the bob

so, if you know me you know that i love bob dylan. deeply. i first discovered bob in high school, where i thought he was sort of good, but i just didn't really get it (or i wasn't quite ready for him yet). then, when i was 21 or 22, this dude i knew had this mix tape he made called "a taste of bob." it was his own personal mix that he made specifically to introduce a new fan to the man's music. so, i got this tape, popped it in, and started driving around. the first song was "like a rolling stone." meh, i thought. i know this one. the second song was "visions of johanna." and that was IT. the song wasn't even over and i was like, "this is my favorite song in the whole world!" i was so totally blown away. to this day it remains my all-time favorite song ever, by anyone. the rest of the tape was awesome, by the way..."talking bear mountain picnic massacre blues," "abandoned love," "she's your lover now," blah blah blah. a really good sampler of bob's best. man, i wish i still had that tape, it was really good! (not that i still have a tape deck, but whatever.) the dude made a sequel, called "another helping of bob," and a third, final tape called "a side of bob/a side of beef." we joked that those tapes went platinum, because so many people had them.

i've seen bob 13 times live, and each time i saw him, i would be convinced that this was the night i was to hear "visions of johanna." and each time i was denied. i would follow the setlists, and he would play it either right before or right after my show. i've even traveled to nashville to see him, not specifically just to see him do that song of course, but thinking maybe he'd play it there, since the song was recorded there. nope. but my dream finally came true in june, when i saw bob with willie nelson (lucky show # 13). he totally played it! and i cried. it was beaufitul. i "WOOOOOO"ed so loud when he sang, "the ghost of electricity howls in the bones of her face." *sigh* best line ever.

anyway, there's the big martin scorcese PBS thingie coming up, and i am really excited about it, as he his focuising on my favorite bob era: the years after he got huge and ending at his motorcycle accident. i love crazy amphetmine mod bob. i love mellow married woodstock bob, too, but somehow not quite as much...

looks like i'll also have to go to starbucks tonight to get this new cd...and i don't care what anyone says, starbucks has some freakin' good coffee. i have an independently owned, prefectly nice little coffee shop just steps from my apartment, and i agree that they should be supported before starbucks. but they don't have a limited edition bob dylan cd, so screw them!! plus i always end up getting some new person that can't make a latte to save their freakin' life. BAH!

that is all.