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What's in a horse? Or should I say:
What's on a horse? You may recall that some time back, in fact in
September of last year, Chris Cooper had this Oracle idea about
answering anyone's questions concerning the ins and outs of Lord Bob.
This feature was published in Freewheelin' Quarterly Volume 21 and
Chris decided that the people behind the Oracle should be none other
than The Lone Ranger and Tonto. Consequently there was a very nice
photo of The Masked One on his trusted steed Silver on page 33 of
FQ21. Tonto was there too.
Fast forward to Dylan's European tour which commenced on the 5th April
in Stockholm, Sweden. On the back cover of the European tour programme
there is a rather nice silhouette of a man on a horse. And Lo and
Behold it looks like our friend The Lone Ranger again, displaying his
'Hi Ho Silver' technique. If Dylan had worn a mask under his white
stetson in Europe, well we would have given his game away. Dylan = The
Lone Ranger.
I am afraid I just could not resist it. I had to have that silhouette
on a Freewheelin' cover. To maintain the equine theme I have balanced
The Lone Ranger against a bevy of race horses from a study by the
Impressionist painter Edgar Degas (1834 -1917). In the foreground
there is an interesting quartet. Gregory Peck and Jennifer Jones in a
still from the movie 'Duel In The Sun' together with Dylan in Western
attire and a mangy looking Rin-Tin-Tin. If you look closely Dylan is
almost touching Peck's six shooter. Probably because Dylan's Mum had
put his own guns in the ground. Nice to have a dog on the front cover
again though.
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