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Dylan at Desert Trip and in Las Vegas
There is no bigger fan of Dylan than my friend.
He's attended over 60 concerts and writes a blog.
Enjoy.
Saturday, October 15, 2016
I Congratulated Bob Personally: Dylan at Desert Trip and in Las Vegas
Everyone who loves Dylan’s music has a story that tells how his or her life was influenced by the bard from the North Country. In the days following Bob’s Nobel Prize honor, these are the tales that mean the most to me. Analysis of his words as great “literature,” while relevant and often insightful, do not reveal why this announcement has had such a profoundly intimate affect on so many thousands of his fans. For example, as soon as I read the news, I cried. I’ve heard of many other such reactions.
My next thought was community: I wanted to share the news. Texting commenced. Friends who like Bob, who know how much Bob has meant to me, reached out immediately. My point here is simple: Dylan’s music is an experience shared over many years, with the people we love. My wife was thrilled to discuss the news with me. She likes Bob a lot, not in the same way as me, but she has her own meaningful relationship with his art. She has her own story. Thousands of people have their own story. That is why so many of us cried, and in large part, why Dylan is so deserving of this high accolade.
My Dylan tale is complex, so entwined with my life, that in order to tell it, I included it as part of a memoir. I won’t try to summarize here, but if you’re curious, refer to other pages of this blog. Suffice to say, it began in my basement in our home state of Minnesota, took wing at a large outdoor festival in 1978 England, and had me flying to Las Vegas two days ago. My book, by the way, is called The Golden Bird.
Here I’ll stick to just the latest episode of my inner Dylan odyssey, taking place over the past week.
My next thought was community: I wanted to share the news. Texting commenced. Friends who like Bob, who know how much Bob has meant to me, reached out immediately. My point here is simple: Dylan’s music is an experience shared over many years, with the people we love. My wife was thrilled to discuss the news with me. She likes Bob a lot, not in the same way as me, but she has her own meaningful relationship with his art. She has her own story. Thousands of people have their own story. That is why so many of us cried, and in large part, why Dylan is so deserving of this high accolade.
My Dylan tale is complex, so entwined with my life, that in order to tell it, I included it as part of a memoir. I won’t try to summarize here, but if you’re curious, refer to other pages of this blog. Suffice to say, it began in my basement in our home state of Minnesota, took wing at a large outdoor festival in 1978 England, and had me flying to Las Vegas two days ago. My book, by the way, is called The Golden Bird.
Here I’ll stick to just the latest episode of my inner Dylan odyssey, taking place over the past week.
http://notesfromtheidiotchild.blogspot.com/2016/10/i-congratulated-bob-personally-dylan-at.html?m=1
