Not a great voice...but one hell of a songwriter, IMO.
1 posted on
09/27/2005 7:22:33 PM PDT by
daler
To: daler
Watching and thinking much the same thing... isn't it strange how much the hippies projected their views onto him?
To: daler
I recall when he complained about the hippies that hung around outside his house and made some mention of wanting to shoot them.
3 posted on
09/27/2005 7:24:09 PM PDT by
SittinYonder
(Flea, feather, bird, egg, nest, twig, branch, limb, tree, and the bog down in the valley - o.)
To: daler
Bob Dylan...not a bad guy.
4 posted on
09/27/2005 7:25:03 PM PDT by
SamAdams76
(What Would Howard Roarke Do?)
To: daler
Still love Gotta Serve Somebody
5 posted on
09/27/2005 7:28:30 PM PDT by
Talking_Mouse
(Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just... Thomas Jefferson)
To: daler
I always kind of got the impression he mostly just wanted to write music, and felt like he was hijacked by the Left who took "ownership" of him...
6 posted on
09/27/2005 7:30:11 PM PDT by
rlmorel
("Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does." Whittaker Chambers)
To: daler; eyespysomething
Sorry, he wanted to set fire to them, not shoot them. But he owns guns to protect himself from his radical hippy fans.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1228118/posts
On the subject of Bob Dylan, The Band was the best, and when they were behind Dylan they were a little bit better. Thanksgiving Day 1976 - I was four years old, but in my heart I was right there.
7 posted on
09/27/2005 7:30:36 PM PDT by
SittinYonder
(Flea, feather, bird, egg, nest, twig, branch, limb, tree, and the bog down in the valley - o.)
To: daler
8 posted on
09/27/2005 7:31:54 PM PDT by
willieroe
To: daler
I think Bob Dylan loves this country. He celebrates it for what it is. He always has.
9 posted on
09/27/2005 7:33:27 PM PDT by
claudiustg
(Vote for one Democrat, vote for them all...)
To: daler
Watched last night and will tune in tonite. (hasn't started here yet)
10 posted on
09/27/2005 7:37:52 PM PDT by
nuconvert
(No More Axis of Evil by Christmas ! TLR) [there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
To: daler
For anyone interested....I have just recently started the Dylan Ping List. For any of you who are fans....check my profile page for my Dylan cdr list, just got 20 new ones in...I like to trade and am happy to share stuff with folks too.
To: daler
I caught it last night and really did enjoy it.
I saw Dylan speaking a couple of years ago and thought he was at the end of the line with his slurred speech and "not with it"gaze. However, he seems to have really gotten himself in good health and he was very interesting to listen to.
Another surprise was his crediting the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem as an influence. My dad was a huge fan of those guys and I had no idea of the mutual admiration Dylan and the Clancys had for each other. I also had no idea they all spent so much time at the Cafe Wha in the Village.
Liam sitting at a bar with a pint of Smithwicks (one great beer) looked right at home.
I'm glad you started a thread about the show.
12 posted on
09/27/2005 7:43:43 PM PDT by
Cagey
To: daler; All
Yeah I did see part one last night part two going beginning in another hour here in SO CAL
16 posted on
09/27/2005 8:06:42 PM PDT by
SevenofNine
("Not everybody in, it, for truth, justice, and the American way,"= Det Lennie Briscoe)
To: daler
Great program. Great artist. Great music. Great insight into a man who changed music as it was known pre-early sixties. I taped both nights.
Personally, his music had a great impact on my own life. Like A Rolling Stone remains the #1 song for a reason....once you hear it, it remains a part of you.
Went to see him on his tour with Willie Nelson this summer.....fantastic. Dylan now seems to mumble more, but his music is effective, and still the best. His band was absolutely fantastic. No one in the audience wanted it to end. I am not that much into any other music or for going to concerts, but this was one that could not be missed.
Yep, the left tried hard to call him their own, but he consistenty shrugged them off. I'm sure he saw first-hand what they were really all about and wanted no part of the ideology.
To: daler
I saw some of this show and it was very entertaining.
I am old enough to remember those years and things were not all good, especially after the President was shot.
I think the way the press and the peace and love crowd treated Dylan tells us a lot. The press really were nasty and stupid and the disgruntled fans were a real threat.
Al Cooper quit because he knew the violence potential was very real even though he was joking about not wanting to be next to Bob when it happened.
I think maybe the members of The Band who were from Canada had played in mining town beer halls and were somewhat more used to the abuse.
And Dylan may very have been saved by the motorcycle accident that nearly killed him and took him off the stage.
To: daler
I was watching "No Direction Home" last night on Georgia Public TV and could not believe the four letter words in the 2nd part. The first part Gd and the
F word were bleeped but not in the 2nd.
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