Hey Mr. Hologram Man, Play a Song for Me

Fred Bals
9 min readDec 7, 2019

What if the Never-Ending Tour Never Ends?

Someone cries out, “Judas!

Uncomfortable laughter from the audience. You watch change glitter in the spotlights, tossed onto the stage at Bob Dylan’s feet. “Pick up your silver!” someone else yells.

Dylan looks into your eyes. He plays a chord. “I don’t believe you,” he answers, almost absent-mindedly. And then, more strongly, as the other instruments come in, “You’re a liar!

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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.