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Sunday, November 30, 2025
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Dylan related
1. Bob Dylan's Reluctant Fender Photoshoot at the Blonde on Blonde Sessions (Flagging Down the Double E's) by Ray Padgett
2. Dylan Rolling Thunder Revue satisfying, but worth $8.50? 1975 (Joni Mitchell) from Scott Miller
3. Like a Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan at the Crossroads 2020 Greil Marcus review (San Diego Troubadour) from Scott Miller (amazon.com - .co.uk - .de)
   
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4. Tom Stoppard, Award-Winning Playwright of Witty Drama, Dies at 88 Shared article (NY Times) from Scott Miller
5. ‘Tom Stoppard’ Tells of an Enormous Life Spent in Constant Motion He listened to Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” and “Subterranean Homesick Blues” while writing “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.” Shared article. (NY Times) from Scott Miller
6. Shane MacGowan tribute album will be released next year, says widow Victoria Mary Clarke (RTÉ) from Catina Prieur
7. The Beatles’ ‘Anthology 4’: Barrel Shavings for a Hot Take World (Best Classic Bands) from Greg Brodsky
8. ‘The Beatles Anthology’ Gets a New Ending: Director Oliver Murray on How Episode 9 Finally Put a Sweeter Cap on the Group’s Historic Docuseries (Variety) from Scott Miller
9. On writin' for friends Here's No. 553 with Vonnegut and ChatGPT's advice (John's Substack) by John Nogowski
10. Todd Snider, Runaway Locomotive, R.I.P. Make 'em Leave My Boots On, On The Day They Lay Me Down (Evil Speakers) from Alan Gordon
    
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11. The Dylan Hours: Streams live every Sunday, 9 - 11 am Pacific Standard Time. Today: ~ THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS ~ (thesocalsound.org) from Lisa Finnie
12. Richard Thompson - World Cafe Mini-Concert (YouTube) from Scott Miller
13. Bob Dylan | Wembley Arena, London, 1987. | Videos from The 15th, 16th, and 17th October (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
14. The Beatles - Now And Then (Official Music Video) (YouTube)
15. "Tangled Up In Blue": What's the Best Version? (95 North) from Scott Miller
16. Joni Mitchell & The Rolling Thunder Revue - Maple Leaf Gardens | Dec 1 & 2, 1975 | Toronto, ON (YouTube) from Scott Miller
17. Bob Dylan - Winter Here Is An Unknown Thing (2024 Spring Compilation) (YouTube) from mr tambourine
18. Brendan O'Connor Saturday 29 November 2025 Victoria Mary Clarke (Shane McGowan's widow) from 55 mins (RTÉ) from Tiernan Henry

Saturday, November 29, 2025
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Dylan related
1. On This Day in 1970, Bob Dylan Was at No. 1 With an Album That Contained a Future Olivia Newton-John Chart-Topper (American Songwriter) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
2. Record Store Day Black Friday’s Most Wanted, 2025: Bob Dylan, Chappell Roan, Fleetwood Mac, ‘Wicked,’ Warren Zevon, Talking Heads, Billie Eilish, Elton John, Prince and More (Variety) from Scott Miller
3. Bob Dylan, Things Have Changed: A Kind of Biography by Ron Rosenbaum (Shepherd Express) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller (amazon.com - .co.uk - .de)
4. New owners line up fountain at stunning mansion in Cairngorms once owned by legendary US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan Aultmore House (Strathspey & Badenoch Herals) from Scott Miller
5. Bob Dylan and US History 13: A hard rain’s gonna fall (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
6. When Dylan Met Bono (The Weight) from Scott Miller
7. 'Chrome Horse - The Bob Dylan Tribute' at Richey Suncoast Theatre New Port Richey,FL, 1/24/2026 (Broadway World) from Scott Miller
   
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8. The Great Beatles Documentary That’s Nearly Impossible to See (Legally) Shared article (NY Times) from Scott Miller
9. Emmylou Harris announces farewell tour of UK and Europe in 2026 IRL, NL (Americana UK) from Scott Miller
10. Sam Shepard’s Enactments of Manhood Subscr. (New Yorker) from Scott Miller
11. Joni Mitchell - Rolling Thunder Revue (Record Store Day) from Scott Miller
12. Meet the Orpheists Chapter Three - How About We Play Something in the Key of Green? (Muddy Water) by William Routhier
    
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13. Bob Dylan ~ Hood On The Tracks (Bennyboy's Best Of 2025) (YouTube) from Scott Miller
14. 3 Songs That Boldly Take Aim At Bob Dylan (Society of Rock) from Scott Miller
15. 10 Bob Dylan Songs About Faith and Spirituality (NSF) from Ugur Oral
16. Five isolated drum tracks to prove The Beatles’ Ringo Starr was a genius (Far Out) from Martin Cowan
17. Mel's Bob Dylan Parodies (Google Drive) by Mel Prussack
18. the complete beatles (YouTube) from Scott Miller
19. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Acoustic Version - Take 1 - Remastered) (YouTube) from Scott Miller
20. Joni Mitchell - Rolling Thunder Revue - RSD Black Friday 2025 Vinyl Release (YouTube) from Scott Miller
21. Joni Mitchell & The Rolling Thunder Revue - The Music Hall | 11-21-1975 | Late Show |Boston, MA Edith and The Kingpin, Don't Interrupt the Sorrow (YouTube) from Scott Miller
22. Joni Mitchell - Live at Civic Center Arena | 11/24/1975 | The Rolling Thunder Revue | Hartford, CT Don't Interrupt The Sorrow, Edith And The Kingpin (YouTube) from Scott Miller
23. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue / I've Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You / Mother of Muses — Dublin (YouTube) from Cliff Warnken
24. A great "It Ain't Me, Babe" closes out a great, great show in Kokura, Japan, February 14, 1994 (YouTube) from Carol Casper
    
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25. Bob Dylan - Bangor Municipal Auditorium, Bangor, Maine, November 27, 1975 (Doom & Gloom From The Tomb) from Wim Niehaus
26. Review of Bob Dylan in Belfast (Bob Links) by Padraig Hanratty 1100
27. Review of Bob Dylan in Dublin (Bob Links) by Padraig Hanratty
28. Bob Dylan live , Forever Young , Baton Rouge 1978 (YouTube) from Steve Lockwood 1300
29. Bobby and the Blue Dolphins Unreleased Acetate Girl Singer, Fuzz Guitar, Psych Can you help identify the artist? (YouTube) from Keith Venturoni 1500
30. What have been your favorite memories of the Rough and Rowdy Ways tour over the last four years? (reddit) from Cliff Warnken

Friday, November 28, 2025
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Dylan related
1. Bob Dylan's Most Covered Song of All Time is the Perfect Rock Track for Thanksgiving (Collider) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
2. "Everyone Is Mean to Bob Dylan and His Movie Except Me" (Mortal Cinema) from Scott Miller
3. How I Found Bob Dylan (Pete Kavanagh) from Scott Miller
4. 3 Arena Bob Dylan ( bad experience) (reddit) from Cliff Warnken
5. Favorite Quotes from American Master Bob Dylan (PBS) from Scott Miller
6. December 7th: Terri Thal will join us for our next meeting to discuss her 2023 book My Greenwich Village: Dave, Bob, and Me! (Bob Dylan Book Club) from Scott Miller
   
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7. Thanksgiving thanks, Beatles! (John's Substack) by John Nogowski
8. The Beatles Anthology’s ‘new’ episode proves familiar, but achingly poignant Register (The Telegraph) from Scott Miller
9. Kurtis Blow, Still Blowing (New Yorker) from Scott Miller
10. Notes on “It Makes No Difference,” the emotional ballast of The Last Waltz (Paste) from Scott Miller
11. Coca-Cola Sued For “Pirating Johnny Cash’s Voice” Register (Stereogum) from Bob Harwood
12. Jackson Browne’s Son Ethan, Who Appeared in ‘Raising Helen,’ Dies at 52 (Variety) from Scott Miller
13. Scarlet Rivera Music (Facebook) from Marc Percansky
14. As The Last Waltz lives on, its rendition of “Helpless” remains eternal (Paste) from Scott Miller
15. David Bowie in Time Sat 17 Jan 2026 (British Library) from Martin Cowan
    
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16. bob dylan . . . . the "rough and rowdy ways” world wide tour (dublin, nov 25; (last show of 2025)) (YouTube) from Cliff Warnken, Jacob Daniel
17. Bob Dylan - FULL SHOW - Dublin Nov 25 - Last concert in Europe 2025 (YouTube) from Cliff Warnken
18. The Beatles Anthology Ep 1 unused footage. EMI Abbey Road Studios George Martin Ringo joins. Dino V (YouTube) from Scott Miller
19. My First Record Collection (Google Drive) from Mel Prussack
20. The Bob Dylan song Lou Reed listened to every day for two months (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
21. THANK YOU BOB D , BOB B , TONY G , ANTON F AND DOUG L FOR THE R n R TOUR EUROPE 2025 (YouTube) by andrew nieurzyla 0900
    
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22. Highway Of Diamonds - Black America Sings Bob Dylan 30.01.2026 (ace records) from Harold Lepidus
23. Rick Danko performing "Blue River" on the Real Story in 1991 Eric Andersen, Rick Danko, Jonas Fjeld did a cut of "Blue River" on their first album as a trio, released on Stageway Records on June 3, 1991. (Facebook) from psamdancin 1200
24. Bob Dylan – San Francisco 1992 Review (Cult Following) from Cliff Warnken 1400
25. BS18: Bob Dylan’s Rise During His Early N.Y.C. Years Is Celebrated In New Box Set (Forbes) from Cliff Warnken