Update: I ran 5 times last week, turning in my best 5k time to date--25:28--read "El Inmortal" by Jorge Luis Borges in Spanish to knock out my short reading and language goals, and am writing a few days late on my blog. I'll have to post again this week to try and catch up.
Now to the post. I've heard of people having parties with a Bob Dylan theme. Everyone chooses a character from a Bob Dylan song and dresses in kind. Awards may be given: Best Costume, Most Creative, Most Obscure, etc. So as I was putting my Bob Dylan collection on my computer today, I thought that it may be fun to choose 5 of my favorite songs and see if I could squeeze 10 characters out of them. So here it goes.
1. "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"--An orphan with a gun, crying in the sun; An empty-handed painter, drawing crazy patterns on sheets. Probably 3 or 4 others.
2. "Ballad of a Thin Man"--The geek that asks "How does it feel to be such a freak?" and hands out bones; A lawyer that discusses lepers and crooks; Mr. Jones, who knows something is happening but doesn't know what it is. Probably 4 or 5 others.
3. "Visions of Johanna"--Louise with a handful of rain, tempting you to defy it; The night watchman, clicking his flashlight asking whether it's him or them that's insane; The Ghost of 'lectricity; Mona Lisa with the highway blues. There are others.
4. "Million Dollar Bash"--Big Dumb Blonde's friend with his checks all forged; Silly Nellie, telling a yarn.
5. "Isis"--Isis; A friendly archaeologist.
This is only the tip of the iceberg. Bob Dylan's birthday is May 24th. It would be very cool to compile a list of possible characters and the songs they come from, then spread the list around and have people sign up for a character. Finally, we'll have a big birthday bash with food and drink, possibly a band, and just have a nice time. Now, I realize this might take a little more thought and research than some are willing to put in, but if it sounds like a good idea, let me know. We still have 4 months to plan.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Talkin' Costumes For Bob Dylan's Birthday Bash Blues
Posted by vis at 1:04 PM
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What happened to your standard reference to the communists? Surely you could've mentioned "John Birch Paranoid Blues" and thrown up a picture of Stalin or Chairman Mao. I speak Birch as my character for the 24th. Research complete.
Or could I be Cate Blanchett, would that fit into the party guidelines?
Didn't u just make fun of me for having a b-day party for Michael Stipe? I'm quite sure you did. Perhaps the party would have been okay if I dressed up like LEONARD BERNSTEIN! Leonid Brehnev, Lenny Bruce, and Lester Bangs. right? Right. That being said, I'm in for the Dylan party. It is a good idea Traver.
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