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Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 07:39AM 
Irony.
It is the fairest of the seasons (early June, the solstice this Sunday, June 21st as we revolve on our axis and tip a little bit more toward the sun on this, the longest day) and the two songs that most apply to this moment, (these days, as Nico mournfully sings in “These Days”) are “The Fairest of the Seasons” by the Velvet
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 06:43PM When pondering what Dylan album might be crying out in the wilderness for celebration, reappraisal and re-imagining, Nashville Skyline very well might not register much of a blip on the radar screen. Its relative brevity and generalized Music City tone make it easy to overlook despite its genuine moments of poetry, pathos and paradox. Certainly, Dylan’s earlier catalogue or a smattering from the middle or late career suggest themselves as ripe pickins for a semi-major overhaul in the hands of a smart musician and producer.
Friday, May 1, 2009 at 06:35PM Why is is that we cannot get enough of Bob Dylan? Why are we such voracious consumers of all that he produces – hell, even if we loathe the vehicle, even if, like me, you saw a CD of songs sold through Starbucks that has, we are told, influenced Dylan, you bought it anyway, maybe hating yourself the whole time for buying into anything that had anything to do with Starbucks and music, and in particular with Dylan - not because he’s some saint, but because part of you somehow figured he was above that fray. Mind you, if you’re in there in the first place, the question to ask yourself is why the hell he should be “above” something that clearly you are not. You are there: you are buying it while you sip your chai latte. Or maybe you did not. Maybe you’re above all that. I’m not.
Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 01:22PM 
Walking north chasing the ghosts of my city and cities past
Strange addresses on yellow post-its lead me to forgotten backwater haunts
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 09:11PM 
You may never find this but right now that’s not important. The important thing is that I get this down on paper, filed away somewhere because otherwise, the historical record will be inaccurate and that pisses me off and frankly, it just seems wrong and I hate that. I studied ethics and philosophy. It bothers me that something that ought be said would be left unsaid. This may or may not be of import.
Saturday, January 17, 2009 at 07:11PM Interview Date: August 7, 2008
Phil Gounis was first drawn toward the songs of Bob Dylan in the early 1960's and never lost interest. Dylan’s work through its many changes has continued to intrigue him and influence his oeuvre as it has that of millions of inspired artists worldwide. Gounis is an American poet, novelist, archivist, filmmaker, publisher and critic. His work has been published in various media, and Gounis is well known for his Blues radio program that was popular during the 1970s, “Crackerbox” on KCLC. In the 1980s, Gounis co-founded a magazine of politics and popular culture – Steamshovel Press – with the impetus of publishing an interview with Ram Dass. His work has also appeared in River Styx Magazine. You can find out more about Phil Gounis on Wikipedia by typing in “Philip Gounis”.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 02:09PM For reasons unknown, and while I was almost all alone this New Year's Eve, I found myself listening, between doses of Handel and Beethoven countdowns on the radio, to my vinyl copy of Planet Waves.
Monday, December 29, 2008 at 09:09PM 
It’s not a surprise to anyone who knows Dylan or has seen him live that he has now, and always has had, a playful side. It’s there in person, and it’s clearly very present in his lyrics. I could name many, but right now, I have one song in mind, and that is One More Weekend. If you’ve read me before, then you already know the disclaimer, which is that I never try to interpret Dylan’s lyrics or seek any hidden meaning because I’m not Dylan and I hate that shit – and it’s been done to death. So I’m just me, and I hear what I hear and I see what I see, so it’s what Dylan means to me. That’s the best I can offer; the best, the most, I can do.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 03:44AM 
So you want to know if it’s worth buying the boxed set Tell-Tale Signs? It’s worth every penny and not simply for a die-hard Dylan fan, but if you don’t know bootlegs or like the rest of us until now, know the alternate takes of many of the songs (particularly from Oh Mercy), then you’re in for a real treat. Buy it. Get it. This is worth the time because it’s Dylan at his recent best, covering the 90s through the recent-present.
Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 06:33PM Someone asked if I knew the significance of Dylan’s eye logo/banner that drops down in concert and has for sometime now and that is likewise widely branded on a lot of Dylan merchandise at shows and the like.
Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 06:28PM 
My site has a backend search engine query, so it’s easy for me to see how people find Tant Mieux, what they searched for, and what they found. It’s interesting to see what people are searching for when it comes to Dylan. Today, I came upon, horror of horrors, “When did Bob Dylan die in a motorcycle accident?” Obviously, not a query by someone who knows a whole lot (of recent news anyway) about Dylan, but a question that begs to be addressed. I’ll tell you now,
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 05:12PM 
I’m trying to read Bob Dylan Approximately: A Portrait of the Jewish Poet in Search of God by A Midrash. I say “trying” because so far anyway, it’s not making much sense, no matter how much I want it to at the moment, because I practice Kabbalah and am heavy into the Zohar right now, I’m still not seeing all of this heavy Jewish symbolism in Bob’s work. I see a lot of Biblical references to be sure – some early on, some later when Bob went through Christian re-dux. I keep thinking of the dark-haired woman in Don’t Look Back who whispers, as Pennebaker captures her hissing, “Hav
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Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 09:31AM 
So he played “Lay, Lady, Lay” in Brooklyn. If you read “Set-List This: Bob Are You There?” Then you know this was the starred song on my list of songs I wanted him to play. Not that I, for a second, am overestimating my self-importance here, because it was perhaps likely happenstance that he chose to play that song – or perhaps not. Perhaps he even read the list and thought, Why not.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 08:41AM 
Saturday, August 2, 2008 at 05:39PM This year rock n’ roll lost one of its forefathers, Bo Diddley, and a quote we tend to remember him by is this one: “...When is people going wake up and give credit where credit is due?” This is, of course, in reference to the famous “Bo Diddley Beat,” a rhythm that Diddley first popularized and has since been used by Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, U2, and many more. After watching his Beat bring popularity to so many other musicians Bo Diddley became a sort of symbol and advocate for artistic credibility.
Saturday, August 2, 2008 at 05:35PM 
Before I even start, I must thank those who pointed out the very obvious error on my part of comparing the wrong song to “Dreamin’ Of You”, so thanks for that. I appreciate it. Having said that now, here I present a revised version that compares it to the RIGHT song, “Standing In The Doorway”.
Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 03:48PM 
So it all comes down to “Maggie’s Farm”. That’s what Obama said during a recent interview. That it’s this Dylan song (from Bringing It All Back Home, 1965) and a song of great protest – protesting protest (which was actually a recent part of a local chapter of ImprovEverywhere, for the record, with protestors protesting protest before their city statehouse; more power to ‘em) that he likes the most, and seems to identify with the most. This is the same “Maggie’s Farm” of I-won’t-be-part-of-this-club; I don’t wanna work on this farm anymore, I ain’t gonna work on this farm anymore – well I try my best, to be just like I am, but, but everybody wants me to be just like them.