NOT PYNCHON BUT BOBBY: All "They" REEEAALY WANT is

[matthew cissell]

It seems that over here in the corner of Europe where I live some are
either upset it wasn't Lenny Cohen or gassin' about how he hasn't said
anything yet.

  Just goes to show that some folks never really listen to his lyrics or
they would know: "I try my very best to be just like I am but everybody
wants me to be just like them..." Bob ain't gonna work on Maggie's Farm no
more. That's not to say that he won't eventually accept it, but it will be
on his terms. Folks should take a look at how he handled that Presidential
Medal of Freedom and read Obama's quote:

    "Here's what I love about Dylan: He was exactly as you'd expect he
would be. He wouldn't come to the rehearsal; usually, all these guys are
practicing before the set in the evening. He didn't want to take a picture
with me; usually all the talent is dying to take a picture with me and
Michelle before the show, but he didn't show up to that. He came in and
played 'The Times They Are A-Changin'.' A beautiful rendition. The guy is
so steeped in this stuff that he can just come up with some new
arrangement, and the song sounds completely different. Finishes the song,
steps off the stage — I'm sitting right in the front row — comes up, shakes
my hand, sort of tips his head, gives me just a little grin, and then
leaves. And that was it — then he left. That was our only interaction with
him. And I thought: *That's how you want Bob Dylan, right? You don't want
him to be all cheesin' and grinnin' with you. You want him to be a little
skeptical about the whole enterprise. So that was a real treat.*"

Swedes need to relax or think about more tame candidates.

Oh, relevant and wonderful book on topic: The Economy of Prestige: Prizes,
Awards, and the Circulation of Value by James F. English

ciao for now
mc otis



On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 10:26 PM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> for him to go....for the Photo OP and Nobel PR...
> ever since Sartre didn't go and dissed them.....They are
> paranoid as Slothrop that he won't show .......
>
> So now they are negotiating desperately with themselves!
> Please, Bobby, Please....Baby, Please, please Go (to adapt that old song)
>
> https://twitter.com/tedgioia/status/790645814255243264
>
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