The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #83989   Message #1547407
Posted By: John O'L
22-Aug-05 - 10:17 PM
Thread Name: An Open Letter To Bob Dylan
Subject: RE: An Open Letter To Bob Dylan
Dylan isn't the villain either. Sure he went through a cafe phase but that was all it was to him. If others chose to define themselves according to that phase he can hardly be blamed for that.

I remmember when he was in the movie 'Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid', many of his fans were similarly outraged because his 'Alias' character killed a guy.
He was acting for chrissake.

As far as Starbucks is concerned, he's a popular singer. Making money's what they do. While I too mourn the demise of the traditional cafe to the shiny plastic coffee shop I don't think the blame can be put at the feet of anyone other than the people who patronise the places.