hello.
(I think we've all been at work)>.. I know I have been. I have not
been at the computer since Sunday, which may be a record for me.
I'm enjoying(LOL) my second 65 hour week ~ in a row this week.

Conversation is a little scarce here but, I think it's just because
we're a little scattered and never get on the same page long
enough,, to keep a good conversation going.

As of for a while lately.

Actually I am getting very jazzed,, about the new album that is
coming out Aug. 28th.
I loved, Time Out Of Mind.
But Love and Theft,, just didn't do much for me. Oh, most every
song is ,, very grand and listenable,,, if you have time to just do
stuff and available to really listen,, Really LISTEN to it........
And you realize how masterful Love and Theft is!

But I've never ever ever ever EVER had to slow down my pace and have
to actually work at enjoying Bob's work!

I hope this New one,, 'Modern Times'. Will be something of
a ....................... well Hell, I hope its as big/ and as
important,/ as any record he has ever put out.
I think we all wish that.. Well hell(again) I KNOW we all wish for
that!

So I'm holding my breath for it &
I'm hoping for a full weekend off work so I can "play it loud".

& Masters of War.
& Its Alright Ma.

Dylans' words, (magic and voice) will still be relevent and up to
date,, ..for century's ........till the end of time.

[and, about 5 hundred more to keep 'em company.]


ronnie/246



--- In bringingitallbackhomeclub@yahoogroups.com, "momo_reen1"
<maureen.mc@...> wrote:
>
> Hi I just joined yesterday. I've never been really huge on
internet
> chat/blogs, but have learned a lot and enjoyed reading and posting
> on the www.expectingrain.com website dedicated to Dylan. You all
> might like it, too. Check it out. People from all over the world
> come together to talk about anything Dylan. It's great. Even if
> there are great controversies and disagreements. It keeps it
fun.
>
> I'm pretty disappointed however, that there hasn't been a post
since
> early June and it looks to me that there has barely been a post a
> month in the last 5 months or so. Either this is a quiet group of
> people, or I am not exploring around the site correctly. Please,
> let me know if I've overlooked where the discussions and ideas are
> happening, I'd love to join in. (I'll feel a little stupid, but
> please, by all means, put in my place and make me eat my words,
> anyways!)
>
> Please know, I'm not entirely complaining, but surprised, I
guess.
> Most Dylan fans I've encountered are so overzealous to piece apart
> any scrap of information they can get their hands on. Naturally,
I
> thought you'd all be the same. But, that's allright, perhaps all
we
> need is a little motivation. So, I'll start with a post similar
to
> what I read on the aforementioned Expecting Rain and perhaps
someone
> would be eager to respond. It sure got me thinking, perhaps it
will
> do the same for someone else.
>
> If you go to this link-
> http://www.threepennyreview.com/samples/marcus_w06.html
> You'll find an interesting article about Dylan's brilliant song,
> Master's of War. I can't claim any credit whatsoever in
discovering
> it, proper credit goes to a Mr. or Ms. RileyRampant. Whoever they
> may be, I thank them. In any case, have a go at it yourself and
see
> what you come up with. It isn't long, but I'll be honest, I
> thought about my response for quite some time.
>
> Here's what I posted (below) and I'd be interested to hear others'
> ideas, as well. Let's get to talking about the guy whoes music
> prompted us all to join this group in the first place, shall we?!
>
> "Upon first reading this article, I could feel myself getting on
the
> defensive - I wasn't quite sure where the author intended on
going.
> But as it went on, I warmed up to his idea, and I think overall
the
> author touched on something very significant about the song,
Masters
> of War. He states that what is so dramatic about Dylan's so-
> called "protest" song, (well, among other things, good and bad),
is
> that it is so blatant.
>
> I've always been drawn to the melody of the song - it sort of
> soothes you and invites you in. But when I finally listened to the
> words, I was pretty stunned. I mean, how many people, PEACEFUL and
> ELOQUENTLY, (I think you might even go so far as to say
> respectfully), can stand up and say "is your money that good"????
> WOW!!! What a blow! That, to me, might even be more significant
and
> forceful than "I hope that you die," (arguable, I know, but it
sure
> leaves me with a nasty taste in my mouth). But what better way to
> express that than with beautiful poetry and a simple guitar strum.
> Absolutely no one can interrupt that! They might argue with it,
> sure, after it's said and done. But I'd be surprised if anyone can
> interrupt it. To me, it's the most reverant of ways to shed light
on
> some horrible things that are REAL in our times, (in those times,
in
> all times). Who's going to own up about what's really going on?
> Who's going to mention the things that
> diplomats/politicians/media/general public/fill-in-the-blank are
too
> uncomfortable to touch with a ten foot pole? DYLAN WILL!! (That's
> perhaps why we love him so much....well, one reason why).
>
> I love that the author says "what has kept the song alive is...its
> vehemence: that final "I hope that you die." ...It's a scary line
to
> sing; you need courage to do it...you can't come away from it
> pretending you didn't mean what you've just said. That's what
people
> want: a chance to go that far. Because "Masters of War" gives
people
> permission to go that far."
>
> Absolutely!! Not the only reason, in my mind, but one very
important
> one. Our society doesn't provide many humble, honest, or even
> humanitarian ways to express our feelings, perhaps our dissent,
our
> protests, whatever they are. It's difficult to be heard, it's
> difficult to speak - on any side - without attack left and right.
I
> think this song really embodies that sense of honest and peaceful
> desperation. I am in awe every time.
>
> I went to a talent show recently, at an elementary school for my
10
> year old cousin. Boy, you never saw an audience so giddy and rowdy
> when 7 year old girls in bikini bathing suits, high heels and
blonde
> wigs pranced on stage as props to the boys ramming down on fake
> guitars to something like the Beach Boys' "California Girls." I
> would much rather have seen the band from the article, Coalition
for
> the Willing, perform Masters of War, any day. Let's get real for
> once. And focus on something more than pre-formed programmed
notions
> of gender roles and body image. I'll take protest songs any day. I
> know I'm not the only one. So, thanks Dylan. The epitaph the
author
> mentions might certainly not be generous, but it's at the very
> least, worthy.
>
> And thanks Riley Rampant for the post. Provided me with much
thought
> for the night."
> _________________
> "he not busy being born is busy dying."
>