OT: Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature

[johnnyc]

People judge a show by a stop watch?

Depending on the money spent it would be understandable.

Springsteen ruined it for everybody.

 

[August_West]

Depending on the money spent it would be understandable.

Springsteen ruined it for everybody.

Meh, a 90 minute set from a 75 year old man is more than acceptable.

Neil young played 10 minutes less the stones 4 min more if you want to get all stop watchy about it

We aren't talking about a 25 minute show here.

 

[ed4ourgirls]

I'm guessing that, worldwide, there must be a great many novelists who are honked off
that "their" prize was awarded to a pop entertainer (no matter that he may have been
perceived by many to be more than a pop entertainer).

 

[UCAP_Fan]

So, How Does It Feel?

 

[JimGunther]

I stand corrected (Thanks for that list link). Just seems like (in the last 20 or so years) there were a significant number of obscure winners.
After posting, I remembered seeing Dylan with Joan Baez at the old New Haven Arena (I went for Baez) . Can't recall if it was an entirely different concert but, I did see him do an acoustic set, then, introduce his electric (Oh the humanity) set.

 

[August_West]

Rob Sheffield on Why Bob Dylan Deserves His Nobel Prize

 

[bags27]

Yeah seeing Churchill on the list was a surprise to me.

BTW we went to the UK this summer and visited both Chartwell and the Churchill War Rooms/Churchill Museum. Pretty incredible, especially the War Rooms.

me, too, 2 years ago. felt the same.

 

[intlzncster]

Congrats to Zimmy, but it's probably the worst thing that could have happened to him. Prepare for a couple weeks worth of articles detailing the plagiarism claims against him.

I'd never actually heard that nickname. Googled it. Second result is Urban Dictionary - Zimmy:

When you see a hot girl, you call out 'zimmy', so that you can share the love around to your mates in code to help them get stiffies.

 

[bags27]

I'd never actually heard that nickname. Googled it. Second result is Urban Dictionary - Zimmy:

When you see a hot girl, you call out 'zimmy', so that you can share the love around to your mates in code to help them get stiffies.

He calls himself Zimmy in "Gotta Serve Somebody"

So much more stuff coming out: 3 celebratory articles in the NY Times; David Remnick on-line at the New Yorker.

 

[8893]

I'd never actually heard that nickname. Googled it. Second result is Urban Dictionary - Zimmy:

When you see a hot girl, you call out 'zimmy', so that you can share the love around to your mates in code to help them get stiffies.

I was introduced to it when he used it himself in "Gotta Serve Somebody"

 

[8893]

He calls himself Zimmy in "Gotta Serve Somebody"

So much more stuff coming out: 3 celebratory articles in the NY Times; David Remnick on-line at the New Yorker.

Funny, I was searching for a video link to post of the song, and the only one I can find is his live performance from the 1980 Grammy Awards, which, although great, omits that line (actually that whole section). His label appears to be very aggressive keeping his studio versions of most of his material off of youtube.

 

[Husky25]

I don't know much about Dylan other than he is a good song writer and musician, but has an awful singing voice. Most of the remakes to his songs are vastly superior to his own versions.

My sole purpose in this thread is to ask @8893 if his avatar is his handiwork and where can I get the stencil? I found one on-line, but it doesn't show a clear method of doing the outline of the husky head.

 

[8893]

I don't know much about Dylan other than he is a good song writer, and musician, but has an awful singing voice.

My sole purpose in this thread is to ask @8893 if his avatar is his handiwork and where can I get the stencil? I found one on-line, but it doesn't show a clear method of doing the outline of the husky head.

Came to me via UConn alumni email just today; it is not my handiwork, I just copied the image that was in the photo (but I did immediately forward the stencil to my wife and kids hoping that one of us does a jack-o-lantern of it):

http://uconnalumni.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1551/2016/10/pdf-husky-carve-simple.pdf

There is also this more advanced one:

http://uconnalumni.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1551/2016/10/pdf-husky-carve-adv.pdf

 

[Husky25]

Came to me via UConn alumni email just today; it is not my handiwork, I just copied the image that was in the photo (but I did immediately forward the stencil to my wife and kids hoping that one of us does a jack-o-lantern of it):

http://uconnalumni.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1551/2016/10/pdf-husky-carve-simple.pdf

I am so doing this. I've been doing this type of carving going on 9 years. I may be speaking too soon, but that only looks like a 2 or 3 dot difficulty.

 

[bags27]

I don't know much about Dylan other than he is a good song writer and musician, but has an awful singing voice. Most of the remakes to his songs are vastly superior to his own versions.

Dylan had a famously beautiful singing voice as a kid (attracted attention throughout his hometown), but then affected a bluesy-folksy twang. Listen to "Lay Lady Lay" to hear a shockingly different voice (more of the Memphis sound). Until recently, when his voice predictably suffered from old age and overuse, he could pretty much sing any way he wanted. But it's the "non-beautiful" voice that helps him intentionally be edgy. Just like when Emily Dickinson (to whom he's sometimes compared) breaks down the normal syntax of poetry.

 

[8893]

Dylan had a famously beautiful singing voice as a kid (attracted attention throughout his hometown), but then affected a bluesy-folksy twang. Listen to "Lay Lady Lay" to hear a shockingly different voice (more of the Memphis sound). Until recently, when his voice predictably suffered from old age and overuse, he could pretty much sing any way he wanted. But it's the "non-beautiful" voice that helps him intentionally be edgy. Just like when Emily Dickinson (to whom he's sometimes compared) breaks down the normal syntax of poetry.

IIRC he stopped smoking when recording Nashville Skyline, which was also thought to have a mellowing effect on his voice. What a great album in any event. "To Be Alone With You" is a favorite, along with "Country Pie." Also the crooners, "Tell Me That It Isn't True" and "I Threw It All Away."

 

[Husky25]

The harder one looks like the avatar.

I may try combining the two. Cut out the facial features then scrap the outline.

 

[intlzncster]

Came to me via UConn alumni email just today; it is not my handiwork, I just copied the image that was in the photo

Yah, that avatar is sweet. I won't be changing mine, unless KO decides to leave, but that one is aces.

I even like that it's off-center. I wouldn't 'fix' that.

 

[CPD016]

Big fan of early Dylan - later Dylan not so much. Recently gave away all my Dylan "stuff" to a friend whose children are obsessed with him. If I need my Dylan "fix" there is always UTube. My favorite line of his comes from " All along the watchtower" ( you can find your own meaning to many of his lyrics - this one to me is very powerful ) TWO RIDERS WERE APPROACHING AND THE WIND BEGAN TO HOWL

 

[Kibitzer]

I was thrilled to see Bob Dylan be honored as a Nobel Laureate. The tributes are now flowing, supplementing his Pulitzer Prize, Kennedy Center Honors and Presidential Medal of Freedom.

And his award got me to thinking.

Dylan was honored as a poet/lyricist. The names of three poets worthy of consideration leaped to mind: Walt Whitman, Emily Dickenson, and Carl Sandburg.

There is also America's iconic lyricist, Oscar Hammerstein. Consider the enriching and often inspirational verses that flowed from his fertile imagination: "Showboat," "Oklahoma," "Carousel," "South Pacific," nd "Sound of Music."

My thoughts drifted to the trifecta of 20th century talent from Ireland. Arguably the greatest poet (William Butler Yeats), greatest playwright (George Bernard Shaw), and greatest novelist (James Joyce). [Be reminded, I said arguably, so have at it.]​

 

[Intpseeker]

Could be worth a Nobel by itself:

I wish that for just one time
You could stand inside my shoes
And just for that one moment
I could be you

Yes, I wish that for just one time
You could stand inside my shoes
You’d know what a drag it is
To see you

 

[MilfordHusky]

The Nobel Laureate rocked last night. He was more energetic than the prior week and played about 10 minutes longer. Then the Stones played until just before the midnight curfew and fireworks. They were really, really, really good.

 

[bags27]

This is somewhat skewed because some of these awards go only to an American or someone in the English speaking world, but:

Bob Dylan is the only person ever to win: a Nobel, an Academy Award, a Pulitzer, and a Grammy (throw in the Kennedy Center if you want, but that's outrageously manipulated and political).

 

[8893]

Springsteen on Dylan » The Official Bruce Springsteen Website

 

[8893]

Oh my name it is nothin’
My age it means less
The country I come from
Is called the Midwest
I’s taught and brought up there
The laws to abide
And that the land that I live in
Has God on its side

Oh the history books tell it
They tell it so well
The cavalries charged
The Indians fell
The cavalries charged
The Indians died
Oh the country was young
With God on its side

Oh the Spanish-American
War had its day
And the Civil War too
Was soon laid away
And the names of the heroes
l’s made to memorize
With guns in their hands
And God on their side

Oh the First World War, boys
It closed out its fate
The reason for fighting
I never got straight
But I learned to accept it
Accept it with pride
For you don’t count the dead
When God’s on your side

When the Second World War
Came to an end
We forgave the Germans
And we were friends
Though they murdered six million
In the ovens they fried
The Germans now too
Have God on their side

I’ve learned to hate Russians
All through my whole life
If another war starts
It’s them we must fight
To hate them and fear them
To run and to hide
And accept it all bravely
With God on my side

But now we got weapons
Of the chemical dust
If fire them we’re forced to
Then fire them we must
One push of the button
And a shot the world wide
And you never ask questions
When God’s on your side

Through many dark hour
I’ve been thinkin’ about this
That
Was betrayed by a kiss
But I can’t think for you
You’ll have to decide
Whether Judas Iscariot
Had God on his side

So now as I’m leavin’
I’m weary as Hell
The confusion I’m feelin’
Ain’t no tongue can tell
The words fill my head
And fall to the floor
If God’s on our side
He’ll stop the next war