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25 years ago today, Dylan's fan-favorite Europe 2000 run wrapped up at Wembley. Highlights of the final round of entries in my miniseries:
- Bob sings about Sting
- His worst song debuts
- BobTalk about Winston Churchill and the Battle of Britain
β¦and moreβ¦
www.flaggingdown.com/t/europe-2000
Always slightly suspicious of "living legend sings indie rock faves" deals, but this one, holy moley π: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAZG...
07.10.2025 19:52 β π 18 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0
Might have to pivot the newsletter
07.10.2025 18:54 β π 11 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Dylan played Desert Trip 9 years ago today.
In lieu of his face on the giant video screens, he performed to footage from old films: '57 Pennebaker short Daybreak Express, '61 Marlon Brando Western One Eyed Jacks, '47 noir Detour, etc.
(Also stock footage of Corn Flakes)
teaserβ¦
06.10.2025 15:16 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
25 years ago today, Dylan's fan-favorite Europe 2000 run wrapped up at Wembley. Highlights of the final round of entries in my miniseries:
- Bob sings about Sting
- His worst song debuts
- BobTalk about Winston Churchill and the Battle of Britain
β¦and moreβ¦
www.flaggingdown.com/t/europe-2000
Long-hair David Byrne isn't real
Long-hair David Byrne can't hurt you
Spotted by a reader at Elliott Bay Books in Seattle π«‘
04.10.2025 19:49 β π 20 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Amazon have removed the guns from their Bond posters, giving the tantalising impression that Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan think youβre a wanker.
03.10.2025 11:26 β π 2471 π 922 π¬ 145 π 321[Listening to the Taylor Swift album at 2.5x so I can get this review out before everyone else] I have to say, her pitch is too high on every single song. Disappointing. Incredible breath control singing that fast though
03.10.2025 04:27 β π 1770 π 236 π¬ 11 π 6
Stereogum commenters posing the question on everyone's minds: Could Taylor Swift do Triplicate?
03.10.2025 15:03 β π 24 π 1 π¬ 2 π 1
Some personal news
03.10.2025 13:09 β π 17 π 0 π¬ 2 π 1
The first part of the story: www.flaggingdown.com/p/they-under...
And the second: www.flaggingdown.com/p/a-live-deb...
On September 29, 2000, a fan frantically waves a copy of New Morning at the window of Bob's bus, stuck in traffic.
At the very next show, Bob debuts a New Morning song he's never played live before.
Coincidence?
Lesson: Someone wave Street Legal at Bob's bus this fall
Hereβs a clip from the October episode. Special thanks to @raypadgett.bsky.social for chatting with me about the Rolling Thunder Revue. Check out the full episode!
open.substack.com/pub/infinity...
From Our John To Yours
30.09.2025 21:26 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Found some old materials online. Apparently John Hiatt's stan army was (is?) called "Doo Doo Heads"
30.09.2025 21:26 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
I donβt know who needs to know this but John Hiattβs fan club was apparently called βIn the Johnβ
30.09.2025 20:59 β π 23 π 2 π¬ 3 π 0
A sign reading βdo not obey in advanceβ on a sign marking the clearance height of an overpass.
Actually this particular sign is one you probably should obey in advance.
30.09.2025 00:34 β π 1576 π 285 π¬ 27 π 16
Al poses with Elijah Wood
Always wonderful to bump into my old friend Daniel Radcliffe!
29.09.2025 15:46 β π 28473 π 2278 π¬ 642 π 185Chemtrails Over Troubled Water
So Long, Norman Fucking Rockwell
Did You Know Thereβs a Tunnel Under the 59th Street Bridge
3 leftβ¦
26.09.2025 15:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
After mailing everything out, I ended up with a few extra Rolling Thunder zines to add to the store.
Specifically: 9 copies. The final 9 copies ever. If you missed 'em when they sold out so fast initially, last chanceβ¦
Blonde on Blonde too (same scarf)
26.09.2025 11:11 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Foldout has even more
25.09.2025 19:21 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Under the Red Sky just hits different in Japanese
25.09.2025 17:04 β π 13 π 2 π¬ 2 π 0
Bruce doing all of Nebraska live: π₯
Bruce doing all of Nebraska live ACCOMPANIED BY LARRY CAMPBELL: π₯π₯π₯
"Sorry I can't come after all, I need to spend the next six hours on this website devoted to Bob Dylan's hats"
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