Bob Dylan, Rock ‘n’ Roll Pilgrim

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  11.14.08 | 9:57 AM ET

The couple that lives in Neil Young’s childhood home in Winnipeg is used to die-hard music fans stopping by—but they never expected to see Bob Dylan turn up on the front porch. Homeowner John Kiernan told the Globe and Mail about the stranger who arrived a couple weeks back: “I was thinking I gotta do laundry, I gotta rake leaves: it’s Sunday afternoon. I’m thinking this guy has great boots on ... I look at him and go, ‘Oh my God. We’re talking to Bob Dylan.’ At which point, I said, ‘Do you want to come in and see the house?’”

Tags: Bob Dylan, Music, Pop Culture Travel, North America, Canada, News and Briefs

Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


3 Comments for Bob Dylan, Rock ‘n’ Roll Pilgrim

Michael Yessis 11.14.08 | 11:55 AM ET

Love this story. Even love the groan-inducing headline on it:

Dylan goes knock, knock, knockin’ on Neil’s door

Eva 11.14.08 | 5:08 PM ET

Agreed, Mike. The whole thing’s gold.

I especially love that Bob has “great boots on”, and that he spent awhile in the bedroom musing about a teenage Neil writing songs and enjoying the view.

TambourineMan 11.21.08 | 5:20 PM ET

The Bobfather goes on an Uncle Neil pilgrimage. Nice!

In honor of the visit, here’s Neil doing Tom Thumb’s Blues from BobFest in 92:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biSagt3UMl4

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