The kingdom of the man in the shadows isn’t there if he doesn’t want you to see it …
If Bob Dylan doesn’t want you to see him, then you don’t.
He’s not there …
And believe me the depleted army of Paps in California rarely chase celebs like him down the street any more anyway
It works far more simply than that. And it benefits the celeb, the Paps and, of course, the fan who still wants to know what his star is doing in his ascendancy or his dotage.
Nowadays celeb’s ‘people’ let the Paps know when their charge is going to be hitting the streets, whether, like Janis, it is noon or midnight.
Of course there’s always the off chance that an itinerant lens-man might spots a celeb’s car going somewhere. To the supermarket for instance.
But the days of the stalking paparazzi are a thing of the past.
So, to this article below …
When the story and pic came out (a) to celebrate Bob’s 80th birthday (b) when interest in him had been revived by the success of Rough and Rowdy Ways (c) when Bob was about to announce he was going to champion the cause of prostate cancer (d) when Shadow Kingdom was … well … standing in the shadows and (e) another bootleg album was on the way … it is pound for a penny that Bob and his people knew exactly what was going on and what they were doing.
And the Paps were grateful because, compared to the 80s and the 90s, they are having a lean time of it. Now they had a pic of a very popular funky cool pensioner indeed.
And they had a story!
And the story still running – was Bob wearing a wedding in that picture or not? Has he remarried? And who is it?
This is not prurient press interest in a little old man … this is the power of Bob’s celebrity and his deterioration to keep on keeping on until his day is done…
And don’t forget that ring on his finger isn’t a new thing, he’s been spotted sporting it at live performances for the last decade at least. Just nobody bothered to ask the question.
Here is the original story taken from publicity:
HAS BOB MARRIED AGAIN? WELL, THE ANSWER MY FRIEND IS BLOWING IN THE BLING!
SEE THE OTHER PHOTOS OF BOB AND THE RING BY CLICKING THE LINK AT THE END OF THE ARTICLE
Our favourite man of mystery Bob Dylan gave the world a birthday present! And something for his fans to think about!
And I for one love him for it!
Just days before his 80th Bob took to the streets of his happy stomping ground, Santa Monica, wearing, shades, a garish black and white shirt, cargo pants, big boots – and wait for it …
He’s also wearing what to all intents and purposes looks like a wedding ring!
But does it have the ring of truth to it? Take a look for yourself by clicking the link at the end of this article. We couldn’t bring the photos directly to you because they are exclusive at the moment.
Well, as a writer covering Dylan for many years for regional and national newspapers in the UK, I would remind everybody that Bob is not only one of the greatest artists in the world, he is also a king of chameleons.
And if he doesn’t want you to see him, then you don’t. He can quite happily disappear from the public eye for years except for his public performances.
Good on him, it adds to the legend behind his genius, part of the back story which began more than 60 years ago when he ‘killed off’ his parents.
The media, both social and traditional, is awash with stories about him at the moment, so why wouldn’t he join in and give us something to talk about at this milestone in his amazing career? Publicity is the life-blood of a superstar’s life…
He is a man dedicated to his family and he might well have decide that his rollicking rolling stone life needs a bit of stability and he could have tied the knot again behind closed doors at his 6,000 square foot mansion in Malibu. He’s certainly had a lot work carried out there in recent years. Santa Monica is less than 20 miles from his home near the Pacific Ocean.
Bob has put in a trampoline, a small water tower and a basketball court along with a small cabin with a boat in the backyard. Horses and dogs roam the property
In 2014 reports said Bob had split with a third wife, Darlene Springs after a brief marriage that was never acknowledged or confirmed.
One thing is for certain though, the enigmatic star has been quarantining in LA since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Santa Monica is a place close to Bob’s heart – he has a boxing club there and it is rumoured that he has even had a synagogue built behind the cafe in the picture above which some say he also owns.
All we can say is thanks Bob for so many decades of fabulous entertainment both on and off the stage.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9589187/Bob-Dylan-seen-LA-time-decade.html
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2 Replies to “The kingdom of the man in the shadows isn’t there if he doesn’t want you to see it …”
Papparatsies can’t leave a famous person ever let him live his Private life!
I have to say this doesn’t have the hallmark of papps … it looks more like a pre-arranged shoot, something Bob is good at – and more power to him! He entered into the celebrity pact with the media 60 years ago and has kept his part of the bargain … as far as papps are concerned, their place in the ranking of ‘snatch’ photography for the media has been reduced massively by the ordinary person on the street with a smart phone. They are the new papps who supply the media with celeb ‘snatch’ shots. It isn’t in any way illegal to take pics of people – famous or not – on the street, or indeed in a private moment as long as you’ve not illegally entered any kind of premises and are not publishing anything defamatory unless the act you photograph is illegal and you can produce evidence that’ll prove it.