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DJ Bunny Ears says...
Nov 19, 2009

I can't see my reflection in the water/I shall be released.

Seeing Dylan tonight at the United Palace Theater up in Harlem.
Though some come close, his meaning in my life greatly surpasses all other music and musicians.
For me, now, getting to see him play, here at this moment in my life, in this place, in this city, with all the romance of my history pressed up against me, pushing me forward into the overwhelming scale and mystery of the great next unknown
with every thing gained and lost, all those loved, things torn,
it'll be like coming home after a very long time, from unexpected travels that have made me heart-worn, heart-stronger.

A prodigal son to the father.
A lost child to it's mother.
Beginning to the end to begin again.
A light come shining.

Tomorrow Is A Long Time by Bob Dylan  
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gjhoodmo says...
Oct 30, 2009

How Buddy Spawned Bob

Have you ever considered the possibility that Bob Dylan may never have existed if Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson hadn’t died in that 1959 plane crash? That if the buses on the Winter Dance Party  tour had been adequately heated, the world may never have heard Rainy Day Woman # 12 and 35? That if the tour had decided to visit the North Midwest in, say, July instead of February, the man who stands at the very vanguard of American music, wouldn’t exist? That instead of being the world-famous Bob Dylan touring endlessly the world’s stages and releasing a string of albums that were great, then good, then fairly lousy, then good again, Bob would be Zimmerman, possibly a lawyer in the mining town of Hibbing Minnesota?

Thought not.

Here’s the scenario: from the mid 1950s to the late 1960s package tours were common, a series of bands and performers touring together under the aegis of a promoter like Dick Clark or Alan Freed. On February 3, 1959 the Winter Dance Party was heading from Clear Lake, Iowa to Moorhead, Minnesota. The performers were near mutiny. The buses’ heating systems were no match for a Minnesota winter, and the performers had taken to sleeping in their by now rank stage outfits: anything to keep the cold out. Buddy Holly told his band that he’d charter a plane to the Minnesota gig, where they could shower and relax awhile. Somehow, young star Richie Valens and Chantilly Lace star The Big Bopper inveigled their way onto the plane, along with Holly.

People know what happened next. As Don McLean sang in American Pie it was “The day the music died.”   However, for Robert Thomas Velline of Fargo North Dakota, the exact opposite was true.

When the tour rolled into Minnesota, and everyone cried, the promoters were adamant that the show must go on. Unfortunately, three of its headliners were now dead, so a talent search was quickly organised. This is how Robert Thomas Velline, who billed himself as Bobby Vee, found himself a headliner in Moorhead Minnesota.  Prior to that, the fifteen year old Velline and his band of school pals The Shadows (not to be confused with Hank B. Marvin’s Apache combo) had never played a real engagement, let alone one which would headline on a package tour.

Needless to say, they were a hit with the teenage crowd, and Bobby Vee was catapulted to instant fame. After the show ended, Vee was offered a tour, and he needed a piano player. After auditioning some players, Vee settled on a young unknown musician who called himself Elston Gunn, and the expanded combo played a few shows before Elston Gunn enrolled at the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis under his real name Robert Zimmerman.

However, after playing with Bobby Vee, the music bug had bitten Robert hard. Before the year was out he had rebranded himself Bob Dylan and set off for New York to follow his new hero, Woody Guthrie.  The rest of this story is well known; Dylan became one of the most famous performers in the world.
Who knows what the music of the sixties would have sounded like if Buddy Holly hadn’t been killed on that snowy night in February 1959?

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Judd6149 says...
Sep 25, 2009

"Some are building monuments and others are jotting down notes..."

"Some are building monuments and others are jotting down notes...((Tags: mind map, blog posts, Bob Dylan, London, Cafe, mobile, Twitter, Simply Tweet))

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Update: This is a note for all you twitter/posterous users. 

I started using a new Twitter client on my iPhone: Simply Tweet.  Simply Tweet works well with Posterous (The 6149's blogging platform). It allows you to post long tweets to Twitter that are simultaneously posted on your Posterous blog. The Tweet ends up being the title of the post as well as appears in the body text. 

In my first post, I used email subject syntax to add tags to the post on posterous. The tags showed up as I wanted them too, but they also showed up in the body text (see above).  I didn't want that. 

SImply Tweet responded to a tweet I made about this and gave me a solution...within 5 minutes of my posting this. Here is what they said:

@Judd6149 ah. So you want to set Posterous tags? Use hashtags. #SimplyTweet converts hashtags to Posterous tags automatically so you don't need to use the email subject syntax. The advantage is if they appear early enough, they are included as hashtags in the tweet text.

That solves that. Great customer service from @simplytweet.  Give them a try if you need a (new) mobile twitter client.

And now back to our regularly scheduled program...

The picture in this post was taken at a cafe around the corner from where I am staying in South Kensington, London.  I was on the way home from the gym and decided to stop off for a double-espresso and some early morning sunshine inspiration.

I mapped out a flew blog posts ideas for The 6149 (do you think my blog knows I am talking about it in the third person?).  When I was doing this, I started singing the lyric that is the title to this post.  It is from Bob Dylan's "The Mighty Quinn". It is off his second volume of "Greatest Hits".  

Here is some commentary from The Bob from his "Chronicles" book:

Dylan in his autobiography Chronicles Volume One (published 2004), makes further reference to the song: "On the way back to the house I passed the local movie theater on Prytania Street, where The Mighty Quinn (film) was showing. Years earlier I had written a song called "The Mighty Quinn" which was a hit in England, and I wondered what the movie was about. Eventually I'd sneak off and go there to see it. It was a mystery, suspense, Jamaican thriller with Denzel Washington as the Mighty Xavier Quinn a detective who solves crimes. Funny, that's just the way I imagined him when I wrote the song The Mighty Quinn, Denzel Washington"

Indeed, Bob. Indeed.

Tune Tags

As mentioned in a 6149 post yesterday, I am introducing Tune Tags.  I have dropped in a Tune Tag playlist here for you to put your ears on. This one is chock full of different versions of "The Mighty Quinn". 
  • The Bob version is really from sessions in the basement of Big Pink with the band. I love the lazy, slurry, jangle-y feel to this one.
  • The Dead's version is a reminder of how much fun it was to go to their shows and anticipate what cover they were going to play. Great times at those shows (from what I can recall...I think everyone did dose when Quinn showed up.
  • The Hollies?  Yes, the Hollies did a folksy version of this, too.  Can you hear Gram Nash in there...?
  • Speaking of cover tunes...the curators of the cover tune, Phish do their best Dead doing Bob.
  • I had to include Manfred Mann, right?  There version is the widely know version.  Smart move covering Bob & Bruce.

Note: Apologies to @wolfgangsvault. Mate, I'll get the Tune Tags up higher in the post next time (heh heh)

The Goods

Here is another new feature I am going to use on The 6149.  The Goods is the section where I will add links that reference the post contents. It will be links, images, footers, etc.  I'll give this a go and see how it works in conjunction with Tune Tags. Let me know if it is "Too Much Monkey Business". 
p.s. another technical note: I did not add the Tune Tag playlist via Simply Tweet. I did it in the editing of the post.

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CSTC says...
Sep 22, 2009

I went Dancing with Professor Bob and Its All Good

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Hi Folks and Bob,

The CSTC Global Conversation with Professor Bob Denhardt was just absolutely
great!! Not only for Bob's beautifully articulated outline of the nexus
between dance and leadership but for the contribution from all those who
participated in the conversation. Congratulations to Linda Naiman who keeps
taking these conversations to another level.

It was so good I found myself dancing on my bicycle workout at the gym
straight after the call to, of all things, Bob Dylan's wonderfully
ambiguous "Its All Good"

Talk about me babe, if you must
Throw on the dirt, pile on the dust
I'd do the same thing if I could
You know what they say, they say it's all good
All good, it's all good

Big politicians telling lies
Restaurant kitchen, all full of flies
Don't make a bit of difference
Don't see why it should
But it's all right, 'cause it's all good
It's all good, it's all good

Wives are leaving their husbands, they're beginning to roam
They leave the party, and they never get home
I wouldn't change it, even if I could
You know what they say man, it's all good
It's all good, all good

Brick by brick they tear you down
A teacup of water is enough to drown
You oughta know if they could, they would
Whatever going down, it's all good
All good, say it's all good

People in the country, people on the land
Some of 'em so sick, they can hardly stand
Everybody would move away, if they could
It's hard to believe, but it's all good
Yeah

The widows cry, the orphans plea
Everywhere you look there's more misery
Come along with me babe, I wish you would
You know what I'm saying, it's all good
All good, I said it's all good, all good

A cold blooded killer stalking the town
Cop cars blinkin', something bad going down
Buildings are crumbling in the neighborhood
But there's nothing to worry about, 'cause it's all good
It's all good, I say it's all good, whoo

I'm gonna pluck off your beard and blow it in your face
This time tomorrow I'll be rolling in your place
I wouldn't change a thing, even if I could
You know what they say, they say it's all good
It's all good, oh yeah [ Bob Dylan Lyrics are found on www.songlyrics.com ]

And yeah, the struggle for good leadership continues and if it is imbued
with wisdom and thought that Bob has given, yeah, it will be all good!!

Thanks to all who particpated, you have made my day!!

Now, back to work.

Kind regards,
Ralph

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rahrahrah says...
Sep 16, 2009

J.PERIOD & K'NAAN "THE MESSENGERS" EPISODE #3: BOB DYLAN

Hard Rain (Messengers Remix) by J. Period & K'naan  

DOWNLAOD: J.PERIOD & K'NAAN VS. BOB DYLAN :: "THE MESSENGERS" EPISODE #3: BOB DYLAN

I was looking forward to this one the most. Just to see how they were going to flip Bob Dylan. I wanted more.

I really enjoyed all 3 episodes of The Messengers and am sad that it's over ... fingers crossed for some bonus tracks next week. 

I had a chance to see K'naan perform a live acoustic set a while back so I was sure he would have no problem tapping into the Dylan vibe. 

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Seb says...
Sep 15, 2009

You May Call Me Zimmy

I was chatting a good friend of mine on Thursday and he put the statement forward that 'Bob Dylan songs are always better when sung by other people'. A very controversial statement but one that I may concede is rather true. Take All Along The Watchtower - the original Dylan version sounds ordinary and flaccid while the Jimi Hendrix Experience version is a bombastic psychedelic workout (with fantastic guitar work, as expected). Dylan is a genius and will always be for his songwriting talents but is his legacy of performing is less considerable?

Another case in point is today's rather magical video. I found this quite a while back but still think it's amazing, after watching it for the hundredth time. Taking on his classic Gotta Serve Somebody, Booker T and MGs turn it a complete Stax blues and soul workout, including a very rare singing appearance by Booker T himself. The original has a much slower tempo and less instrumentation. This was for the Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert but this is missing from the DVD. If you want to find this, you'll have to look for the Time Is Tight box set, where the live audio version can be found.

The question is, do these 'improved' renditions taking away the subtly from the songs and transform them into standard rock and roll songs? Or do they make them something greater than Dylan could have imagined...

(On a side note, bobdylan.com is a great website, very comprehensive with accurate lyrics for all his songs!)

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rahrahrah says...
Sep 02, 2009

K’NAAN Delivers The Messengers

Let's Start (Messengers Remix) by J. Period & K'naan  

 

Somali-born, Toronto-based MC K’NAAN has teamed up with mixtape master J.Period to drop 'The Messengers' a remixing of the classic work of Fela Kuti, Bob Marley and Bob Dylan.      

I became a K’NAAN fan when I had a chance to see him perform live at the Steve Madden Store on the Lower East Side while promoting his album 'Troubadour' and I have several J. Period mixes on my hard drive. When I read about this on 2dope a few weeks back I was hyped. Well the wait is over and the first installment is here and its dope. K’NAAN is already adept at incorporating African rhythms so meshing with Fela is natural.  I'm  surprised that Fela's hard driving, repetitive beats are not sampled more.    

In our world today, in The world of sound, music and rhythm, within it who has a message, who has something to say to us? Who has a way to propel us forward? I feel like Fela Kuti did. Bob Marley did. Bob Dylan did. And I hope I do.
K’NAAN - "Messengers & Prophets (Interlude)

I appreciate that K'NAAN is using hip hop as a vehicle for shining a light on Africa (and Somalia specifically) and the immigrant experience. I admire him for taking on the mantle of being a messenger for this generation.     

The Messengers will be released in 4 parts over the course of 4 weeks.
A new release every Tuesday in September, beginning with a tribute to Fela Kuti (September 1), Bob Marley (September 8), Bob Dylan (September 15), and culminating in the release of The Messengers in its entirety (including additional bonus tracks and artwork) on September 

DOWNLOAD: The Messengers Episode 1: Fela Kuti

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Wayne Schulz says...
Aug 28, 2009

What recession? Amazon selling set of 7 limited edition Bob Dylan Harmonicas - for $25,000

This is a complete set of seven Marine Band harmonicas in the natural keys of C, G, D, F, A, B, and E, which have been played and hand-signed by Bob Dylan. The harmonicas are displayed in an inlaid ebony box, handcrafted exclusively for Bob Dylan. Limited to twenty-five sets worldwide, this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Bob Dylan fans.

Recession - what recession?

     
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http://www.amazon.com/Dylan-Hand-Signed-Hohner-Marine-Harmonicas/dp/B0021VX990/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=musical-instruments&qid=1251492963&sr=1-1

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hinterspelunk says...
Aug 21, 2009

johnny cash + bob dylan

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Wayne Schulz says...
Aug 14, 2009

You're Bob Dylan? 20 Something NJ police want to see some ID

You're Bob Dylan? NJ police want to see some ID

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By WAYNE PARRY

Rock legend Bob Dylan was treated like a complete unknown by police in a New Jersey shore community when a resident called to report someone wandering around the neighborhood.

Dylan was in Long Branch, about a two-hour drive south of New York City, on July 23 as part of a tour with Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp that was to play at a baseball stadium in nearby Lakewood.

A 24-year-old police officer apparently was unaware of who Dylan is and asked him for identification, Long Branch business administrator Howard Woolley said Friday.

"I don't think she was familiar with his entire body of work," Woolley said.

The incident began at 5 p.m. when a resident said a man was wandering around a low-income, predominantly minority neighborhood several blocks from the oceanfront looking at houses.

The police officer drove up to Dylan, who was wearing a blue jacket, and asked him his name. According to Woolley, the following exchange ensued:

"What is your name, sir?" the officer asked.

"Bob Dylan," Dylan said.

"OK, what are you doing here?" the officer asked.

"I'm on tour," the singer replied.

A second officer, also in his 20s, responded to assist the first officer. He, too, apparently was unfamiliar with Dylan, Woolley said.

The officers asked Dylan for identification. The singer of such classics as "Like a Rolling Stone" and "Blowin' in the Wind" said that he didn't have any ID with him, that he was just walking around looking at houses to pass some time before that night's show.

The officers asked Dylan, 68, to accompany them back to the Ocean Place Resort and Spa, where the performers were staying. Once there, tour staff vouched for Dylan.

The officers thanked him for his cooperation.

"He couldn't have been any nicer to them," Woolley added.

How did it feel? A Dylan publicist did not immediately return a telephone call seeking comment Friday.


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