jonsparrow
787 posts
Aug 14, 2009
5:49 PM
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090814/ap_en_mu/us_people_bob_dylan
of course it had to be jersey. lol
Rock legend Bob Dylan was treated like a complete unknown by police in a New Jersey shore community when a resident called to report someone wandering around the neighborhood.
Dylan was in Long Branch, about a two-hour drive south of New York City, on July 23 as part of a tour with Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp that was to play at a baseball stadium.
A 24-year-old police officer apparently was unaware of who Dylan is and asked him for identification, Long Branch business administrator Howard Woolley said Friday.
"I don't think she was familiar with his entire body of work," Woolley said.
The incident began at 5 p.m. (2100 GMT) when a resident said a man was wandering around a low-income, predominantly minority neighborhood several blocks from the oceanfront looking at houses.
The police officer drove up to Dylan, who was wearing a blue jacket, and asked him his name. According to Woolley, the following exchange ensued:
"What is your name, sir?" the officer asked.
"Bob Dylan," Dylan said.
"OK, what are you doing here?" the officer asked.
"I'm on tour," the singer replied.
A second officer, also in his 20s, responded to assist the first officer. He, too, apparently was unfamiliar with Dylan, Woolley said.
The officers asked Dylan for identification. The singer of such classics as "Like a Rolling Stone" and "Blowin' in the Wind" said that he didn't have any ID with him, that he was just walking around looking at houses to pass some time before that night's show.
The officers asked Dylan, 68, to accompany them back to the Ocean Place Resort and Spa, where the performers were staying. Once there, tour staff vouched for Dylan.
The officers thanked him for his cooperation.
"He couldn't have been any nicer to them," Woolley added.
How did it feel? A Dylan publicist did not immediately return a telephone call seeking comment Friday.
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jonsparrow
790 posts
Aug 14, 2009
7:23 PM
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but they even make fun of him in current movies an cartoons. every one knows who he is. i never even listened to him realy an i know who he is.
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djm3801
194 posts
Aug 14, 2009
7:40 PM
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Saw his show here in Allentown on July 16th. He was great. ALso a smart man. A cop doing their job asks you to do something, you do it.
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jonsparrow
791 posts
Aug 14, 2009
7:53 PM
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by "cop doing there job" do you mean cop being an ass? oh wait that is there job. your not a cop are you? :)
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scstrickland
173 posts
Aug 14, 2009
8:13 PM
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Remember that Jon, when you need one. 8^) BTW two or three years ago would you have known the names of half of the blues legends you study and follow now?
Last Edited by on Aug 14, 2009 8:17 PM
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scstrickland
174 posts
Aug 14, 2009
8:18 PM
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thats a sad way to be
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jonsparrow
793 posts
Aug 14, 2009
8:19 PM
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not realy. i dont like cops. an they dont like me. its the other way around...people normally call the cops on me.
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scstrickland
175 posts
Aug 14, 2009
8:22 PM
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If someone stole that customized car in your drive the first # you would call would be 911.
Last Edited by on Aug 14, 2009 8:24 PM
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jonsparrow
794 posts
Aug 14, 2009
8:36 PM
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no the first number i would call would be some people wit some guns an id go get my car back the fast/sure way.
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roundRiver
5 posts
Aug 14, 2009
8:39 PM
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Being prejudiced towards any group is unwise and indefensible. The guys were just doing their job and checking out Dylan's story. I would think this would be more apparent in this forum. Sadly it is not so.
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scstrickland
176 posts
Aug 14, 2009
8:42 PM
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like I said Jon Sad way to be
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jonsparrow
795 posts
Aug 14, 2009
8:51 PM
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im a sad guy. thats why i like the blues.
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scstrickland
177 posts
Aug 14, 2009
8:54 PM
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your a good guy. Lets not blow up this thread E-mail me Scstrickland125@gmail.com
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harpwrench
72 posts
Aug 14, 2009
8:57 PM
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Wow, I didn't realize it was against the law in our country for a gentleman to go out for a walk. And it's such a serious offense that backup units are necessary? And that you're required to present proof of identity documentation on demand, or take a ride in a police car? Reminds me of stuff I studied in history class a long time ago.
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jonsparrow
796 posts
Aug 14, 2009
9:31 PM
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"Reminds me of stuff I studied in history class a long time ago."
lol. its great how we evolve.
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roundRiver
6 posts
Aug 14, 2009
9:35 PM
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It wasn't against the law. They were investigating a report of a suspicious person. He may have been mentally ill or lost. You would not know until you ask. I think the article was to point out the fact the youth did not know who he was.
I was in a coffee shop a couple weeks ago and a Muddy Waters song came on over the in store sound system. I mentioned it was MW. She said she did not know who that was nor did any of the others in line. I agree with the other post they would have known someone like 50 cent or Hannah Montana.
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roundRiver
7 posts
Aug 14, 2009
9:42 PM
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More info on CNN...
"She (the officer) recognized the name, she just really didn't believe it was Bob Dylan," Ahart told CNN. "He was soaking wet because it was raining and he was wearing a hood."
The neighbor called in the suspicious person. Dylan was looking in the windows of a house that was for sale.
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eharp
308 posts
Aug 14, 2009
9:44 PM
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hey, folks- lets remember the source. it is a news story. we got to remind ourselves that sensationalism sells.
a second cop may have been nearby.
they may have really known who dylan is.
maybe they were looking out for bobby because of the neighborhood.
face it- dylan is sort of freaky looking and probably gets second looks all the time. if a freaky looking stranger of a non-matching minority was strolling your neighborhood, wouldnt you give him the once-over 2 times?
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Fredrider51
81 posts
Aug 14, 2009
10:10 PM
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Oda
Dylan did alot new stuff he was the first rapper listen Highway 61 there is one song on there that is rap. That is one of the best albums of all times. I am 58 old white guy that likes 50cent and rap music
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jonsparrow
797 posts
Aug 14, 2009
10:15 PM
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keith those were some good videos. first guy was funny too. an that one part surprised me. (the quiz)
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nacoran
155 posts
Aug 14, 2009
11:49 PM
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You aren't supposed to have to produce I.D. in that situation. Way to stick it to the man there Bob.
That being said, I saw some old videos of Dylan playing harmonica and I now support capital punishment.
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djm3801
195 posts
Aug 15, 2009
3:12 AM
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Woah! I started this and did not intend it to become a political thing. Sorry. back to harp.
Dylan's music and band were amazing and he never could sing. Mellencamp was in the show - ordinary and too loud. I took the oppotuniuty to use the facilites and grab some food. Never got his fame. Heard better bands and singers in basements.
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LIP RIPPER
115 posts
Aug 15, 2009
3:56 AM
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This reminds me of when I saw Dillan with Tom Petty at Market Square Arena. Seems like that was another life now.
We locals referred to Mellencamp as mellenhead.
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harpwrench
73 posts
Aug 15, 2009
7:07 AM
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My previous post is a good example of why I shouldn't post long after bed-time. It seems more likely to me now that they were graciously removing him from harm's way, or he would have been face down in a mud puddle.
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jonsparrow
798 posts
Aug 15, 2009
8:08 AM
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"That being said, I saw some old videos of Dylan playing harmonica and I now support capital punishment."
LMAO!!!
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djm3801
198 posts
Aug 15, 2009
9:18 AM
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Confess I do not like his harmonica playing - or I do not "get it" - but an urban legend is that his first pay to perform was as a harp player. May not be true.
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jonsparrow
801 posts
Aug 15, 2009
9:24 AM
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i remember watchin some documentry on harp an some one said if they were to get bob dylan a xmas present it would be harmonica lessons.
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belfast_harper
65 posts
Aug 15, 2009
10:35 AM
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I like Bob Dylan's harmonica playing and think the harmonica works well in his music.
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Randy G. Blues
66 posts
Aug 17, 2009
3:29 PM
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I saw the "Dylan and the Dead" show over two decades ago at Anaheim Stadium.
Dylan sort of got me started on harp. I first heard him play, and I thought, "Hey! I can play that badly." And so I got a harmonica.. and did.
I do feel he was the poet of our generation. "Hurricane" and "Tangled up in Blue" are both great songs- just two in a huge catalog of amazing writing.
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Aussiesucker
332 posts
Aug 17, 2009
8:26 PM
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I think Dylan got millions of people interested in playing the harmonica.
Sad that these young police did not recognise such a legend. Obviously Dylan was gracious about it.
Personally I dont see anything wrong in being confronted by police who are just doing their job which is often very difficult and not without risk. If you have broken no law then there is nothing to fear.
Last Edited by on Aug 17, 2009 8:33 PM
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roundRiver
10 posts
Aug 17, 2009
8:56 PM
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Generally I agree, but experiences of some have been negative and not by their action (i.e. Hurricane). Let's hope we can learn from the mistakes made in the past and stand up when those situations occur.
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bdr
32 posts
Aug 17, 2009
11:27 PM
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I dont think I would recognise him either given the phot in this article... and I went to see him play a gig in May.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8e5_1250472963
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"It's worth spending money on good speakers," he told me.
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