Bob Dylan

Last night we went to see Bob Dylan. Matt's work partner had given him tickets as a wedding present. Matt really likes Bob Dylan. I kind of have no feelings on him one way or the other. But we did, in fact, have a really good time.

But I have to say, it was one of the strangest assortment of people I've seen in one place in my life. There was, of course, some older fans, including this guy near us wearing a Bob Dylan shirt who we overheard saying, "Last time I saw Dylan, man...". But there were a surprising amount of older fans along with their kids (who ranged from full grown to the 14 year old kid who was in front of me - which was great because he was short and I could see over him). Then, there were some token "LA people" -- At least one woman with four inch heels and a tight tube top dress. There was another woman, with jeans and a backwards cap, who was dancing like she was at a rap concert, which was pretty entertaining.

But there were all types. All age ranges. All kinds of styles. It was a really great people watching experience.

Dylan was alright too =) I didn't know any of the songs until the encore (when he did one song I knew and another song I didn't know was his because I'm more familiar with a famous cover version) but I liked the music more than I expected. It was all pretty fun, rocky and upbeat.



One of the more amusing tidbits, is that we spotted Dylan's Oscar (he won it for the song from "Wonder Boys". Matt mentioned that he played that song and I should know it because I've watched that movie about a million times). It was on stage on his amplifier. Funny dude.

I always thought that if you need to shorten "Bob Dylan" you called him "Dylan", but evidently I was wrong. Because all the ladies were consistently yelling "Bobby". Shows what I know. Maybe you have to be a more dedicated fan to be on a first name basis. I think as a casual supporter, I'll stick with 'Dylan'.