Ennyman's Territory: Bob Dylan in Minnesota

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Sunday, July 23, 2023

Marc Percansky & Matt Steichen Share Excerpts from Bob Dylan In Minnesota at Electric Fetus in Minneapolis

(L to R) Jennifer, Marc and Matt

Yesterday afternoon, Electric Fetus in Minneapolis hosted a book signing and reading featuring Marc Percansky and Matt Steichen, two of the four Minnesota writers who contributed to the third book in K.G. Miles' Troubadour Series, Bob Dylan in Minnesota. Both writers shared stories and read passages from the book to a small but appreciative audience. (The other two Minnesota contributors to this book, Paul Metsa and myself, were here in Duluth yesterday. We still haven't figured out a way to be in two places at once.)

Among those present though were photographer Gary Firstenberg and Nevada Bob Gordon, whose book Fifty Years with the Wrong Woman I helped polish for publication. The two were returning from Nashville after recording Nevada Bob's seventh album there.

Marc Percansky (Photo courtesy
Gary Firstenberg)

As a teen Marc Percansky was a professional magician, periodically returning to this profession over the years. He's done magic shows for Bob, Prince, The Who and many others. (Not a bad gig if you can get it.) These days he is an independent concert, music and event promoter based in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area.

Matt Steichen has had a background in journalism, public relations and marketing in the Twin Cities since 2006. He’s written and presented on the topic of Bob Dylan’s life and music to a variety of audiences including a packed house at Duluth Dylan Fest this past May. (You can read his talk here. You'll also find links to several YouTube clips.) Steichen has seen Dylan in concert 50 times beginning in the year 2000. He now lives in Lakeville with four sons and his wife, Jennifer, whom he met at a Dylan concert in 2004.

Matt Steichen. (Photo courtesy Jennifer Steichen)

Magic Marc (Photo courtesy Jennifer Steichen)

Jennifer Steichen with Marc Percansky

Earlier this month Matt and Marc held a well-attended book signing at Barnes & Noble. Autographed copies of Bob Dylan in Minnesota can be found at both Electric Fetus and B&N, if you can find the correct one. And if you can't find the book at your local bookstore, either ask them to carry it or look for it online.

Backstory on A Salute to the Music of Bob Dylan and a Reminder of Dylan's Fondness for Duluth -- Magic Marc Percansky (Part I)

Marc Percansky and A Salute to the Music of Bob Dylan (Part 2)
Matt Steichen's podcast The Bobcats

Matt's Duluth Dylan Fest talk:

Matt Steichen Pulls Back the Curtain on Bob Dylan & His Fans

Friday, June 16, 2023

30 Miscellaneous Dylan Clippings Discovered While Doing Research for Bob Dylan in Minnesota

I suspect that most journalists love doing research. I know that I do. That's half the fun of being a writer. Especially when you discover surprises like a giant shark's tooth on a Maryland beach or an unusually spectacular agate on the North Shore.

While trying to get some facts straight for the book Bob Dylan In Minnesota (the fourth book in K.G. Miles' Troubadour Series) I enjoyed a leisurely afternoon scanning through clippings from our local newspapers and tabloids. It was especially funny to come across a few things I myself had written.

As every Dylanophile knows, there are more than a few contradictory facts that you can find in the various books about Bob. As the saying goes, it is what it is.

Here's a batch of clippings, some of which you may or may not have seen before. A few are not local, as you will notice. I'll try to share more soon. There are a lot of them and every picture tells a story.