@mattstike.bsky.social
Dad. Baseball coach. Comms/PR/marketing. Minnesotan. Former newspaper writer. Charter member: The Bob Dylan Club. Something in the moonlight still hounds him.
Happy 84th, Bob!
24.05.2025 13:31 β π 17 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0All-time Great Bob Dylan Quote
βIβm afraid to go on the internet. Iβm afraid somebody, some pervertβs gonna lure me somewhere.β
Also perfectly encapsulates how the average 60 year old felt about the internet in 2001.
Mankato!
27.01.2025 20:33 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I wanted to convey how something can be a fun worthwhile experience even if the vibe is very different from a sing-along greatest hits concert you might get from other artists.
25.01.2025 12:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0This is what itβs like to attend a Bob Dylan show in the 2020s.
25.01.2025 00:34 β π 17 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0It doesnβt even matter if he repeats a story because he tells them a bit differently every time. And it doesnβt matter if heβs slowed down with age, heβs still willing to sit down and share his wisdom with you and youβre always happy for another chance to be in his company.
25.01.2025 00:34 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0And he tells the stories in an engaging way with incredible expression and timing with a gift for evocative, poetic language.
25.01.2025 00:34 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Once every year or so he invites you over for a couple hours to listen to him tell stories - some are about his life and some arenβt, some are dramatic, some are cryptic, some are introspective, some are funny and some are sad.
25.01.2025 00:34 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Imagine you have a great uncle in his 80s. Heβs led an amazing life full of adventure - traveled to every corner of the world, been present at numerous historic events, and rubbed shoulders with celebrities and significant cultural figures.
25.01.2025 00:34 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0I laugh every time I see this. Hypocrite!
16.01.2025 21:39 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Funny facial expression cam
13.01.2025 04:34 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Brochure for the Hibbing house
06.01.2025 00:23 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0The final session for Blood on the Tracks was 50 years ago today. Hereβs guitarist Kevin Odegardβs memory of that night in south Minneapolis.
30.12.2024 18:08 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Bob Dylan on Jimmy Carter
29.12.2024 21:25 β π 61 π 22 π¬ 0 π 4Best of 2024
26.12.2024 20:30 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Nervous tics never die
23.12.2024 05:21 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Look who I ran into in the skyway - @atrupar! Go Wolves!
20.12.2024 01:52 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0VIDEO: Myself and Paul Metsa talk with the Bob Dylan Book Club (bobdylanbookclub.com) about our Bob in Minnesota book. If you like reading and talking about Bob, I recommend signing up and joining their monthly online meetings.
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Someone from Hibbing will perform in Tulsa. Drummer Bill Berg is now on board, making it four Blood on the Tracks players reuniting.
13.12.2024 23:00 β π 8 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0Happy Holidays!
Who can name all the clips?
Great stuff from @JayGabler. This would have made a great chapter in Bob Dylan in Minnesota - The Zimmermans in local media in the β20s and β30s.
05.12.2024 14:14 β π 8 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0