Great series, Ray! So many alternate lyrics in these scribbles, and excellent job situating them in the hotels where Dylan's insomnia turned into inspiration. Ain't it just like the night....
By the way, that discarded final line from "Tempest" is adapted from Oscar Wilde's play Lady Windermere's Fan: "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
Brilliant!! We have every 'official' release of 'It Ain't Me, Babe' and it is one of our favourite Dylan songs. As Brits, we were amazed that he wrote it in London and first performed it at the Festival Hall, London. I probably read that in one of my 72 books on him (and I have read most of them) but it didn't sink in. With that letterhead, I won't forget it, now!!! Thanks again!
Bob Dylan via hotel stationery. I live for this content.
All of this is brilliant…thanks a million, Ray. I love reading it all. The detective work, wow!
Great series, Ray! So many alternate lyrics in these scribbles, and excellent job situating them in the hotels where Dylan's insomnia turned into inspiration. Ain't it just like the night....
By the way, that discarded final line from "Tempest" is adapted from Oscar Wilde's play Lady Windermere's Fan: "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
That line is used in the Pretenders "Message of Love" and until today I didn't realize it was "borrowed" from Wilde.
Brilliant!! We have every 'official' release of 'It Ain't Me, Babe' and it is one of our favourite Dylan songs. As Brits, we were amazed that he wrote it in London and first performed it at the Festival Hall, London. I probably read that in one of my 72 books on him (and I have read most of them) but it didn't sink in. With that letterhead, I won't forget it, now!!! Thanks again!
No thanks I'll leave that to you.
I’m hoping for a “Random Sightings of Bob in Person’s Neighborhood or Place of Business,”(detainment by local constabulary not necessary).