Bob Dylan article in Rolling Stone Magazine

Some months back a got an e-mail from Amazon.com to get a free 3 month subscription to Rolling Stone magazine. I thought that the articles are more suited for kids, but I was pleasantly suprised to find out that many articles were suited for baby boomers like myself. Anyway, I was really pleasantly surpised to see in article about Dylan in the current issue. I read it this morning on my subway ride to work.

The article was written by Douglas Brinkley, Professor of U.S. History, at Rice University. He actually interviewed Dylan for this article and we all know that it is rare when Bob gives an in depth interview to any journalist. He starts by describing a concert at the Palais des Congres in Paris where President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife attended and met Dylan backstage. In many articles, books, songs, and movies there is a short segment that really hits me:

"The audiences at the Palais de Congres were cross-generational: The grayhairs and the body-pierced youths sat side by side. At this juncture Dylan's audience is..... well, everybody."

The article moves along and discusses the new CD Together Through Life and other issues.

"Something is happening here and you don't know what it is, do you Mr. _________."

Not Mr. Jones this time. I'll let my reader interpret that last sentence anyway he/she wants.

Sad News - Uncle Abe passes away at 91

I just spoke to my mother and found out that my uncle Abraham Wagman passed away at age 91 in Rockville, Md. He certainly lived to a ripe old age. I remember that Abe would come up to see us every August to visit the cemetery plots of his parents, my grandparents. He took the Shuttle from Washington, DC and I would pick him up at Laguardia. We drove to Mount Mariah Cemetery in NJ. From there we would drive back and had lunch at Ben's Deli. We will surely miss him.

Happy 90th Birthday Pete Seeger

There was a big birthday gala last night at Madison Square Garden to celebrate the 90th birthday of fold singer and activist Pete Seeger. The guests included Bruce Springsteen, Arlo Guthrie, John Mellencamp, Joan Baez, Roger McGuinn, and Emmylou Harris. My favorite Pete Seeger song is Turn, Turn Turn.

The video below is Roger McGuinn singing Turn Turn Turn at last night's concert.

John Lennon Song of the Day - The Dream is Over

Radio Personalities should not state their musical preferences on the air

A newspaper reports the news and must be objective in its coverage. It can state its opinion on the editorial page. A radio audience consists of listeners who have various tastes and preferences for artists within a genre of music. Sometimes the disk jockey picks the music for a show or sometimes the playlist comes from a computerized list. A DJ is certainly entitlted to his/her preferences in music, but if he/she dislikes an artist he should not editorialize about it over the air.

This remark is intentionlly being very vague and is not being posted on a message board. Please contact me privately if you want to discuss the details of a particular incident.

Our First game at the New Yankee Stadium

Above is our view from the last row of Section 405 in right field of the upper deck of the new Yankee Stadium. I bought them the first day that single game tickets went on sale. We arrived early so we would have time to look around before the game started. We were too late to get a chance to see Monument Park. There was a very long line to see the Yankee Museum, so we took a pass on that so we could tour the stadium. We bought a miniature model of the new stadium to go with models of past and present New York City baseball parks. There was a large selection of food as there is in Citifield. We stopped in to an art gallery with drawings of Yankee players by Peter Maxx. Steiner Collectables also had a shop within the stadium.

Although pitchng ace C.C. Sabathia started the game, the Yankees faltered and lost the game 8-4. The only highlight was a two run home run in the 9th inning by Jorge Posada. Box Score.

Best wishes Uncle Abe

Yesterday I found out that my Uncle Abe in Rockville, Maryland was in the hospital with pneumonia. He is 91 years old, so we are hoping for the best for him. I just spoke to my mother who siad she hadn't heard anything in a day, so no news is good news for now.