Q &A with Congressman Thaddeus McCotter ...9:22 am
TweetThe content of this post has been moved to my newer website, The Cinch Review. It can be read at this link: Q & A with Congressman Thaddeus McCotter on Bob Dylan.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Palin’s poetry ...2:53 pm
TweetThe video of William Shatner reciting parts of Sarah Palin’s farewell-as-governor-speech on the Conan O’Brien show has been all around the place — but if you haven’t seen it, you can watch below. (… continue reading …)
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Sunday, July 26, 2009
Arlo Guthrie: Republican ...9:31 pm
TweetWhen I wrote that Alec Baldwin had come out as a Republican, I was being ironic — merely highlighting his political incoherence in favoring tax breaks for the TV/film industry.
But there’s no punchline with Arlo Guthrie. It is actually true. Ron Radosh is spreading the news, quoting Arlo from today’s Sunday New York Times Magazine. (… continue reading …)
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The Stanley Brothers and Rank Strangers To Me ...12:49 pm
TweetBob Dylan recorded the song Rank Strangers To Me on his 1988 album Down In The Groove, and has performed it live on many occasions. The song was written by Albert Brumley, who is perhaps best known for writing the joyful and much-loved gospel song I’ll Fly Away. Dylan probably heard multiple artists perform Rank Strangers, but there’s no doubt he would have been very familiar with the version recorded by the Stanley Brothers. Currently on YouTube is a beautiful film clip of Ralph and Carter Stanley and musical colleagues doing this very song. Take it away, boys. (… continue reading …)
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
On Gates, Obama, Crowley and a simple twist of fate ...10:02 pm
TweetAt my other internet-based text-launching platform, The Cinch Review, I have some words on this subject: What if it hadn’t been Sgt. Crowley (who met Professor Gates that fateful day)?
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Ben Stein on America waking up to President Barack Obama ...12:15 pm
TweetAt the American Spectator, Ben Stein (an RWB Q & A subject) has a short and very to-the-point piece entitled “We’ve Figured Him Out.” Stein asserts that Americans are beginning to wake up to the fact that Obama is basically a “super likeable super leftist.” (… continue reading …)
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Friday, July 24, 2009
McCotter on Obama, Crowley and Gates ...9:12 pm
TweetA press release from Rep. Thaddeus G. McCotter (R-MI) on a House Resolution calling for a Presidential apology to Cambridge Police Sergeant Jim Crowley, which will — if necessary — be introduced on Monday. (… continue reading …)
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Bobs & Ends ...10:04 am
TweetAt Dreamtime, to honor the fortieth anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, Fred Bals looks back at all the instances in which Bob Dylan has expressed his vehement opposition to space exploration (at least by humans): Touching the Moon. Fred strings it all together very well, and there’s no question this is one of the stranger bees in Bob’s bonnet. But I just have to disagree (… continue reading …)
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Strange trip ...5:27 pm
TweetJust a note to say I know things have been sketchy and sporadic on this website lately. I thought I had gotten over a recent very irritating respiratory infection last week, but then relapsed, so my energy has been a bit low. (… continue reading …)
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Monday, July 20, 2009
Bob Dylan sings Things Have Changed at AFI Tribute to Michael Douglas ...11:21 am
TweetBob Dylan and his band performed Things Have Changed at the American Film Institute’s tribute to Michael Douglas on June 11th this year. It was broadcast on TV Land Prime last night. No matter how I twist my rabbit ears, I can’t seem to get that channel, so I was pleased to find it on YouTube this morning. See below. You might subtitle it, “Bob shows the world he can still play guitar.” (… continue reading …)
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Sunday, July 19, 2009
A Forgetful Heart from last night ...1:12 pm
TweetClick here for an mp3 of Bob Dylan performing his new song Forgetful Heart last night in Bethel, New York. As in earlier (… continue reading …)
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Saturday, July 18, 2009
More on Jimmy and Zimmy ...9:24 pm
TweetThanks to Douglas LeBlanc who e-mails this follow-up to the story of Jimmy Carter falling out of love with Bob Dylan after Slow Train Coming:
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