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After three months, on and off, the Outlaw Tour is almost done. Last night in Clarkston, MI, marked the third-to-last total show—but the second-to-last show Bob will be a part of, since he bailed on Friday’s Gilford, NH finale.
I was gonna write up that one up myself, but since he pulled out, now this will serve as our final Outlaw dispatch (find all ten previous ones here). And a great way to go out it is, with the return of one of my favorite music writers, Caryn Rose. Over to Caryn…
"When I heard that John Mellencamp had added a version of “All Along The Watchtower” to the Cleveland date of the Outlaw Music Festival last week, and that Bob had countered by adding “Watchtower” to his set the same night, I have to say I was not surprised, but I also didn’t know that needed them to keep the bit going, per se. While I’m not exactly a huge fan of “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35,” the most recent opener (and thus the one I was most likely to get at my show outside of Detroit, to borrow from Ray’s review of the Chicago-area date), I guess I wanted something—less obvious?
And then he came out onstage and went into “Watchtower” and I immediately stood up with a giant smile on my face and greeted it like a long-lost child. Every cell in my body vibrated with welcome. Bob Dylan singing “All Along the Watchtower”? It is history, it is legacy, it is home. I mentally apologized for wanting something else. It was great that this happened. It was a dialogue, it was a hat tip, it was a respectful nod.” . . . . . .
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