The Joker and the Thief — Newsletter
The Joker and the Thief, Bob Dylan RootsWriting on Bob Dylan including the writings of Peter Stone Brown (1951 to 2019) a singer-songwriter, freelance writer, music editor for a Philadelphia alternative weekly, and onetime WXPN DJ.
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It’s just over 10 years since Bob Dylan performed at the Desert Trip festival (held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California) on October 7, 2016 and October 14, 2016.
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A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
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Blowin’ in t...
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The message in Bob Dylan’s “Ordinary Man”
Bob Dylan’s short stories and ‘Letters Never Sent’ posted weekly on his Patreon provide a window into his thoughts on society and politics without ever directly implicating him with having an opinion. His most recent one, “Ordinary Man” is...
Bob Dylan live at Merriweather Post Pavilion September 28th 2007
The first time I saw Bob Dylan play Merriweather Post Pavilion was in June of 1981. That show was the last time I saw Dylan play new unreleased original songs from the forthcoming Shot Of Love.
Almost 20 years later he returned to Merriwe...
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Writing on Bob Dylan and more, including the archives and writings of Peter Stone Brown (1951 to 2019) songwriter, author, music editor for a Philadelphia alternative weekly, and onetime WXPN DJ.
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