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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 new 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 at 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, to you, 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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