo on his guitar...then together they do a nice version of “Paradise”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-SKCWXoryU
“In Spite Of Ourselves”. That was my wife and I’s theme song.”
Yep, us too. I always say that was our song at our second marriage, when we re-married each other.
In spite of ourselves.
Please get well John Prine!
You know what blood looks like on a black and white tv?
Shadows! Shadows!
Well, he lived longer than Townes..
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