THE BOB CATS NEWSLETTER MAY 28, 2021.
CELEBRATING THE ART AND THE MANY LIVES OF BOB DYLAN • NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATE SONG & DANCE MAN. INSPIRED BY THEME TIME RADIO HOUR AND THE SPIRIT IN WHICH IT WAS MADE. ESTABLISHED 2006 BY PETER HOLST • 14 YEARS AND RUNNING. HTTPS://THEBOBCATSNEWSLETTER.WORDPRESS.COM
Welcome to another edition of the Bob Cats Newsletter. It's night time in the big city. A hard rain’s whipping towerblocks and brownstones, parlors and delis, hotels and bars along Main Street flooding gutters and sewers, it’s been pouring seven days and seven nights. Water rising everywhere, a streetcar named Baranavichy Square’s stuck in its tracks, water above its wheels, doors open, sparks flying, abandoned. The Saint James Hotel is boarded up, its guests regrouped on the 5th floor. The cracked actor in a wheelchair peering out through the windows on the second floor above The Black Swan, trashcans, prams and cardboards floating by. A man in a dress shirt up to his waist in water carrying his fair-haired daughter on his shoulders, she’s carrying a teddy bear on her shoulders that’s waving a cocktail umbrella high. Hector and Zedrina of The Corona King Circus in thyme colored oilskins and yellow sou’westers on stilts, a loose black steed, blood on its saddle. People leaning out of the windows, screaming, howling, crying, the mayor of the city Steven van Cortlandt, broken umbrella in hand, soaked to the bone, standing on a pile of gravel on a barge drifting down the windy street proclaiming: …be strong, be calm, do not panic, help is on its way! The Fire Brigade on 11th Street are rained in, garage doors blocked, cannot move a foot nor a wheel, standing still smoking, swearing on top of the red brick fire station overlooking a city turned into an urban archipelago. As the door opens the cracked actor gets out of the chair, a vintage walnut piece inscribed Lady Joan of Cobb 1870-1812 on the back, his nextdoor neighbors, Sophia and Giuseppe Aldobrandini, Sicilian royalty in exile, treat him to a spaghetti carbonara supper, a bottle of Fat Bastard and a shot of Barrique apricot brandy. They all sit down by the dining room table as raindrops batter the rooftop. ••• ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER THE BOB CATS NEWSLETTER KEPT THE VIEW. ••• HAPPY 80TH JUBILEE STUFF BOB DYLAN AT 80: ROLLING STONE OPENS ITS DYLAN ARCHIVE AS THE ROCK LEGEND CELEBRATES A MAJOR MILESTONE. https://www.rollingstone.com/bob-dylan-archive-songs-discography-album-reviews-interviews/ DYLAN AT EIGHTY. https://link.newyorker.com/view/5be9e45e2ddf9c72dc5dbbdfe8q52.940w/ea4f8d43 SUNDAY READING: BOB DYLAN AT EIGHTY. https://www.newyorker.com/books/double-take/sunday-reading-bob-dylan-at-eighty IT AIN'T ME YOU'RE LOOKING FOR: BOB DYLAN AT 80. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/m000w331?fbclid=IwAR3HP_pNnxU3wZKsZyNxOUbIGKIX- MWoJOIh2YbqtE3oDomYfIu_DSc1Njc BOB DYLAN AT 80: INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR RICHARD F. THOMAS AUTHOR OF WHY BOB DYLAN MATTERS • MAY 24, 2021. https://www.kalporz.com/2021/05/bob-dylan-at-80-interview-with-professor-richard-f-thomas-author-of-why-bob-dylan- matters/ DYLAN ÖVERLEVDE MEDELÅLDERN GENOM ATT TURNERA • MAJ 23, 2021. https://www.gp.se/kultur/kultur/dylan-%C3%B6verlevde-medel%C3%A5ldern-genom-att-turnera- 1.47792008?push%3Dfollow%26utm_source%3Dapp- push%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_campaign%3Dfollow=&fbclid=IwAR3LlOPkk5xp1dtw7tYKXh_paM6Tp2A1LhHzR m6oj38cLqwwHfocvUkDWKE BOB DYLAN AT 80: IN PRAISE OF A MIGHTY AND UNBOWED SINGER-SONGWRITER • MAY 22, 2021. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/22/bob-dylan-at-80-in-praise-of-a-mighty-and-unbowed-singer-songwriter THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGING BUT HERE’S WHY DYLAN STILL MATTERS • MAY 22, 2021. https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/nostalgia/3164176/the-times-they-are-a-changing-but-bob-dylan-still-matters-at-80/ STREAM: GET BORN KEEP WARM: BOB DYLAN 80TH BIRTHDAY SPECIAL • 4:00:08. https://www.mixcloud.com/DublinDigitalRadio/get-born-keep-warm-bob-dylan-80th-birthday-special-21-05-21/ HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY BOB DYLAN! MAY 21, 2021. https://www.musicconnection.com/kubernik-happy-80th-birthday-bob-dylan/ HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY BOB DYLAN TEACHER OF THE AMERICAN SOUL • MAY 21, 2021. https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2021/05/21/bob-dylan-80th-birthday-american-soul-240723 BOB DYLAN AT 80: TRACING THE LEGACY OF ROCK AND ROLL’S POET LAUREATE FROM THE 1960S TO TODAY • MAY 21, 2021. https://www.everythingzoomer.com/arts-entertainment/2021/05/21/bob-dylan-at-80-tracing-the-legacy-of-rock-and-rolls- most-legendary-poet-from-the-1960s-to-today/ BOB DYLAN A MAN WHO GAVE HIMSELF THE RIGHT TO BE BORN OVER AND OVER AGAIN. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-23/happy-80th-birthday-bob-dylan-man-reborn-over-and-over-again/100146970 ••• NEWS FLASH & RUMORS THE BOB CATS NEWSLETTER CELEBRATES ITSELF. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwCg1c8lTKU BOOK: DYLAN DISCOVERED OR AT LEAST AS CLOSE AS ONE CAN COME • THE WORLD OF BOB DYLAN: EDITED BY SEAN LATHAM • CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS. https://americansongwriter.com/dylan-discovered-or-at-least-as-close-as-one-can-come/ INTERVIEW: BOB DYLAN CENTER CURATOR MICHAEL CHAIKEN. https://ckua.com/listen/interview-bob-dylan-center-curator-michael-chaiken/ VIDEO: MOST OF BOB’S MUSICARES FOUNDATION SPEECH • FEBRUARY 6, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WG1dy6aw9A ••• THE CONCERTS • AUDIO VIDEO AND AUDIO RECOMMENDATIONS. https://expectingrain.com/discussions/viewforum.php?f=40&sid=e1a25318701cc1e789a6004a593bdf30 HORSENS DENMARK • MAY 21, 2000 • 2:04:20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWK3vfTObNs GLASGOW SCOTLAND • JUNE 21, 1998 • 1:30:37. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ild-iM8iV6s PAVILLON DE PARIS • PARIS FRANCE • JULY 8, 1978 • 2:21:45. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GNSK96PVBk UNEARTHED VOLUME 16: ABANDONED LOVE • A LIVE COMPILATION • 1973-2019 • 81:45. https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2021/05/24/unearthed-vol-16-abandoned-love-bob- dylan/?fbclid=IwAR1eBA20CCAehtHJGs0I72UZJB4_38eByST7sE2C0XR-Q6Kv4rrvpFPh8Lk ••• THE LYRICS NEVER ENDING TOUR 1997 PART 4 • LIKE SO MANY TIMES BEFORE. https://bob-dylan.org.uk/archives/20014 MOST OF THE TIME. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bob-dylan-most-of-the-time-luther-black-cover-1173498/ BOB DYLAN AND THE PROPERTY OF JESUS (PART I). https://bob-dylan.org.uk/archives/4274 BOB DYLAN AND THE PROPERTY OF JESUS (PART II). https://bob-dylan.org.uk/archives/20018 GATES OF EDEN (1965) PART IX: I’M THE GREATEST. https://bob-dylan.org.uk/archives/19963 ••• THE SONGS • VIDEO WHEN I PAINT MY MASTERPIECE • HYDE PARK • LONDON ENGLAND • JULY 12, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwMeKPCQ3kk 15 LIVE PERFORMANCES • 2019. https://borntolisten.com/2021/05/23/bob-dylan-15-great-live-performances-from-2019/ IF NOT FOR YOU • BRIGHTON ENGLAND • MAY 4, 2002. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egj5uKbZ2bo TRYING TO GET TO HEAVEN • 2000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESzK2IL6t_M NOT DARK YET • PEPSI ARENA • ALBANY NEW YORK • JULY 20, 1999. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRF2FzcpurE I WANT YOU • MTV UNPLUGGED REHEARSAL • SONY MUSIC STUDIOS • NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK • NOVEMBER 17, 1994. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLpKiBFpdQw CAN’T WAIT • FOOTAGE: DUBLIN AIRPORT • 1993. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9IL_ujsW5Y
MY BACK PAGES • 8 LIVE VERSIONS • 4 VIDEOS • 4 AUDIOS • 1992-1999. https://www.needsomefun.net/8-versions-of-bob-dylan-my-back-pages/ SHOOTING STAR • 7 LIVE VERSIONS• 1 VIDEO • 6 AUDIOS • 1991-2013. https://borntolisten.com/2021/05/21/bob-dylan-7-brilliant-live-versions-of-shooting-star/ WHAT I’D SAY • BY RAY CHARLES • BABY, WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO? • BY JIMMY REED • REHEARSALS WITH TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS & THE QUEENS OF RHYTHM • 1985. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsqiaB9dh7o SONGS FROM THE 80’S. https://borntolisten.com/2021/05/22/bob-dylan-best-songs-from-the-80s-6-different-lists-rolling-stone-uncut-the-guardian- and-more/ TANGLED UP IN BLUE • 10 LIVE VERSIONS • 5 VIDEOS • 5 AUDIOS • 1978-2016. https://borntolisten.com/2021/05/22/bob-dylan-10-brilliant-live-versions-of-tangled-up-in-blue/ JUST LIKE TOM THUMB’S BLUES • 5 LIVE VERSIONS • 1966-2013 https://www.needsomefun.net/bob-dylan-just-like-tom-thumbs-blues-5-live-performances/ ••• THE SONGS • AUDIO TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME • HORSENS DENMARK • MAY 21, 2000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HagTKclY1K8 IT AIN'T ME, BABE • BERKELEY CALIFORNIA • MAY 25, 1995. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGXuUi1S0I8 TRUE LOVE TENDS TO FORGET • DORTMUND GERMANY • JUNE 27, 1978. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEh5yugkDqk MR. TAMBOURINE MAN • ODEON THEATRE • NEWCASTLE ENGLAND • MAY 21, 1966. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBx1CgzHqiU MR. TAMBOURINE MAN • BRISTOL ENGLAND • MAY 10, 1966. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFXwPLJ-_oU ••• THE ALBUMS & SESSIONS A CLOSER LOOK AT BOB DYLAN’S CONFOUNDING AND COMPASSIONATE CHRISTIAN TRILOGY: SLOW TRAIN COMING • SAVED • SHOT OF LOVE • 1979-1981. https://www.insidehook.com/article/music/bob-dylans-christian-trilogy THE FREEWHEELIN’ BOB DYLAN • 1963. https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/bob-dylan-reinvents-the-musical-wheel-with-the-freewheelin-bob-dylan/ BOB DYLAN • 1962. http://adventuresinvertigo.blogspot.com/2011/07/another-side-of-bob-dylans-voice.html ••• THE VIDEOS & FILMS HARD RAIN • TV-SPECIAL • BOB DYLAN & THE ROLLING THUNDER REVUE • HUGHES STADIUM • FORT COLLINS COLORADO • MAY 23, 1976 • 52:06. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0o_0b5abwA CONCERT FOOTAGE • A COMPILATION • 1966 • 48:00. https://borntolisten.com/2021/05/27/the-best-of-bob-dylan-concert-footage-from-in-1966-48min-video/ DON’T LOOK BACK • 1965 • 1:36. https://www.svtplay.se/video/9231597/se-dig-inte-om ••• THE INTERVIEWS QUOTES FROM THE 60’S. https://borntolisten.com/2021/05/23/bob-dylan-quotes-from-the-60s/ ••• THE BOOKS ESSAYS & ARTICLES THE UNLIKELY LIFESAVING QUEERNESS OF BOB DYLAN • THE BARD OF THE ’60S WASN’T GAY BUT HIS ART MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR THOSE WHO WERE • MAY 25, 2021. https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/05/bob-dylan-queer-icon-allen-ginsberg.amp WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT BOB DYLAN’S SINGING VOICE WRONG ALL THIS TIME • MAY 25, 2021. https://www.insidehook.com/article/music/bob-dylan-singing-voice THE DOUBLE LIFE OF BOB DYLAN: A RESTLESS HUNGRY FEELING 1941-1966 • BY CLINTON HEYLIN. https://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/double-life-bob-dylan RAKA VÄGEN IN I DEN VIRVELVIND SOM VAR BOB DYLANS SEXTIOTAL: THE DOUBLE LIFE OF BOB DYLAN. VOL. 1: 1941-66: A RESTLESS HUNGRY FEELING • AV CLINTON HEYLIN. https://www.dn.se/kultur/raka-vagen-in-i-den-virvelvind-som-var-bob-dylans-sextiotal/ IT’S ALL PROTEST MUSIC: BOB DYLAN AT 80. MAY 23, 2021. https://redflag.org.au/article/its-all-protest-music-bob-dylan-80
BOB MONTH: DOG DREAM • PATTI SMITH • MAY 20, 2021 https://pattismith.substack.com/p/bob-month-68f THE ETERNAL WAR BETWEEN BOB DYLAN’S BIOGRAPHERS TO FIND THEIR TRUTH • APRIL 25, 2021. https://digismak.com/the-eternal-war-between-bob-dylans-biographers-to-find-their-truth-people/ THE AUTHORS OF BOB DYLAN’S BIOGRAPHIES STARTED A WAR OF WORDS UNDER THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NOBEL LAUREATE: ONE BARKS AT THE OTHER AS A BULL DIGGER, THE OTHER AS OBSESSIVE • APRIL 20, 20221. https://pledgetimes.com/hs-analysis-the-authors-of-bob-dylans-biographies-started-a-war-of-words-under-the-80th- anniversary-of-the-nobel-laureate-one-barks-at-the-other-as-a-bull-digger-the-othe/ ROCK OF AGING: HERE’S THE PROOF BOB DYLAN WAS GOOD IN THE ’80S. https://popdose.com/rock-of-aging-heres-the-proof-bob-dylan-was-good-in-the-80s/ JAILHOUSE PHONE CALLS AND A MOVIE FROM HELL: MY LIFE WITH THE ROLLING THUNDER REVUE • JUNE 11, 2019. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-bob-dylan-rolling-thunder-revue-larry-ratso-sloman-20190611- story.html?fbclid=IwAR1HcfZax6S8xU6N5G1KbDCBN50plHO36mMVLRZG7qXiIXRoM744OLUhhpw VIDEOS: DYLAN'S HARD RAIN CONCERT • MAY 23, 1976 • FORT COLLINS COLORADO. https://dylanlive.substack.com/p/an-oral-history-of-dylans-hard- rain?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMDUxOTI3MSwicG9zdF9pZCI6MzU5OTkwNzYsIl8iOiJBRlExNyIsImlhdCI6MTYyMTc3ODY1MC wiZXhwIjoxNjIxNzgyMjUwLCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMjQ5ODEiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.mJR_MlWNYp1kPclAf_M HGm6m6Ffdy6eriPY8WTI4e3o ••• THE RADIO, THE PODS & THE NEWSLETTERS HARD RAIN & SLOW TRAINS: BOB & FELLOW TRAVELERS • DYLAN@80 SUMMARY • MAY 27, 2021. https://player.whooshkaa.com/hard-rain-and-slow-trains-bob-dylan-and-fellow-travelers MADISON IN THE SIXTIES - BOB DYLAN • MAY 26, 2021 • 7:57. https://www.wortfm.org/madison-in-the-sixties-bob-dylan/ IN PROFILE: DEFINITELY DYLAN’S LAURA TENSCHERT • MAY 24, 2021 • 28:14. https://ckua.com/listen/in-profile-definitely-dylans-laura-tenschert/ MORNING GLORY - BOB DYLAN SPECIAL • MAY 24, 2021 • 3:00:46 https://www.mixcloud.com/sohoradio/morning-glory-bob-dylan-special-24052021/ DEFINITELY DYLAN LIVE • HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY BOB DYLAN! INTROSPECTION AND LIFE LESSONS IN DYLAN SONGS THROUGH THE DECADES • MAY 23, 2021. https://www.definitelydylan.com/ https://open.spotify.com/episode/34KQy8AMwsD8BhbjBsO4uP?si=1000bc4a2add4323&nd=1 BOB DYLAN: ALBUM BY ALBUM: EPISODE 23 • SHADOWS IN THE NIGHT • MAY 23, 2021. https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvNDQ4Mzc4Ni9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk/epi sode/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL2VwaXNvZGUvNDIwNDQ1OTY?sa=X&ved=0CA0QkfYCahcKEwiAuuy0v6Lt AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ VI SNACKAR DYLAN • MAGNUS RINGBORG MED GÄSTER • AVSNITT 42: BOB DYLAN FYLLER 80 ÅR DEN 24 MAJ 2021 • EN HYLLNING FRÅN VI SNACKAR DYLAN • MAY 22, 2021. https://visnackardylan.podbean.com/ https://open.spotify.com/show/5mV1UaiskEXQ6pEuHwWJ7r?si=4GP9aWTfRCSLDWMV7YhTyw THE BOBCATS • A BOB DYLAN FAN PODCAST • EPISODE 9: JAMES CRANE • MAY 21. https://anchor.fm/the-bobcats/episodes/Episode-9-James-Crane-e10qqro PLAYLIST: BOB DYLAN SPECIALS. https://exchange.prx.org/playlists/358086 ••• 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/ NOT DARK YET. http://www.notdarkyet.org ABOUT BOB: OLOF’S FILES. https://www.bjorner.com/bob.htm THE BOB DYLAN COMMENTARIES • ANALYSIS OF LYRICS: BOB DYLAN - JOHN WESLEY HARDING. http://www.bobdylancommentaries.com/bob-dylan/your-no-good/
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••• FLASHES FROM THE PAST
Oh all the money that in my whole life I did And if I see the day spend I’d only have to stay Be it mine right or wrongfully So I’ll bid farewell in the night and be gone I let it slip gladly past the hands of my friends To tie up the time most forcefully Oh, ev’ry thought that’s strung a knot in my But the bottles are done mind We’ve killed each one I might go insane if it couldn’t be sprung And the table’s full and overflowed But it’s not to stand naked under unknowin’ And the corner sign eyes Says it’s closing time It’s for myself and my friends my stories are So I’ll bid farewell and be down the road sung But the time ain’t tall, yet on time you depend Oh ev’ry girl that ever I’ve touched And no word is possessed by no special friend I did not do it harmfully And though the line is cut And ev’ry girl that ever I’ve hurt It ain’t quite the end I did not do it knowin’ly I’ll just bid farewell till we meet again But to remain as friends And make amends Oh a false clock tries to tick out my time You need the time and stay behind To disgrace, distract, and bother me And since my feet are now fast And the dirt of gossip blows into my face And point away from the past And the dust of rumors covers me I’ll bid farewell and be down the line But if the arrow is straight And the point is slick Oh ev’ry foe that ever I faced It can pierce through dust no matter how thick The cause was there before we came So I’ll make my stand And ev’ry cause that ever I fought And remain as I am I fought it full without regret or shame And bid farewell and not give a damn But the dark does die As the curtain is drawn and somebody’s eyes (Restless Farewell) Must meet the dawn •••
THE COVERS • VIDEO I’LL KEEP IT WITH MINE • PS 22 CHORUS • 5TH GRADERS STATEN ISLAND NEW YORK. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCpWcoW4ET8 BUCKETS OF RAIN • ANDREA BRILLO & FRANZ BAZZANI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKwHHy2ceG8 THE 80 GREATEST DYLAN COVERS OF ALL TIME. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-bob-dylan-songs-covers-1167988/dead-weather-new-pony-2009- 1169878/ ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER • PLAYING FOR CHANGE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UHHc7POovg ••• THE COVERS • AUDIO TRYING TO GET TO HEAVEN • DAVID BOWIE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO7dnRXkCUc JUST LIKE A WOMAN • ERIC BIBB. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNoWAo2doAw DYLAN DOWN UNDER REVISITED • 12 COVERS. https://www.audioculture.co.nz/scenes/dylan-down-under-revisited DYLAN COVERS IN THE 80’S. https://popdose.com/rock-of-aging-heres-the-proof-bob-dylan-was-good-in-the-80s/ ••• HAPPY BIRTHDAY BERNIE TAUPIN • MAY 22, 1950. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Taupin TOYAH WILLCOX • MAY 18, 1958. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyah_Willcox ••• GOODBYE FOR NOW ROGER HAWKINS • 1946-2021. https://www.al.com/news/2021/05/swampers-drummer-muscle-shoals-sound-studio-cofounder-roger-hawkins-has-died.html PATRICK SKY • 1943-2021. https://bestclassicbands.com/patrick-sky-obituary-5-27-21/ ••• GOOD NIGHT The winds are hard on the eaves of this town Tearing down fruit from the ancient trees The road is hard for him that walks alone Tearing the veil to match what he sees
I pity the one who falls down Having no one who’ll raise him up I envy anyone with a friend of his own To help and feed, you can drink from cup Sit by my right, I’ll sit by your left You belong to me by law of gift Or by law of theft
The truth is hard, it brings on change in a wink The lie tastes good like candy in the rain The road is hard, it will not yield, and it won’t sink Sweet earth abound, it’ll ease your pain ••• 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. •••