Guilty as Sin by Taylor Swift - Song of the Day

 

I am too old to be a Taylor Swift fan, but this song is right on the mark.  It is a shame that the legal process takes so long.  I'm hoping for guilty verdicts in Washington, D.C., Georgia, and Florida.  More important, I hope that voters use common sense and don't make a convicted felon President.

Encounters with Bob Dylan

 Yesterday I viewed a video of my Bob Dylan friend Phil Hale being interviewed by Jim Salvucci.  Near the end of the one-hour video, Phil mentioned meeting Dylan in a restaurant in London in the early 1990s.  I went to my bookshelf and retrieved a book where others documented meeting Dylan face-to-face.

Below is a video of someone meeting Dylan and getting his autograph.  I was surprised to see him walking alone.  This must have been in the early 1970s before John Lennon was killed by a crazed fan.   I assume that if Dylan goes out in public, he has several security guards.

Bill Walton talks about Bob Dylan

 

Bill Walton was known as a fan of the Grateful Dead.  If you listen here, he certainly knew a lot about Bob Dylan.  RIP, Bill.

Street Wars: Have E-Bikes Made New York City a ‘Nightmare’? by Dodai Stewart in the New York Times

 I am inviting followers of Bruce's Journal to read this timely article in the New York Times.  I have discussed this issue a few times in this journal.  It does harm the quality of life in NYC.  I am aghast of the lack of courtesy of e-bike and traditional bicycle riders likely to be adults whether they just want to get from point A to point B faster or are riding recreationally.  On Union Street between 28th Avenue and 31st Road there is a very wide sidewalk by retail businesses.  Cyclists regularly ignore the bike path just a few feet away and endanger pedestrians.  Out of habit, I walk far to the right so cyclists can pass me.  You can't hear them when they come from behind.  I am not aware of statistics of accidents with cyclists, pedestrians, and automobiles.

Ms. Stewart did an excellent job of stating the problem but did not offer solutions.  But are there solutions?

• There cannot be a police officer on every street monitoring this.
• I suggest that e-bikes over a certain size be registered with the DMV.  It would take an act of the legislature to do this.  That will not happen.
• E-bikes used for deliveries should be labeled with the name of the business.  That will not happen,

I suggest everyone use their eyes and ears and watch out.

Mazel Tov - The Mets End Their Losing Streak by Beating the Giants 4-3 on a Walk-Off Hit by Omar Narvaez

 

Things have been tough for the Mets lately as they performed poorly all season and entered this game with a five-game losing streak.  Going into the ninth inning the Mets had only one run and four hits.  At this point, the Mets scored just three runs in the previous 18 innings. Brandon Nimmo and J.D. Martinez opened with singles and Jeff McNeil was hit by a pitch with one out to load the bases. Nimmo and pinch-runner Starling Marte scored on a double by Harrison Bader.  Brett Baty was intentionally walked before Narváez, who entered after catcher Tomás Nido was pinch hit for in the eighth and singled on an 0-1 pitch.  It was the Mets' fifth walk-off win of the season.

The announced attendance was 41,016, the highest in all the games we attended this season.  The team was giving out a Hello Kitty Light up Bow Bobblehead doll.  Over the years we collected numerous bobbleheads and don't need another.  Years ago everyone attending got one, but now it is limited to the first 15,000 at the gates.  Thus, one must arrive two hours before the game and wait in line to get one.

I just can't understand why during the game people want to wait in line to get food and miss much of the game.  If I buy food I'll do it before the game starts.

Box Score

Mets Lose 7-2 in 10 Innings to the Giants as Edwin Diaz Blows Another Save

The Mets have lost five games in a row and 10 out of the last 12.  Starting pitcher Luis Severino held the Giants to one run and two hits in seven innings.  Home runs by Starlin Marte and Brett Baty gave the Mets and 2-1 lead going into the ninth inning.  Closer Edwin Diaz was brought in to close the door on the Giants, but he failed. Wilmer Flores singled on Díaz’s first pitch. Ryan McKenna pinch-ran for Flores and stole second with one out before Lamonte Wade singled to right to tie the game.  That was Diaz's fourth blown save.

Mike Yastrzemski capped a five-run 10th inning with a three-run triple as the Giants earned a 7-2 win over the skidding Mets.

We usually don't go to Saturday games, but we picked this game after one of the games in our plan was rained out earlier this season.  I picked the wrong game.

Game Recap

 

For Bob Dylan's 83rd Birthday - Dirt Road Blues

 

Dirt Road Blues was a cut on Time Out of Mind released in 1997.  I guess that on his birthday he will be walking on a dirt road near his home.  I always liked the guitar riff.  At age 83 Dylan is still touring.  There is a line in the song that is very relevant.

Dirt Road Blues

WRITTEN BY: BOB DYLAN

Gon’ walk down that dirt road, ’til someone lets me ride

Gon’ walk down that dirt road, ’til someone lets me ride

If I can’t find my baby, I’m gonna run away and hide

I been pacing around the room hoping maybe she’d come back

Pacing ’round the room hoping maybe she’d come back

Well, I been praying for salvation laying ’round in a one-room country shack

Gon’ walk down that dirt road until my eyes begin to bleed

Gon’ walk down that dirt road until my eyes begin to bleed

’Til there’s nothing left to see, ’til the chains have been shattered and I’ve been freed

I been lookin’ at my shadow, I been watching the colors up above

Lookin’ at my shadow, watching the colors up above

Rolling through the rain and hail, looking for the sunny side of love

Gon’ walk on down that dirt road ’til I’m right beside the sun

Gon’ walk on down until I’m right beside the sun

I’m gonna have to put up a barrier to keep myself away from everyone

Copyright © 1997 by Special Rider Music

Dylan rarely gives interviews and does not c communicate with his fans or scholars who study his works.