Bob Lind's Message Board

... living in England in 1964 you kinda got swamped with Beatlemania, it was everywhere, in the papers, on TV, in the shops.... there was no escape but I ignored it as best I could... heck I'd rather have listened to The Shadows' Apache than anything by the Moptops... then my older brother brought h...

',,, you and me and Rain on the Roof...' John Sebastian at his finest for The Lovin' Spoonful... in fact I don't think anyone has written more happier pop songs than John B.. think about it.. Daydream, Summer in the City, You Didn't Have to Be So Nice, You'e A Big Boy Now, Younger Girl, Magical Conn...

.... write a book on Bob's life so far... something along the lines of Catch A Wave: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of Brian Wilson, which is a wonderful book. Maybe now that he's back in the spotlight someone will come along and ask Bob - he's got to have some great stories to tell going on what I'v...

... a wonderful interview with Bob on the 60 Second Interview page by my good self. I'm Editor of the Metro in Scotland and if anyone would like a copy (Yours will be in the post tomorrow Bob!) I'll gladly post it to you free of charge. All you need to do is email me your address to kie.miskelly@ukm...

... it's Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Show - 15 great tracks from Hank Williams to Robert Johnson to Muddy Waters and John Prine...

.. has lots of nice things to say about Bob including a 4-star review for The Complete Jack Nitzsche Sessions - I quote ' there's an unmistakeable grace at the heart of his work' and 'definitive compendium of folk-rock wunderkind's jangle-and-strings prime'. And in the free book that comes with the ...

.. because I've just about worn this one out and I've only had it three days! You feel as if you're sitting in the cafe listening to Bob a few feet away... the songs and the introductions are great. I won't ask how Bob writes his songs any more after hearing the Joe Louis story. One observation: Bob...

As a journalist of almost 40 years standing - I'm Editor of the Metro newspaper in Scotland at the moment - I've often wondered how hard/easy it was for Bob to write stuff. To me, Elusive Butterfly, as one example, is a stunning piece of writing - I'd put it next to Gordon Lightfoot's If You Could R...

.. the back cover list as gospel!!!! It bears no resemblance to the track listing on the vinyl itself... which is Side 1: San Francisco Woman, A Nameless Request, West Virginia Summer Child, Go Ask Your Man, Remember the Rain and Side 2: Just Let It Take Me, The World Is Just etc, We've Never Spoken...

.. yep 13-22 are the same with one change - Eleanor is actually spelled Elinor...

... thanks to a second-hand junk shop. 1966 was a great year for music - Pet Sounds, pure magic and what was that really catchy song I kept hearing on the radio... that's it, Elusive Butterfly... wow that's gotta make No.1 I thought until Val Doonican popped up with his cover version, darn it! Anywa...