Apparently, Bob Dylan was stopped the other day by two police officers in a community in New Jersey, wandering through a low-income, minority neighborhood a few hours before he was scheduled to perform a show.
That's pretty cool unto itself, that the Father of Folk Rock (and megamillionaire) would rather wander aimlessly through a rough New Jersey neighborhood than party or take part in other showy business while on tour. But what makes the story amazing is that neither the first officer who responded to a call that an unknown white man was wandering through the 'hood nor the second officer who arrived for backup knew who Dylan was, even after he identified himself!
Nothing came of the incident, as the officers returned the singer-songwriter to the hotel where he was staying and having his identity confirmed by employees there (he wasn't carrying any ID).
No definitive word was given on Dylan's purpose for being in the neighborhood. Reported weather conditions may indicate that he could have been seeking shelter from the storm, and unnamed witnesses alleged his jacket may have been blowing in the wind. The reported dialogue between Dylan and the officers was abbreviated for press, though anonymous sources have speculated that upon identifying himself and seeing the young officer struggle to place the name, Dylan may have responded cordially, "Don't think twice, it's all right." The exact location of the incident was also unreported by police, and media members failed to confirm the address as being positively 4th Street.
Here's a link to the real story. http://www.stumbleupon.com/s/#2wXIst/www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/08/bob_dylan_stopped_by_cops_whov.html?ft=1&f=103943429/
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Haha, quality post.
What's really funny to me is that this post just showed up in my feed reader now, 7:30pm on Sunday, after we've already talked about it yesterday while going to look at puppies...hysterical.
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