jjl1118
Junior Member
Caught this in the L A Times and it caught my quirky sense of humor. Hopefully it will yours as well.
"AND FINALLY . . .
He'll help you find Highway 61
Bob Dylan: folk-rock legend, poet-spokesman of his generation . . . and GPS voice?
Maybe. The enigmatic troubadour said on his satellite radio program that he is in negotiations with two car manufacturers to be the voice of their in-car navigation systems. Insert your own Dylan-lyric pun here about "no direction home" or "there must be some way out of here" or "how many roads."
On his BBC radio show, he gave listeners a preview of his would-be GPS vocals: "Left at the next street. No, right. You know what? Just go straight."
He also noted: "I probably shouldn't do it because whichever way I go, I always end up at one place -- on Lonely Avenue. Luckily, I'm not totally alone. Ray Charles beat me there."
-- times staff and wire reports
"AND FINALLY . . .
He'll help you find Highway 61
Bob Dylan: folk-rock legend, poet-spokesman of his generation . . . and GPS voice?
Maybe. The enigmatic troubadour said on his satellite radio program that he is in negotiations with two car manufacturers to be the voice of their in-car navigation systems. Insert your own Dylan-lyric pun here about "no direction home" or "there must be some way out of here" or "how many roads."
On his BBC radio show, he gave listeners a preview of his would-be GPS vocals: "Left at the next street. No, right. You know what? Just go straight."
He also noted: "I probably shouldn't do it because whichever way I go, I always end up at one place -- on Lonely Avenue. Luckily, I'm not totally alone. Ray Charles beat me there."
-- times staff and wire reports
