Perfect note there, PoppaGator!

I also won't argue with anyone calling The Bob a great songwriter back in the day. I might disagree on the more recent stuff though. I listened to the latest, the greatest, the Grammy winning in an Elvis outfit "Time Out of Mind" come back album, and admit to just not getting what all the brouhaha was about. I didn't find it nearly as good or interesting or musicially compelling as the Steely Dan come back album, for instance (I'm shooting for one of those apple comparisons here).

My personal interest in The Bob is no greater (and actually a lot lesser) than some other great MN musician/icon/music idol and homeys with roots here in MN--like The Artist and Judy Garland. At least the latter two could sing!

Maybe they invent all these stories about themselves because the truth about them is so bloody dull.