Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature (1 Viewer)

[Apple Jack]

I was out on the road when I received this surprising news, and it took me more than a few minutes to properly process it. I began to think about William Shakespeare, the great literary figure. I would reckon he thought of himself as a dramatist. The thought that he was writing literature couldn't have entered his head. His words were written for the stage. Meant to be spoken not read. When he was writing Hamlet, I'm sure he was thinking about a lot of different things: "Who're the right actors for these roles?" "How should this be staged?" "Do I really want to set this in Denmark?" His creative vision and ambitions were no doubt at the forefront of his mind, but there were also more mundane matters to consider and deal with. "Is the financing in place?" "Are there enough good seats for my patrons?" "Where am I going to get a human skull?" I would bet that the farthest thing from Shakespeare's mind was the question "Is this literature?"

 

[Galileo]

I guess this is as good a place as any to ask this...  I am currently watching a concert on AXS TV that originally aired in June of 2016.  It is titled "Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration".  It is basically a tribute concert...lots of big names covering Dylan's stuff.  Anyway, I am trying to figure out what this is the anniversary of?  Anybody with insight?  What happened with Dylan in 1986 that is being celebrated with this show?

ETA...Alright, clearly this is a much older concert.  

 

[Apple Jack]

I guess this is as good a place as any to ask this...  I am currently watching a concert on AXS TV that originally aired in June of 2016.  It is titled "Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration".  It is basically a tribute concert...lots of big names covering Dylan's stuff.  Anyway, I am trying to figure out what this is the anniversary of?  Anybody with insight?  What happened with Dylan in 1986 that is being celebrated with this show?

It was in 1992, and was the 30th anniversary of recording with Columbia Records. There is some great stuff from that show, Neil Young's Tom Thumbs Blues for starters.

 

[Galileo]

It was in 1992, and was the 30th anniversary of recording with Columbia Records. There is some great stuff from that show, Neil Young's Tom Thumbs Blues for starters.

I was just realizing that this is much older looking at the people performing.  Odd that the Guide description says 6/26/2016...but I just saw Johnny Cash introduce an act and George Harrison is now playing.