Forest Hills High School Class of '67 Reunion on June 6, 2027

 

It is hard to believe that it will be 60 years since I graduated from Forest Hills High School.  I will be going to this reunion as it is so close to home.  I thank Shelley Gabel Dinstein and Helaine Unger for organizing this.

Recording of Last night' Bob Dylan Concert in Oslo, Norway

 

Where there is a will, there is a way.  The concert was recorded by John Dillon on an Apple Watch.  I guess they can't put watches in a Yondr pouch.  It was remastered by BennyBoy.  I'll have to find time to listen to it.  My friends the Dylan scholars are excited over new lyrics to Tangled Up in Blue.

Bob Dylan's Never Ending Tour Resumes in Oslo, Norway

 

Dylan is 85 years old and keeps on going,  The set list has been posted on Bill Pagel's site:

Louisiana and Dublin Blues are songs that he has not performed before.  Tangled Up in Blue has made a return after 8 years.  As of Saturday evening there are no reviews of the concert.  I wonder if he is still  hiding behind a hoodie.  He won't be playing at the Beacon Theater in November this year

Oslo, Norway Spektrum October 17, 2026

1.	To Be Alone With You (Bob on electric keyboard)
2.	Man In The Long Black Coat (Bob on electric keyboard)
3.	Crash On The Levee (Bob on electric keyboard)
4.	Tryin' To Get To Heaven (Bob on electric keyboard)
5.	Early Roman Kings (Bob on electric keyboard)
6.	I Can Tell (song by Samuel Smith) (Bob on electric keyboard)
7.	Tangled Up In Blue (Bob on electric keyboard)
8.	Share Your Love With Me (song by Alfred Braggs and Deadric Malone) (Bob on electric keyboard)
9.	Louisiana (song by Randy Newman) (Bob on electric keyboard)
10.	When I Paint My Masterpiece (Bob on electric keyboard)
11.	I'll Make It All Up To You (song by Charlie Rich) (Bob on electric keyboard)
12.	Crossing the Rubicon (Bob on electric keyboard)
13.	Soon After Midnight (Bob on electric keyboard)
14.	Dublin Blues (song by Guy Clark) (Bob on electric keyboard)
15.	Under The Red Sky (Bob on electric keyboard and harp)
16.	I've Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You (Bob on electric keyboard)
17.	Goodbye Jimmy Reed (Bob on electric keyboard)
18.	I Shall Be Released (Bob on electric keyboard)
	(encore)
19.	You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Bob on electric keyboard)

Reflections on 21 Years of Bruce's Journal

 

On October 15, 2005 I wrote my first blog entry and kept going.  Essentially, it is a vanity press for me after 5518 entries.  I try to write something on most days.  Whenever I have writer's cramp I just post a song.  Many of the YouTube videos that I posted are now gone.  Perhaps, I should update those entries, but it would be a very time consuming task.  Some of the topics:

• The Golden Oldies
• Bob Dylan
• Baseball (especially the New York Mets)
• Memories of growing up
• Frustrations about the world situation
• Museum trips
• Vacations
• Obituaries of friends

I rarely write about politics since I hate it so much.  Medical issues should be private so I don't mention it in this journal.

I always wonder who reads this journal since internet surfers are anonymous.  Some have found specific articles by Googling.  I am only aware of a few who read it regularly after I post my latest entry.  Blogger indicate 12 million hits, but I am certain the overwhelming majority are from Bots.

I always like to keep my entries relatively short, so I'll close here.

Thanks for stopping by.

Beatle Cover of the Day - You Won't See Me by Anne Murray

 

Now the Beatles' original

October 11, 10/11, is WCBS-FM 101.1 Day

 

Today's WCBS-FM is not the station that was my favorite in the 1980s and 90s that played the oldies of the 50s, 60s, and 70s.  Today it plays the hits of the 80s, 90s and beyond as it tries to appeal to listeners in the 25-54 age range.  They don't want baby boomer like myself who are not desired by advertisers.  They made a terrible mistake in 2005 when they flipped to the dreaded Jack format.  They learned their lesson and became a "Greatest Hits" station in 2007.  Since that time they gradually phased out the 60s and 70s music.  All of the radio personalities from the oldies era are gone.

I listen to the station just once a week on Sunday mornings.  They have a Yacht Rock show from 7 AM - 10 AM.  There is no radio personality nat that time.  Audacy, the company that now owns the station, is trying to save money,

9 of My Favorite Albums

 

It was very hard to pick 6 of my favorite albums.  I did this off the top of my head.  I avoided Greatest Hits collections and only picked 3 Bob Dylan albums.