Good morning. We are off to see the new Bob Dylan movie, “A Complete Unknown.” When I was living in Greenwich Village in New York City eons ago, I went with a friend to “The Cafe Wha?,” a block from the apartment I rented with my friend Mathew – three bedrooms for $300 a month on the edge of Washington Square.
We heard a young new singer who was brilliant; he was from Minnesota and might be the next Woody Guthrie. Pete Seeger was in the audience. The young singer was Bob Dylan, who was making history, starting a career to change music and culture. It was a long time ago, and I can’t quite imagine what could be new to say about him that isn’t already known.
But seeing and hearing his songs again will be a kick. The reviewers all say Timothee Chalamet is worth all the raves. He seems like a good choice to me. I’ll let you know. It will be a memory day. That was also when I started my journalism career with the Liberation News Service. My first arrest was for disorderly conduct, but the charges were soon dismissed.
When will we be back, or can I do Flower Arts tonight? We have other plans for the theater trip. If not, I’ll see you tomorrow. Thanks for listening. The bird says hi; he’s always there in the morning. I plan to stay offline again during my quasi-Sabbath day off, which I’ve ignored several times.
You will like the movie
I did very much
Loved it!
Super good movie and Timothee Chalamet did all the singing himself, live! So cool that you were actually there to hear Bob in person.
Thanks, I saw him again in Albany. The concert was a lifeless mess. He got his wish..
A Complete Unknown is a wonderful film! There were many really good and at least two great performance: Number one is Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, and number two is the young man who played Bob Dylan. It took him
some five years to learn how to play guitar and harmonica and to learn Dylan’s singing voice. The director did a fine job, as did the other actors.