Edmonton

Nice article here that extends the discussion about Tell Tale Signs. "Once he burned with revolutionary fervour, songs spilling out of a man in a hurry. Now, at age 67, he's a walking history book of the United States, keeping alive stories and musical styles that might otherwise be forgotten. His work has grace and majesty, and the breadth of his late-career resurgence is better illustrated in this collection than on any of his individual albums."

Great video 1999

Hallelujah, I'm Ready to Go in Portland shows the joy and wonder as art is made in front of your eyes.

Tour starts

The new tour kicks off. Set list is here and early review is here.

Sunday News

The following 4CD set is one to consider. It has a decade per disc orientation. Like a Rolling Stone starts off disc one and there are many more hits than misses. Some favorites include Steve Earle, Dave Alvin, The Band, Fairport Convention, Nick Drake, Jackson Browne, Sarah McLachlan, Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, Wilco, etc. etc.


This is a mildly interesting take from the Irish news. "A Playboy magazine interviewer once made the mistake of trying to ask Bob Dylan a serious question -- along the lines of what made him decide to go the singer-songwriter/voice of a generation route. Dylan looks at him from beneath his cowboy hat and, rather than walk out, offers a Sphinx-like answer: "Carelessness."

Behind the Shades

In rereading this excellent biography the rehearsal list of songs was telling. According to Chris Parker on Page 648 the following covers were rehearsed in 1989.

I Can See For Miles - The Who The Who: The Ultimate Collection

You Keep Me Hangin' On - the Vanilla Fudge Psychedelic Sundae: The Best of Vanilla Fudge

When or Where - Rodgers & Hart Songs of America from Another American

Mystery Train - Junior Parker Songs of America from Another American

12 volt March - (cannot identify)

Sweet Dreams of You - Patsy Cline Patsy Cline - The Definitive Collection

Walking After Midnight Volume 1: Walking After Midnight

Little Queen of Spades - Robert Johnson The Complete Recordings

Poison Ivy - The Coasters Poison Ivy

The Blue Ridge Mountains

High School Hop - Jerry Lee Lewis A Half Century of Hits

Mountain of Love - Johnny Rivers Secret Agent Man: The Ultimate Johnny Rivers Anthology 1964-2006

Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash Ring of Fire

Give My Love to Rose -

Love's Made a Fool of You - Buddy Holly Buddy Holly Gold

God Only Knows - the Beach Boys Pet Sounds


Now imagine all these songs, one after the next. Sort of an eclectic mix by any standards. Then you hear Theme Time Radio Hour and it all fits together.

New Date

There is a new date at the end of the Canadian tour at Oneonta, NY - Alumni Field House on November 19th. Has been added to Calendar and trying to learn how to add to Maps.

More Uncut

This article is from Jim Dickinson. "I think he’s distrustful of the recording process. He doesn’t give things time to develop in a traditional fashion. He wants the first interpretation he can get of the song. I saw the same thing working with The Rolling Stones, where they were interested in the moment of creation. Keith Richards said, “That’s where the song comes alive, the first performance.” Alex Chilton was the same way."

The Band

The Band offered some of the best music around Dylan. It was melodic, rockin' and thoughtful. Have a listen to the concert. You will not be disappointed. (Tried to keep this all about Dylan but this is too good not to share.)



The album from that time frame. Wore this one out. Before The Flood [Live With The Band, 1974]

Great Covers

Goin' To Acapulco (Album Version)
by Jim James & Calexico from the - I'm Not There soundtrack is an outstanding track that has a jaded, south-of-the-border feel that makes me want to go head south. Check it out.

Bobs Boots

This site offers huge dollops of info on Dylan bootlegs. It is a great site. Just be careful. Collecting shows can become addictive. Might offer a 12 step deal for obsessive collectors.

News on Friday

From the Wales Online an interesting take on - different strokes for different folks.

More Uncut. This has to be the best magazine going. Really 1st rate.

Lots of other stuff but most of it seems derivative or not very interesting.

Tell Tale Signs - Sales

Here is an update on how Dylan is doing with TTS. Not bad for a bunch of outtakes, alternate versions and live tracks.

Theme Time Radio Hour Boots

You can download the shows here.
Great site. Support if you can. Remember to support XM radio if at all possible. It's a great value.

Theme Time Radio Hour - Season 3/2 - Money

(1st go thru - will try to update and expand - OK to use comments for help)

Samuel Butler once said
king of hillbilly pianos - played for Gov. Fred
played on Hank Williams Jambalaya

Hobby of Kings - Penn and Teller - what kinds of coins
father retired from the jail and his hobby became his - opened a shop - Feder
shout out to - Clayton Feelgood who plays drums on this one.

James Brown always said, give some to the drummer.
James Brown - I've Got Money
CD - Star Time (4CD)

I'm kind of embarrassed and my engineer Tex Carbone, caught me in the parking lot and told me I didn't tell people about the Double-Eagle. 1907 Double-Eagle coin - 10 missing. Secret Service found 10 stolen - King Faruk of Egypt - didn't want to try to retrieve it. Cairo auction. 1996 British coin dealer. Thought secure location at World Trade Center. Just before 9/11 it was moved.

VO - part of the barter of simple people were spearheads 1st used as money, and shells, none of these

Our next song - Mentor music - Jamaica - Dr. Demento played exclusively - has been around since 19th century, ska, rocksteady, even reggae. Calypso
Session Eric Monte Morris -
Eric "Monty" Morris - Penny Reel MP3 - Penny Reel
CD - Knock Out Ska: Treasure Isle Ska Instrumentals


They say a penny won't buy you much - penny candy list - My 1st girlfriend was named Pixie Stick - I wonder what happened to ol' Pixie,
Eric Idle - Monty Python - money show
Let's go to the phones - Carbondale, IL - Carol Clark - really enjoyed, good we work hard, Beatles - Can buy me Love - little argument. she - can buy me love - Bob - Can't buy me love - you can't help some people. Money can't buy you happiness but it can give you more places to look.
More people singing lead with The Drifters, Aaron Neville - anything Clyde McFadden sings is
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters - Money Honey
written by Charles Calhoun a pseudonym for Jess Stone Jesse Stone Alias Charles


Honey - long description - Egyptian Pharaohs,

a song called "looking for money -coin flip by Al Irvin wrote the song or
Johnny Dove & The Magnolia Playboys - Lookin' For Money
Dove record label - always a sucker for a good name
Buried treasure - only one known to bury his loot - William Kidd - Long Island -

empty pockets never held anyone back, empty heads and empty hearts - Norman Vincent Peale books - Norman Vincent Peale: Three Complete Books: The Power of Positive Thinking; The Positive Principle Today; Enthusiasm Makes the Difference


Excello Record The Best of Excello Records
artist -
Slim Harpo - I Need Money (Keep Your Alibis)
Tired of excuses - New testament - Roman occupation, Roman money, foreign currency
only time Jesus reacted with violence -

music - Westminster Bank

Everly Bros were finished when they left Cadence records - but I think they - some of my favorites
The Who did it in 1966 but I'm going to stick with Don & Phil
Everly Brothers - Man With Money Man With Money (Album Version)


DB Cooper - 1971 - hijack - 200k - left from airplane over Cascades - never caught - long time ago - before terrorism - thought he was a hero -
recently some clues - money on the bank of Columbia River.
I got 20 bucks that says they don't find him. Book-DB Cooper, Where Are You?


Last week Van Morrison told us about Blue Money, this week Elvis Costello tells about clean money,
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Clean Money MP3-Clean Money CD-Rock and Roll Music - Rock and Roll Music


Money Laundering - the act of making money - placement - sends to legitimate financial institution - layering - through various financial transfer - different names, accounts, purchase high value items
integration - sale of a large item - 10mm screw driver - can use money without getting caught. Might seem easy - 2001 almost 900 money laundering convictions, average prison sentence of 6 years - ask yourself "is it worth it"

Chitlen' circuit - small clubs in black neighborhoods - many lost track after his hit "Disco Lady" - but this one sold over 1mm copies.
Johnnie Taylor - Last Two Dollars
Best of CD - The Very Best of Johnnie Taylor

$2 bill - handy, strip joints, race tracks - size of the most

movie clip - Wall Street Wall Street (20th Anniversary Edition)
- Michael Douglas - telling Charlie Sheen what it means to be wealthy -

Donny Young - really Johnny Paycheck - 1985 convicted of shooting a man, spent 2 years in prison. way before that when he was Donny Young.
Johnny Paycheck - Down To My Last Dime - CD - Shakin' the Blues


french word - FDR on one side, e plurabus unem - 1st minted in 1792

That thing that Carol said is still gnawing at me, from 1944
Tiny Grimes actually told money isn't the key to happiness but if you have enough you can have a key made - not only a great song but it has Charlie Parker CD - 20th Century Masters; The Best of Charlie Parker on it. Savoy Record label Tiny Grimes - Romance Without Finance - MP3 Romance Without Finance (LP Version) CD-Giants of Jazz Guitar - Giants of Jazz: Guitar

4 string guitar, Harlem shop, always asked why, said he couldn't afford the other two. A straight shooter, Tiny Grimes. 1944-1949


O'Jay's Greatest Hits one of the ... of the Philadelphia sound - hooked up with Gamble & Huff -
10 R&B number 1's - only got up to #3 - should have been #1

Woman on wall street - remarkably cheap - Ned injured his knee, wouldn't treat, several years later leg had to be amputated. died in 1916 left 100mm - equal to 1.5bb today.


Johnny "Guitar" Watson - You Can't Take It With You Untouchable! The Classic 1959-1966 Recordings


movie - Fargo - Fargo (Special Edition)

Albert Einstein - absolutely convinced that no amount of money can

News of Wedesday

This story now has a happy ending. A young fan who got shut out now can see Dylan in Milwaukee.

News on Tuesday

An interesting look at Dylan in the Islands sailing and meeting a local artist Banke Banx - ""He told me he was the captain of Bob Dylan's yacht in the harbor," Banx said. "He asked me to come aboard and bring a few guitars. I went aboard and met Dylan. We started playing and he was very much interested in (Banx's 1977 gospel-tinged reggae ballad) 'Prince of Darkness.' He wanted me to write out the lyrics and chord progression.
"We went for a swim, we went snorkeling, had lunch. In the evening I invited him to my home studio. I had a Tascam (recorder) n my basement. I was always ready to go. He stepped in and started to play my organ. He said, 'Bankie, I like the sound of this thing ('Prince of Darkness') can you record that?' I said, 'Bob, I've already done that.' Then he asked for a reggae bass line. Then a reggae rhythm guitar. Then he wanted some girls to sing backup vocals. I went and got two girls. One of them [Amelia Vanterpool-Kubisch] is now Director of Tourism for Anguilla. He never put his voice on the tape. He just played keyboards and gave us the harmonies."

Mississippi #1 - Tell Tale Signs

Dylan's best song is presented in a simple, sparse, emotive and thrilling version. The lyric doesn't change but he sings in a more world-weary and breathless manner. The accompaniment stays behind the vocal but stepping up when there is room. The Dobro is said to be played by Daniel Lanois and is very tasty. Just read his Wiki entry, quite a CV but not much lately. Maybe need an update. Sounds like an interesting movie to check out. Here Is What Is - Buy Here

The song adds it all up and the answer is a happy ending. Even though our days are numbered, the singer has "nothing but affection for all those who've sailed with him". It is so easy to drop into sarcasm, disappointment and disgust. Life goes on and either it is lived or endured.

Edmonton TTS

This review of the 2 disc set is short but sweet. Writer offers revealing tidbits about most of the songs. Not sure if it is helpful to a buyer. Writer does not mention Dylan's impending visit to his fair city.

Canada tour map

Here's the link with directions for anyone who wants to follow Bob this time out. Arrrggh, am I really considering this?

Election night in Minneapolis might be interesting. Obama's night?

Dylan Radio

This internet radio site plays Dylan 7*24 and is wonderful. The only non-music is when Pete, the DJ, reminds listeners to support the effort. Recently he had a fund raiser for a new disk drive. It seems to be a labor of love and offers up rare, hard-to-find, tracks and loads of live recordings.

More Uncut

Working with Dylan - "I really remember recording “Man In The Long Black Coat”. Malcolm was playing a Yamaha DX7 that Brian Eno had mastered – he had all these sounds built in. Brian had come in on the Neville Brothers record and given us a bunch of sounds for the DX7, and one of the sounds was this crickets sound. Actually, on the Neville Brothers’ Yellow Moon record, I’d found this six-storey apartment building on St Charles Avenue where we lived and recorded, and they have these bugs in New Orleans, cicadas, that make this high-pitched sound. When Brian came in with his cricket sounds, he would play this melody, and then these cicada bugs would repeat it back. It became really creepy. He would do it again, and they’d do it again, and he’d make the melody a little harder, and they would follow it, and so we were like, “Brian Eno is communicating with the insects, oh my God.”

No Nobel for Dylan

Interesting blog on his chance for the Lit. Nobel here. "With Bob Dylan, the question is how far you're allowed to stretch your appreciation. Call Bob Dylan America's Greatest Living Songwriter, and you can easily get away with it, without too many arguments. Call Bob Dylan the most important songwriter of the past 50 years and while you might get alternatives thrown out there, few people would call you irrational. But why would it be unfair to call Dylan America's Greatest Living Poet? Why would the intellectual police shut you down for saying he's the country's most important poet of the past 50 years? Is it because he's actually grown rich off of his poetry? Because people of all ages are familiar with it, can quote it, can sing along? Is it because Pulitzer's are "legitimate" awards and Grammys are "illegitimate"? "

News on Friday

Nice article. Might be good guy to watch
Pilly - "Its two discs contain a handful of how-could-he-not-release-that? outtakes (the superb "Dreamin' of You," and "Red River Shore," from the 1997 Time Out of Mind sessions); the first Robert Johnson cover he's released ("32-20 Blues"), plus live cuts, soundtrack songs and alternative versions of songs that reveal them in new light."

Aspen - sort of lightweight guy
"But the two takes here of “Mississippi,” a profound mediation on overcoming loneliness and regret, not only differ markedly from the original album version, but from each other. Each is acoustic and delightful — the first with a shuffling blues feel, the second with a twangy country tone. Dylan’s phrasing and emotion on each take is spell-binding."

Uncut - recommended (gotts grab the issue) - "
When we started recording, Dylan, basically, would just start some kind of a vamp going on the guitar. The whole band was out in the room, in contact with each other, there wasn’t a lot of separation. And Bob has a table in front of him, with pages and pages and pages of lyrics, and he would just start some kind of a thing going on the guitar, and we’d all fall in behind him, and just start jamming. And as soon as he kinda liked what was happening, he’d start picking up lyrics, going through the pages, and just start trying to sing it over whatever we were doing. If he didn’t care for that one after a while, he’d put it down, pick up another page, and start trying something with that. So, literally, we just jammed." (Paul would love this.)

More TTS

Here are a few worthy news clips from today:

Verve "The same is true with Mississippi. This song previously has been spun as a ballad by Dylan (on Love and Theft) to rock 'n' roll by Sheryl Crow to country by the Dixie Chicks. On Tell Tale Signs, Dylan delivers it both in old-school Robert Johnson-style to something that rolls and flows like a river. It proves just how remarkable this song is. It will age and improve in the same manner Tangled Up in Blue did."

Huffinton Post -There's a junior Dylanologist in our family, and he's been listening harder and longer to some of these songs than I have. In an excited e-mail, he wrote me: "His lyrics are so rhythmic. He'll have a simple walking baseline and then do all the syncopation with verse. And he'll repeat the same line over and over again. But it's not repetitive, because he changes the meter of the phrase subtly each time."

Dylan Daily - Most of The Time - A more subtle version of the OM track. Less-obviously produced with a more rootsy feel (the acoustic guitars are more pronounced). I like this track a lot, Dylan leans into each word as if he means it. A gem.

Last Time Dylan Played Live -a nice listing, by album of where Dyla last played a song live. Saw two of these from Time out of Mind - Cold Irons Bound in Leipzig and Highlands in Columbia, MO.

Riches...

A new Dylan double (for me - triple for others) CD, a new Theme Time Radio Hour (TTRH) on Money. It is a nice position for us to be in.
An Interesting Marketing idea - give your music to NPR so they can stream it for a week. This makes the music easy to obtain, free and ultimately irresistible. Then it goes away. The link is down and if your want to hear it, you have to purchase. How many people bought the music after hearing it on NPR who otherwise would not have opened their wallet? I wonder.
Ah the music, though it takes a while, is sublime. Bob wrangling, cajoling, find the heart, the soul of the song. What an exploration, a discovery. What is the essence of the song? Why does it exist? Why is being sung or listened to? In Chronicles, Dylan talks about losing his way and that the Grateful Dead and specifically Garcia always knew how to find the center of the song.
He seems to find the essence in this music. Rock on Bob.

Theme Time Radio Hour - Season 3/1 - Money

XM Radio This link shows times/channels for the show. Can listen online - 7*24 - for $7.99/month. Great value.

It's night in the big city. A man says a prayer, puts down a 20 and rolls the dice, the faucet won't stop dripping. This is TTRH with your host BD. (wild reggae/organ music)

Welcome to season 3 of TTRH and we're glad to have you - we've had a lot of fun playing the greats and near greats - the fondly rembered and the barely - Harry S. Truman - the buck stops here
yen, sheekle, nickle dime - piggy banks -barter system, bushel of corn - most def. cash n/ carry
VO - where we go - we see money being used - convenient method of exchanging many different kinds of goods and service betwee

let's start of with -Excello label - A side from Cadillac show in 1955 - harmonica player - Christopher Collins on guitar
Jerry McCain & His Upstarts - That's What They Want
Wrote that song for an American market if he was looking for a world wide - Albania - gotta work real hard to get it.

Louis Prima - Pennies From Heaven
King of NOLA (New Orleans, LA) - 1st of Italian Singers - Many to follow including Perry Como, Vic Damone, Dino (great NOLA sound)

Penny from top of Empire State Building story. Can be dangerous - would it kill a guy - it is 1250' tall - wind resistance - 280 fps - .22 or .25 - 800/1100 fps - bullet shaped - science .
Bob & Ray - money treasury department - our money is your money. lovely green color, pictures, numbers are large and clearly legible. Use money everyday - It's the American way
When a man is 20 years old he wants to save the world, when he's 40 he can't save...

Papa Charlie Jackson - You Put It In, I'll Take It Out
recorded in 1934 - half-banjo/half-guitar
much in demand as a side man played with -3 mentioned???
one of the creators of Hookum - a spicy form of popular double-entendree
maranian - made some great records,
I almost think we play to much Van Morrison -then I play one of his records, no we don't - 1970 release
Van Morrison - Blue Money

Only 2 places I've found blue money Terry Southern novel and
Monopoly (buy) Elizabeth Magie - Landlords game - how to be rich by buying property - used in colleges - students - taxes & mortgages - naming local streets and landmarks - then Charles Darrow brought it Parker Brothers. After a few tries they bought it and don't worry they paid royalties to Elizabeth Magie. Darrow became a Gentleman Farmer - retired 46 -It was banned in Russia and China and still outlawed in N. Korea and Cuba.

1957 - Atlantic - baritone sax -probably Hard Cooper? - I like to give you something a little extra to listen to in a song, it helps you listen closer to the whole song.

here's Ray Charles - Greenbacks
green ink - readily available - green with credit of the government. photography developed and black and white would be easy to copy- was tinted green to make it harder to counterfeit.

If you listen to a show regularly you know I often give all the slang names of the theme - haven't done it this time because Mel Blanc beat me to it.d it with this song.
Mel Blanc - fellow capitalist Stan Friberg Money

a man who knows what he wants - double-eagle -front of dollar bill valuable

How much does a million dollars weigh? You've seen actors In the movies they have a $1 million dollar payoff in a little satchel -$1 would weigh a ton with 100's a easily manageable 20.4 lbs.

The ridges on the edge of coin stop people from filing away precious metals - there are 119 in the quarter, the thin sliver of silver has 118 dime, 160 Kennedy half-dollar.

Right now Buddy and Ella Johnson one of early tracks, big band - R&B -splitting hairs, Decca
Buddy Johnson & His Band - It's The Gold-
I got a dollar in my pocket. We just heard It's the Gold -Paul Kruger, Boer leader. Republic of South Africa - Krugerrand - 1970 - 54mm sold - almost pure gold - copper for stability - Reagan against Krugerrand because of apartheid -In 1985 Ronald Regan banned the Krugerrand. Cand - Ronald Reagan, friend of the black man striking a blow

Nic Jones folk record of the year 2 years later had a car crash critically injured and was forced to retire
Nic Jones - Farewell To The Gold

song written by Paul there's no mystery or doggeral - came out of my - Goat Fields of Central - July of 63 - 1863 - flood - whole story of the song. you no mystery now.

how much you are you worth... (great scene from Chinatown - Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) and Noah Cross (John Huston) - Jake thinks it's about the money - Cross knows it's about the power_.

The year this record came out this artist had 4 songs in country top ten, a record, although The Beatles had 5 in pop category in 1964, grand ol opry decided he didn't like it. It was the Opry's loss, Lefty was one of the great singers. Tell em/ Lefty.

Lefty Frizzell - My Baby's Just Like Money
That was one of the true
If your baby goes from man to man- Nymphomania - not scientfically - 1st laid out, if you pardon the expression by French physician
behaviors - novels, chocolate ,
Alfred Kinsey - sexual pioneer - nymphomanic has more sex than you do - grass is always greener
This is TTRH and we're talking about money - the phones light up - fernando - Mexico - talking spanish - need to translate (Bob speaks Spanish pretty well)
amigo hombre
Buddy Guy - 100 Dollar Bill

that was Buddy Guy - amigo hombre
sounds a little like Barret Strong's - Money
not enough to get sued I guess

voice-over - PSA - you should be familiar w/ the pictures of these great men whose picture is engraved Washington on the 1's, Jefferson on the 5's, Hamilton on 10's, Jackson 20, Grant 50, Franklin on 100

the almighty 100 - cnote - others know it as the Benjamin
P Diddy - It's All about the Benjamin's baby

A whole bunch of folks but mainly P Di
Disraeilli, harrison, pope II, St. Benjamin, Arthur Be, Richard Benjamin, Ben
music
The Clovers helped build Atlantic Records, It's because of them we have the sax, the 1st times a sax sound on vocal group - Atlantic - back the krogers
frank - Ahmet Ertegün - if pay - play - 1954
The Clovers - Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash

when money gets worn out they shred it - goes into landfills - or sometimes plastic bags for souvenirs -
21 months - $1, $5 16 months, - $10 one & half years, $20 - 2 yrs, $50 -,$100 - 89 months

when it's all said and done, it doesn't matter how much you have because you can't take it with you. Jesse Price played with Count Basie, and it seems like an appropriate song for the last one of the show.
Jesse Price - You Can't Take It With You

one reason you can't take it with you is that it usually leaves before you do.
too many songs - can do 2 about money - filthy lucre
7 days - 2 shows about money - it makes good cents.

Every Step Of The Way...

My goal is to provide the 1st step for those looking for info on Bob Dylan. There is a ton of stuff on the web, but finding the quality, and avoiding the junk is a difficult and time consuming task. This will be a way to find info quicker, easier.

It is also the 1st day of the 3rd season of Theme Time Radio Hour and the day after the release of Tell Tale Signs - his amazing new/old record.

There is so much data:
Records
Concerts
Film
Books
Art
Interviews
News
Blogs
Radio
and more. Each of these areas will be detailed and explored here. It is great to be alive while Dylan is making art. Lucky us.