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Like many of you, I've been a long-time Bob Dylan fan.
To fight off the cold Detroit winter of 1964, I received a fleece-lined, camel-colored suede coat, which I wore as I pantomimed Dylan at the 7th-grade holiday talent show. While air-strumming an acoustic guitar, I faked playing a harmonica held by a bent coat hanger. I’m not sure how many of my classmates understood a word of it. But they loved it! They laughed at the funny lyrics and me in my sunglasses and wig. I thought I was cool.
I chose "I Shall Be Free No.10" to fake-perform because of the very first verse. Bob said to me, he was average, common too, and we were just alike. Of course, we were not just alike, but I wanted to believe he was. Musically, I'm inept; I can't play or sing a note. As a 60s tween, I found many of Bob's songs mystifying, his voice mesmerizing, and the lyrics visually intriguing. That was good enough for me to remain a fan for over 60 years.
I’ve seen Bob Dylan in concert more than a dozen times. The first two times, in 1974, backed by The Band, in Toronto, Canada, and Ann Arbor, Michigan. And then numerous times with various band configurations throughout his Never-Ending Tour.
What was I thinking? — It began as an “after retirement” hobby of sorts. His first original song to be published was “Song To Woody," so it became the subject of my first composition — delving into who inspired him, his friends, foes, and all the good people that traveled with him.
After that, it was July 26, 1965 – The Morning After Going Electric — it got me thinking — WHAT WAS HE THINKING?
By the time I tackled Bob Dylan Looks Out From Desolation Row I was deep into it, there was no looking back.
With over 700 Bob Dylan songs… I've only just begun.
Dan Carpenter
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