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take 13 Freewheelin
211 [published on-line 24 May
2003] What a way to welcome our
guests – this month's magazine is stocked full of information,
intrigue, insight and infamy! The cover features the artist Frida
Kahlo and ‘Coverdown’ explains her appearance. Mark Carter's
colour coded 20lbs looks at press coverage with a wink and a nod.
There are colour stills from Chris Cooper's selection of the month's
Dylan videos and The Two Riders have transcribed a very interesting
interview with Scarlet Rivera. Richard Lewis links Dylan anecdotes
and the movies and the unstoppable C.P. Lee tells a personal tale of
love and folk music. Chris Cooper comes back with some Bob Thoughts
and Paula Radice reflects upon the state of things with a Dylan
twist. Jim Gillan continues his very intriguing story of the lady
who once shared a churchwith
Dylan, and John Stokes takes up his brush to colour further images
in his quest to uncover all the truths in ‘Visions of Johanna'.
All this with Mark Carter's infamous cartoons spread throughout the
mag gives you a good fix of Dylan for the springtime. Take it all
away with our compliments.
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14 Freewheelin 212 On
the 17th May 2003 the Freewheelers held The John Green Day
Hootenanny, a UK Dylan Convention attended by about 200 people at the Moat
House Hotel, Northampton.The cover to this month's freewheelin-on-line comes from the
T-shirt and programme for the event, which was designed by Phil Townsend
at lazycarrot.com, and
featuresa young Dylan together with the headline artist at the Convention
namely the wonderful Carolyn Hester. ‘Coverdown’ tells more about this and
there are also extracts from the programme so that you can see what went
down. Chris Cooper’s Magnetic Movements and Mark Carter's 20lbs of
Headlines take you through what has happened on film and in the Press and
Chris’s Bob Thoughts centre upon the 2003 Oz shows.There is a superb article by Russell
Blatcher which links Steve Earle to Lucida Williams to Hank Williams to
Bob Dylan and beyond, andChris Hockenhull ponders on ‘Gods and Generals’.Paula Radice looks at Elliot Landy’s photos, Richard Lewis writes
about Michael Gray and Patrick Webster continues his exploration of ISIS.
Bringing up the rear, Jim Gillan adds his customary touch of anarchy and
Robert Forryan could be saying farewell. But, Oh Mama this may not be the
end.The Sad Dylan Fans certainly is but only until next time. Take it:
it’s all yours for free.
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15 Freewheelin 213 Every now and again an article is published in a Dylan fanzine that
is written with such style and with such authority that you just know it
is going to stay with you for some time. We have such an article in
freewheelin-on-line take 15. It is written by C. P. Lee and
it is the first in a series of articles that concerns the history of folk
music and goes on to explain how the young Bob Dylan happened to become
involved in that particular scene. Those who attended the Third Annual
John Green Day will remember C.P.’s illustrative talk about this
interesting subject and this series of articles expands the subject
further. There are also further memories of the UK Dylan Convention from
Chris Cooper and Richard Lewis; Paula Radice tells an emotional tale of
friendship, and Patrick Webster continues his journey with Dylan and Isis.
The Two Riders are back with their Fistful of Tapes, Mark Carter is here
with his Dylan Headlines and John Stokes paints more Visions of Johanna.
There is also a detailed review of Lucinda Williams at Manchester 2003 by
Russell Blatcher and with Vincent on the cover it’s an issue you won’t
want to miss. Take it: it’s yours.
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16 Freewheelin 214 Everything passes, everything changes. Life is but a ferris wheel.
It is with great sadness that we have to announce that Neil Watson has
decided to step down from the Freewheelin’ merry-go-round. Neil has been
with us since the early days (we are talking mid-80’s) and his forthright
but sensitive articles will be surely missed. Now Neil’s life has taken a
different turn and he waves farewell to this feisty old
fairground. Yet as one ride ends another starts and we are very
excited to introduce, in this month’s issue, a new feature: The
Whole Wide World is
watching. Compiled by Martin Stein, this feature is a monthly
‘best of the Web’ as found by Martin’s own wandering and critical mouse.
Martin’s mouse is not of course alone in Take 16. There are many more
items to keep you awake and amused during the hours of daylight and
darkness. We have articles on lyrics, on films, on other artists and we
take the usual peek at Dylan in the press. In addition we have
cartoons, artwork and the meanderings and musings of this giddy bunch of
Dylan folk. And what is more: it is all free. Take 16 is here and its
yours for the taking.
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17 Freewheelin 215 The buzz these days seems to about Dylan on film with his
performance as Jack Fate in the recently released Masked & Anonymous
being smack at the centre of the commotion. There is however another film
in Dylan’s cannon which opens with Dylan wearing a mask and in which he
endeavours to remain anonymous by adopting an alias. As a preface to
viewing Masked & Anonymous, you will not wish to miss Chris Cooper’s
extensive study of Renaldo & Clara, part 2 of which appears in this
issue of the worlds only on-line Dylan fanzine. Take 17 is truly a bumper
bundle with 40 plus pages of all things Dylan including an illustrated
history of recent performances and chronologies of Dylan in the press and
on the Web. C.P. Lee continues his provocative look at Dylan’s entry into
the English folk scene and Paula Radice reviews a book with an interesting
Dylan angle. Jim Gillan’s column could soon achieve cult status and
Patrick Webster pays attention to detail in his continued journey through
the verses of ISIS. All this is accompanied by the charcoal best of Mark
Carter. It is all here and its free. Just press those keys and take it
away.
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18 Freewheelin 216 This month’s
freewheelin-on-line magazine has pretty much everything the avid,
or even the occasional, Dylan obsessive could possibly wish for; plus a
little extra. If Dylan as performer is your thing then you will be pleased
to see that the Two Riders are firmly back in the saddle with their
reviews of some 30 Dylan shows. If Dylan on the ‘net interests you then
Martin Stein is here with all his W’s. If Dylan as a popular cultural icon
is your bag then you will wish to read about his appearances in the press
as compiled by Mark Carter. If Dylan as poet turns you on then you will
find that Patrick Webster’s consideration of the lyrics of ISIS and Part
22 of John Stokes’ mammoth essay on ‘Visions of Johanna’ give you some
light. If Dylan as film star makes you smile then Chris Cooper’s journey
through Renaldo & Clara is a must read. If Dylan by other artists
finds your favour then Richard Lewis has something for you. If Dylan
absurdity tickles you then Jim Gillan is here to entertain. If Dylan in
art catches your eye then you will love our cover and Mark’s cartoons. And
then there is that something extra. From the careful pen of Russell
Blatcher comes a detailed consideration of some new songs by Neil Young
that appear on his recently released album ‘Greendale’. What do you mean
we couldn’t possibly pack all this in to one month's issue? Of course we
can. You know we can. And what is more – its all yours: FOR
FREE.
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19 Freewheelin 217 This month's Freewheelin
sees the conclusion of two major articles concerning Dylan’s place and
purpose. The first finale is Part 3 of C. P. Lee’s authoritative polemic
‘Folk Is A Myth’ in which he has placed Dylan’s involvement in the Folk
Movement under a microscope and has found a degree of bacteria lurking in
dark places! The second conclusion finds the end (at last) of John Stokes’
epic struggle with Dylan's masterpiece ‘Visions of Johanna’ and this final
episode completes some 65,000 words that John has written on the subject.
But of course there are other writings out there in the Dylan world to
consider and thus Paula Radice and Jim Gillan cast their critical eyes
over Christopher Ricks’ work ‘Dylan’s Visions of Sin’ and Richard Lewis
takes a peek at the Neil Young biography ‘Shakey’. In addition to all that
there are the usual Freewheelin features from Mark Carter and
Martin Stein. Chris Cooper continues to uncover the parts of Renaldo and
Clara that others have failed to reach and Patrick Webster throws his
considerable literary weight towards the song ‘ISIS’. All this against the
background of Dylan being so close at hand. But if your daily routine has
been jolted by your journeys to the concerts , you don’t even have to get
out of your chair to enjoy the delights of freewheelin-on-line. You
just have to press a couple of buttons. Take 19 with our compliments
– its yours for free.
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20 Freewheelin 218 In the film ‘The Last Waltz’ why was Dylan’s set only filmed from
‘Forever Young’ onwards? What are Dylan’s three Grammy nominations this
year? On what song did Joan Osbourne duet with Dylan during August
2003? In what scene from Renaldo and Clara do we see Sara riding in a
buggy holding a rose? Why should we buy the 24 bit SACD boxed set? What is
the connection between the song ‘Isis’ and Jack Kerouac’s ‘On The Road’?
Who was the real life Oscar Vogel, played by Ed Norton in the film ‘Masked
and Anonymous’? Why is ‘Masked and Anonymous’ like the 1975 movie
‘Roller Ball’? After Dylan’s concert in Munich, Germany in October 2003,
what was advertised on Ebay as a memento of that concert? Why did Dylan
include the song ‘Cats In The Well’ in his set lists during the tour of
Europe in the Autumn of 2003? The answers my friends to these, and many
other questions, are just a free click away.
