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Wednesday, August 10. 2011

A free ad for Bob, on my birthday: "The Devil's in the alley, mule's in the stall..."

One of his best, I think. 1997, such a short time ago. Song brings tears to my eyes. Even if you aren't a fan, give this a try - do it for me, your Editor Dog in Chief:


 


Posted by Bird Dog in The Song and Dance Man at 12:16 | Comments (12) | Trackbacks (0)

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Happy birthday Bird Dog, enjoy your day
#1 Seppo on 2011-08-10 12:34 (Reply)
Great BD tune, BD.
#2 Garry on 2011-08-10 13:19 (Reply)
Happy Birthday my friend with many more to come. I didn't know or I would have baked a cake - on second thought no, that wouldn't have worked because I can't cook for squat. I could have bought one though. :>)

I'm not a Dylan fan by any stretch, but he does occasionally push the limits of genius singer/writer description hard and this is one of them. What a great song and the backup band is classic Dylan too. Good tune - no, great tune.
#3 Tom Francis on 2011-08-10 14:25 (Reply)
Happy Birthday, BD!
#4 Smokey (Link) on 2011-08-10 14:58 (Reply)
Happy Birthday --and thank you, sincerely and profoundly, for all the great thoughts and links you've spent the altruistic effort to make available here.

On matters of some importance, whether to laugh or cry, giggle or fret, in most cases probably needfully, that without your effort we'd never have seen.

Mortar in the cracks of the mortal redoubt.
#5 buddy larsen on 2011-08-10 16:19 (Reply)
Another Happy Birthday wish, sir, and thanks for your contributions to my enlightenment. MF has done much to open my eyes.
#6 Inbredredneck Redneck on 2011-08-10 16:49 (Reply)
Thanks, y'all.
#7 Bird Dog on 2011-08-10 17:43 (Reply)
Happy Birthday and thanks for one of my favorite daily destinations and all the work involved.
#8 Cooker on 2011-08-10 21:12 (Reply)
Happy Birthday
#9 RBM on 2011-08-10 21:52 (Reply)
Happy Birthday and thanks for the fantastic website. Please keep up the great work.
#10 Mark on 2011-08-10 22:55 (Reply)
HBD BD! Because of you I almost purchased a Dylan compilation in the $5 CD bin at WalMart. Consider that progress since I used to really not care for Bob. Also, I dislike yankees slightly less because of your efforts.

Thank you and your highly-paid, professional staff for all you do here.
#11 John Lien on 2011-08-11 13:42 (Reply)
BD, day late and a dollar short as usual, but Hippy Barthday to one of my favorite blog dog dudes!
#12 Randazzo the Magnificent on 2011-08-11 22:16 (Reply)

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