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  • A Minnesota Town and Its Not-So-Favorite Son

    08/13/2004 8:57:56 PM PDT · by Pharmboy · 22 replies · 1,155+ views
    NY Times ^ | August 14, 2004 | STEPHEN KINZER
    Steve Burmeister for The New York Times Zimmy’s restaurant is one of the rare places saluting Bob Dylan in Hibbing, Minn., where he grew up. HIBBING, Minn. - Nearly half a century ago, a scrawny youth whose artistic temperament and creative spirit had made him a misfit here left town to seek his fortune. Some people hope he never comes back. "If Bob Dylan came here to sing tonight, I wouldn't go," said Dennis Berklich, a fellow graduate of Hibbing High School. "Bob Dylan doesn't care about Hibbing, Minn., so why should we care about him? Besides that, I...