Expecting Rain

i don't really think about columbia or care about them much tbh

Yes, I was talking about the actual discs.



And that singles cover book, it's got that darn eye on the front. I thought it was supposed to be Bob Dylan single sleeve, but....

Yeah, like the Grateful Dead. They'd just walk out on stage and start playing...no fanfare. Y'know, I don't remember Dylan's set having any formal Bob intro when he toured with the G. Dead in late 80's. If I recall correctly, they'd just walk back out with Dylan for their 3rd set with no intro. I could be wrong as it was a while ago and I hadn't slept much (great times were had!) I'd have to listen to those recordings again, I guess. Never really thought about it all that much.

Didn't Al Santos used to play for the Cubs?

In August 2010, I started a thread and asked: Dear God, how much longer does this go on?

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=53123

I wonder if this intro will continue as this year's tour begins in a couple of hours in Rio. Seems like he needs to add another decade to the description. It's been almost that long since that newspaper reviewer wrote it. Maybe have him add another sentence, or better yet, announce it in Portuguese.

Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for flying ModBob. Our captain this evening, Mister Dylan, would like to inform passengers that he is currently experiencing turbulence over the sanity region, which is expected to last for the next 90 minutes, but not to panic as this happens every evening around now. Those of a nervous disposition are advised to make an orderly exit immediately, through doors located to the sides of the auditorium. Sick bags are located under your seats, and oxygen masks are available should you find yourself convulsing with laughter at any stage. In the event of any songs from the last three albums, or Mr Dylan touching the hazardous keyboard by mistake, please place your head between your knees and ram your fingers into your ears until security come and pat you on the back to indicate it is safe to resume. For those having second thoughts and with stomach linings still intact, we'd like to point out that the pub over the road is serving a selection of hot and cold beverages and snacks and has a jukebox which plays those great albums he did from the 60s and 70s, with the real singing on them. Before we land, please take time to acquaint yourselves with the small print on the back of your tickets - particularly the parts about inner ear burstage, uncontrollable rage and our no-refund policy on that precious period of your life.

Sounds better in Portuguese. Mainly because I don't understand that language.
Senhoras e cavalheiros, obrigado voando ModBob. Nosso capitão esta noite, senhor Dylan, gostaria de informar passageiros que está experimentando atualmente a turbulência sobre a região da sanidade, que é esperada dura para os próximos 90 minutos, mas não se apavorar como este acontece cada noite ao redor agora. Aqueles de uma disposição nervosa são recomendados para fazer imediatamente uma saída em ordem, através das portas situadas aos lados do auditório. Os sacos doentes são ficados situados sob seus assentos, e as máscaras de oxigénio estão disponíveis se você se encontrar convulsing com riso em todo o estágio. No caso de todas as canções dos últimos três álbuns, ou de Sr. Dylan que toca no teclado perigoso pelo erro, coloc por favor sua cabeça entre seus joelhos e forç seus dedos em suas orelhas até que a segurança venha pat o no de volta a indicar que é seguro recomeçar. Para aqueles que têm dúvidas e com forros do estômago ainda intact, we' d gosta de indic que o pub sobre a estrada está serindo uma seleção de bebidas e de petiscos quentes e frios e tem um jukebox que jogue aqueles grandes álbuns que fêz dos anos 60 e do 70s, com o canto real neles. Antes que nós aterremos, satisfaça tomam o tempo colocar-se ao corrente com a cópia pequena na parte traseira de seus bilhetes - particular as partes sobre o burstage da orelha interna, a raiva incontrolável e a nossa política do nenhum-reembolso nesse período precioso de sua vida.

Burstage da orelha interna.

Now you know.

muito obrigado!!

Translation: Thank you very much!!

'Ladies and Gentlemen, sit down and shut up, heeeeeeere's Bob Dylan!'

Cheers, SLuggy

So that intro has become history. At least for this South American tour.
Now to get him to ditch Leopard!

^^^^
....and bring back RDW or Maggie!

Does anyone really care about the introduction - it was a joke anyway wasn't it?

everything about bob is getting outdated

you should all go and listen to flylo instead

If you don't like Bob Dylan, why..... ?

boredom, mostly

and because i like bob dylan

and you didn't read my poem yet and i want you to read it

I read the beginning. The length scared me.

Flying Lotus? I can dig that.

ey! benny's hip, then

this

or sexy hot fox... you know the reason why he just won that presidential award thingie

Sexy hot fox? Oh god, your jokes just keep getting better.

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the man whose songs are tongued with fire beyond the language of the living, the man that can walk across a highway mirage. The man who spins weathervanes and purifies radioactive winds. The man who dives for swamp water pearls. The man plumed in serpent feathers, the man whose head glows like a jack-o'-lantern. The man who is a fixture of every model train set. Here’s the man who pulled the devil's hair, the man who can juggle eyes while blindfolded, the suspicious man that looks like a man but isn't. The man that snows coins, the man full of wasps. The man who wasn't made on a potter’s wheel, the double-helix man that renders lovers identical with night. Ladies and gentlemen — Columbia recording artist Bob Dylan!

um... thanks... but I've been using that joke for quite some time now... over a year or two or maybe even three... welcome aboard, you must be new here.


or perhaps you're just late to the party... well at least you decided to come...