Whenever I have announced a meeting on Facebook it is inevitable that people just don't show up. There is certainly no malicious intent. 3 people contacted me on the day of the event with regrets. 6 people were enough to initiate many stimulating mini-discussions about Bob. The following Dylan fans came:
- Bruce Slutsky
- Lawrence Kaplan
- Steve Joyce
- Sal Fallica
- Matt Waters
- Philip Hale
The meeting was very unstructured with discussions from A to Z and topics that occurred from 1962-2019. The average topic was discussed for about 30 seconds. Off the top of my head we discussed:
- Dylan at the Beacon Theater
- The relationship between the Beatles and Dylan
- Gene Clark
- Laura Tenschert's radio show Definitely Dylan
- Ringo Starr requesting that Murray the K play Corrina Corrina from the Freewheelin' album
- Stephen Scobie's book Alias Bob Dylan
- Lawrence Ferlinghetti
- Planet Waves
- The Tempest
- Dylan singing adult standards
- Blonde on Blonde as some people's favorite Dylan album
I didn't take notes, but there were many other topics considered.
We felt that a restaurant or bar would be too noisy for future meetings with similar discussions. I feel that future meetings should be more focused.
Lawrence Kaplan had some rare videos in his personal collection and felt we can show them at a future meeting.
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