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(This was originally written in 2020) · We’re having the worst snowstorm of the season so far as I s ...
A lot of people, especially those who are environmentally aware, are leaving their cars at home a lo ...
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Jim Murray
In The Writer’s School I Went To, I Majored In Dylan
Most people who achieve anything in this life carry around in their heads an idol or two. These are not idols in the religious sense, although I guess they could be. · For me they're people whose work I admire and whose career path I marvel at. I have a few of these people, but h ...
Jim Murray
Stuck Inside Of Mobile. My 50 Year Spiritual Relationship With Bob Dylan.
Now the bricks lay on Grand Street · Where the neon madmen climb · They all fall there so perfectly · It all seems so well timed · And here I sit so patiently · Waiting to find out what price · You have to pay to get out of · Going through all these things twice · Oh, Mama, is th ...
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Careful What You Throw Away (It Might Just Be a Hit)
Marvin Gaye didn’t want to record “I Heard It Threw the Grapevine.” Gladys Knight and the Pips had a version out already, so Marvin didn’t see the point. “It was a throwaway to me,” Marvin said later. “We included it on In The Groove because Norman Whitfield wanted it there. I ...
Jim Murray
Why The Comment “Great Post” Is The Last Thing Any Op/Ed Blogger Wants To See.
This is part 3 of my now established series on op/ed blogging. Who knows how long this will last. Not me. · And what did you hear, my blue-eyed son? · And what did you hear, my darling young one? · I heard the sound of a thunder that roared out a warnin' · I heard the roar of a w ...
Jim Murray
One Writer's View On Why Bob Dylan Won The Nobel Prize
A big part of the reason that Bob Dylan received the Nobel Prize for Literature has to do with the nature of his work and the impact it has had over the past 50 years in our culture. · A lot of people look at this event with a bit of a jaundiced eye. These are people who are basi ...
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Why Can't I Write? (Stop being afraid and start using your hands)
“If you wait for inspiration, you’re not a writer, you’re a waiter.” Dan PoynterBob Dylan was once asked where his songs came from. “No idea,” he replied, adding that he rarely looked. Mozart told Antonio Salieri the same thing. Symphonies formed as easily to Mozart as “a horse p ...
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Neil Smith
2 years ago #2
Can't argue with those words. Have a great Christmas Mr. Murray.
Ken Sylvia
2 years ago #1
Back at you, Kind sir…