Molly Schiever

Fitzgerald scholar here.
Jimmy "Jay Gatsby" Gatz grew up penniless, worked for a Jewish "gambler," lost his girl to a rich racist abuser, took the rap for Myrtle's killing, and was murdered in the swimming pool of his rented mansion. One guy came to his funeral—and called him a poor son of a bitch.

beautiful ... thanks

Oisín was ready for Samhain tonight with "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Maggie's Farm" (if requested).

Oisín was ready for Samhain tonight with "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Maggie's Farm" (if requested).

The long and unexpected afterlife of the Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest In the year since the viral Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest, a group of contestants have found opportunity and community.

In the year since the viral Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest, a group of contestants have found opportunity and community.

If you are able to, please contribute to your local food bank this week

YouTube video by rockaron carsson Harry Belafonte - Midnight Special #1 (1961) Harp: Bob Dylan

"You can take your boots off" says Belafonte to Dylan.
"Okay," comes Dylan's voice.
The sound of a zip.
Then Belafonte jokes about slippers.
Then they let rip.
Harry Belafonte, with Bob Dylan on harmonica, "Midnight Special," NYC, April 1961.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YibI...

YouTube video by BobDylanVEVO Bob Dylan - Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963 (Unboxing)

New Dylan Bootleg Series 18 Promo Video youtu.be/XO4KHrdGBnk?...

The 80 Best Bob Dylan Covers In honor of a birthday milestone, Variety picks the 80 best Bob Dylan covers, from the Byrds, Joan Baez and Jimi Hendrix to Nick Cave and Ministry.

"Here are 80 tracks dating from 1963 to just last month, from musicians with the beautiful presumption to know what was in Dylan’s always mysterious, always revelatory heart when they interpreted these tunes… or that it didn’t matter if they could make them even prettier."

BTW: There is a king. 🙇🏻🙇🏻🙇🏻

NYC

I really love how in England they have modified No Kings to No Tyrants out of local sensibilities whilst in Ireland they are all like NO KINGS, do I stutter.

A lifetime ago, I was going to work on a PhD dissertation on the Irish humor of Joyce, O'Brien, and Beckett. This post would've been a glorious "and, finally ..."

A wonderful message. Good morning Blue Sky

Tweet from 2020 by me that says "200 yrs from now ppl will not believe Bob Dylan was just one person."

This has always been part of the GOP playbook: Downplay incidents of right-wing violence, and then repurpose them as supposed acts of leftist terrorism for public consumption. They first did this in 2020.

As a freelance editor for almost 30 years, this is a song I'll sing every day!

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

YouTube video by BobDylanVEVO Bob Dylan - Señor (Tales of Yankee Power) (Official Audio)

Señor, señor, let’s disconnect these cables
Overturn these tables
This place don’t make sense to me no more
Can you tell me what we’re waiting for, señor?
youtu.be/lrxzJL8z0W8?...

One of my all-time favorite photos.

Yes!

This is a wonderful articulation of how it feels to be a Black person in white spaces, who for reasons of safety has to "laugh along with their own humiliation." This man is a very successful lawyer and will never be safe from it so imagine everyone else. Our identity is inherently political. 💔

Bob Dylan video message to Martin Carthy at a tribute this evening (Sep 27)

🎥 with many many thanks to plansfail for recording

Next, a review of that new movie, "Freezen"

If your anywhere in the northern half of the US please turn off your lights tonight & probably the next few weeks. Some places are hitting peak migration traffic, many birds migrate mostly at night, & nighttime light messes up their ability to stay on efficient migration routes.

YouTube video by Irenehilda Bob Dylan live, Tomorrow Is A Long Time, Gothenburg 1987

My second Bob Dylan show, third row, and then this....

Bob Dylan live, Tomorrow Is A Long Time, Gothenburg 1987 youtu.be/RYH5vRJGjyU?...

YouTube video by linjedomarn99 On a Rainy Afternoon - Elston Gunn

On a Rainy Afternoon - Elston Gunn youtu.be/qE3owtjQmSc?...

Writing a novel— actually picking the words and filling in paragraphs— is a tremendous pain in the ass. Now that TV’s so good and the Internet is an endless forest of distraction, it’s damn near impossible. That should be taken into account when ranking the all-time greats. Somebody like Charles Dickens, for example, who had nothing better to do except eat mutton and attend public hangings, should get very little credit.

These very true words from Steve Hely have given me tremendous comfort over the years.

Farm Aid 40 Live Stream Official Webcast YouTube video by Farm Aid

Try the Farm Aid link www.youtube.com/live/CJbXWbd..., go to 10:36:58

posted this earlier to my profile — my son's son probably won't get to see Bob perform but he's already deep in the Church of Bob, as Timmie says, here with his new guitar and new favorite song, whispering the words, to the video 😎