Willy the Shake wrote: <I'd go out of my way to avoid seeing Dylan,alas. He is so-o-o-o painful these days.>
And Gil questioned: <I don't understand why you would think that.> And I chime in: Willy, I'm with you! I saw Dylan a few years ago... '97, I think. He was playing in this great small venue in Alabama, and I was really looking forward to the show. But he sucked sucked sucked, and then sucked some more. He was sloppy drunk (or stoned or whatever); he screwed up lyrics; he was rude to the audience - just completely unprofessional and utterly disappointing. And yeah, performers, just like mortals, have bad days. And the new album is supposedly his best in years. But it'll be a cold day before I part with money to see him again. Cindy