Bob Dylan: Retrospectrum at the Frost Art Museum

 

This exhibition in Miami closed last month, but it is supposed to travel.  Will it come to NYC?

Bob Dylan Cards - 2022 vs 1965

 

This is a follow-up on my journal entry of May 6.  Subterranean Homesick Blues was released as a 45 RPM single in 1965 but peaked only at #39 on the Billboard chart.  It is best known for its iconic video with Allan Ginsberg seen at the beginning of the documentary Don't Look Back.

If you go to https://www.dylan60.com/ the people at Sony Music have offered a website where you can see the cards from the 2022 video.  If you click on the card, you will see the card from the original video done in 1965,

Higher Love by Steve Winwood - Classic Hit of the Day

 

Any song that charted in 1986 is not an oldie but a classic hit.  Scott Shannon played it this morning on "America's Greatest Hits", a syndicated show heard on WCBS-FM.  I hardly listen to that station any more as I dislike their music mix.

Subterranean Homesick Blues - 2022 and 1965 Versions

 

Above is a re-recording of Subterranean Homesick Blues with a new video tied to a new audio project from producer T-Bone Burnett who has developed a new analog sound technology that he says, “possesses a depth, resonance and sonic fidelity that exceeds that of vinyl, CD, streaming or any other means of experiencing recorded music.” It certainly sounds a lot crisper than the original 1965 version.  That video seen below was the opening scene of the documentary Don't Look Back.

Do Newscasts Turn Off Listeners to Music Radio Stations in Morning Drive?

 

I regularly listen to WFUV from 6:25 AM until 7:10 AM when I turn on the Today Show on NBC.  Until recently the station had a brief newscast at 6:50 AM.  For the last week or so this newscast was dropped.  Several years ago, the station dropped NPR news but kept a local newscast.  I don't know if this situation is permanent or temporary.  Is the station trying to cut its costs by eliminating a newscast or is there evidence the listeners turn to another station to avoid hearing the news?

Later in the morning, I listen to WBGO which plays jazz.  There is an NPR newscast at the top of the hour followed by local news.  At the bottom of the hour, there is only local news.

Both not-for-profit radio stations are excellent but obviously differ in their approach to the news in the morning.

Mattea Roche - The Latest Jeopardy Superstar

 

Mattea is the fourth contestant this season to win 10 or more games:

1. Amy Schneider - 40
2. Matt Amodio - 38
3. Mattea Roche - 20 (still going)
4. Jonathan Fisher - 11

With 20 wins she ties Julia Collins for the second-biggest winner in the number of games won for women.

For winnings in regular season play, she now ranks #6.

But how many more games will she win?  You never know if she will miss a Daily Double or Final Jeopardy and lose.  I observe that she is gaining more confidence as she wins more games.

I hope that the final three in the Tournament of Champions in November will be Amy, Matt, and Mattea.

From Ringo Starr to the New York Mets - The No-No Song

 

I sent Cousin Brucie an email yesterday afternoon requesting him to play this song in honor of the Mets no-hitter.  I listened to his show until 8 PM when I switched to watching the Mets.  I am guessing that he didn't play it since he gets so many requests.