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Jul 22, 2018

Dylan, Newport `65 & the Search for the Green Polka-Dot Shirt

Dylan, Newport `65 & the Search for the Green Polka-Dot Shirt

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May 8, 2017

Back Where I Come From: The Roots of Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour

What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.

Back Where I Come From: The Roots of Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour

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Feb 19, 2016

Bob Dylan & the Strange Journey of Warhol’s Silver Elvis

(updated June 2026)

Bob Dylan & the Strange Journey of Warhol’s Silver Elvis

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Jun 21

Nudes, Abstracts & An Elephant

Bob Dylan’s Outburst of Paintings — Byrdcliffe, 1968

Nudes, Abstracts & An Elephant

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Jun 14

Harder to Program

Bob Dylan turns up at Trump’s eightieth birthday party with a borrowed line and no advice

Harder to Program

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Jun 7

Baby, Won’t You Be My Baby

Bob Dylan’s Long Hot ’26 Summer Tour

Baby, Won’t You Be My Baby

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Jun 1

The Funambulist Balances ‘Twixt Heaven and Hell

The “Hard Rain” backdrop: Rolling Thunder Revue Tour ‘76

The Funambulist Balances ‘Twixt Heaven and Hell

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May 21

Sin-Eating and the Indifference of Water: Tales from Bob Dylan’s Patreon

Sin-Eating and the Indifference of Water: Tales from Bob Dylan’s Patreon

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May 12

“Lila’s Story”: a reworking of “Goin’ Back to Woodstock” by Ed Perry

A note to the reader: This story won’t make all that much sense unless you’ve read “Goin’ Back to Woodstock” published on Bob Dylan’s…

“Lila’s Story”: a reworking of “Goin’ Back to Woodstock” by Ed Perry

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May 10

The Dark Lady and the Reluctant Prophet: Tales of Bob Dylan’s Patreon

The Dark Lady and the Reluctant Prophet: Tales of Bob Dylan’s Patreon

Fred Bals

Fred Bals

Corporate Storyteller. Tech enthusiast. Mini Cooper fanboy. One-time chronicler of Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour. Husband of Peggy. Human of Lily Rose.

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