The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #142469 Message #3852171
Posted By: robomatic
24-Apr-17 - 11:25 AM
Thread Name: Why didn't MacColl like Dylan?
Subject: RE: Why didn't MacColl like Dylan?
My introduction to Dylan was when I induced a mate of mine to go Winter camping with me. We'd hike in before a predicted snowstorm, tent up, then trek out amidst the fresh snow. On the way in we encountered a freezing stream that we had to cross. It was iced over, but the ice was not thick enough to support our weight.
My companion insisted on sending a pre-hike postcard to his missus written as though it was his last communication - ever.
And all the way in he kept repeating the lines from ISIS:
"The wind it was howling, the snow was outrageous
We chopped through the night and we chopped through the dawn
When he died I was hoping it was not contagious
But I made up my mind I had to go on."