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“My Bob Dylan Concert Story” is a captivating memoir that beautifully captures the magic of experiencing Bob Dylan live. The author’s vivid storytelling transports readers to the heart of the 2005 Bologna concert, sharing the excitement and transformative power of music.
Your book describes the experience of attending your first Bob Dylan concert as a pivotal moment in your life. Can you share what it was about that night in Bologna that felt so transformative, and why you consider it a small part of heaven?
As someone came from other side of Universe and meet kindred spirits and Souls it would be difficult for it not to happen transformative. Suffer is always way to sal- vation. And salvation is always way entrace door in heaven. Bob wrote and sing in one of his songs: “...That he not busy being born is busy dying.”
The Lord illuminates what is hidden in darkness. The concert renews you, inside and out.
When I was been in concert hall
Kristijan Ursic masterfully blends music, poetry, and storytelling, creating a profound artistic expression that inspires and uplifts the soul.
PalaMalaguti in Bologna I was feel like I was been in to the shrine near altar all my sins were be forgiven.
As someone who describes themselves as the lost child of America with a deep love for American folk music, what role has Bob Dylan’s music played in shaping your identity and worldview?
As Bob said in his autobiography “ Chronicles vol. 1 “ : “I’d come from a long ways off and had started a long ways down. But now destiny was about to manifest itself. I felt like it was looking right at me and nobody else.”
York and Bob Dylan’s organizer first major concert at Carnegie Chapter Hall in 1961 Izzy Young, Tells me that : “ Dreaming and Imitating Dylan’s life is No way to develop on your own and totaly wasted of Time “.
“ That is why I say not to adore Dylan but to learn what you can from Dylan and make your own life richer and stronger !”
I said : “ OK ! Right Izzy ! But I and Bob Have “ the same Spirituals deals “ !!” I al- ways I feel like I was related with him. With Woody Guthrie, too !
Bob change my worldview and identity to become spiritual metaphysical person !
You mention that your father and a friend joined you on this journey to see Bob Dylan. How did sharing this experience with them enhance the significance of the concert for you?
Always is nice to go with someone like my friend Who is big fan and connoisseur Dylan’s life and work. My father is like an angel savior for my soul and body. Always is ready to meet my every wish like photo- graph, start conversation in italian language, realize my every wish...
Nice not travel alone...
Your story is set against the backdrop
of Northern Italy, with the journey to the concert being as much a part of the experience as the concert itself. How did the landscape and atmosphere of Italy contribute to the overall magic of the event?
We living alone in cosmos ... and nobody know for Us. Always was nice to travel on World special on land - country Which have special history, culture, city, town, “weath- er”... Italy was always special country with important and rich history. By the way Dante Alighieri also was travel the beyond spiritual World, was born and living in Italy. Magic country for dreaming, event, concerts, story telling, positive energy...
I like castle narrative romances, religious Christianity songs, magic tricks, supernatu- ral and everything else related to Christianity religion.
In your book, you talk about discovering new things that had been hidden from your eyes before this concert. Can you elaborate on what these revelations were and how they have impacted your life since?
I didn’t know How things going on, I think in particular on concert preparing Like concert equipment, bring musicians on con- cert or something similar. I was think that everybody knows me and then everything fell in hell. Nobody knows for me. This was been painfully.
You describe attending a Bob Dylan concert as a way to come to heaven. For readers who may not be familiar with Bob Dylan’s music, what would you say to convince them to experience one of his concerts?
Everything is peaceful music with full heavens sweet sounds. among angels, preachers, godness, goddesses and as Bob sing: “ Knock’ on Heavens Door “.
Why not take advantage of the opportuni- ty and Why not enter ??
I said for myself that I left my home so far away and visit planet Earth in country Slo- venia... November 6th 1987. With self carry a secret dream of American folk musician
so : “ I’m Lost folk - rock music child of America “.
With conversation which I have with Izzy Young folk expert, archivist, owner of the Folklore Center in Greenwich Village, New
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