A Dylan-kick is when you start listening to the music of Bob Dylan, incessantly and without end. It's when you're at work, and you just can't get "Positively 4th Street" out of your head. It's when singing Bob Dylan songs becomes the most delightful thing you could possibly do with your time. It's when you find yourself dwelling upon the depth of Dylan's early work, considering its (more than) possibly, politically-charged themes. It's when you think about how cool it would have been to have liked Dylan when he went electric, even though everyone around you would have thought it was shite. (or shit, if you saw him in America) It's when you purchase two albums of his in less than a week. It's when you randomly ask the nice people at the record shop why there is a small box of Bob Dylan posters lying on the ground behind the counter, and they give you one for free because you bought a Bob Dylan record.
It's when you can't get enough of Bob Dylan. It's when you watch I'm Not There, and consider that perhaps Cate Blanchett plays Bob Dylan better than Bob Dylan plays Bob Dylan. It's when you start realizing you really, REALLY want to get your hands on Martin Scorsese's biopic of Dylan, No Direction Home. It's when you decide your wife rules, because two of the Dylan DVDs you do own, she bought for you, even though she can't stand him and his music. It's when you open your closet and consider putting on all black and wearing sunglasses indoors.
How does it feel? So good.
3 comments:
After reading this, I looked at my son today with his long, semi-curly hair in a mass of bed head, wearing black sunglasses... and saw Bob Dylan. All I need to do now is get him in his black jacket and take a photo. I'm sure he's at least as convincing as Richard Gere as Dylan.
Will also be listening to Bob Dylan this week. And now I want to see I'm Not There.
Corbin looks like Dylan eh? Interesting... Maybe you could post a picture?
As for I'm Not There, the movie is impeccably made. It's an abstract, experimental film, with play on the myths, facts, and opinions of Dylan as a man, as portrayed by different characters. It's exciting to hear that you want to check it out. Do let me know when you do.
Also, can I say that it is refreshing to see comments from you, when a new post is made. Many follow, few have things to say.
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