self portrait seems extremely unpretentious to me, and normally bob dylan is the most pretentious man in the world (and why not hes got plenty to be pretentious about). on self portrait theres tracks where he just seems to besinging the song because he likes it, which i find totally charming. and since being charming is not bob dylans general approach to the publicthe record seems uniquely good to me. i suppose i secretly want bob to ring me up and ask me round for a drink and play a few tunes, and not be rude to me. well thats why I like selfportrait anyway. greg