The Bob Dylan Advanced Obituary Extravaganza: Ken's show

Listener comments!

8:19am People Like Us:

Rather looking forward to this (the fake version, not the real)

8:22am People Like Us:

I <3 Blob Dylan

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8:45am -Ken:

First hour will be fake, mashups, weird covers, etc, then Andy Breckmanman joins us at 10am. From 10:15 to 11:15, we will be recording the Bob Dylan Advanced Obituary show, so call in during that hour at 201-209-9368 with your remembrances of Bob, and where you were when you heard the news that Bob Dylan had died. The last 45 minutes will be me and Andy discussing and playing the ONLY musical artist we both sincerely love - Bob Dylan.

8:58am Davee:

I hope we will here some screams

9:01am Aaron Working In Newark:

Awesome

9:02am VincentNifigance:

Aw man, did you hear the news?

9:02am Buddha of Suburbia:

Nice mash up!

9:02am Larry from Westwood:

Woke up in the middle of the night w the perfect mash up in my head: "Time is Up" by Poppy and "Passionate" by the Backstreet Boys. You're welcome!

9:03am matt turnip:

wow this is something else, staysh!

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9:03am AnAnonymousParty:

I know (as we all do) the answer to this: 42.

9:03am VincentNifigance:

You can mash up Ellie Goulding's 'Close To Me' very nicely with 'Where Is My Mind?'

9:03am Tiago from Portugal:

Freaky Stuff

9:03am Lixiviated Life:

i don't know if im ready for this

9:04am Lixiviated Life:

nah
i'm SO ready

9:05am Pierre Delecto:

Bonjour Ken et mes amis.

9:06am Pellegrino.steve:

Love this version. Is that bob Stinson singing?

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9:06am AnAnonymousParty:

This is current day Bob singing now, right?

9:06am Larry from Westwood:

If the BSBs did an a cappella version of Toccata and Fugue, would that make them the Bach- Street Boys?

9:07am Pellegrino.steve:

Tommy was like 14

9:07am melinda:

hi Ken & all

9:07am Nacho:

Hola Ken! Hola a todas y a todos!

9:08am akaJ:

Hello everyone!

9:08am Larry from Westwood:

Saw the Mats in MPLS around the time Hootenanny came out. It was total chaos. I was in HS, and fell in love with them

9:08am Haiku Henry:

Have very much been looking forward to this show. RIP Bob Dylan...

9:08am Lixiviated Life:

"... in this life we must all kill three things:
First we must kill our parents.
Second, we must kill the Buddha.
And lastly, we must kill him!" -

9:09am Buddha of Suburbia:

Hi Melinda! Bummer I didn't get to meet you in Portland, ME

9:09am VincentNifigance:

@Buddha take no notice of @LiXiviatedLife!

9:09am VincentNifigance:

I thought Masked and Anonymous was great.

9:10am Buddha of Suburbia:

OH DEAR!!!! Giving Lixiviated Life a side eye glance and then averting them immediately.

9:11am FӝFӝ (:

Hello, Ken, People Like Us and mere mortals!

What I want to know is how did Bob Dylan die?

9:11am TDK60:

May you stay "forever young" Ken.

9:12am Buddha of Suburbia:

Death threats aside, these are some good tunes.

9:12am Pellegrino.steve:

He crashed his triumph motorcycle into one of the slum properties he owns in the village.

9:12am dave wuz here:

dylan drowned in a fire

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9:13am -Ken:

It was a hot air balloon acccident. Tragic.

9:13am People Like Us:

while listening to a radio show about his death

9:14am SSS:

Dylan is still alive because he knows to trust only with great caution.

9:14am Marley Dogg:

Pledge In memory of Bob

9:14am People Like Us:

ToToM does by far the best Dylan mash ups

9:15am Strandlund:

Dylan fell on stage and broke his hip...tragic.

9:15am egal:

Ginsberg beat Dylan to death with a cue card. A totally Zen move.

9:18am Lunchbox3030:

bob dylan was crushed to death under the weight of his own harmonica

9:18am TDK60:

Any covers of Dylan's Christmas album songs to play?

9:18am VincentNifigance:

Bob's going to call up to spoil the fun, I can feel it.

9:18am Snoochienucci:

still a little unsure how i feel about all of this....

9:19am People Like Us:

yes, I feel sad

9:20am TDK60:

Is there a recording of that 1996 show? That was a few years before the online archives came along, right?

9:21am VincentNifigance:

Dylan passed while watching this cover of The Beatles 'Blackbird' being covered (in faeces) by Donovan. www.youtube.com...

9:21am Pierre Delecto:

Death is always so inconvenient.

9:21am Roberto:

I can tell you this practice is still going on. I happen to be close to someone who has an advance obituary (or several) ready to go at a moment's notice!

9:21am SoylentMike:

Bob Dylan on a motor scooter.

9:21am Lixiviated Life:

@ Buddha Burbs
Never fear BdB you are safe.
:)

9:21am VincentNifigance:

The Car advert that incongruously featured 'Held' by (smog).

9:22am Lixiviated Life:

Dylan was crushed to death under the weight of his own ego.

9:22am Strandlund:

Bob Dylan was screaming for help, but no one could understand what he was saying...

9:24am Lixiviated Life:

it doesn't walk?

9:24am VincentNifigance:

Nor should it.

9:24am FӝFӝ (:

Some mandatory Bob Dylan tearjerker pics for today's show:

https://bodyheightweight.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/bob-dylan-family-1.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ac/90/a3/ac90a30538788db9d6e3f14f656e554e.gif

https://cdn-03.independent.ie/life/article37559891.ece/0d746/AUTOCROP/w620/2018-11-25_lif_45919203_I1.JPG

9:25am lane:

This phenomenon of tragic hot air balloon deaths...first Don McLean now Bobby D

9:25am Sebastian:

what?

9:25am Buddha of Suburbia:

Later Funky Bunch! Vincent, let's chat soon!

9:26am VincentNifigance:

@Lane When you've lived the rock n'roll life so long, You have to chase the next high...

9:26am TDK60:

I walked by Dylan's old early-1960s apt. building on 4th St. the other day.

9:26am Pierre Delecto:

Elvis died of breakfast.

9:26am VincentNifigance:

@Buddha Yes, Buddhs, I reckon I owe you a package. Take care, buddhy!

9:27am Asheville Jon:

weird

9:27am Buddha of Suburbia:

Nooo! Just put a shirt on Jasper will you? That Ramones shirt I sent you for him I admit is a little too big, but he'll grow into it.

9:29am steveo:

"gotta go, gotta meeting" brilliant!

9:29am VincentNifigance:

@Buddha Yeah, man - you sent psychic birthday presents!

9:30am Lixiviated Life:

Cher,
a poor mans Joan Baez?

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9:30am AnAnonymousParty:

So the rumors that Dylan accidentally inhaled his harmonica and loudly choked to death are wrong?

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9:30am Ken From Hyde Park:

Hi, all. At what time this morning will be the reading of Bob Dylan's will?

9:31am steveo:

cher is only 5 years younger than bob

9:31am Pierre Delecto:

I remember the day Dylan went cold on us. They had to throw dirt on him.

9:31am Lixiviated Life:

looks like I'll be getting exactly zero work done between 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM today

9:31am SeanG:

this is fantastic

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9:32am -Ken:

TDK60, The Dylan Death Tape3 is sitting on the damn wall!!! With a "Break Glass In Case of Dylan Death" sign. That's the whole pernt

9:32am Strandlund:

I was going to say he died in a skiing accident, and then you played that cover by Cher...Weird!

9:32am Asheville Jon:

does Cher have a "Navy Suit For War"?

9:32am thelma blitz:

Tulil wrote lots of Dylan parodies. My Name is Bob Dylan here. https://youtu.be/Ulp5X3qZtog

9:33am People Like Us:

you mean Hokey Cokey of course

9:34am steveo:

-Ken, what kind of tape is it?

9:34am ccc:

the original songwriter Robert Pokey is notoriously litigious

9:34am lane:

@Vincent What’s next??!!! Snorting ASHES ??!!

9:34am Phillippe Bastille:

Bob was scheduled to play UMBC soon. Do you know if ticket holders will have to pay another $12.50 service charge per ticket to get their money back?

9:35am VincentNifigance:

@PeopleLikeUs: Yes, you tell him!

9:35am steveo:

i mean i expect it's not a cassette; and I doubt you still have cart machines, so,, reel-to-reel?

9:35am steveo:

ok, it's a DAT www.flickr.com...

9:36am VincentNifigance:

@Lane LET'S NOT GET SILLY.

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9:37am -Ken:

The Death tape is now on CDR

9:37am Snoochienucci:

anyone hear any of these Dylan and Cash songs that are being released soon? or maybe they are out already and Ken can que some up??

9:38am Sebastian:

that Dylan wrote a couple of good tunes!

9:38am ccc:

ugh first he goes electric and now his death tape's gone digital

9:38am steveo:

@-Ken OIC

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9:39am -Ken:

Get ready to call in from 10:15 to 11:15am today folks, with your remembrances of Dylan, where you were when you heard the news about his death, etc. Phone is 201-209-9368 at that time (10:15-11:15am, ET)

9:41am thormagma:

Yessss love this version

9:41am Asheville Jon:

what happens if Bob dies within the next half hour? will the original tape be used?

9:42am FӝFӝ (:

"I was watching Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez inauguration ceremony when I heard the news..."

9:43am Snoochienucci:

ooo found one, this demo came out if anyone is interested www.youtube.com...

9:43am Asheville Jon:

and perhaps a "I remember where I was when I was calling to the making of the Remembering Bob Dylan tape" recording should be made as a follow-up.

9:44am VincentNifigance:

@AshevilleJon That's the plan.

9:44am coelacanth∅:

boy was that bad. one of the few Joan Baez songs i can tolerate and priest managed to make it intolerable!

9:46am Pierre Delecto:

With Dylan's passing, the Traveling Wilburys are one step away from a full reunion.

9:47am rdb:

rip mr. sandman

9:47am Asheville Jon:

hey vincent, that's great news. sorry if i am a bit behind today, coffee hasn't kicked in yet.

9:48am zopa:

Take me to the bridge.

9:49am Hubig Pie:

Bridge me, Bootsie!

9:50am steveo:

tag yourself, i'm sonny

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9:50am AnAnonymousParty:

If anybody was ever a sex machine, it was Bob Dylan. He will be missed.

9:50am SSS:

Bring the damn bridge to me already why don't cha

9:51am VincentNifigance:

@SMKen Bruno Mars

9:52am melinda:

I liked Cher's version.

9:52am VincentNifigance:

Ugh, he couldn't even be arsed to get out of bed...

9:53am VincentNifigance:

A man died, Breckman, show some respect.

9:53am steveo:

cher was 19 in that photo

9:53am βrian:

Oh oh. Has it happened?

9:53am zopa:

via skype?! c'mon andy. make an effort.

9:53am for the record∅:

Bob Dylan said the 13th floor elevators' version of rolling stone is his favorite version.

9:53am jinjabredboy:

is it Locked Out of Heaven by Bruno Mars?

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9:55am Ken From Hyde Park:

I imagine it's inconvenient to drive a stick shift in morning rush hour traffic in Jersey City.

9:55am VincentNifigance:

@jinjabredboy That's the one.

9:55am FӝFӝ (:

Please, mourning callers, feel free to refer Mr Ken as Station Manager when you call in. Pretty safe bet Ken will be still in charge then. Also, congratulate Andy Breckman for his latest movie "Rat Race: The Remake".

9:55am melinda:

Great pic of Patti and Bob

9:56am Antonio_Polcaro:

Amazing stuff !

9:56am coelacanth∅:

Ken (from hyde park) clutch anxiety

9:56am FӝFӝ (:

Nice to hear Tom Wilson talking there.

9:56am Robert Allen Zinmerman:

hey a big thanks mr friedman and mr breckman for rhe kind pre-obituary i appreciate it.

9:56am Androu B.:

Hey Ken,
You do realize what Bob Dylan's passing will signify, don't you? It will mean that Jeff Lynne will be the last surviving member of the Travelling Wilburys! How sad and eerie is that?
Btw, all bets are that Dylan's actual epitaph will either be a line from one of his most well-known songs or one that he wrote in the first person.

9:56am steveo:

let's just listen to dylan boots for the rest of the day?

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9:58am PigeonsAndRust:

@Robert methinks you misspelled your last name

9:59am steveo:

i don't believe in zinmerman

9:59am VincentNifigance:

BAWB!@PigeonsAndRust: Typical Bob, messing with us.

9:59am Robert Allen Zimmerman:

could someone find my teeth? the maid when she came in to clean this morning misplaced them.

9:59am coelacanth∅:

haha steveo

10:01am Roberto:

Dammit, Tom! NEVER ROLL SIX!

10:01am Robert Allen Zimmerman:

folks im nearing 80 here the letters on this smartphone is super jard to see even with these $1500 glasses on.

10:02am melinda:

@Buddha you were just down the street from where I work in Portland, we may have passed each other on the street unawares.

10:02am Aaron Working In Newark:

mouse anf the traps

10:02am coelacanth∅:

i probably would've gotten in a fight with the asshole that yelled judas

10:02am Phillippe Bastille:

I don't know if I can contain my grief much longer. My dog senses something is wrong. If she looks up at me again with those sad sympathetic eyes I'm going to lose it.

10:03am Lixiviated Life:

That's IT.
I"M ROLL'N SIX GOD DAMN IT

10:04am Asheville Jon:

wait, Andy isn't in the studio?

10:04am MikeG:

HOT MIKE ALERT

10:05am steveo:

that's not Mike, it's Andy!

10:06am lane:

Here comes the chewing

10:07am Antonio_Polcaro:

Will there be a new seven second delay tonight?

10:07am Okasa:

Andy in the AM is sort of scary.

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10:07am AnAnonymousParty:

I hear the WFMU studios have egg cartons stapled to the walls to improve the acoustics.

10:07am ?:

was the heart scare 26 years ago?

10:08am ?:

think it was due to poor oral hygiene

10:08am Henry:

andy's chewing may be one of the most repulsive things in radio history

10:08am Special Monkey:

will there be a discussion about foot of pride?

10:08am thelma blitz:

Bob said he thought he was going to see Elvis. He had pericarditis, inflammation of the membrane around the heart.

10:09am SSS:

I believe it was a bacterial infection of his heart....?something about camping....?

10:10am TDK60:

"Point of order! DATS will not be a lasting format."

10:12am Special Monkey:

dylan's going to outlive us all

10:12am TDK60:

I remember exactly where I was when I first heard Dylan. True. But not relevant to today's show. Sorry.

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10:13am AnAnonymousParty:

Everybody should call in and say, "Wait, what? Dylan died? I thought he was already dead.

10:13am zopa:

Does Andy have a gambling addiction?

10:14am yippie:

AJ Webber man has a beef with Dylan

10:15am Lixiviated Life:

Donovan will be ecstatic

10:16am LastWhiteRhino:

I hear Dylan has a beef with Andy and Ken because they have an obituary show pre-recorded for him.

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10:17am Ken From Hyde Park:

Has the recording started? Seems Andy doesn't understand the premise yet.

10:17am Admiral Crisp:

I gotta greeze weaser

10:18am Lunchbox3030:

god i cant tell if andy is messing with ken or not

10:18am Asheville Jon:

AP Wire? is it 1965 again?

10:20am Special Monkey:

did zappa have a beef with bob?

10:20am Special Monkey:

there's a good imitation in his song flakes ... youtu.be...

10:21am Asheville Jon:

'red diaper baby'? wtf does that mean?

10:22am Admiral Crisp:

Should be death is not the end

10:23am Special Monkey:

knockin' on the dragon's door!

10:23am TDK60:

Ken, you were a red diaper baby? That may explain much, just maybe, hehehe.

10:23am Hubig Pie:

Totem's mash-up of Ziggy Stardust and Knockin on Heavens door is the best version

10:24am βrian:

What if there's no working WFMU tape deck at the moment?

10:24am Lixiviated Life:

Andy didn't know there was a 10:20 AM because as a child he was raised in a cave and never allowed to see the sun nor a clock.
(The family did however own a perfectly good hourglass but couldn't afford the sand.)

10:24am TDK60:

..wait! WFMU still uses a DAT machine?

10:25am Phillippe Bastille:

@KFHP Andy understanding the premise would be a first

10:25am Asheville Jon:

wouldn't NPR be the most appropriate media outlet to break the news?

10:25am Okasa:

So Ken wants a real War of the Worlds situation!

10:26am SeanG:

let's do this thang

10:27am LastWhiteRhino:

Lovin' this Shabtai Zissel show !

10:27am FӝFӝ (:

Breaking NEWS!!!! TMZ just confirmed it: Bob Dylan passed away.

10:27am TDK60:

..you still have a good working cassette deck, right?

10:27am BnowB:

This Radio show right now is so darn good.
TY WFMU :)

10:28am adampsyche:

i am alone in my apartment, working from home, and let out the biggest bellow of a laugh at the notion of listeners tuning in and not having any context.

10:28am Aaron Working In Newark:

It sure is BnowB!!!1 LMAO!!!

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10:28am PigeonsAndRust:

Can you imagine if Bob Dylan really does die in the next hour but Andy and Ken think we're heading them about it?

10:28am steveo:

omg fofo say it ain't so

10:28am sphere:

Somehow, I never thought this would happen.

10:28am melinda:

@BnowB I second that.

10:28am Phillippe Bastille:

Need to update the lyrics. Heaven now has one of those Nest Ring doorbells

10:29am jess:

my favorite Dylan song

10:29am adampsyche:

PiegeonsAndRust!!!!!!!

10:29am Lunchbox3030:

god andy is already crashing and burning this LOL

10:29am Roberto:

I'm laughing too.

10:30am WFMU listener WADE:

This is the saddest. Of course it happens to everyone...I just somehow believed Dylan could escape

10:30am Brendan:

Cmon everyone knows hot air balloons only crash in NM

10:30am Lixiviated Life:

RIP Bob D

10:30am FӝFӝ (:

Rest in piece, Bob Dylan.
your songs helped me a lot when I was going through high school... may your beautiful music live on forever.

10:31am Phillippe Bastille:

Did the balloon run a red light or something?

10:31am Okasa:

Abort! Abort! Abort!

10:31am DerHeinrich:

What? What?!

10:31am Lunchbox3030:

THEY LASTED 5 MINUTES

10:32am FӝFӝ (:

The first time I played a song in front of others was during my sophomore year of high school in a German class talent show. I sang this song with a shitty ukulele. It was a fairly awkward stage of my life and I was really nervous going into it. To my surprise everyone seemed to like it and I left feeling I had done the song justice. From then on I've been much more comfortable playing for others, even though it's rare for me to do so.

Rest in peace Bob, and thank you for what you have given

10:32am DerHeinrich:

Plunged thru the atmosphere? With Bob Dylan? That little boy?! Pure grace.

10:32am Lixiviated Life:

worst improv partner EVER
"Yes, BUT"

10:32am thelma blitz:

Dylan Keef and Mick are vampires. They don't die.

10:33am FӝFӝ (:

So sad. it's been an almost 10 years since i went to his concert. i was young and now I am not. i am driking a beer at 2am alone. I feel why he doesnt make a new album.

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10:33am Ken From Hyde Park:

Bob Dylan experiences Groundhog Day. Andy makes him die over and over again until noon.

10:34am FӝFӝ (:

I’m in a complete shock Rest In Peace Bob Dylan

10:34am lane:

@ken from Hyde park hahahaha

10:34am FӝFӝ (:

You are so loved, Bob. I’m so heartbroken over your passing but I’m just so thankful to have had your art in my life. You saved so many people and will continue to do so for years to come. Thank you so much, Bob

10:35am FӝFӝ (:

In my opinion Bob Dylan is the epitome of an artist, creativeness in its rawest form.

10:35am FӝFӝ (:

R.I.P. this song makes me want to cry, because i’ve struggled so much with love. Thank you for writing this, Bob.

10:35am FӝFӝ (:

I love you man, rest in peace you'll always be a legendary artist.

10:36am FӝFӝ (:

Life is weird, it's nice that music has this ability of distracting us and/or bringing us to a more beautiful place and that people are able to share this feeling

10:36am Donald Trump:

So sad to hear of Bob Dylan passing. He was a national treasure and a very very fine American. He will be truly truly missed. I'm preparing a series of tweets now to express our great great sorrow..

10:36am Matt Warwick:

Wow. I can't believe it. Such a huge loss. RIP.

10:36am Aaron Working In Newark:

RIP Bob!!!! :(

10:37am adampsyche:

HE DESERVED THAT NOBEL!

10:37am TDK60:

I do like Blowin' In The Wind. I don't forget the context...

10:38am jess:

this is kind of cruel

10:38am FӝFӝ (:

I was so sad to discover of his death earlier this morning and I've been playing his songs on repeat since. Thank you Bob for your beautiful soul touching many lives, including mine. This song is one of the most important in my life. R.I.P

10:38am (Murakami Whywolf))):

A 'red diaper baby' is someone raised from birth in a very Left-wing family, especially—but not at all exclusively—in a family where parents and all their friends were in the Communist Party c.1935-1965.

…as in the joke 'My parents were so involved with the Party even my diapers were red.'.

10:39am Asheville Jon:

WMMR!! John DaBella and the Morning ZOOOOOOOOOOOOO

10:39am Phillippe Bastille:

I remember WMMR. Scary to have anything in my head match up to Andy's head

10:39am βrian:

What? Don Felder died?

10:40am Asheville Jon:

no Brian, Felder murdered Bob Dylan

10:40am (((Murakami Whywolf):

'Arizona', riiiight.

(We alk know he made it into Canada just an hour ahead of one of Pence's Salvation Squads.)

10:40am FӝFӝ (:

I just had the most intense cry I've had in months because of this song. It's so beautiful

10:40am steveo:

pierre robert is still at mmr....

10:40am SSS:

I don't want to scare you guys...but what if he does go...DURING THIS PRE - OBIT!!!

10:41am FӝFӝ (:

Rest in Peace this Blond on Blond song help me get through my depression and struggle with addiction 1 yr and 3 months clean and sober you will be missed

10:42am Androu B.:

As we comment, a special two-hour "Democracy Now" is airing, dedicated to the life and work of Bob Dylan.

10:42am FӝFӝ (:

Bob I never knew of you until today. I heard the news of your passing from a friend and then explored your music. I never knew of how much of all the things I love...was actually inspired by you. I never knew you until today, but I've learned I knew you the entire time. I wish I could've been your friend.

10:43am FӝFӝ (:

Rip Bob. Thank you for all your beautiful songs. One in a billion

10:43am TDK60:

I started with 'Bringing It All Back Home' then went backward, then forward. When I first saw 'Home' in Nunzio's Music in Nutley, NJ I thought to myself "He looks like an anemic Bobby Vinton."

10:43am Don McLean:

Dylan's gone? It's about time. Hey Andy., how's it going? FU, BTW.

10:44am coelacanth∅:

Dylan was a punkrocker without the punkrock

10:45am FӝFӝ (:

often thought to myself “i hope bob dylan is doing ok out there”. usually while listening to Travelling Wilburis late at night with a beer on the back porch. i never met him but i loved him like a brother. his songs always had the words for the little moments and pervasive feelings we all experience but don’t know how to describe; he was like the soundtrack to my clinical depression but also my hope for things to get better. i was going to go to one of his shows for my birthday, and was excited to crash-deal with my own social anxiety by trying to talk with him. that’ll never happen, and i’ll never hear another new song of his, and instead of wondering if bob dylan is ok, i will only hope he’s with his mom in heaven.

10:45am FӝFӝ (:

R.I.P. I found out about his music just recently. He seemed classic human in a plastic modern world.

10:46am SSS:

Not chutzpa!! No one will accept chutzpa!!! SAY NERVE!

10:46am Ike:

Too obvious? "Hey, whaddya mean 'in Toto'? Bob Dylan was never in Toto!"

10:46am FӝFӝ (:

My youngest son (28) and my daughter (38) are devastated about the loss of this incredible poet, singer/songwriter. They were going to go see him in a few weeks. I am so sorry to hear of his loss, and my heart goes out to all who knew and loved him.

10:46am (Murakami Whywolf))):

You're so brave, Ken, to do a live Webcast about a Certified Fake Traitor Loooser like Dylan…aren't you afraid They'll find you and send a Salvation Squad after you?

10:46am FӝFӝ (:

Having been a Bob Dylan fan for 25 years, I am genuinely upset by his passing. One of the greatest songwriters of my generation. Good bye Bob. We Are Real.

10:47am Fredericks:

Just got here. Did they mention that Dylan was the only artist to take his fee at the Concert for Bangladesh?

10:48am FӝFӝ (:

Damn Bob.... You were a very special, fragile soul in this harsh world and yet you managed to let us see the poetry through it all.. Thank you so much for giving me the perfect soundtrack to my life.... Shine bright, wherever you are.. I hope it's like Christmas in a submarine.. Your music, your words, your presence will be with me, always. Thank you, I love you <333

10:48am SSS:

What could be more fun than touring? I think, especially when booed. They came to boo!

10:49am Pierre Delecto:

Once in public life, it's difficult to go away quietly.

10:49am שבתאי זיסל בן אברהם:

News to me.

10:50am notDEAD:

he's not dead. They are playing us!

10:51am coelacanth∅:

(only some of us)

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10:51am PigeonsAndRust:

A real light has gone out in the world

10:51am FӝFӝ (:

For the past two decades your music has been a close companion - it gave me strength and helped me make sense of moments when I was lost and barely hanging on.

We are overjoyed to have you back. But know that your music has never left. And how could it? Your music is timeless - it doesn't fucking age.

Thank you and thank you and thank you, Bob.

10:52am ccc:

y'all hear this theory going around that dylan faked his own death?

10:52am FӝFӝ (:

And just like that, you're gone. What a legacy, we already miss you Bob

10:53am FӝFӝ (:

I heard your scream in the void and it was beautiful. Rest in peace

10:53am Bob Dillon:

This happens to me all the time. He gets the credit for my achievement. Goddammit, I'm the one who just died!

10:53am FӝFӝ (:

RIP Bob Dylan, such crushing news.

10:53am Pierre Delecto:

I knew the end was near when I read in Rolling Stone that he'd lost bladder control onstage.

10:54am FӝFӝ (:

Bob Dylan was a poet. In the truest sense of the word. It's a shame his personal life was such a struggle... Rest in Peace, Bob, you'll be missed. Your words will continue to inspire and be cherished by the people that care. God bless you.

10:54am SSS:

Dylan been fakin' all our deaths for a long time, baby............

10:54am coelacanth∅:

John just said that to me 2 days ago. he said George is much closer to Bob though.

10:55am Phillippe Bastille:

I hate to be mercenary, but we should snap some of these up, they're going to spike in value. www.ebay.com...

10:55am FӝFӝ (:

I only recently discovered his amazing music after hearing a song from Traveling Wilburys.
There's a certain joy with not learning about an artist until after they've been around for many years, you get to just totally binge on everything for the first time all at once.
Such an amazing person. Wow. So sad.

10:55am SeanG:

this is hilarious

10:57am SSS:

Now wait just a sec here, Andy...you seem to be sounding serious here. First time I hearing that man. I guess I can take it.

10:57am FӝFӝ (:

I love you bob.. Thank you for everything you gave us. I hope you're up there somewhere smiling down on us.

10:57am Pierre Delecto:

For three days in 1968 Dylan was known as "Mr. Nice."

10:58am Hubig Pie:

That's chutzpah baby!

10:58am FӝFӝ (:

Goodbye, sweet soul! His tracing of his Jewish roots in the early 2000's reminded me a bit about my own tension within Catholicism...I learned so much from it but had to leave it, which creates a vacuum hard to fill. Bob's writing helped me to transcend indy-rock and the righteousness of religion--he was a sincere soul on a search, and I needed that. THANK YOU, sweet soul! Never give up, there is nothing sexy about David Berman's outro

10:58am Lixiviated Life:

CNN showing live drone shots of the Dylan farm in Minnesota.

10:58am SSS:

Aww, guys, you never failed me yet Andy.

10:59am FӝFӝ (:

One of my all-time favorite songwriters and poets. Just stumbled on this radio show and now it's a good day.

10:59am βrian:

I was in it for the incense, myself.

10:59am FӝFӝ (:

So sad. Been a Bob Dylan fan a long time. I heard a Travelling Wilburys song on the radio last week. Looked them up right away and went from so excited for new music to incredibly sad in a few minutes.

10:59am Cool Runnings:

I have been a fan of Bob Dylan since 1961, I was a teen-ager getting involved with the civil rights movement and the folk music scene

10:59am BnowB:

Yea I got many candles lit ... sad sad day.

11:00am FӝFӝ (:

Whether we look to the past, the now, or the future, I sense your songs as a shining light and a voice for those who have been, are, or will be suffering. Eternity can be glimpsed in your deep creations. Thank you for this, Bob.

11:00am Goyim in the AM:

He's in heaven rockin' with GG now.

11:00am FӝFӝ (:

I’m really sad. I’ve been down for awhile and I heard this song on Spotify randomly a few months ago cleaning my house before it happened and I played it on repeat and I loved it but since then canceled Spotify and just now looked this up on YouTube to hear it and heard the news and I can’t say I’m extremely surprised but I’m extremely sad.

11:00am SSS:

But will you BE at any of them?

11:01am Brett:

Stanless Steel!!

https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/man-of-steel/

11:01am Hubig Pie:

No Yakety sax today?

11:01am VincentNifigance:

@PhillippeBastille Sweet axes.

11:01am FӝFӝ (:

I just discovered him and his music and now I find out he passed away. Gone too soon.

11:02am Dean:

"Wigwam"

11:02am VincentNifigance:

Rocking Infidels at full volume.

11:02am Brendan:

I think he means like really ‘get ahold of you off the air’

11:02am FӝFӝ (:

I shouted out he's Jesus Christ whilst on LSD. RIP. Universal Love.

11:02am FӝFӝ (:

I AM SO SAD YOURE NO LONGER IN THIS WORLD. REST PEACEFULLY.

11:02am SSS:

Sure, for happy - New Morning...but for statement of human madness and delusion, JokerMan

11:02am Brett:

Ken you hung up on the famous NJ Strongman Stanless Steel

11:03am FӝFӝ (:

This is truly tragic. For long time fans i'm so sorry and for friends/family I hope y'all are doing ok. I love blonde on blonde and found him through them recently. RIP.

11:04am Phillippe Bastille:

I know this will sound tacky, but can this program be Ken's premium next year? I'd like to be able to relive it in the Suburban.

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11:04am AnAnonymousParty:

A lot of people listen to Dylan when they are working out to psyche themselves up to push harder.

11:04am melinda:

New Morning is underappreciated. Sign On A Window is my favorite on that album.

11:04am SSS:

Do NOT rest in peace Bob, keep pokin' us with a sharp stick.

11:05am FӝFӝ (:

The Traveling Wilburys were a balm during the dissolution of my first marriage. Bob's words saw me through “Idiot in the wind “ to use his own words. When I heard he was gone I knew that a part of myself tagged along. Good bye Bob

11:05am Okasa:

I asked as nice as I could,
If my job would
Somehow be finished by Friday?
Well, the whole damn weekend came 'n' went, Frankie.
(Wanna buy some acid, Bob?)
You know what, they didn't do nothin’,
But they charged me double for Sunday!

11:05am tim from champaign (now washington):

Nooooo, not bob Dylan! I was about to delve into his Christian period. Now I'll never be able to.

11:06am FӝFӝ (:

RIP, Mr.Zimmerman. Thank you for all your music and poetry. You will be long remembered. Rest easy.

11:06am Strandlund:

I always said he shouldn't have taken up parasailing...

11:06am Brendan:

I don’t think I can be alone in the wake of his passing. If there’s a nice lady that has beer and handcuffs I think we should mourn together

11:06am Pierre Delecto:

I can think of no poetry more sublime than "Why wait any longer for the world to begin? / You can have your cake and eat it too." Who doesn't love cake? And Dylan's yearning lyrics affirm that you can have cake—YOUR cake!—even if the world has not yet begun.

11:07am Bob a:

Time to change the channel.

11:07am Goyim in the AM:

He's jammin' out with Bon Scott in heaven now.

11:08am FӝFӝ (:

I don’t even know what to say I’m so shocked and sickened...rip David. there were times i thought my internal monologue wasn't my own voice at all, but david's, so strong was his impact on me and my need to see the poetry equally in life's horrors and its banalities. he was a giant who tried desperately, failingly, to hide. i didn't know him personally, i wish i did, i envy those who did. he seemed like the sort of person who wished he had it in him to be silent, but sung almost in spite of himself. i don't think any writer or singer has meant more to me in my lifetime, and it's goddamn damn damn awful to hear the world one voice quieter tonight.

11:08am Aaron in Minneapolis:

I am calling, all i get is ringing and ringing......

11:09am Phillippe Bastille:

@Aaron That's your tinnitus

11:09am FӝFӝ (:

In the spring of 1987 I danced with the love of my life to "Visions of Johanna", just the two of us in front of a gym full of high school classmates. I didn't realize until I stumbled upon this work of art, that moment lost in time would flood back and fill me with joy and then the bittersweet realization that life doesn't work out the way we hope. I have an instant connection to Dave via this poetry and my singular experience 32 years ago and I'm sure many others feel a similar connection. I have binged this song for 2 days now. I expect it to be in my life until I too expire. I am just now discovering the Traveling Wilburys and his poetry. i'm selfishly thrilled to get to experience it all while simultaneously devastated by his death. There are lights that shine like the sun, and this man was one of those 1 in a billion. I'm sorry to all that loved him, but let's all take solace in what he left us and the end of his pain.

11:09am tim from champaign (now washington):

Are you guys talking about Bob Dylan or Bob Seger?

11:11am Asheville Jon:

probably Dylan. nobody is going to make such a fuss when Seger dies.

11:11am SSS:

I would love it if my tinnitus was all random Dylan lines. Could you arrange that, Doc?

11:11am Pierre Delecto:

Robert Christgau on SELF-PORTRAIT: "It's overpriced and the cover art is lousy."

11:11am Craig in Red Hook Brooklyn:

Welles would be proud

11:11am Brendan:

Wow this is really hitting me hard. I was ok an hour ago but this really sneaks up on you.

11:12am Goyim in the AM:

He's being backed up by all the original members of Lynyrd Skynyrd in heaven now.

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11:12am Ken From Hyde Park:

His own website isn't updated yet: www.bobdylan.com

11:12am TDK60:

I've never actually heard the Xmas album, yet...

11:12am Dean:

But Christmas *is* terrible.

11:13am Androu B.:

I just got word that the Reelz channel is about to produce a two-hour biography on Dylan. I'll be holding out until they come out with a Celebrity Autopsies episode on him.

11:13am Dean:

@KenFHP: That's because he was webmaster.

11:13am FӝFӝ (:

Having been a Bob Dylan fan from the Blond on Blond onwards -not a day goes by without me reciting at least one of his lyrics - had the pleasure of meeting him at the merchandise stall on his last tour of the UK . Gonna miss you Bob .

11:14am Goyim in the AM:

He's writing lyrics with Darby Crash in heaven now.

11:14am Kim Newman:

Wait, Bob Dylan was alive? I thought he went vampire back in '96.

11:15am Phillippe Bastille:

I thought I was gutted when Keith Richard died the first two times, but apparently I have some guts left, or they grew back. (I'm sorry, probably too soon for these kind of jokes. I can't help myself)

11:15am Brendan:

Man I feel so low. Somebody hold me feed me grapes and. scratch my back

11:15am SSS:

I LOVE the Christmas album for just that reason. I see it as a total mockery of our lying piety. ONLY could be done by a Jew with a shot up voice. Genius! (I especially like watching peoples faces while I play it).

11:15am rsj:

don't forget the victorias secret adds, introduced to a whole new generation

11:15am thelma blitz:

Nobody remarked It's the end of an era. C'mon folks!

11:16am FӝFӝ (:

Ive never heard of Bob Dylan until a few weeks ago. This song you just played speaks to me on a very personal level. I heard that he died but didn't know the cause and today after listening to the whole album I said to myself "..fuck this guy probably killed himself" and he did NOT fortunately. I got really emotional after finding out even though I never do that for strangers, hell even some family members. The whole album is so personal. I typed out a whole rant on what I think is wrong with the world but none of that is relevant and nobody would actually give a shit anyway. In the end..god I just wish i could have hung out with him one time and shared thoughts. RIP Bob Dylan, you are free.

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11:16am Rich in Washington:

and right after his cameo in the upcoming Star Wars Ep. IX.

11:17am VincentNifigance:

@RichInWashington Come on man, I’m trying to avoid spoilers.

11:17am LP Stevenson:

Lay Lady Lay came out a couple years before Heart of Gold.

11:17am SSS:

I am still waiting for Dylan to come out with some stuff where he plays harmonica like Kim Wilson or Portnoy or some other cross player.

11:18am Goyim in the AM:

He's blowin' harp with Miles Davis in heaven now.

11:18am FӝFӝ (:

I wanted to move heaven and earth in my life to see Bob Dylan play live. It was one of my biggest wishes. I was on the fence if I could afford it and right when I made the decisive moment my friend told me he passed. I am heartbroken his haunting lyricism has gotten me through many hard times in my life. I wish him the best. "The dead know what they're doing when they leave this world behind"

11:19am TomFromJerseyCity:

I've just listed all my Dylan vinyl on eBay for ridiculous prices. Can't wait for the suckers to scoop 'em up!

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11:19am Rich in Washington:

Sorry, VincentNifigance. It's all over the nerd feed now. They won't shut up about it. Disney's milking it for all the publicity that it's worth.

11:20am Listener Robert:

Why limit ourselves to known facts about Dylan? Might as well throw in some "future history". Who knows, it might be true by the time this gets played.

11:20am (Murakami Whywolf))):

I never cared enough about other people to want to mess with them.

11:20am Brendan:

Part of me is in denial. Like I expect him to show up somewhere and sing a song or something.

11:21am Phillippe Bastille:

Will his tombstone show
Born: May 24, 1941
Born Again: February 29, 1984
Died: October 23, 2019

11:21am thelma blitz:

There's a HUGE Born again, evangelical Christian population and maybe even more Christmas carol sentimentalists. Don't you think Dylan wanted them to buy his records too?

11:21am (((Murakami Whywolf):

Come on, Andy, we all know you're talking about yourself.

11:22am Listener Robert:

You know, like bring up something that happened in 2020 or 2021.

11:23am SeanG:

Aaron, you are hilarious!

11:23am SSS:

@ thelma blitz - nah...I think he was poking fun with the Christmas album, and also that crowd must have been pissed off at it.

11:23am βrian:

President Warren has expressed condolences.

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11:24am Ken From Hyde Park:

@Aaron - Can't believe you got through!

11:24am Bob Dylan:

This tribute has touched me in a way that makes me wish I were dead.

11:25am Goyim in the AM:

He's making fun of Robbie Robertson with all the dead guys in the Band in heaven now.

11:25am SSS:

You guys have taken away any hope of concentration for millions with this show. I don't know if mine will ever come back.

11:25am Phillippe Bastille:

I just read the hot air balloon had exploded at about 4,000 feet. Rest in pieces, Bob.

11:25am steveo:

twitter.com...

Has Bob Dylan passed away?!

11:25am Hubig Pie:

The sky is puking snow here. Seems apropos with the news of the day

11:26am (((Murakami Whywolf):

Acting the misanthrope and getting away with it increases the value of your approval and respect.

11:26am βrian:

@steveo: Refer to the show title.

11:26am Dean:

While we're at it, can we hear some memories of Raymond Leppard, too? I remember buying a couple of his early LPs re-engineered for fake stereo. Good times.

11:27am steveo:

@brian i was quoting that tweet

11:28am (Murakami Whywolf))):

President Warren's condolences were smuggled in from Canada, narrowly avoiding the Second Prophet's agents.

11:28am SSS:

Who else could have been capable of bringing Pete Seeger to violence? Truly a genius.

11:29am steveo:

here's another
twitter.com...
Did Bob Dylan die?

11:29am steveo:

OOH OOH CLOSE WITH FOREVER YOUNG

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11:29am PigeonsAndRust:

Do most stages have axes near them? Or did Pete just grab one out of his car?

11:29am Brendan:

Pete later apologized to Bob and wove him a basket as gesture of friendship.

11:30am Lixiviated Life:

Dylan proved again and again he was nobody's bitch.

11:30am βrian:

@PigeonsAndRust: Good question. I mean, an axe??

11:30am Dean:

Pete's outburst inspired Hendrix's Axes of Evil.

11:30am Goyim in the AM:

He's touring with Tom Petty and Jerry Garcia in heaven now.

11:31am Listener Robert:

Bob Dylan will be lucky to survive much longer, considering our record with Charles Manson, Monty Hall, and 9/11.

11:31am Dean:

If the motorcycle accident had been fatal, he wouldn't have died earlier today!

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11:31am AnAnonymousParty:

Don't forget Bob Dylan cigarettes.

11:31am SSS:

I do too!! Just to get a break from it.

11:33am steveo:

wfmu caused 9/11?

11:33am Phillippe Bastille:

@Dean excellent point

11:34am VincentNifigance:

I’ll never forget that Oscar winning wind song he wrote for the opening of that superhero film ‘All Along the Watchmen’.

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11:34am Ken From Hyde Park:

In the 80s, I was at a ball game in the Metrodome and they presented Bob with an award for helping out the unemployed & distressed people in the Iron Range.

11:34am Phillippe Bastille:

The sheer quantity of entries in this comment board even exceeds a typical Wake and Bake board. Says a lot about the man.

11:35am VincentNifigance:

@steveo Half of it.

11:35am Listener Robert:

@ steveo, Ken and Andy pre-recorded a 7SD for airing shortly after that date, and one of them wondered what would happen if some cataclysm prevented its timely airing.

11:35am Dieter:

That was a great performance guys!

11:35am VincentNifigance:

@stevo just the 9, but not the 11.

11:36am steveo:

@robert ah, thanks

11:36am mike:

Must be Santa clause best ever Christmas song by BD. Don't forget about Isis -awesome song!!

11:36am VincentNifigance:

Wait..91.1 ...

11:36am SSS:

Neil has already cheated death.

11:37am TDK60:

If Bob dies tomorrow this show will be a comforting diversion, Andy & Ken, so thanks in advance for your help.

11:37am SeanG:

that was great, now i'm totally prepared for when he does bite the dust

11:37am steveo:

now someone has replied to one of the tweets

karloffsidekick
@karloffsidekick
·
4m
Replying to
@bklynbillie
He was a great man...sad.

11:38am American dream:

Not funny and incredibly distasteful. Maybe we should do a fake show about kens dearest loved ones death in a space shuttle accident.

11:38am Androu B.:

Gawd, you'd think VH1 or MTV Classic would be all over this, but all they're showing right now is hip-hop movies and 80's music videos! Well, knowing them, it'll take them a while to break the news. Besides, the current demographics watching both channels won't even make a big deal about it, anyway.

11:39am (Murakami Whywolf))):

If you maintain decent nutrition, opiates seem much less bad for you than speed.

11:39am Listener Robert:

You mean when Harold and Daisy got run over by a mis-aimed space shttle landing?

11:40am SSS:

@ American dream - all humor has roots in poignancy, baby. And distaste.

11:40am Brendan:

Details of the candlelight vigil are cropping up on the Internet . In lieu of flowers the family is requesting that pet waste bags, used motor oil and yard waste be left in memorial and remembrance in the station parking lot after sunset

11:41am steveo:

someone sang forever young once at funeral and i cried and cried

11:41am zopa:

Curious, SMK. Did you get a lot of pledges during this show?

11:41am Lixiviated Life:

Wait a minute... this Bob Dylan whisky thing is NOT a joke?

11:41am SSS:

That's when you know how great you are going to become.

11:42am Pierre Delecto:

'Scuse me while I miss this guy.

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11:42am Beast of Boonton:

Archivists released (just yesterday) an original recording of him and Johnny Cash singing "Wanted Man," which Dylan wrote for Cash in 1969
www.youtube.com...

11:44am Pierre Delecto:

Dylan's toe-tag will be displayed at the R&R Hall of Fame, not far from David Crosby's original liver.

11:44am Phillippe Bastille:

No kidding, they just interrupted the show I have on in the background with "CBS News Special Report". Had me wondering until Le Grand Orange began speaking

11:45am John from Florham park:

@Phillippe what did the orange one say

11:46am Hubig Pie:

James Booker was knocked out loaded

11:46am VincentNifigance:

@PhillippeBastille Yes, what did he say about Bob?

11:46am SeanG:

my fave dylan song is "Up to Me"

11:47am Phillippe Bastille:

Nothing about Bob yet. He's kind of focused on Syria. Obfuscating as usual.

11:47am John from Florham park:

@Phillippe never mind