2023-11-24 19:48
Tangled Up in Blue was voted the #1 Bob Dylan song by WFUV listeners two years ago. Lee had the pleasure of hearing Dylan in concert singing it a few times in the past.
Original… Read More
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Bruce Slutsky was born in New York City in 1949. For the last 23 years I have worked as a Science/Engineering Librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark. I have been married to Karen since 1983. We have a son Lee who is now 28 years old. I am very much interested in the popular music of the 1960s especially Bob Dylan and the Beatles. I am interested in rock and roll radio. Since the inception of the team in 1962 I have been a big fan of the New York Mets.
2023-11-22 14:46
I am not allowed to show this video in my journal. Please click on the link to see it on YouTube.Bob Mori, a video editor, did an excellent job of visualizing Bob Dylan's though… Read More
2023-11-21 21:50
1. Original studio version from Bringing it All Back Home 1965
2. Newport Folk Festival 1965
3. Rolling Thunder Review 1976
4. Budokan 1978
5. Farm Aid 1985
6. Farm Aid 2023 with the… Read More
2023-11-19 23:16
In May 2016, I wrote a journal article about Lou Mintz, the Chief of Stack Maintenance and Delivery at the New York Public
Library where I worked from 1983-90. Lou had the extraordinary resp… Read More
2023-11-17 19:58
I am obviously a big fan of Bob Dylan, but I have
encountered people who are even bigger devotees of the man from Hibbing, Minnesota. I will list some here that don’t include
sch… Read More
2023-11-15 12:59
It was a long subway ride from Flushing, Queens to Brooklyn, but it was advisable to use public transportation since parking on the street is scarce in that neighborhood. A few of my D… Read More
2023-11-14 20:42
Tonight's the big night as I am going to see Bob Dylan at the King's Theater in Brooklyn. There will certainly be a journal entry tomorrow.There were two other times I saw Dylan… Read More
2023-11-13 01:28
Tickets at Madison Square Garden are very expensive so I have to limit the number of games I can attend. Since this was an afternoon game, we decided to see the Knicks. It was a… Read More
2023-11-11 16:50
This is the first time in years that I have honored a Facebook friend of the day. I met Danny in the online Bob Dylan discussion group that meets monthly. He presented at th… Read More
2023-11-09 16:27
I am still debating whether I should upgrade to an iPhone 15. My iPhone 8 is running just fine. The only difference is the more sophisticated camera in the newer model. The… Read More
2023-11-07 14:50
Today is Election Day, but there are very few races of interest. In my district, there are elections for District Attorney and City Councilman. When I went to the poll at 7:45 AM… Read More
2023-11-06 01:38
I have followed Al Kooper's career since 1965 when he led the Blues Project some people called the Jewish Beatles. After that he founded Blood, Sweat, and Tears. I fondly remembe… Read More
2023-11-04 13:31
The Gateway Project involves the building of two new railroad tunnels between New York and New Jersey for Amtrak and New Jersey Transit. The two old tunnels are in such poor condition t… Read More
2023-11-02 15:55
Adlai Stevenson ran for president in 1952 and 1956 and lost to Dwight Eisenhower both times. I found this quote of his that strikes close to home. I was aghast to find out that a… Read More
2023-11-01 19:21
I am currently reading Mixing Up the Medicine as I approach a contribution by Larry "Ratso" Sloman about Handy Dandy which he believes is an auto-biographical sketch of Dylan. Listen t… Read More
2023-10-30 16:10
Bob Dylan performed this in Montreal on October 29, 2023. I wouldn't be surprised if it is taken off YouTube Read More
2023-10-30 15:53
I found this by accident while searching YouTube. There is some footage I had never seen before Read More
2023-10-29 00:29
Once a week I must get out of the kitchen. Lee and I go to a handful of local restaurants so that I can have a break from cooking. Here are some of our favorite restaurants:Uncle Bill'… Read More
2023-10-26 17:31
In February 2021 in this journal, I commented on how many Bob Dylan books are enough? In the 2 1/2 years since then, there have been several books about Dylan published. Thi… Read More
2023-10-23 19:49
Two Silly Songs with the same title that are different. Read More
2023-10-22 00:31
2023-10-20 13:32
Bob Dylan appeared at Budokan in Japan in 1978. There was an album released at that time with selections from that concert. Next month The Complete Budokan 1978 will b… Read More
2023-10-18 20:45
The Center for Jewish History describes itself as the largest and most comprehensive archive of the modern Jewish experience outside of Israel. This was the first time I vis… Read More
2023-10-16 18:37
This song has a special significance for me today Read More
2023-10-15 15:50
On October 15, 2005, I wrote my first entry in this journal. 18 years and 4823 entries later I am still at it. Here are some statistics:268 entries per year22 entries per month5… Read More
2023-10-13 20:07
The lyrics are included in this video Read More
2023-10-12 01:15
For the first time in several months, I traveled to Manhattan to see a movie. It certainly was worth the trip to see a biographical documentary about folk singer Joan Baez. Her "… Read More
2023-10-10 20:33
The late Randy Safuto (Randy and the Rainbows)at the 2017 Oldies Meet and GreetThere have been yearly oldies meet and greets held in Manhattan since 2006. The event was an outgrowth of our o… Read More
2023-10-08 23:39
Great Guitar Riff, but read the lyrics carefully Read More
2023-10-08 23:25
Tom is on the bottom left with the NASA shirtThe other men are his fellow Survey Guys includingKen Kaiser, Alan Ross, Charlie Menut, and Joe PergolaBob Shannon at CBS Radio Day at Yankee Sta… Read More
2023-10-07 23:49
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2023-10-05 14:21
The dictionary defines a friend as a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically exclusive of sexual or family relations.It is obviously misu… Read More
2023-10-04 14:32
Every elected official must do what is right for the country. Sadly, in recent years legislators have done what is best for their party. Republican Kevin McCarthy was duly elected as S… Read More
2023-10-02 00:25
For several years, the Slutskys have come to Shea Stadium or Citi Field for the last home game of the season. As I arrived at my seat eating a hot dog, I read a message saying that Buck Show… Read More
2023-09-29 17:33
Curt Schilling in a podcast announced that former Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield is suffering from an aggressive form of brain cancer. Schilling made that announcement without permissio… Read More
2023-09-28 13:29
Soul Town is one of the many stations on Sirius/XM that I like. It reminds me of the short-lived Jammin' 105 that was once on the NYC radio dial. DJ Ken Web played Boogaloo Down… Read More
2023-09-26 19:45
The Beatles Sang Boys on Shindig in 1964
The Shirelles recorded the original version in 1960 Read More
2023-09-24 13:33
He appeared with The Heartbreakers and sang:Maggie's FarmPositively Fourth StreetBallad of a Thin ManThe video may also be seen at https://twitter.com/i/status/1705776824079274422 Read More
2023-09-23 13:42
Since it is going to rain all day, it would be a good time to catch up on some of the game shows that I recorded on my DVR.The Mets have been officially eliminated from the playoffs. I… Read More
2023-09-21 12:28
Several of Cousin Bruce's avid listeners including Leslie, Joseph, Brenda, Gregg, Dennis and myself have organized a campaign to honor Cousin Bruce Morrow on his 88th birthday; To… Read More
2023-09-19 19:11
Back in the day WCBS-FM would play Bob Dylan hits including:Like a Rolling StonePositively Fourth StreetRainy Day Women #12 and #35Knockin' on Heaven's DoorThey would also play covers includ… Read More
2023-09-18 01:07
I have complained in this journal about the failure to reconnect with former colleagues. I just had another frustrating experience with reconnecting with family. Karen had… Read More
2023-09-14 20:27
In November 2021, I saw Bob Dylan last at the Beacon Theater in Manhattan. It was at the beginning of the Rough and Rowdy Tour that just maybe Dylan's last concert tour. Since that tim… Read More
2023-09-13 14:08
Our 20-game plan gave us this Tuesday night game. Thus, we saw four games in four stadiums in five days. The starting pitchers were Jose Butto for the Mets and Ryne Nelson for th… Read More
2023-09-13 13:52
Over the years I have seen very few NFL games live. Almost all games for the Jets and Giants are sold out to season subscribers so it is hard to get tickets for single games. Our… Read More
2023-09-12 20:03
College Football is not very big in the New York Metropolitan area. Some years ago, we regularly went to games at Hofstra, but they dropped the program. Once or twice a season we… Read More
2023-09-12 15:55
After the cab driver dropped us off, we walked through an area adjacent to Truist Park where there were several bars and eating places. Hopefully, in a few years, there will be a simil… Read More
2023-09-12 01:26
A few months ago, I signed up for the Jay Buckley Baseball Tour featuring one baseball game and two football games in Atlanta. The schedule stated that the bus would leave the hot… Read More
2023-09-06 14:29
The Earls's biggest hit was Remember Then which peaked on the Billboard Chart at #24 in 1963. It was a bigger hit in NYC as I remember hearing it played quite often back in the day on… Read More
2023-09-05 14:21
Gary Wright has passed away after battling Parkinson's disease and dementia. He is best known for his hit Dream Weaver. A biography may be found on Wikipedia Read More
2023-09-03 23:49
Over the course of a season, the Mets honor many groups. Today was Jewish Heritage Day. Some former Met players who are Jewish include Art Shamsky, Ike Davis, Josh Satin, and Sha… Read More
2023-09-02 23:42
Today we got the terrible news that music icon Jimmy Buffett passed away at age 76. Leave it me to find a connection of him to Bob Dylan.
Jimmy Buffett sings Blowin' in the Wind… Read More
2023-09-02 16:59
In early July, a young lady asked to friend me on Facebook. Even though I didn't know her I accepted her invitation. We started to chat on Facebook Messenger and then moved to Wh… Read More
2023-09-01 13:39
It is hard to believe that it is September 1 already. Time really flies. September Morn was a minor hit for Neil Diamond as it peaked at #17 on the Billboard chart in early 1980… Read More
2023-08-29 13:41
Over the years I have donated small amounts to numerous charities and non-profits. These include radio stations, disaster relief organizations, and medical organizations. I under… Read More
2023-08-27 23:28
It's Sunday, so Bruce and Lee are at Citi Field as part of our 20-game ticket package. Things have not gone well for the Mets, especially after the trade deadline. There were ple… Read More
2023-08-26 13:07
This must be the only Dylan recording that can be classified as jazz. It is from the album New Morning and features some scat singing. I never heard it on the jazz radio station… Read More
Congratulations To Dwight Gooden And Darrell Strawberry For Having Their Numbers Retired By The Mets
2023-08-24 18:50
Congratulations to Dwight Gooden and Darrell Strawbery for having their numbers retired by the Mets in 2024. Both were instrumental in the Mets World Series victory in 1986.There… Read More
2023-08-22 13:02
Several months ago, I reported that I was leaving a discussion group for seniors since I felt that the meetings were poorly run. Last night I attended a meeting of residents of my co-o… Read More
2023-08-18 14:02
What is the significance of 18 years? Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez, and Ron Darling have broken the 17-year record of Lindsay Nelson, Bob Murphy, and Ralph Kiner who broadcasted games f… Read More
2023-08-17 01:20
I was at a meeting of older adult baseball fans today in Manhattan when female baseball umpire Perry Barber revealed the well-known lyrics to Take Me Out to the Ball Game were just the… Read More
2023-08-14 16:46
"Thanks to my 20-ticket plan for this season I was at Citi Field for the third time in a week. Yesterday's afternoon game was the lowest of the low, so we must go up from there.R… Read More
2023-08-13 00:02
I had the misfortune of being at this game played 12 days after the trading deadline. Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Lindor were nursing minor injuries and were not in the lineup. M… Read More
2023-08-11 13:15
Robbie Robertson had a very active career after The Last Waltz in 1976 Read More
2023-08-09 23:32
Robbie Robertson Interviewed About Playing with Bob DylanThe sad news came today that Robbie Robertson just passed away. I followed his career with The Band as a solo artist since 1968… Read More
2023-08-08 12:53
This Monday night game was part of our 20-ticket package for this season. The Mets lost three in Kansas City and three in Baltimore right after the controversial moves at the trading d… Read More
2023-08-07 00:10
According to my record in this journal, the last time I visited The Museum of the City of New York was in Jun 2021, so it was time for a return visit. All museums have permanent and temporar… Read More
2023-08-04 13:43
I bought a 20-game package for this season with the hope that the Mets would at least get into the playoffs. The team has recalled some players from AAA Syracuse who have not been impr… Read More
2023-08-02 13:17
On June 15, 1977, the Mets traded franchise player and
future Hall of Famer Tom Seaver to the Cincinnati Reds for:Pat ZachryDoug FlynnSteve HendersonDan NormanThree of the four players liste… Read More
2023-08-01 13:39
I am just tired of reading about trade speculations in The Athletic, MLB.com, and ESPN. I get disgusted when I hear about trades that are actually made. It is now 9:20 AM and the deadl… Read More
2023-07-30 23:40
Steve Cohen likes to burn money as he will be paying $58 Million of Max Scherzer's salary in 2023-24 salary when he pitches for the Texas Rangers. As of this writing, the Mets have tra… Read More
2023-07-28 12:38
After reading about speculations about trades, I just heard about one that was actually made. The Met traded closer David Robertson to the Miami Marlins for infielder Marco Vargas and… Read More
2023-07-27 16:09
Yesterday, it was announced that Sinead O'Connor passed away at age 56. As of now, no cause of death was stated. Sinead was invited to appear at the 30th Anniversary concer… Read More
2023-07-23 20:25
Last week I received an email from my insurance agent suggesting I take a defensive driving course. I took it about 4 years ago but found it must be repeated after 3 years. Upon… Read More
2023-07-21 14:43
Bob Dylan sang "Once Upon a Time" at a tribute to Tony Bennett on his 90th birthday.RIP Tony Read More
2023-07-20 17:32
Since the starting time of the Mets-Dodgers game on Sunday, July 20th was moved from 1:40 PM until 5:30 PM, the Mets management stated that all ticketholders can get tickets for any game fro… Read More
2023-07-19 14:01
We discussed this at our monthly Bob Dylan chat last night. Dylan originally recorded it in 1966 for the Blonde on Blonde album. The Boss's cover is certainly unique Read More
2023-07-17 20:13
The game was scheduled to begin at 1:40 PM. but it was raining steadily all morning. At 10 AM the team announced the game would start at 5:10 PM when the weather forecast was more favo… Read More
2023-07-15 19:29
About a week ago a young lady whom a didn't know wanted to become Facebook friends with me. I thought let me friend her, and if there was a problem, I could always unfriend her just as easil… Read More
2023-07-13 19:56
The local public library has a small collection, so I usually can't find a book of interest to me. Last week I found the autobiography of singer Tom Jones. It's Not U… Read More
2023-07-11 20:36
I bought my 2015 Chevy Cruze from a dealership in Queens.
For months I have received emails and even phone calls inviting me to have my
car serviced there. They even sent a
coupo… Read More
2023-07-10 17:12
Rock music journalists have called the Bob Dylan tour from 1988 to the present The Never Ending Tour. This moniker has never been embraced by Dylan or his people. The tour… Read More
2023-07-08 15:45
After Karen passed away in February 2021, I didn’t want to
think about returning to dating for at least a year. Since early 2022 I have grappled with this. A month or so ag… Read More
2023-07-05 13:31
Phlash Phelps played it this morning on Sirius/XM Read More
2023-07-03 13:32
Home Runs by Mark Canha and Pete Alonso (the only Met chosen for the All-Star Game) highlighted an 8-4 victory by the Mets over the San Francisco Giants. It was the first time that the… Read More
2023-07-02 17:05
It has not been a good week for Radio Personalities as Dick Biondi passed away at age 90. Back in the 1990s when I made and traded for radio airchecks, I had several of Dick's re… Read More
2023-06-29 19:24
Our 20-game plan for this season included last night's game against the Milwaukee Brewers. I thought that Tuesday night's victory could start a winning streak, but I was wrong.Christia… Read More
2023-06-29 13:35
Bob Shannon at CBS Radio Day at Yankee Stadium in 2010Yesterday, we heard from Connie Shannon that her husband Bob just passed away after a long illness. If you are not familiar with B… Read More
2023-06-28 13:28
Back in the late 1960s and early 1970s I often went to singles dances to try to meet a young lady to date. We used to refer to them as "meat markets". If someone danced with you… Read More
2023-06-26 20:21
I found this on Twitter. It must have been from a variety TV show back in 1965 as George Maharis, Joe and Eddie, Dionne Warwick and The Animals sing a medley of Dylan songs. Geor… Read More
2023-06-25 00:42
In February 2021 I complained in this
journal that there were just too many books about Bob Dylan that are being
published and that I have read enough of them.
The newer books seem to… Read More
2023-06-22 13:46
About a month ago I received a Facebook post from CSC saying Wow There are really good articles and interesting posts on your timeline. I checked your posts and you always posted… Read More
2023-06-20 21:10
However, check back to my Journal entry of November 3, 2022, where I post an excerpt from Jann Wenner's autobiography where he states that in 2019, he met Bob Dylan and his wife a… Read More
2023-06-19 00:41
These players are given multi-million-dollar contracts and just don't perform. Carlos Carrasco received $14 Million this season and just sucked today. He gave up 6 runs and was y… Read More
2023-06-17 16:24
Mike was a good friend of mine during my City College days (1967-72) as we belonged to the same fraternity. In October 1970 he met Heidi at one of our fraternity parties at our Brookly… Read More
2023-06-15 13:53
My 20-game package for this season included last night's Subway Series game. The game started at 7:45 with a brief rain shower at about 7:00. I was surprised to see many Yankee f… Read More
2023-06-14 13:06
Please view this video narrated by former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich. Of course, a constitutional amendment to abolish it would require a vote of 2/3 of the House and Senate… Read More
2023-06-12 20:48
These two songs are certainly very different Read More
2023-06-10 20:24
Sadly, the COVID pandemic prevented the Casey Stengel Chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research from holding in-person since January 2020. Today the group met at Scandinavi… Read More
2023-06-08 13:14
Songs with the Same Title that are Different was a feature of the Bob Shannon Show when he was on WCBS-FM. He left for an undisclosed health issue over 10 years ago. I hope he… Read More
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