A compendium of reality and fantasy as Dylan continues his never-ending tour through our lives

A compendium of reality and fantasy as Dylan continues his never-ending tour through our lives

Looking back at Bob’s Covid tour …. It all really began on Sunday, November 2, 2021 in Milwaukee, and it was nothing like we’d expected. Bob Dylan had done it again. He’d shape-shifted, he’d re-organised, re-built, re-presented, re-thought, re-analysed and re-created himself, his music, his songs, his dips and bows. And his age. And what …

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KNOCK-OUT DIFFERENCE I SAW BETWEEN A PRINCE OF MUSIC AND A PAUPER OF HEARTS ALL THOSE YEARS AGO

KNOCK-OUT DIFFERENCE I SAW BETWEEN A PRINCE OF MUSIC AND A PAUPER OF HEARTS ALL THOSE YEARS AGO

A short time ago one of the grand icons of popular music died from Covid and is still being mourned all over the world. Meat Loaf was a metaphorical prince amongst men and rock gods. Shortly before the 74 year old rock’n’roller died, a real prince amongst men had his dignity and standing removed in …

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Let me sleep on it … the sad death of Meat Loaf, aged 74

Let me sleep on it … the sad death of Meat Loaf, aged 74

Covid probably killed one of the world’s favourite ‘wild man’ stars – I won’t be controlled by masks, he said in recent interview Meat Loaf is dead. Despite his recent illnesses, he was one who was supposed to go on forever – after all he made so many of our rock’n’roll dreams come true. He …

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How K6 where Keith Moon’s death was made public ended up in the mountains

How K6 where Keith Moon’s death was made public ended up in the mountains

If we could dial ‘P’ for past what stories would be revealed about this old telephone box… The telephone box in a pair in Curzon Square, London almost half a century ago It stood for decades in rainy Mayfair, just yards from the famous Playboy club and arrangements for many a liaison will have been …

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‘It’s my party and I’ll lie if I want to’ … is Sneer Drama wrong to snigger at boozing Boris?

‘It’s my party and I’ll lie if I want to’ … is Sneer Drama wrong to snigger at boozing Boris?

When is having a beer with work mates – indoors during a pandemic lockdown – the right thing to do? When you are Sir Keir Starmer it appears! Yes, the simpering legal needle, that sanctimonious sap who trembles in Corbyn’s duffle of a shadow, was caught in photos boozing with staff members in an office. It was …

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