Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Rocky Mountain High: Nevada Bob in a Colorado Hospital

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Over the past few years octogenarian Robert "Nevada Bob" Gordon has made 7 trips to Nashville to record covers and original songs ...
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Monday, September 18, 2023

Weighing In on Bob Dylan's Philosophy of Modern Song

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Despite waiting years for Dylan's sequel to Chronicles: Volume One , I did not order my copy of his Philosophy of Modern Song in advanc...
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Sunday, September 17, 2023

Bob Dylan In Minnesota Now Available at Zenith Bookstore: A Handy Tool for Music-Based Tourists

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Music-based tourism is well developed and growing, especially in countries featuring both mature tourism and music industries, such as the U...
Friday, September 15, 2023

From Dylan's Heart to Your Ears: The Untold Stories of of the Minnesota Musicians Who Helped Shape "Blood on the Tracks"

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It’s a classic conundrum. If a tree falls in the woods but there’s no one to hear, does it make a sound? Technically yes, in the sense that ...
Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Excerpts from Orwell's The Road to Wigan Pier

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For many, if not most, of us George Orwell's last two books were required reading when I was growing up. If you brought up the books  An...
Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Back Pocket Influences: Variations on a Theme

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 VARIATIONS ON A THEME Explanation at the end. Here's the original photo. I tore the pocket off my used jeans and fastened it to the wal...
Monday, September 11, 2023

Six Timeless Lessons from Sun Tzu on the Art of War

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25 years ago I created a marketing plan for a new product rollout in which I borrowed practical wisdom from Sun Tzu's The Art of War . I...