After six or so tries I finally managed to become a contributor (in name only, still; this doesn't count). Thanks for asking me in. IMO (never h), the group is most distinguished.
Whoever it was in 1969 who named the very first Bob Dylan bootleg album “Great White Wonder” may have had a mischievous streak. There are any number of ways you can interpret the title — most boringly, the cover was blank, like the Beatles’ “White Album” — but I like to see a sly allusion to “Moby-Dick.” In the seven years since the release of his first commercial record, Dylan had become the white whale of 20th-century popular song, a wild, unconquerable and often baffling force of musical nature who drove fans and critics Ahab-mad in their efforts to spear him, lash him to the hull and render him merely comprehensible. --- Bruce Handy, NYTimes ____________________________________________ I figured we can start fresh with Bob Dylan. Couldn't resist this photo of him striking a Woody Guthrie pose. Looks like only yesterday. Here is a link to the comments building up to this reading group.
Carol, glad you made it! A few of us will be reading the Henrietta Lacks book in August -- thanks to NY's strong recommendation. Hope you can join us for that discussion -- and many more to come!
ReplyDeleteAt the moment, I'm stuck in Minneapolis waiting for a flight to DC. Parsons, I have an interesting book along that might interest you -- For the Soul of France, about the "culture wars in the age of Dreyfus." Fascinating reading so far about the struggle between the men of science and the men of the church.