*Ø* Blogmanac | May 24, 1941 | Bob Dylan



Happy birthday, Bobby!

Funny Dylan
Birthday boy Bob Dylan is known more for his genius with words and tunes, and for deadpan (once, asked by a journalist how many children he had, he said "Some") than as a comedian.

However, he also has a fondness for silly wisecracks and is known among fans as a real joker at gigs. Sometimes he’s corny, but his cornball jokes are loved by the audience. Here are a few of his quips, and if you have any more, I'm collecting them:


At one gig, Dylan apologized, saying that "I almost didn't make it tonight ... had a flat tire. There was a fork in the road."

February 13, 1999, in Normal, Illinois (Illinois State University campus): "They said I'd never make it to Normal."

At a concert’s end he said he had to "get a hammer and hit the sack".

"Nice to be here. One of my early girlfriends was from Milwaukee. She was an artist. She gave me the brush-off."

"My ex-wife left me again. She's a tennis player. Love means nothing to her."

"This is a love song. We love to play it."

"David swallowed a roll of film today. We’ll see what develops."

"Tony was here once before. He got a bicycle for his wife. Tony said it was a pretty good trade."

"Larry hurt his foot today, we had to call a toe truck."

San Francisco, Oct. 13, 2001: Dylan introduced David Kemper as "one of the few drummers around better than no drummer at all".

Veteran guitarist Sexton, he proclaimed, is "the meanest man in the band. When we played the Middle East, Charlie killed the Dead Sea."

"You might be wondering what's written on [David Kemper’s] shoes; those are foot notes." ...


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