Ray Padgett
@raypadgett.bsky.social
Flagging Down the Double E's Dylan newsletter, Cover Me covers blog, 3 books (Pledging My Time, Cover Me, Leonard Cohen 33 1/3).
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Ray Padgett
@raypadgett.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Three books so far! Latest, from last year, is Pledging My Time: Conversations with Bob Dylan Band Members.
Previous two are about cover songs. Cover Me: The Stories Behind the Greatest Covers of All Time and a 33 1/3 on Leonard Cohen and the history of tribute albums called I'm Your Fan.
Previous two are about cover songs. Cover Me: The Stories Behind the Greatest Covers of All Time and a 33 1/3 on Leonard Cohen and the history of tribute albums called I'm Your Fan.
People complaining Bob Dylan doesn’t talk on stage? On the 86 Heartbreakers tour you couldn’t shut him up! It's a “Whoops! All BobTalk” edition of the newsletter.
www.flaggingdown.com/p/bob-dylans...
www.flaggingdown.com/p/bob-dylans...
February 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
People complaining Bob Dylan doesn’t talk on stage? On the 86 Heartbreakers tour you couldn’t shut him up! It's a “Whoops! All BobTalk” edition of the newsletter.
www.flaggingdown.com/p/bob-dylans...
www.flaggingdown.com/p/bob-dylans...
Pretty good bit that "Blonde on Blonde on Blonde" by "Cob Dylan" is a tribute album to…Dark Side of the Moon cobdylan.bandcamp.com/album/blonde...
February 13, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Pretty good bit that "Blonde on Blonde on Blonde" by "Cob Dylan" is a tribute album to…Dark Side of the Moon cobdylan.bandcamp.com/album/blonde...
Four seemingly original Dylan songs only heard on the 1986 tour with Tom Petty and then never again
(two of them feature Bob on DX7 synth!)
(two of them feature Bob on DX7 synth!)
New Dylan Songs Heard Only on the 1986 Tour
1986-02-12, Entertainment Center, Sydney, Australia
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February 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Four seemingly original Dylan songs only heard on the 1986 tour with Tom Petty and then never again
(two of them feature Bob on DX7 synth!)
(two of them feature Bob on DX7 synth!)
One weird subgenre of AI tour slop is the "One Last Ride" tours. I just did a quick search and these all appeared on Facebook in the past 24 hours alone! (And there are way more)
February 12, 2026 at 8:18 PM
One weird subgenre of AI tour slop is the "One Last Ride" tours. I just did a quick search and these all appeared on Facebook in the past 24 hours alone! (And there are way more)
Who's the special guest, Hank Williams?
February 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Who's the special guest, Hank Williams?
Bon Iver's festival lineup includes something called Bon Dylan 👀
February 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Bon Iver's festival lineup includes something called Bon Dylan 👀
I wonder how "the rapper behind Cock Mobster" celebrated the Times They Are a-Changin' anniversary
February 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM
I wonder how "the rapper behind Cock Mobster" celebrated the Times They Are a-Changin' anniversary
It gives me no joy to report that on top of Goose and Geese there is now also a Gooooose
Digits 23-25, by GOOOOOSE
10 track album
gooooose.bandcamp.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:54 PM
It gives me no joy to report that on top of Goose and Geese there is now also a Gooooose
After tagging along since they arrived in New Zealand, Stevie Nicks finally takes the True Confessions stage. Today in the newsletter.
Song Debuts and Stevie Nicks
1986-02-11, Entertainment Center, Sydney, Australia
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February 11, 2026 at 2:21 PM
After tagging along since they arrived in New Zealand, Stevie Nicks finally takes the True Confessions stage. Today in the newsletter.
Mark Knopfler sits in, and Bob makes an unpopular fashion choice, today in the newsletter
Dylan, Petty, and Knopfler Rock 'Em Dead
1986-02-10, Entertainment Center, Sydney, Australia
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February 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Mark Knopfler sits in, and Bob makes an unpopular fashion choice, today in the newsletter
Happy birthday to 'The Times They Are a-Changin',' released on this date in 1964
February 10, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Happy birthday to 'The Times They Are a-Changin',' released on this date in 1964
I always say you haven’t really heard A Minecraft Movie: Songs from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack unless you’ve heard it on Amazon Exclusive Lava Chicken Vinyl
Various Artists - A Minecraft Movie: Songs from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Amazon Exclusive Lava Chicken Vinyl) $15.98
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#soundtrack #vinyl
February 9, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I always say you haven’t really heard A Minecraft Movie: Songs from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack unless you’ve heard it on Amazon Exclusive Lava Chicken Vinyl
What if Bob finally plays Murder Most Foul live this year but he plays the chiptune version?
Murder Most Foul (8-Bit Bob Dylan Emulation)
YouTube video by 8-Bit Arcade - Official
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February 9, 2026 at 7:45 PM
What if Bob finally plays Murder Most Foul live this year but he plays the chiptune version?
Poolside "Harvest Moon" is such a jam
Honey Slides VI :: Shakey Covers
aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/02/09/h...
Slip into the latest edition of our annual mix of rarities & oddities from the far-out reaches of the Shakeyverse.This year, we’ve taken the opportunity to shake things up with an hour’s worth of weird/wonderful Neil covers.
aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/02/09/h...
Slip into the latest edition of our annual mix of rarities & oddities from the far-out reaches of the Shakeyverse.This year, we’ve taken the opportunity to shake things up with an hour’s worth of weird/wonderful Neil covers.
February 9, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Poolside "Harvest Moon" is such a jam
Reposted by Ray Padgett
They got the big game on at the bar
February 8, 2026 at 6:12 PM
They got the big game on at the bar
Kid knocked over and broke our wifi router during the pregame so looks like we’ll be watching this frozen image of Jon Bon Jovi this evening!
February 8, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Kid knocked over and broke our wifi router during the pregame so looks like we’ll be watching this frozen image of Jon Bon Jovi this evening!
Two more performances in New Zealand by Dylan and Petty - one for a stadium of thousands, a second for a handful of drunks in a hotel bar
Bob Dylan Hosts a Late-Night Sing-Along in a Hotel Bar
1986-02-07, Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
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February 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Two more performances in New Zealand by Dylan and Petty - one for a stadium of thousands, a second for a handful of drunks in a hotel bar
Reposted by Ray Padgett
40 years of True Confessions! I'm kicking off a new miniseries tracking the Dylan / Petty tour that Bob talks down in Chronicles but is secretly great.
First stop: New Zealand
First stop: New Zealand
A Bob Dylan-Tom Petty '86 Miniseries
1986-02-05, Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand
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February 5, 2026 at 1:50 PM
40 years of True Confessions! I'm kicking off a new miniseries tracking the Dylan / Petty tour that Bob talks down in Chronicles but is secretly great.
First stop: New Zealand
First stop: New Zealand
They say you've never really heard "Handy Dandy" until you've heard it in Polish
Śliczny, Gładki
YouTube video by Martyna Jakubowicz - Topic
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February 5, 2026 at 5:21 PM
They say you've never really heard "Handy Dandy" until you've heard it in Polish
Might have to start using this expression
February 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Might have to start using this expression
40 years of True Confessions! I'm kicking off a new miniseries tracking the Dylan / Petty tour that Bob talks down in Chronicles but is secretly great.
First stop: New Zealand
First stop: New Zealand
A Bob Dylan-Tom Petty '86 Miniseries
1986-02-05, Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand
www.flaggingdown.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:50 PM
40 years of True Confessions! I'm kicking off a new miniseries tracking the Dylan / Petty tour that Bob talks down in Chronicles but is secretly great.
First stop: New Zealand
First stop: New Zealand
Reposted by Ray Padgett
I will introduce a RARE 35mm screening of the Bob Dylan/Larry Charles film MASKED AND ANONYMOUS on 35mm at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social on March 3, then sign and sell copies of my book BOB DYLAN AS FILMMAKER in the lounge afterwards. Chicago Dylanheads come thru! musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
Masked and Anonymous
In a fictional America caught up in a civil war that is tearing the nation apart, a benefit concert is being organized. A traveling troubadour named Jack Fate is sprung from jail by his scheming forme...
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February 5, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I will introduce a RARE 35mm screening of the Bob Dylan/Larry Charles film MASKED AND ANONYMOUS on 35mm at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social on March 3, then sign and sell copies of my book BOB DYLAN AS FILMMAKER in the lounge afterwards. Chicago Dylanheads come thru! musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
Never knew Bob Dylan once boxed with Boom Boom Mancini himself.
Mancini recalled “At the end of the round, Dylan came over and said, ‘Ray, could you lay off those headshots? I still have a few songs left in there.’”
via:
Mancini recalled “At the end of the round, Dylan came over and said, ‘Ray, could you lay off those headshots? I still have a few songs left in there.’”
via:
Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini on His Surreal Time Sparring With Bob Dylan in the Boxing Ring
In honor of The Bard’s 80th birthday, famed ex-boxer Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini opens up about the time he exchanged blows with Bob Dylan in Dylan’s secret Santa Monica boxing gym.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Never knew Bob Dylan once boxed with Boom Boom Mancini himself.
Mancini recalled “At the end of the round, Dylan came over and said, ‘Ray, could you lay off those headshots? I still have a few songs left in there.’”
via:
Mancini recalled “At the end of the round, Dylan came over and said, ‘Ray, could you lay off those headshots? I still have a few songs left in there.’”
via:
“Please parody my song!”
“Oh, no. No thank you.”
“Oh, no. No thank you.”
February 2, 2026 at 1:33 AM
“Please parody my song!”
“Oh, no. No thank you.”
“Oh, no. No thank you.”