The last stop on the 2024 Tour was at the Darien Lake Amphitheater near Buffalo, NY. Desolation Row originally appeared on the Highway 61 Revisited album in 1965. He surprised his fans during this performance by tapping his microphone with a wrench. I just don't understand his reason for doing this.
Bruce Slutsky was born in New York City in 1949. I retired six years ago after working as a Science/Engineering Librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark for 25 years. I was married to Karen until she passed away in February 2021. I have a son Lee who is now 35 years old. I am very much interested in the popular music of the 1960s, especially Bob Dylan and the Beatles. I am interested in rock and roll radio. I am an enthusiastic fan of the New York Mets.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Bob Dylan Sings Desolation Row with and without a Wrench
Monday, September 16, 2024
Mr. Moonlight - A Relatively Unknown Beatles Song
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Trump Has Crossed a Truly Unacceptable Line
This is an opinion article in the New York Times written by Lydia Polgreen.
As a subscriber to the online version of the NY Times, I can gift up to 10 articles a month. I suggest that anyone voting in the presidential election read it. I cannot believe how Trump has duped millions of people into thinking he is qualified to be President of the United States. January 6th was bad enough, but is this man rational?
Thursday, September 12, 2024
WFUV Question of the Day - The Station Has Some Knowledgeable Listeners
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
It's Been a Tough Year for the 1969 New York Mets
- Jim McAndrew
- Jerry Grote
- Bud Harrelson
Sunday, September 8, 2024
Reds 3 Mets 1 as Winning Streak Ends at 9
Today's game was #19 in our 20-game package for the season. The Mets were on a roll as they won nine games in a row and had taken over the third and last wildcard position. Luis Severino allowed just one run and five hits in 6 2/3 innings, but the hitting was flat. The Mets only got one run and four hits off six pitchers. Santiago Espinadel hit a tie-breaking, two-run double in the ninth inning to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-1 victory. Since the Atlanta Braves defeated the Toronto Blue Jays today, the Mets and Braves are now tied for the final wildcard position. The Mets will face the Braves for a crucial during the last week of the season.
Friday, September 6, 2024
The Fool on the Hill Sergio Mendes vs The Beatles
Today we found out that Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes passed away at age 83. I best remember him for covering the Beatles' The Fool on the Hill originally heard on The Magical Mystery Tour. It was a terrible film, but the music was good.
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Mets 7 Red Sox 2
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Random Oldie of the Day - Get Off My Cloud by the Rolling Stones
Sunday, September 1, 2024
I Returned to a Movie Theater (AMC Bay Terrace 6) to See Reagan
Saturday, August 31, 2024
I Donated to the Harris-Walz Campaign with Dylan Fans for Harris and Walz
Thursday, August 29, 2024
The Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa Comes to the New School with Rare Dylan Films
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Random Thoughts of the Day - August 28, 2024
- Even though NJ Transit has free rides this week, I know of two major delays. Yesterday morning, there were delays in trains in and out of Hoboken terminal. In the evening delays were coming in out of Penn Station. That would have affected me.
- I wish I didn't have such a good autobiographical memory. I just remember too many bad experiences of the distant past.
- With that thought in mind, I sometimes have dreams about meeting people I haven't seen in years if not decades.
- I enjoy listening to oldies on internet radio stations, but some of my radio friends are too "gung ho" about countdowns. If I enjoy a song, its number on a survey is not of interest to me.
Monday, August 26, 2024
I Will Still Not Ride on NJ Transit Even with Free Rides
Sunday, August 25, 2024
I am Still a Diehard Mets Fan Even Though I visited Yankee Stadium Today
Friday, August 23, 2024
Mrs. Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel ("The Graduate" Film Version) and Traditional Hit Version
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Mets 4 Orioles 3 in a Walkoff
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Today is National Radio Day
- WBGO
- WFUV
- WABC
- WCBS-FM
- WFAN
- WEPN
- WINS
- Pop Gold Radio
- True Oldies Channel
- Rewound Radio
- 50s Gold
- 60s Gold
- Classic Vinyl
- Classic Folk
- Willie's Road House
- DeepTrack
- Soul Town
- Outlaw Country
- Elvis Radio
- Classic Rewind
- BB King's
Sunday, August 18, 2024
Marlins 3 Mets 2
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) 1966 (studio version) and 1974 Concert Version with The Band
From the Album Blonde on Blonde 1966
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Mets 9 Athletics 1
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Random Thoughts of the Day - August 14, 2024
Monday, August 12, 2024
Paul McCartney 1964 Eyes of the Storm - The Book Instead of the Museum Exhibit
There is an exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum that presents photographs that Paul McCartney took in late 1963 and early 1964. I noticed that this exhibit is to close on August 18th. Instead of traveling to Brooklyn this week, I thought I would buy the coffee table book with the photographs. Whenever I see a book at a museum gift shop, I observe the price on Amazon.com is significantly less.
Paul actually took these photos using an inexpensive camera and preserved them for almost 60 years. Few of them were seen beyond his immediate circle of family and friends.
I assume this exhibition will travel to other cities, but anyone can purchase the book and enjoy the photographs.
Sunday, August 11, 2024
The Jewish and Guggenheim Museums All in One Afternoon
Our original plan was to visit the Whitney Museum but when I checked its website this morning I found out that the second Sunday in the month is free and that visitors needed a reservation. Since it was sold out, we decided to go to the Jewish Museum instead. We could visit the Whitney another time.
When we arrived we found out there was only one open exhibit on the ground floor and that the admission charge was lower. It was titled Overflow, Afterglow: New Work in Chromatic Figuration which featured New works by seven emerging artists who use supernatural color and uncanny luminescence to challenge the boundaries of traditional figuration.
Since it didn't take much time to view that exhibit we walked over to the nearby Guggenheim Museum.
Jenny Holzer: Light Line was the main exhibition. Climbing all six ramps of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed rotunda to the building’s apex, the site-specific installation transforms the building with a display of scrolling texts, featuring selections from her iconic series, such as “Truisms” and “Inflammatory Essays”.
Saturday, August 10, 2024
You Talk too Much by Joe Jones - A Little Less Conversation by Elvis Presley - Two Songs that Complement Each Other
The Joe Jones song was just requested on the Cousin Bruce show. It got me thinking how the Elvis Presley song complements it. There are too many blabbermouths out there.
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Stay - Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs - Four Seasons Versions
This week we found out that Maurice Williams, the lead singer of the Zodiacs passed away at 86. So many of the 1950s and 1960s recording artists are no longer with us. The Zodiac's version in 1960 is the shortest record at 1:39 to reach #1 on the national charts. The Four Seasons cover reached #15 in 1964.
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Switch and Split Second - Game Shows that I Watch Over the Summer at 7 PM
I watch Jeopardy at 7 PM for most of the year and Wheel of Fortune at 7:30 PM. Since reruns are aired over the summer, I turn to GSN and watch Switch and Split Second which are also quiz shows.Below are episodes of each show.
Sunday, August 4, 2024
Walking in the Rain by the Ronettes - It Didn't Happen for Me Since I Stayed Home
Saturday, August 3, 2024
Cousin Brucie Tribute on PIX-11 News from Two-Years Ago
Thursday, August 1, 2024
The Deals that the Mets Made Do Not Excite Me
Monday, July 29, 2024
Main Street and Roosevelt Ave in Flushing - My Choice for the Most Crowded Sidewalk in Queens
Saturday, July 27, 2024
Braves 4 Mets 0
- Marcell Ozuna
- Matt Olsen
- Eddie Rosario
Thursday, July 25, 2024
The Bill Nowlin Bob Dylan Connection
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
A Complete Unknown - a Bob Dylan Biopic will be Released in December
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
If I Were a Carpenter - Versions by the Four Tops and Bobby Darin
Sunday, July 21, 2024
An Atlas of Es Devlin at the Cooper-Hewett Museum
Saturday, July 20, 2024
There is a Barbra Streisand - Bob Dylan Connection
Friday, July 19, 2024
Thoughts on Writing 5000 Posts for Bruce's Journal
It is hard to believe that I have reached 5000 journal
entries since I started writing on October 15, 2005. I made one entry and kept going. I guess I express myself better in writing
than I do verbally. Back then AOL
supported blogs, but later on I transitioned the journal to Blogger a service
of Google, and got the domain bruceslutsky.com .
The entries range from the ridiculous to the sublime. I don’t know the real number of how many
people have read an entry. The stats provided
by Blogger indicate there were about 1,700,000 hits, but most of those must
have come from robots. The statistics
also state that many hits are from China where I am a complete unknown.
I have written on topics including (in no particular order):
- · New York Mets
- · Baseball
- · Bob Dylan
- · Other Music – very often I post a song from YouTube. Many of those videos have been deleted. I should try to replace them.
- · Jeopardy
- · Random Thoughts of the Day
According to Blogger, my most popular entries were
·
TGIF
- · The Tale of the Two-Dollar Bill
- · Jeopardy and the Two-Dollar Bill
- · Congratulations to the Beach Boys on their 50th Anniversary
- · Jason Keller – Jeopardy Superstar
- · Mumbles was my Favorite Dick Tracy Villain
Those are certainly not my most distinguished posts.
My best posts IMHO were these two that were very personal
Many posts were autobiographical. The best way to find those is to go to the
search box in the upper left corner and search for:
- · Rego Park
- · Forest Hills
- · City College
- · Rhode Island
- · New Brunswick
Readers can post comments on Blogger, but most of the
comments I receive are on Facebook.
I got into “trouble” once when a pompous professor objected
to something I wrote about. This
actually made it to the New York Times.
I challenge my readers to find the article. Since that time I have been more careful
about what I write. I often use initials
instead of a full name since people can Google themselves.
I wonder how much time I have spent over the years writing
journal entries. I don’t have to be
concerned with editors or fact-checkers.
Thanks for reading.
Reading Barbara Streisand's 966 Page Memoir
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Random Thoughts of the Day -July 17, 2024
- I just read that NJ Transit is predicting more heat-related delays for the next 2-3 days. I count my blessings knowing my years of riding their trains are over. I am not returning to Newark for a visit.
- I didn't pay much attention to the MLB All-Star game as the AL won 5-3. I just hate those uniforms.
- There should be a flurry of trades before the deadline on July 30. I just hate reading speculative articles in online baseball publications suggesting trades.
- I follow a few diehard baseball fans on X (formerly Twitter). These guys attend games every day. I was wondering what they would do during the All-Star break. They saw the Staten Island Ferry Hawks.
- After a short hiatus Bob Dylan will continue to perform at the Outlaw Festival Tour on July 29. This tour will conclude on September 20. The Rough and Rowdy Ways tour will resume in Europe in October. I am sure that some of my diehard Dylan friends will travel long distances to see him.
Monday, July 15, 2024
Remembering Dr. Ruth Westheimer
Sunday, July 14, 2024
Rockies 8 Mets 5 in Last Game Before the All-Star Break
Saturday, July 13, 2024
Happy 82nd Birthday Roger McGuinn
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Mets 6 Nationals 2
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Another 27 Bob Dylan CDs will Enter My Music Collection
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
July Marks the 60th Anniversary of A Hard Day's Night, the Beatles First Movie