One would hope that every generation had its Robert Zimmerman, eh. Don't think they all do, though. I was really There when the times they were a-changin' in the 60s, so of course I don't remember much -g-. Pretty oblivious at the time to the great majority of the words to the tunes, but Dylan from the start shook me right to the roots - richer, more flexible, more portable, more concise imagery I can't imagine. You can make anything out of Dylan you want by picking the right song and interpreting it the way you want, imho - for me 'My Back Pages' is hope for the species, an affirmation of the incredible adaptability of the human mind - we can screw up a lot while proud 'neath heated brow, but we can get over it, change, and look back and say 'But I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now'. Of course, we must be careful to never trust anybody over sixty -g- ..... A lot of people think he's depressing, but imho either they're not listening or they're just determined to be old.
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He kind of lost me on the Christian stuff, but then he got over that later, I hear.
Doesn't matter that much, if he got himself elected Pope I'd still buy him a beer if he stopped by ...... cheers, all ....... marcos
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