just read a fascinating book – "Chronicles, Volume 1" by Bob Dylan. There are some real surprises in this book. Most of us baby boomers thought of Dylan as a man with a political agenda. It turns out Dylan wasn't trying to lead anyone anywhere. He just wanted to be a singer-songwriter. It's quite a revelation, and Dylan has an interesting way of telling the story. Dylan was a private man who tried to put his family first. He didn't want to get caught up in the '60s activism. He was conspicuously absent from Woodstock, Altamont and all the other...