The ad didn't bother me at all. I thought it was cool to see Dylan, and I think an ad for Detroit vehicles makes perfect sense. Keep in mind that he comes from a generation for whom Detroit (the car industry, that is) was synonymous with American exceptionalism.

Swedish scientists sneak Bob Dylan quotes into papers

A group of five Swedish scientists revealed they have a wager to see who can work the most Bob Dylan quotes into research articles.

The scientists, from Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, said their game began 17 years ago when professors John Jundberg and Eddie Weitzberg wrote a piece about intestinal gas and dubbed it "Nitric Oxide and inflammation: The answer is blowing in the wind."

"We both really liked Bob Dylan and we thought the quotes really fitted nicely with what we were trying to achieve with the title," Weitzberg told The Local.

The men said they soon discovered three other colleagues at the school were big enough Dylan fans to incorporate the singer's lyrics into their work.

"We're not talking about scientific papers -- we could have got in trouble for that -- but rather articles we have written about research by others, book introductions, editorials and things like that," Weitzberg said.

The men said they have a wager where whomever can get the most Dylan quotes into their work before retirement will be treated to lunch by the others in Solna, north of Stockholm.

"I would much rather become famous for my scientific work than for my Bob Dylan quotes," Weitzberg joked. "But yes, I am enjoying this!"

26 Aug 2015: Thanks to "Isis" 181 for information that Hard To Handle, the 1986 live concert recording by Bob Dylan with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, was prepared by Sony Music for a DVD release, but finally cancelled because Sony execs believe that people don't buy music DVDs any more!

House where Bob Dylan and The Band recorded 'The Basement Tapes' up for rent



The house where Bob Dylan and The Band recorded the sessions that would later become 'The Basement Tapes' is now listed for rental.

Dylan relocated to the New York property, nicknamed The Big Pink, after surviving a motorcycle crash in 1966. The musicians recorded music in the basement of the house, which were fully released as a bootleg collection last year.

The house in West Saugerties, New York has now been listed online for $650 (£422) per night. However, the basement is not part of the rental.

A description of the property reads, "The updated Dormer unit was Levon Helm's bunk area back In the late '60s. The Central Staircase opens mid-unit to a dining table & chairs; to the right is a desk-bar; the kitchen, with stone counter-top; bathroom with tile shower, and a futon-couch-sitting area. To the left, in the bedroom area, there’s a sitting area with TV ( limited cable ) and a queen sided bed with a quality mattress set. The Dormer has air-conditioning, and views of Overlook Mountain, fields and forest. Outside is the lawn with out-door furniture & original stone fireplace/bbq area nestled beneath the pines. The Dormer can sleep 4, and has WiFi."

"The main floor is a 2 bedroom unit with a sunroom ( Rick's room - was Rick Danko's quarters), living room with sofa, writing table & chairs at the picture window, wood-stove/fireplace. It opens into the Dining Room, which has a antique dining table & chairs for 6. The kitchen, as does much of the house, maintains the mid-century period look, with forest views east. The main bedroom has a queen-sized bed, desk, sitting area & full closet. The second bedroom has 2 twin beds, dressers and side tables. The sunroom had a futon twin couch ( which folds down to become a sleeper). The sunroom has it's own back entrance, and opens to the lawn and old out-door fireplace for campfire evenings. All told, upstairs has a queen bed and full futon - can sleep 4 people max. The Main Floor has a queen-sized bed, 2 twins and a single 'twin' futon on the sunporch -and so can sleep 5 max."

I'm still trying to figure this out. Is it a lifetime sort of thing or just for the last year? Dylan's last album of original material came out 3 or 4 years ago. His last two have been the Sinatra related covers.