John Prine remembered one year after his death

John Prine died on April 7, 2020. I was fortunate enough to see him perform several times. I saw him at the Philadelphia Folk Festival in the early 1970s and remember that he sang “Please Don’t Bury Me” and “The Accident” before they were released on Sweet Revenge in 1973. I saw him at the Academy of Music around 1976 with Steve Goodman. They both performed solo with acoustic guitars and did the encore together. The last time I saw him was at Pier Six in Baltimore in 2011.

If you don’t know Prine, I would start with his first album John Prine from 1971. It has many of his best songs such as “Angel from Montgomery”, “Sam Stone” and Hello in There”. What a great singer and songwriter.

One year ago today, John Prine died from complications caused by Covid-19. We looked back at the big-hearted songwriter's beautiful life and last days in this 2020 feature https://t.co/LIXhZhIQfK
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) April 7, 2021

ICYMI: We talked with Fiona Whelan Prine and Jody Whelan about what @JohnPrineMusic's death means a year on — for the family, his fans, and a nation that still hasn't really grappled with the full impact of COVID. https://t.co/GRpdJrhmNg via @variety
— Chris Willman (@ChrisWillman) April 8, 2021

"This week, John Prine danced off this stage and onto the next one, and I like to think he’s somewhere sharing a song and a cocktail with all the friends he outlived."

One year later, still think about these beautiful words @JasonIsbell wrote all the timehttps://t.co/OdX2UzSXCV
— Courtney Kueppers (@cmkueppers) April 7, 2021

The great John Prine passed away one year ago today. Really grateful I had a chance to speak to him not long before that. Hope he's somewhere enjoying happy hour. https://t.co/fJe8WfIPIN pic.twitter.com/tohoHaPEcm
— Steven Hyden (@Steven_Hyden) April 7, 2021

John Prine died a year ago today from complications related to Covid-19. We recall the American songwriter's 25 best songs https://t.co/UjHZjOCPtG
— RS Country (@RScountry) April 7, 2021

Remembering Chicago’s John Prine, one year after his death: His wife and son talk about a tough anniversary and a still expanding legacy – Chicago Tribune https://t.co/SiSDmZe47d
— Oh Boy Records (@ohboyrecords) April 8, 2021

Bill Murray Explains How He Was Saved by John Prine

Prine died of COVID one year ago today.https://t.co/SkUkPtoVDx pic.twitter.com/i0gkc5dsZn
— Open Culture (@openculture) April 7, 2021

John Prine passed away one year ago today, April 7. (We miss him.) In March, he won 2 posthumous Grammys for his 2020 song “I Remember Everything.” Collin Fidler of @ohboyrecords sat down w/Marianne Leek to share some memories of his “Nashville Grandpa.” https://t.co/giGhOeKHKR pic.twitter.com/cFOsqnV7X1
— Bitter Southerner (@BitterSouth) April 7, 2021

One year ago today, I wrote this for @Slate
saying goodbye to John Prine, and recalling all the ways he addressed death in his songs. https://t.co/u2dV7VcvtA
— Carl Wilson (@carlzoilus) April 8, 2021

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The first Orioles Opening Day in 1954

Opening day of the baseball season is great. I have been to about a dozen of them in Baltimore, all but one at Memorial Stadium.

"It was like we had won the war or the World Series, and we hadn’t played a game yet in Baltimore," says Billy Hunter, starting @Orioles' shortstop on the first Opening Day. "We were looking at each other and thinking, ‘What a difference from St. Louis.'" https://t.co/HPJ0E6lj79
— The 1971 Orioles: Daily Report (@1970Orioles) April 8, 2021

Telling the history of Orioles baseball and 1954 electricity for baseball. Local author and Baltimore Magazine historian @Ron_Cassie joins @NestorAparicio and @DMohler5 to some tales about the roots of Baltimore Orioles baseball &… https://t.co/UXlmsogcuv https://t.co/bUTxobto9X
— WNST Baltimore Positive (@WNST) April 8, 2021

Opening day, Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, 1954. The Orioles paraded from city hall to the stadium, signing autographs along the way. pic.twitter.com/Z95cQ0pWxV
— Lost Ballparks (@lost_ballparks) April 2, 2021

Happy opening day here's a shot from 1954 Baltimore Orioles first Opening Day prade pic.twitter.com/URCN2uxWds
— Kevin P Kerrigan (@okerrigan65) April 1, 2021

Voter suppression update 4/8/21

We can preserve the filibuster, or we can preserve the voting rights of people of color. But we can't do both. pic.twitter.com/TFvfe7vEKs
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 8, 2021

NEW: 47 states have introduced over 360 bills this year to make voting harder – that’s 109 more restrictive bills since we last reported on February 19.https://t.co/kln6VrqEtN
— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) April 1, 2021

1. Texas already has the most restrictive voting laws in the nation

But with the state trending blue, Texas Republicans are pushing draconian new restrictions anyway

These politicians are backed by millions in corporate cash

Follow along if interestedhttps://t.co/rX5e4iByKb
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 31, 2021

A lot of Republicans have been arguing their "voting integrity" push won't have any real impact on turnout. But a close look at which states saw surges in turnout—and which didn't—shows exactly how much impact voting laws can have on who turns out.https://t.co/NBtHTueSdZ
— Cameron Joseph (@cam_joseph) March 30, 2021

The goal of this movement—to craft a narrower electorate likely to flip Congress and the White House—is not subtle. https://t.co/FdfufunMbv
— Slate (@Slate) March 29, 2021

At least 45 states have seen bills aimed at voter suppression. Here's why | Analysis https://t.co/KnJsrcFCfE
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 28, 2021

More GOP terribleness👇

"The new legislation across the country would systematically remove the checks that stood in Mr. Trump’s way, injecting new political influence over electors, county election boards and the certification process."https://t.co/P4wptM3Sf3
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) March 25, 2021

"The ultimate perversity is that Kemp is being forced to atone for initially telling the truth about the 2020 election. Having done this, the way back into the good graces of GOP voters is to escalate the GOP voter suppression project."https://t.co/L3Axfd4w9u
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) April 8, 2021

The Tamagotchi Cemetery (article from Burials and Beyond)

Tamagotchis from as far away as Switzerland, Germany, France, Canada and the United States have all been laid to rest in a small fenced-off section of a pet cemetery in Cornwall.https://t.co/Z5RZ5y2UIg
— VICE (@VICE) April 5, 2021

Pigtown Climbs

I donated to this excellent cause.

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John Tyler still has a living grandchild

This is amazing. John Tyler was president from 1841-1845. He had eight children with his first wife and seven children with his second wife. His first child was born in 1815. His last child was born in 1860.

John Tyler, slaveowner, was sworn in as President 180 years ago today, after death of William Henry Harrison. In 2021, his grandson Harrison Tyler is still alive at age ninety-two. pic.twitter.com/QUOQ8GPYn6
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) April 7, 2021

One of the most amazing pieces of presidential trivia I’ve loved for more than 20 years is that John Tyler—who died in 1862 and had 15 children—had two living grandchildren. Sadly now only 1. @ProfBrianKalt https://t.co/APk3eHDid9
— Greg Chernack, CEO, Four Seasons Total Landscaping (@GChernack) October 4, 2020

Republican vaccine hesitancy

I do give Mitch McConnell credit for encouraging Republican men to get vaccinated.

Addressing vaccine hesitancy among conservatives, the Senate minority leader on Monday urged members of the GOP to inoculate themselves. https://t.co/bDQ0Sgi9yg
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) April 5, 2021

A recent poll found 49% of Republican men said they would not take the #COVID19 vaccine when it's available to them.@DavidBegnaud looks at vaccine hesitancy and spoke with one man in Michigan who explains why he won't get vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/ye5bVbK0j7
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) April 7, 2021

Next hour on @CNNTonight: We talk to Trump supporters who say they will NOT take the vaccine.

And I bump into Judy Mikovits, the star of last year's "Plandemic" video that helped make Covid-19 misinformation go viral. pic.twitter.com/0wiihGGL1G
— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) March 20, 2021

% who say they won't be vaccinated if it's available to them, per a recent survey:

• Republican men – 49%

• 2020 Trump supporters – 47%

• Democratic men – 6%

• Biden supporters – 10%https://t.co/FeRVxWN6fm
— Axios (@axios) March 15, 2021

Republican hypocrisy on the vaccine passport idea

Republicans are opposed to a vaccine passport but they do this:

So, kind of like…. a vaccine passport? https://t.co/e5wpJVuBxo
— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) April 6, 2021

Texas currently requires seven different vaccines in order for kids to attend school.

So they already have a vaccinate passport. https://t.co/mUF6CKzBIb https://t.co/NSmlvGiclK
— Tim Fullerton (@TimFullerton) April 6, 2021

Lol I just walked into the tent at the TX Capitol and they asked if I had a vaccination card. Then I opened FB and saw @GregAbbott_TX saying this should never happen. Does anyone even notice anymore? pic.twitter.com/uVZUQxA1o3
— Jay Root (@byjayroot) April 6, 2021

The cover of The Crying of Lot 49

Thomas Pynchon has been notoriously opposed to being photographed. For his second book, The Crying of Lot 49, the dust jacket of the first printing has a black space where the author’s picture should be. See the second picture in this listing for a copy of the book.

I have a copy of a later printing. There are now reviews where the black space was.

Covers: Keep on the Sunny Side

“Keep on the Sunny Side” is best known from the 1982 Carter Family recording and the recording by the Whites used in the 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou?