Farina was half Cuban and half Irish and it showed. He was talented and fun to have around, but extremely manipulative.

One recurring theme in the book, given its focus on 4 particular people--is that they _all_ used each other to advance their own careers. Dylan & Baez needed each other, which is why they toured together for a year. Joan needed Dylan's songs, cause she was tired of the same old repertoire--you know, those dumb old folksongs we are so incorrigibly fond of. Dylan needed Joan to break him to her (initially) much larger audience. After awhile, he didn't need her anymore. She had ruffled a few folkie feathers herself earlier on, the way she absorbed other peoples' material and arrangements.

Which I guess is how the world works, and how you get to be an icon.

Not that I would truly know.

W-O