Bob Dylan--for the first and last time
I was thrilled to get a chance to finally see Bob Dylan in concert. I own at least ten of his albums and have long admired his apocalyptic visions and rebel spirit.
I forgave him his bad movies, the awfulness of his one foray into fiction (the woeful TARANTULA)...but last night, I came face to face with Dylan the scornful, Dylan the tuneless, Dylan the utterly indifferent.
We've all heard stories about the Great Man going into the tank in live settings but, good grief, I didn't expect--
Well, listen, if you want to read the full story, check out the post on my blog over at Beautiful Desolation...and make sure after finishing it you scroll down and read the bit of satirical doggerel I lobbed Bobbie's way as a parting riposte. Wholly earned, I assure you.
If you paid a premium price for your ticket last night, you have my sympathies.
I got mine free and if it hadn't been for Mark Knopfler, I'd have asked for my money back...
Cliff Burns is a literary pioneer, going independent two decades before it became fashionable. For Burns, it was never about the money; it’s always been about artistic integrity and connecting with his audience.”
—Robert Runte, Canadian critic and academic
About Cliff
I've been a professional author for more than 25 years and an independent publisher since 1990, when my first book, Sex & Other Acts of the Imagination, was released through an imprint my wife and I created. That little publishing concern, which...
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Cliff’s Favorite Books
Ah, now this is a tough one. "Favorite" books or "best" books? Because that's two entirely different things... Still, here are a few of the ones that have...