Artforum
September 1997
9) Midway Stadium/Ticketmaster: advertisement for upcoming concert (City Pages, Minneapolis, June 18) You know how in the ads for once-mighty rock heroes now reduced to playing local bars you’ve never heard of, the promoter always sticks the title of the one big hit under the marquee name, since you might remember the song even if you’ve forgotten who did it: EVERY MOTHER’S SON (“COME ON DOWN TO MY BOAT”)—GINO’S NO COVER ONE NITE ONLY? But this was a shock, and for a show at the Minnesota State Fair, no less:
Featuring . . . IN PERSON
“Sensational!!”
BOB
DYLAN
“Blowing in the Wind”
Not to mention that it’s “Blowin’,” not “Blowing.”
Artforum
October 1997
10) Bob Dylan: Time Out of Mind (Columbia). A western. It starts with Clint Eastwood’s face at the end of Unforgiven, then turns around and heads back east like bad weather.