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Aw, poor Bob Dylan. He’s not getting the love and respect he deserves lately.
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It was reported yesterday that the singer was strolling around a Long Branch, NJ neighborhood simply looking at houses. The residents must have thought he was real creepy so they called the police on him. When the cops finally arrived, they asked Bobby D for some ID, but he had left it in the hotel he was staying in.
The police officers had no idea who the star was, being the young’uns they were (24 years old), and escorted Dylan back to his hotel where he could find someone to vouch for his identification. After all was said and done, the officers thanked him for being so cooperative and left the building.
Read the full report from Associated Press.
This being said, it must be awfully hard to be an aging rock star…especially one as aged as Bob Dylan. Although his music is timeless and his spirit is great, the music has a hard time holding its own when it comes to a younger generation hellbent on bubblegum pop and rap music.
Personally, I would much rather pick up a vinyl LP of Bob Dylan than listen to some rap artist anyday. (I am trying to think up an example of a rap artist, but because I don’t know any, a name escapes me.) But then again, if you flipped my ignorance to rap on the other foot, well, that is why this whole thing happened to Bob in the first place — because people are ignorant to him.
Life lesson for the day: You always have to look at the other side of the coconut.
Either way, you still have to respect the man. He’s been playing for YEARS and still hasn’t retired. Now that’s real dedication to your art.
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