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[mamculuna]

I watched I'm Not There last night, and the night before. Partly, it's true that I fell asleep the first time (danger of DVD's), but even the parts I saw while quite wakeful were much better on a second viewing. It seemed to me like a movie version of Dylan lyrics--dreamlike, evocative, on the edge of literal but truly miles away--evocative rather than narrative. I think too that I will have to download the soundtrack. So many great covers I hadn't heard before.

I met Richie Havens, in my younger days. He is such a rich, gentle soul. At the time I met him, he attributed all war to the Y chromosome (but perhaps later days of Margaret Thatcher, Lyndie England, and Ann Coulter have shown him that the X has its dark side, too) and thought that Jesus was free of that. An interesting theology. I'm glad he's still around.

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[missprune.livejournal.com]

I've wondered whether this movie would be worth watching - thanks for the description, it sounds intriguing. We are big Dylan fans, my husband and I.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

If you like Dylan, you'll definitely find it interesting--and I suspect you'll like it, but maybe not. I'd be happy to hear your reaction, when you get a chance to see it.

[midnightsjane.livejournal.com]

Ah, Richie Havens. I was a big fan of his, back in the day..

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

I was so glad to see him again!

[thirdreel.livejournal.com]

I saw Richie Havens at one of Detroit's downtown festivals a few years ago. It was sunny during his regular set, then he came out for the encore, just him, and the clouds rolled in as he started singing a capella, solo. The moment he finished the song, the rain started to fall.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

What a great moment! Perfect timing.

[usedtobeljs]

How cool to have met Richie Havens!

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

The apartment where we lived in Berkeley, late 60's-early 70's, was next to some apartments that rented to various musicians over the years, most not well-known any more (Chicken Hursh, who was the drummer for the band Country Joe and the Fish; Prudence from the 50's girl group Patience and Prudence; somebody from the Butterfield Blues Band)--but the best person who lived there was Jerry Rubin of Chicago 9 fame. None of these people would remember me, of course, but it's still a thrill when I run across them.

[altaego.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed I'm Not There a lot. I liked how the music was woven in.

Have you seen Masked and Anonymous a film that Dylan co-wrote and stars in?

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

No! Sounds very interesting. Netflix, here I come. Thanks.