On November 19th, 2008 SUNY Oneonta held it’s biggest concert ever, hosting Bob Dylan and his band. Overall it was a great success, and most people seemed to enjoy the show. Here’s one E-mail I received from a happy fan:
“Thank you, SUNY Oneonta, for a fabulous show last night. I've been to more Dylan concerts than I care to count - and this was perhaps the best ever. The venue was absolutely perfect for the size audience Dylan performs best with.”
Now a lot of people I’ve talked to were quick to complain about the show, saying the sound wasn’t good and they couldn’t understand what Bob was saying. While I in fact didn’t know what He was saying,(It took me about two minutes to realize “Like a Rolling Stone” was being played) it really didn’t matter at all. Dylan could of came out, burped the ABC’s, took a crap on the bass drum and left, and my reaction would still be the same: “Oh my God, I just saw Bob Dylan!” Now Dylan addressed the audience only once and that was to introduce his band. That’s ok, he’s a legend, we are not worthy. At first I was hoping for some cool interactions, or at least have him say the name of our town: maybe a “Hello Oneonta” or “I did a line of coke off a stripper’s ass in 1963 in Oneonta”.
Also Dylan’s keyboard was faced in a way that if you were sitting on the far right of the auditorium you could only see the back of Bob Dylan’s head and his oversized mariachi band hat. That was ok for the first few songs. But once I realized I wasn’t going to be able to recognize any of his classic tunes, two very important senses (sight and sound) were now cut off. Dylan also had a band playing with him, about six other guys all of whom that played with the enthusiasm of Christopher Reeve on valium.
If you enjoyed the show or not, you at least be able to say you saw Dylan in concert, one of the most influential singer-songwriters in history. For those not enthused by that fact, OH Fest Four is commin up, maybe your greedy little ears will be impressed with a post-mortem John Lennon Concert. Imagine.
“Thank you, SUNY Oneonta, for a fabulous show last night. I've been to more Dylan concerts than I care to count - and this was perhaps the best ever. The venue was absolutely perfect for the size audience Dylan performs best with.”
Now a lot of people I’ve talked to were quick to complain about the show, saying the sound wasn’t good and they couldn’t understand what Bob was saying. While I in fact didn’t know what He was saying,(It took me about two minutes to realize “Like a Rolling Stone” was being played) it really didn’t matter at all. Dylan could of came out, burped the ABC’s, took a crap on the bass drum and left, and my reaction would still be the same: “Oh my God, I just saw Bob Dylan!” Now Dylan addressed the audience only once and that was to introduce his band. That’s ok, he’s a legend, we are not worthy. At first I was hoping for some cool interactions, or at least have him say the name of our town: maybe a “Hello Oneonta” or “I did a line of coke off a stripper’s ass in 1963 in Oneonta”.
Also Dylan’s keyboard was faced in a way that if you were sitting on the far right of the auditorium you could only see the back of Bob Dylan’s head and his oversized mariachi band hat. That was ok for the first few songs. But once I realized I wasn’t going to be able to recognize any of his classic tunes, two very important senses (sight and sound) were now cut off. Dylan also had a band playing with him, about six other guys all of whom that played with the enthusiasm of Christopher Reeve on valium.
If you enjoyed the show or not, you at least be able to say you saw Dylan in concert, one of the most influential singer-songwriters in history. For those not enthused by that fact, OH Fest Four is commin up, maybe your greedy little ears will be impressed with a post-mortem John Lennon Concert. Imagine.
wow, Jimmy. Just wow.
ReplyDeletedont even talk about OH Fest like youre involved. I have such little faith in this ebaord to get anyone potentially worth while. I hope you prove me wrong, but I wont hold out hope.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I wished I could have been there.. in the same room as a demigod. I dont even like Dylan music, but its Bob Fuckin Dylan! how dare ANYONE even consider complaining about the show.
Dude, their hats were fucking awesome.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad he came out and complained. Just because he's a "legend" doesn't make him a demigod. No man is a demigod, to me Dylan is a washed up drug user who just happened to write some popular folk music. He's still washed up and still can't sing for shit.
ReplyDeleteThen apparently you're not familiar with his line of music. His voice is perfect for his music, and it sounded amazing. I absolutely loved it. The music was flowing through, that giant base was setting the beat, and I was having a time of my life.
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ReplyDeletein responce to the Anon. who said "i hope you die in a grease fire"
ReplyDeletemay i say "meow". I really wanna know which eboarder said that :-p was itttttt Josh? or Sarah? haha Itd be awesome if it was quiet little Patty :-p
also, I wanna know what was said and then deleted :(
Hey guys! Play nice! Let's back to discussing how fucking awesome Dylan and his band's Hats were.
ReplyDeletelol i love this site.
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