THE BOB CATS NEWSLETTER APRIL 30, 2021.

CELEBRATING THE ART AND THE MANY LIVES OF • NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATE & DANCE MAN. INSPIRED BY AND THE SPIRIT IN WHICH IT WAS MADE. ESTABLISHED 2006 BY PETER HOLST • 14 YEARS AND RUNNING. HTTPS://THEBOBCATSNEWSLETTER.WORDPRESS.COM

Welcome to the Walpurgis edition of the Bob Cats Newsletter. It's night time in the big city, there’s a fire on Main Street, people from all around in perfect lines throwing things of different shapes and forms into the flames; kitchen chairs, boards’n planks, rolls of rosy wallpaper, a hall clock, a rosebud- engraved sled, a shoe box of tear-stained wrinkled love letters from Paris signed Lily, vintage skis and yesterday’s papers, boxes of nylon stockings crackle and sizzle. On the truck bed of a lorry parked on the empty lot beside The Black Swan a tiny group of thin punk-heads bellows and bawls evergreens made famous by Frank Sinatra below a painted sheet saying Zebediah & The Blackbirds. A streetcar named Willibald Mountain comes to a complete stand still outside The Saint James Hotel. The cracked actor descends after a spell at the Camarillo. A second hand 1958 suit hangs loose on his once embonpoint and rotund frame, an alto saxophone-case in his left hand, which he puts down on the cobble stone lighting a Montecristo as the night nurse wrestles down her grandfather who’s shooting holes in the fire with a Zabala shotgun shouting Marlene come home! In the distance a fire brigade’s approaching as the sirens, punks and alto saxophone lines celebrates spring and the life it brings. ••• THE BOB CATS NEWSLETTER KEPT THE VIEW. ••• NEWS FLASH & RUMORS THE CAMBRIDGE BOB DYLAN SOCIETY • THURSDAY MAY 6, 2021, 7.30 PM [LONDON TIME] - ZOOM BOBCHAT MEETING. http://johnnye.uk/TCBDS/meetings.htm?fbclid=IwAR0aNGTCrhMyXDCQfzXZI7wJN2bwUBDQ5Aah8HTGq93uFp7wjkpnA0I qZ9w#T DANIEL LANOIS TALKS OF AND TIME OUT OF MIND. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkNn2FMPVEo YOU LOSE YOURSELF YOU REAPPEAR: THE MANY VOICES OF BOB DYLAN • BY PAUL MORLEY. https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/You-Lose-Yourself-You-Reappear/Paul-Morley/9781471195143 BOBBY BOY - ÅTERRESAN • AV STIG HANSÉN. https://bokforlagetatlas.se/bocker/bobby-boy-aterresan/ BOB DYLAN TALKING ON THE RADIO 1966 FULL VERSION 26TH JANUARY 1966. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG1pITY_m8E ••• THE CONCERTS • AUDIO VIDEO AND AUDIO RECOMMENDATIONS. https://expectingrain.com/discussions/viewforum.php?f=40&sid=e1a25318701cc1e789a6004a593bdf30 ROME ITALY • APRIL 17, 2009 • 23:32. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmgLIabG_TU VIDEO: BRIXTON ACADEMY • LONDON ENGLAND • MARCH 31, 1995 • 1:47:48. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3Cp1FTAzWg A COMPILATION OF LIVE RECORDINGS 1994-2018 • 46:06: • ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER • LOVE SICK • ABSOLUTELY SWEET MARIE • • I WANT YOU • SHELTER FROM THE STORM • DON'T THINK TWICE, IT'S ALL RIGHT. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnvlGdo7D14

VIDEO: BOB DYLAN: ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 1969 • 15:50: • • MAGGIE'S FARM • • ONE TOO MANY MORNINGS • I PITY THE POOR IMMIGRANT • THE MIGHTY QUINN • MINSTREL BOY. https://videos.pair2jeux.tube/videos/watch/4b91720d-6860-4a13-a4fb- 90351ce47a73?title=0&warningTitle=0&start=3s&fbclid=IwAR0johKfpK2WlNT7wt3KDMuN-cdfe- e34cSfuvl7Si43pWcMoZDDpxadUfE ••• THE LYRICS STONE WALLS AND STEEL BARS. https://www.needsomefun.net/stone-walls-bob-dylan/ BOB DYLAN AND THOMAS HARDY • PART VIII • AND 7 CURSES AS NOWHERE ELSE. https://bob-dylan.org.uk/archives/19629 ••• THE • VIDEO DESOLATION ROW • OSLO NORWAY • APRIL 4, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_LyYwO4FcM JUST LIKE TOM TUMB’S BLUES • ARGANDA DEL REY SPAIN • JULY 6, 2008. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHqJtbhYYTw • BRIXTON ACADEMY • LONDON ENGLAND • NOVEMBER 24, 2005. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtqV7eAXozY IT DOESN’T SEEM RIGHT • SAINT LOUIS MISSOURI • MARCH 2, 2004. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0Wcy6aaNTo NOT FADE AWAY • BY BUDDY HOLLY • DULUTH MINNESOTA • JULY 3,1999. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8vaF8A6Kzo SEVEN DAYS • WITH RON WOOD • LONDON ENGLAND • JUNE 29, 1996. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnDE1848ILQ SHELTER FROM THE STORM • FORT COLLINS COLORADO • MAY 23, 1976. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovVM3wjmA2A ••• THE SONGS • AUDIO THUNDER ON THE MOUNTAIN • TECHNICAL BREAK • BLOWING IN THE WIND • MADRID SPAIN • MARCH 27, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-GjDF9MWfQ SEÑOR (TALES OF YANKEE POWER) • BEACON THEATRE • NEW YORK CITY NY • APRIL 28, 2005. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3ojICGBZjE DESOLATION ROW • FOR ALLEN GINSBERG WHO HAD PASSED AWAY ON THIS DAY • MONCTON NEW BRUNSWICK CANADA • APRIL 5, 1997. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-L5v6DTc-E ANGEL FLYING TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND • BY WILLE NELSON. https://borntolisten.com/2021/04/29/bob-dylan-angel-flying-too-close-to-the-ground-willie-nelson/ EVERY GRAIN OF SAND • 5 LIVE VERSIONS • 1984-2002. https://www.needsomefun.net/bob-dylan-every-grain-of-sand/ WE BETTER TALK THIS OVER • CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA • DECEMBER 10, 1978. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8qhAQTvnns I WANT YOU • STATE FAIR ARENA • OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA • MAY 18, 1976. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcdPgl6B2dc LET ME DIE IN MY FOOTSTEPS • 4 VERSIONS 1962-1963. https://borntolisten.com/2021/04/25/bob-dylan-4-versions-of-let-me-die-in-my-footsteps/ ••• THE & SESSIONS STUCK INSIDE OF DYLAN WITH THE COMPLETIST'S BLUES AGAIN: BOB DYLAN'S BOOTLEG SERIES VOLUME 12. http://www.notthepublicbroadcaster.com/do-androids-dream-of-pop-culture/2015/10/22/stuck-inside-of-dylan-with-the- completists-blues-again-bob-dylans-bootleg-series-volume-12 BEFORE THE FLOOD • BOB DYLAN AND • 1974. https://thereversecollector.blogspot.com/2021/04/bob-dylanthe-band-before-flood-1974.html ••• THE VIDEOS & FILMS COLD IRONS BOUND • FROM THE SOUNDTRACK OF 2003. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hO-83CIVKM •••

THE BOOKS ESSAYS & ARTICLES BOB DYLAN APPRECIATION SOCIETY: VOL 3: SOCIETY, PROTEST & CLASSIC STORY SONGS • APRIL 23, 2021. https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2021/04/bob-dylan-appreciation-society-vol-3/ TWO FILMS ABOUT THE ROLLING THUNDER TOUR PART 2. https://chrisgregory.org/2021/04/24/you-must-forgive-me-my-unworthiness-two-films-about-the-rolling-thunder-tour-part- two/ WHY DID BOB DYLAN CHANGE HIS NAME FROM ROBERT ALLEN ZIMMERMAN? https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-bob-dylan-changed-his-stage-name-robert-allen-zimmerman/ BOB DYLAN’S DESIGNER BRINGS IT ALL BACK HOME. https://variety.com/2013/biz/features/bob-dylan-house-designer-1200406286/ BOOK: BOB DYLAN IN LONDON: TROUBADOUR TALES BY JACKIE LEES AND K.G. MILES. https://number9reviews.blogspot.com/2021/01/book-review-bob-dylan-in-london.html BOOK: BOB DYLAN (REVISED ILLUSTRATED EDITION) BY ROBERT SHELTON. https://www.xsnoize.com/book-review-bob-dylan-no-direction-home-revised-illustrated-edition-by-robert-shelton/ ••• THE RADIO, THE PODS & THE NEWSLETTERS HARD RAIN & SLOW TRAINS: BOB & FELLOW TRAVELERS • BACK TO NEW YORK CITY: CITIES WHERE BOB DYLAN RECORDED PT 12 • APRIL 29, 2021. https://player.whooshkaa.com/hard-rain-and-slow-trains-bob-dylan-and-fellow-travelers NOTHING IS REAL • SEASON 4 • EPISODE 7: THE - PART 1 • APRIL 28, 2021. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast/id1462587848?i=1000518895515 https://play.acast.com/s/nothing-is-real-a-beatles-podcast/nothingisreal-season4-episodethetravelingwilburys-partone A HEADFUL OF IDEAS • SEASON 1 • EPISODE 6: SPANISH IS THE LOVING TONGUE • APRIL 28, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDuBCr5xles&t=4s BOB DYLAN: BY ALBUM: EPISODE 21 • HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED • APRIL 25, 2021. https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvNDQ4Mzc4Ni9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk/epi sode/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL2VwaXNvZGUvNDIwNDQ1OTY?sa=X&ved=0CA0QkfYCahcKEwiAuuy0v6Lt AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ DYLAN'S FORGOTTEN GASLIGHT GIG • 1963-03-31 (?) GASLIGHT CAFÉ NEW YORK NY. https://dylanlive.substack.com/p/dylans-forgotten-gaslight-gig VI SNACKAR DYLAN • MAGNUS RINGBORG MED GÄSTER • AVSNITT 38: HORACE ENGDAHL • HIGHLANDS • APRIL 24, 2021. https://poddtoppen.se/podcast/1527543174/vi-snackar-dylan https://open.spotify.com/show/5mV1UaiskEXQ6pEuHwWJ7r?si=4GP9aWTfRCSLDWMV7YhTyw THE BOBCATS • A BOB DYLAN FAN PODCAST • EPISODE 7: JESS MEEHL • APRIL 23. https://anchor.fm/the-bobcats/episodes/Episode-7-Jesse-Meehl-euipdg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mKv9ArdaHQ ••• THE ARCHIVES THE THEME TIME RADIO HOUR. http://www.themetimeradio.com/all/ http://expectingrain.com/discussions/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=87014 EXPECTING RAIN. https://www.expectingrain.com/ . http://www.notdarkyet.org ABOUT BOB: OLOF’S FILES. https://www.bjorner.com/bob.htm THE BOB DYLAN COMMENTARIES • ANALYSIS OF LYRICS: BOB DYLAN - . http://www.bobdylancommentaries.com/bob-dylan/your-no-good/ •••

PHOTO OPPORTUNITY 54 BOB DYLAN PHOTOS FROM THE YEAR 1961. https://www.needsomefun.net/bob-dylan-1961/ •••

••• FLASHES FROM THE PAST

Most of the time I’m clear focused all around My head is on straight Most of the time Most of the time I can keep both feet on the ground I’m strong enough not to hate I can follow the path, I can read the signs I don’t build up illusion ’til it makes me sick Stay right with it when the road unwinds I ain’t afraid of confusion no matter how thick I can handle whatever I stumble upon I can smile in the face of mankind I don’t even notice she’s gone Don’t even remember what her lips felt like on Most of the time mine Most of the time Most of the time It’s well understood Most of the time Most of the time She ain’t even in my mind I wouldn’t change it if I could I wouldn’t know her if I saw her I can make it all match up, I can hold my own She’s that far behind I can deal with the situation right down to the Most of the time bone I can’t even be sure I can survive, I can endure If she was ever with me And I don’t even think about her Or if I was with her Most of the time Most of the time I’m halfway content Most of the time I know exactly where it went I don’t cheat on myself, I don’t run and hide Hide from the feelings that are buried inside I don’t compromise and I don’t pretend I don’t even care if I ever see her again Most of the time

(Most Of The Time)

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THE COVERS • THE FLAMING LIPS. https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-flaming-lips-share-lay-lady-lay-cover-from-upcoming-bob-dylan-tribute/ KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR • . https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/bruce-springsteen-cover-bob-dylans-classic-knockin-on-heavens-door/ YOU’RE A BIG GIRL NOW • THE MAN IN ME • LIKE A • KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR • GOIN’ TO ACAPULCO • MY MORNING JACKET WITH JIM JAMES. https://borntolisten.com/2021/04/27/my-morning-jacket-sings-5-bob-dylan-songs-happy-birthday-jim-james/ KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR • JERRY GARCIA BAND • GOLETA CALIFORNIA • MAY 2, 1977. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MbtU7gUDag 122 COVERS OF BOB DYLAN SONGS. https://bob-dylan.org.uk/archives/19545 ••• HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILLIE NELSON • APRIL 29, 1933. https://www.beachamjournal.com/journal/2021/04/willie-nelson-is-88-years-old-today.html https://borntolisten.com/2021/04/29/bob-dylan-angel-flying-too-close-to-the-ground-willie-nelson/ JIM JAMES • APRIL 27, 1978. https://borntolisten.com/2021/04/27/my-morning-jacket-sings-5-bob-dylan-songs-happy-birthday-jim-james/ ••• GOODBYE FOR NOW ANITA LANE • 1958-2021. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/28/anita-lane-singer--who-collaborated-with-nick-cave-dies https://leighgbankspreservationsociety.blog/death-should-not-be-the-end-for-anita-as-she-says-goodbye/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/anita-lane-tribute-nick-cave-rob-sheffield-1162493/ DENNY FREEMAN • 1944-2021. Denny Freeman performed with Bob 2005-2009 and played on Modern Times. https://www.guitarworld.com/news/austin-guitar-great-denny-freeman-who-played-with-jimmie-and-stevie-ray-vaughan-dies- aged-76 https://eu.austin360.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/04/25/austin-blues-guitar-great-denny-freeman-dies-toured-bob- dylan/7378738002/ https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2021-04-25/denny-freeman-the-graceful-guitarist-who-made-everyone-sound- better-has-died/ https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2021-04-27/beyond-the-horizon-with-denny-freeman/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyone-loves-guitar/id1278568639?i=1000510271483 DESOLATION ROW • WITH DENNY FREEMAN • GELSENKIRCHEN GERMANY • JULY 2, 2006. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEApAbzBMNA ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER • BEYOND THE HORIZON • WITH DENNY FREEMAN • AUSTIN TEXAS • SEPTEMBER 15, 2007. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ImvKbrNJUM BARRY MASON • 1935-2021. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/26/barry-mason-obituary AL SCHMITT • 1930-2021. https://americansongwriter.com/al-schmitt-talks-bob-dylan/ https://www.musictech.net/news/industry/al-schmitt-dies-91/ https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/al-schmitt-recording-bob-dylans-shadows-night ••• GOOD NIGHT She’s immune to words of reason and to whatever he may say He’s aligned to what he thinks is right no matter what she’ll do Look to the right, turn to the left, looking for the crash to come Lifted up by trade winds, sails torn asunder, dragged down deep dark shaft Resign, renounce and yield your ancient reign as Lear once did, behold his fate My advice to you is run away, kneel down, submit yourself to slavery or with taste make your getaway. ••• HTTPS://THEBOBCATSNEWSLETTER.WORDPRESS.COM The Bob Cats Newsletter is inspired by Theme Time Radio Hour and the spirit in which it is made. All words by Peter Holst unless otherwise indicated, ’Flashes from the past’ by Bob Dylan. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, let me know and you’re off the hook. ©peterholst2021. •••