Thread by @NPRinskeep, Dammit, I'm not done saying goodbye to John Prine. "Paradise" is the [...]

Steve Inskeep

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Dammit, I& #39;m not done saying goodbye to John Prine. "Paradise" is the story of a Kentucky valley destroyed by strip mining. He knows how to write. Not one word is angry. He& #39;s not here to tell you he& #39;s angry. He& #39;s here to tell a story that makes YOU angry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEy6EuZp9IY">https://www.youtube.com/watch... https://twitter.com/NPRinskeep/status/1247713209966120962">https://twitter.com/NPRinskee...

There really is a Paradise, Kentucky, "down by the Green River." Satellite images still show what appear to be the enormous black scars of strip mines. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Paradise,+KY+42320/@37.2656887,-87.0230024,4261m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x886f8752c1ca8afd:0xc0d55f480efa8019!8m2!3d37.2680983!4d-86.983606">https://www.google.com/maps/plac...

Paradise

Kentucky 42320

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Paradise,+KY+42320/@37.2656887,-87.0230024,4261m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x886f8752c1ca8afd:0xc0d55f480efa8019!8m2!3d37.2680983!4d-86.983606

There also really was the "world& #39;s largest shovel" operated by the Peabody coal company. https://gregfallis.com/2013/06/02/youre-too-late-in-asking/">https://gregfallis.com/2013/06/0...

you’re too late in asking

If you’re a fan of John Prine, you’re familiar with his song Paradise. If you’re not a fan of John Prine, well damn…what the hell is wrong with you? But if you’re not …

https://gregfallis.com/2013/06/02/youre-too-late-in-asking/

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