My New Column on PopMatters - A Tribute to John Mellencamp and My Grandfather

[David32285]

Hello Everyone,

I am a columnist with PopMatters, and I thought you all might enjoy my new column: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/column/151330-all-that-we-learned-about-livin-john-mellencamps-legacy/

Thanks,

David

[kicker]

Hello Everyone,

I am a columnist with PopMatters, and I thought you all might enjoy my new column: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/column/151330-all-that-we-learned-about-livin-john-mellencamps-legacy/

Thanks,

David

I read it first thing this morning, one of the best, most heartfelt and true articles i've ever read on any musician, your writing is as brilliant as John's music, cheers.

[mellenheadinohio]

wow!  what a great job David.  you nailed it over and over.

well done!

i shared it on facebook.

[marilynb]

very good writing.  thats funny your grandfather lived in a small town called thornton.  i lived in a town called thornton, however, the population is way smaller 800 people and to this day and if you really want to visit a small town lehr north dakota would be the place where my dad was born in 1910. population 80 even today. now thats a small town.

keep the faith / peace & love

[dolly23]

Excellent article.  Thanks for posting this.

[marianne123]

I really enjoyed your article. Thank you for a great read!

[Mellenfan71]

So well done

[Rhonda2]

Thanks David! Intersting read. Bookmarked the site.

[Mellenfan71]

Wanted to mention: This article is very well researched.

[dusty947]

One of Many of John's TRUE fans..... It was written like many of the songs that he sings.

[Mellenfan71]

One of Many of John's TRUE fans

Bingo, nice to see such a postive one as  well

[mitch1982]

Thank you for this powerful and personal article. 

whenever I play a Mellencamp song, I almost never think about Mellencamp. I almost always think about me...

and I must add... those around me. 

Many songs speak to me and reflect my day to day life and also those people that have been and continue to be in it.

Rest assured there are plenty of "small town"  folk with kind caring mentalities in the big city too.