Ah! to be a 'Complete Unknown'

[Jack of All Parades]

Had to chuckle at a small piece in today's Poughkeepsie Journal on the Nation and World page- appears a police officer on duty in Long Branch, NJ stopped a man observed walkiing in a local neighborhood on July 23rd-the 24 year old officer asked for id failing to observe that the man was Bob Dylan-when produced he was apparantly allowed to continue his stroll-the local Business Administrator in Long Branch was quoted "I don't think she was familiar with his entire body of work".

[always dancing]

Wonder why he was stopped? That is Long Branch for you. Spent a summer there and one of my jobs was checking beach tags. I guess they just like to check things.

[Jack of All Parades]

I suppose it was a zealous neighborhood watcher- unused to an elderly individual attired in a natty "Nudie" suit strolling through the neighborhood-not an everyday occurance I assume-ah! the well dressed vagabond just strolling 'like a rolling stone'.

[Jack of All Parades]

Woke this morning to the early drive Djs on the local Woodstock station, WDST, discussing the run in with the 'Fuz' in Long Branch- seems speculation is that Dylan was looking for Spingsteen's childhood home- appears he has been on pilgrimedges of late to the childhood homes of musicians he admires- having already visited homes for Neil Young, George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney- either that or he was seeking inspiration for his long rumored Christmas album in the sands of Long Branch.