They all have courses on Bob Dylan.
Bob Dylan turned 70 last Tuesday. He's from this part of the country and the papers have been full of Bob stories for days. Four pages on him in yesterday's Minneapolis Star Tribune.
What's the big deal? Bob Dylan is a poet. He, like Mozart, the Beatles and others, changed the face of music. Bob Seger said:
There's never been anybody as good as him for writing lyrics. Ever.
Dylan's written lyrics for over a thousand songs. Here are a couple of lines that I like and can relate to:
From Knockin' On Heaven's Door -
Mama take the badge from me,
I can't use it anymore.
It's gettin' dark, to dark to see
I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door.
From Just Like a Little Girl -
...She makes love just like a woman, yes she does
And she aches just like a woman,
But she breaks just like a little girl.
Happy Birthday Bob.
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