I think I’m going to a bluegrass festival for Labor Day this year. Ever since I saw O Brother Where Are Thou, I’ve loved this type of music. The only problem is, they’re all southern bands who don’t come anywhere near Philadelphia on tour, except for the occasional festival here and there. That festival is only $60 for 3 days, including camping. Can’t beat that.
I was watching No Direction Home (movie about Bob Dylan) with my dad this weekend. I’ve only seen the first part so far but it’s pretty cool. There are a lot of other musicians in it as well. Apparently Bob Dylan was a thief. He would just help himself to people’s record collections when they weren’t home. In one case he stole over a hundred rare records. His reasoning was that he needed them and that was the only place he could get them. It’s not even other people accusing him of stealing them either. He’s sitting there being interviewed and telling about it like it’s perfectly reasonable.