The way it was edited was a bit too precious, I thought. But I loved the part about the Village. The most interesting part of the entire program. Well worth it, just to see that clip of Maria Muldaur! It definitely took me back to my own youthful days of wandering round the Village. I was too young to get into the bars, but still! There it was--Cafe Wha in all it's glory!

It was also good to see the old clips of Dylan performing. I had forgotten how uncomfortable he seemed on a stage back then. Also, watching the program reminded me of how much I always disliked a lot of his early songs (I'm a bigger fan of his rock phase than his so-called 'folk' phase). I had a friend who was a huge Dylan freak, and she was always wanting me to sing 'Blowin in the Wind' and 'Don't Think Twice...' when we'd jam--both songs I HATED.

In fact, there wasn't really anything I liked much at the time off his first album, and I certainly didn't see what all the fuss was about. But then, I was never musically enamored with the whole faux folk revival scene in the Village anyway. It wasn't until I heard 'A Hard Rain...' I thought the man had any chops whatsoever. His other so-called political stuff I was never impressed with--it seemed much too earnest and reactionary (songs like 'Masters of War' and 'Blowin in the Wind' and 'The Times They are...').

God Baez was awful! She sounds so much better now!

But where was Ramblin' Jack? How can the Dylan story be told with absolutely no mention of Ramblin' Jack?