Bob Dylan 2000.03.02 in Cagliari
From: orlandr@tin.it (andrea orlandi) To: karlerik@monet.no Subject: Cagliari Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 00:42:51 +0200 Just got back from lovely Sardegna and memories of an amazing show (and not only that) still are with me and will remain with me forever. The set list was not so adventurous, but the performance was very good You might think Bob knew it that people there have not had in the past any chance to see him live, so probably his choice of greatest hits from the '60 was due to this acknowledgment...who knows It was the most enthusiastic crowd I have ever witnessed at a Bob show in recent years. And one of the youngest, at least in Europe. 9000 people were on the docks in a warm starring night by the sea 1000/2000 I think on the bleechers with reserved tickets, mostly vip of the Island The others standing tight on the pavement. People sang along with Bob (?) Just like a woman, Like a rolling stone and Blowin in the wind The stage was close by a NatoÊnavy base, and two war ships were on the side of the stage so that you could see them from the venue, with actually navy people seated on the upper deck looking a the show and clapping all night. "Master of war" was indeed very appropriate. I think Bob wasÊvery impressed by the crowd, expecially, I guess, because on the front rows there wereÊmostly teen agers or people in their twenties. AddÊthe fact maybe that was the last show of the tour and he was so happy, so you get a very unusual thingÊjust after the show You have to consider that the stage was put in the middle of the dock space, and to exit from backstage he had to go throughÊa bigÊopen space that from the docks goes to the main road in the city. The very same way all the people had to walk to exit the venue. So when the firstÊhundreds from the crowd were actually exiting the venue, they decided to stop at the backstage exit, that was very bright lighted. I stopped by too. A Mercedes was just out of the exit, and a Mini Van was behind it inside the backstage area. Police cars and other vans has just left, so nobody knew if Bob was still inside. All of sudden you could see Bob walking to the van and trying to go in. Then he decided to get out, then again he got in and eventually maked his final decision to get out and began to walk....outside the backstage area and TOWARD the crowd that in two lanes was expecting him to pass through with the Mercedes. But he did not go to the Mercedes, where was Garnier back seated, he instead kept on walking toward the crowd in the spot light. After that I remember a moltitude of people, arms, heads shakings, trying to stand in front of him holding everything they got with them where to make him sign an autograph. Securities at the beginning got crazy, but after a while things got relaxed, Bob was very calm and he alone, just his presence signing autographs, make to stop all the pushing (with some help from his bodyguards, actually) The real weird thing was that suddenly a small photocamera materialized on his hands, and with his arms up the head, he started taking photos of the crowd and the people in front of him! With a flash!! Then he went to the other group of people who were standing 10 meters behind him on the other side, and continued to sign autographs I really never witnessed a thing like that after a show, with so many people around him and him taking photographs. After some minutes, maybe ten, was time to go, so he finally headed toward the MInivan and got in. But on his way out he appeared on the windows sending kisses with his hand to the people...! Was very nice to see him happy and so relaxed to be confindent to stay in the middle of a crowd of foreign people. I think was a nice way to say thank you to the Cagliari audience that waited so long to get to see him. Grazie mille Mr Dylan Andrea