Bikerdoc
Senior Member
What I like about the award is that it means BD remains timeless. I was certainly surprised but pleasantly so.
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Mr. Tambourine Man
When the Ship Comes In
Tomorrow is a Long Time
Forever Young
A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall
The Times They Are A-changin'
Restless Farewell
and of course, Blowin' In the Wind
From the award announcement:Al,
As far as my Grammy comment goes, it was intended to refer to them being primarily a MUSIC award and few people know them as anything else. The point being that by selecting Bob Dylan for a literature award completely removes a strong distinction between genre of communication styles.
I certainly can't think of one other than to categorize something for easy pigeonholing on a playlist.We have these distinctions and separations for a reason.
So, the problem is.....?To blur these lines means that anyone can be awarded anything, as long as the selection committee thinks they are important enough.
Lotta people would say Steinbeck hasn't been relevant since Grapes of Wrath ('39), and he won it in '62, and a lot of people cried foul back then, but I admit, it's a snarky argument.I worry that this is the case with this award. The committee were young adults in the 60s and into the " movement " music of the time. Therefore Dylan was important to them. In MY VIEW, Dylan hasn't been relevant since then.
NO disagreement with your view, it may in fact be quite accurate. But you only have to be old enough to get drafted by '73 :friendly_wink:I think many people after that say they were into Dylan because that was the " in thing " to say. Again this is my view and I suspect those in the forum older than me have a different one. More than likely, they also think I don't know what the heck I am talking about since I wasn't old enough to get drafted in the 60s.
Yep. And speaking of which:We we all have our opinions. They are created by our experiences, which differ a lot.
Just read the Nobel prize committee has given up searching for him, as they can't find him.
Tom
This just showed up in my Facebook feed, and I got a kick out of it!
Might be the biggest thing that ever happened in Hibbing!
Aw, come on, Sandy, what would possess you to make such a statement?
Let the truth be known, the majority of the residents here in Hibbing, could give a sh!t less about literature.
Why, there's been many and far bigger sports related events to happen here.
A little story about that lawn pictured there:
Back in 1967 the High School Hockey team qualified for the state tournament (if you know anything about Minnesota hockey, this is no easy feat and certainly is a HUGE thing).
It was announced over the PA system, that students would not be allowed to miss school the following day, in order to attend the state hockey tournament in the Twin Cities.
Well, thanks in part, I suppose to Mr. Dylan's involvement in launching the protest movement, the vast majority of the student body walked out onto that lawn and refused to re-enter the school.
Needless to say, we were all suspended for 3 days. At least we were able to go and support our beloved team.
Missing school to support a home team, has not been an issue since. :smile-new:
I drove by BD's boyhood home on my way to work today, and there is no excitement to report. Although, I was singing to myself, "Blowin' In The Wind" as I passed.
Hibbing MN is also where NBA great, Hall of Famer and 3X NBA Champ as a member of the Boston Celtics is from.
Tom
Smile. Say Thank You. Tell the world you're honored by the recognition. Then put the damn thing in a drawer or cupboard and get on with your life.
That's my opinion, if he doesn't want it. Sheesh.....
Rejecting prestigious awards is LACK of dealing with his life, in my opinion. Is he that much of a wreck that he can't be gracious?