The Never Ending Pool

"Some are mathematicians ... ." Definitely, not Bob.

Thanks for that post, rc. It's just another reason why I said, "don't ever leave us, don't ever go," the other day.

Just a visual anecdote for you from that show; at one point, on "Watchtower," the diminutive David Mansfield began soloing on his violin. He was playing so ferociously that his bow's horsehairs began to shred. He just kept playing - more shredding - until he really had nothing left to play with, and tossed the bow aside.

The other striking image (which I recounted, once upon a time) was when a woman came rushing down an asile towards the stage, clutching a bouquet of roses. I was seated fairly high up at the side of the stage, and back of Dylan's mic. Bob, having just finished a song, spotted her, moved to the lip of the high stage, and leaned out over the edge, motioning with an outstretched arm and hand for the woman (who had a worried and desperate expression on her face, upon discovering that she couldn't pass the roses to Bob) to toss the roses to him. He leaned out even more, his right hand encouraging her to toss the bundled bouquet. She did, and with a swoop of his arm, Bob snatched the flowers out of the air. The woman looked on, with her hands to the sides of her face in momentary disbelief, and then headed back along the aisle.

Meanwhile, Bob began passing out roses while thunderous applause filled the arena. He then tossed the whole works over his shoulder towards the band members and vocalists who then began to play the closer, "Changing of the Guards."


"All Along The Watchtower," NO 11, 1978, Vancouver:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/1xzi1x

thanks. appreciated.

bob doesn't have much to say here


Bob Dylan in swedish interview from 1978. Part 1/2

or here


Bob Dylan in swedish interview from 1978. Part 2/2

Love Minus Zero/No Limit
June 20, Earls Court, London





Paris (July '78) newsclip

Baby, Stop Crying
Dortmund, Germany
June 26, 1978

- not great quality (joined-up fragments from a tv report), but three verses/choruses are almost intact, and it gives an idea of how effective the song was in live performances (it hasn't been played since '78)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfbCV4LD4hM&eurl=http://bearlyrambling.blogspot.com/2008/07/picnic-at-blackbushe-aerodrome-30-years.html


http://bearlyrambling.blogspot.com/2008/07/picnic-at-blackbushe-aerodrome-30-years.html

sometimes tough choices

have to be made.

the craft fair, the festival of flowers, the dinosaur lecture or bob?

or you could go and then write a sex comedy!



shane connaughton had greater success as the screenwriter of the movie, my left foot


edited to add recent youtube link (containing images of blackbushe crowd)

Earls Court, London
June 20, '78
All Along the Watchtower
(great David Mansfield violin solos)