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—John F. Kennedy


[Animated New Pony] "I've written a whole bunch of songs, so I can't say I didn't get to do what I wanted to do."
-Bob Dylan, 1995
[Bob Dylan as 
Alias in Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.]
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[Welcome to New Pony]

[New Pony]

[Dylan as Alias in the Turkey Chase scene of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid]


People love the music of Bob Dylan for a variety of reasons, but I've discovered there are only 3 answers to the question, "D'you like Bob Dylan?"—
    1. "Yuck, no."
    2. "He's okay." (Translation: "I own Greatest Hits.")
    3. "He's absolutely fan-tabulous!"
If you only own 2 of Dylan's albums, 1 is almost certainly a gem. If not, there are 400+ Dylan songs from which to choose. "New Pony" is a song from Dylan's 1978 album Street Legal. Follow this link to listen to the song or read the lyrics. For your convenience, the Table of Contents links are at the bottom of each page.

Read New Pony in French, German, Italian, Portugese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, or Chinese with the Babelfish translator.

[On Horseback]

Site Updates



You know that great Dylan tune "Things Have Changed"? He didn't write that about New Pony! Updates and e-mail responses have been a little slow. My apologies to site visitors; I'm a graduate student and schoolwork is taking up most of my free time. Now that summer's here, I hope to spend more time on New Pony.
I am still planning to update the timeline for 21st century, to post Big Pink and other off-map places to the Walkin' New York tour, to repair the Reader Survey, which is temporarily off-line, and share more results of the survey.
As always, your comments and corrections are welcome. I incorporate reader suggestions whenever possible, so don't hesitate to send me an

[My favorite picture of Dylan is this 1997 portrait by Richard Avedon, which appeared in the August 9th, 1999 New Yorker magazine]

What's New

Bob Dylan's forthcoming album, Together Though Life, his first studio album in three years, will be released on April 27, 2009. Details about the release, as well as Bob Dylan's interview with Bill Flanagan about the new album, are available on bobdylan.com.

Bob Dylan and His Band are currently touring Europe; the tour is expected to reach California in early summer but this is not yet confirmed. Check Bob Dates for details and updates.

To the bemusement of many critics, Bob Dylan was awarded a 2008 Pulitzer Prize: "A Special Citation to Bob Dylan for his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power." Special Citation Pulitzers are awarded infrequently to artists, musicians, novelists, and others outside the journalistic sphere of the typical awardees. Read about it on the official Pulitzer Prize Web site.

Ace Records will release the Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan compilation in late February/early March. It will feature 50 songs from Dylan's weekly broadcast on satellite radio.

Columbia is gearing up to release a 3-CD Dylan retrospective album featuring 51 of his best songs. It will be released in October 2007 and succinctly titled Dylan. On the official site, Columbia sys the album to be totally fan-focussed and they are inviting fans to submit their Dylan anecdotes at www.dylan07.com, where you will also find trailers, photos, and other fun stuff related to the upcoming release.

"Hucks Tune" is a new song Dylan recorded for the Lucky You soundtrack, released in April. View the album on the offical Sony site.


 

[Looking ice-cool in a white suit in a 1998 concert in Spain.]
[This coat is my favorite of Dylan's natty stage threads.]

Tour Dates

The following tour dates are from bobdylan.com and from Bob Dates, where you can also find ticket sales information. Priority tickets for some shows may be available at bodylan.com.

April 24—Sheffield, England
April 25—London, England
April 26—London, England
April 28—Cardiff, Wales
April 29—Birmingham, England
May 1—Liverpool, England
May 2—Glasgow, Scotland
May 3—Edinburgh, Scotland
May 5—Dublin, Ireland
May 6—Dublin, Ireland
July 2—Sauget, Illinois
July 4—South Bend, Indiana
July 5—Rothbury, Michigan
July 8—Louisville, Kentucky
July 10—Dayton, Ohio
July 11—Eastlake, Ohio
July 13—Washington, Pennsylvania
July 14—Allentown, Pennsylvania
July 15—New Britain, Connecticut
July 17—Essex Junction, Vremont
July 19—Syracuse, New York
July 21—Pawtucket, Rhode Island
July 24—Aberdeen, Maryland
July 25—Norfolk, Virginia
July 28—Durham, North Carolina
July 29—Sevierville, Tennessee
August 4—Round Rock, Texas

Check Bob Dates for details and updates.

[Dylan holding 
the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Album, which he received for Time Out Of 
Mind]
Table of Contents
Vital Statistics
A Bob Dylan Timeline
Words Commonly Found in Dylan Songs
Clothesline Saga
Anecdotes
Stories in the Press
Big Screen Bob
Links
Some Other Kinds Of Links
Sundry FAQs
EDLIS Stats
Reader Survey
Survey Results
Walkin' New York
Give Something Back
Sign the Guest Book
View the Guest Book
Write Me
About This Site


My Back Pages
Remembering Charlie Smith
Odds 'n' Ends
20 lbs. of Menus
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