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At the charity gala where he was being honored, Bob Dylan gave a 35-minute speech, off-hand, that had the audience galvanized. Here's a report:
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/0...s-the-show << Can't wait for the DVD of that tribute show.
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
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thanks for that jazzy...
i read the report...
i would love to see that speech in full as its not very often he speaks in public,allbeit his disdain for reporters etc...
and the award will help sell a few thousand more copies of that abysmal covers album...what to they say...'any publicity is good publicity'
i havent seen friday's verion of "blowin in the wind' by Neil Young, but here's two live versions from Mr.Young
first one is his haunting/eerie version from his "weld" live cd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvP7JNsX6ic
and now his acoustic version from 2013's Farm Aid gig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWURZKtQw9E
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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Couldn't find the speech as a vocal but from the
L.A Times, here's a transcript:
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/mus...tml#page=1
Here's description of the music played and set-list:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/grammys/b...ar-AA96vw9
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
