A Fan Experience
I’ve seen Dylan in many different venues — hockey arenas, 100,000-seat stadiums, and a variety of mid-sized theaters. But one time he decided to play a small club In Philadelphia, the Trocadero, and I was fortunate enough to grab a ticket from the box office when they went on sale, since I worked nearby. The …
Read More “Rank # 8. Dec 11, 1997, Trocadero Theater, Philadelphia.”
Dylan surprised a lot of people (what else is new) when he went into the whiskey business in the last few years. CEOWorld has just published an article examining the story behind the business. Check it out, it’s a quick read.
Songwriter and theater director Jacques Levy co-wrote seven songs on the classic 1976 Desire album, and now his widow is suing Dylan for a share of the profits from his catalog sale to Universal. Read more here.
The day I saw Dylan at the beginning of his Never Ending Tour.
One of the more unique Dylan shows I have seen was the double bill with Paul Simon at this indoor/outdoor amphitheater in Camden, just across the river from Philadelphia. The venue changes its name each year it seems, but the place has been there for more than 25 years. While this show was not a …
An excellent soundboard recording of a Dylan performance during the Love and Theft tour in 2002 from Atlanta has just surfaced on YouTube. Dylan’s live performances during this time period were very inspiring, and this show is no exception. While thousands of unauthorized Dylan live recordings exist, what makes this recording so special, besides the …
To mark what would have been David Bowie’s 74th birthday, an unreleased recording of him singing “Tryin’ To Get To Heaven” from Dylan’s 1997 Time Out of Mind album has been released as a single, with the other side being John Lennon’s “Mother.” Bowie recorded the Dylan song for his LiveandWell.com live album but it …
Lukas Nelson, son of Willie and leader of his band Promise of the Real, have released a bluesy cover of “Meet Me in the Morning” from the Blood on the Tracks album. The recording is part of their #soundchecksongs series. You can view the video below.
Far Out magazine just did a nice piece on how Kurt Vile turned on Adam Granduciel of the War on Drugs to Bob Dylan, and also posted a video of the band doing “Tangled Up In Blue.” It’s a good article and great performance. Check it out here.
I have about 20 more shows to collect memories and memorabilia from and will be adding those along the way. For a list of all the times I’ve seen Dylan, go to the All My Shows page.