“The one, the only Prairie Prince” by Legendary columnist Herb Caen

December 11, 2023

Every picture tells a story, story. Legendary columnist Herb Caen had written a glowing piece in the San Francisco Chronicle on this hot new band called The Tubes and referred to their drummer as “The one, the only Prairie Prince.” So we had this shirt made up, took a picture and sent it to Herb along with one of P.P.’s splintered sticks—which, I’m told was cherished by Herb and kept not far from his Pulitzer Prize. By the way, kindly note Prairie is wearing around his neck the pecker bone of a raccoon—an heirloom from his awesome dad, Charlie Prince.
— Edwin Heaven, writer