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Fred Bals

@FredatDreamtime

Writer, Podcaster, Dylan fan, Technophile

 Merrimack, NH
medium.com/@fredbals
Joined March 2008
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I just published Top 10 Reasons Why Dolly Parton Is Cooler Than ‘The Weird Buckaroo’ Bob Dylan fredbals.medium.com/top-10-r…
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I just published Three Paintings: Bob Dylan and Norman Raeben in 1974 medium.com/p/three-paintings…
Three Paintings: Bob Dylan and Norman Raeben in 1974

Three Paintings: Bob Dylan and Norman Raeben in 1974

Three Paintings: Bob Dylan and Norman Raeben in 1974 The Past: The Poet With No Hands In the early spring of 1974, artist/teacher Norman Raeben picked up a brush in his Carnegie Hall studio to create...

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I just published Nudes, Abstracts & An Elephant medium.com/p/nudes-abstracts…
Nudes, Abstracts & An Elephant

Nudes, Abstracts & An Elephant

Bob Dylan’s Outburst of Paintings — Byrdcliffe, 1968

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I just published Harder to Program medium.com/p/harder-to-progr…
Harder to Program

Harder to Program

Bob Dylan turns up at Trump’s eightieth birthday party with a borrowed line and no advice

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I just published The Funambulist Balances ‘Twixt Heaven and Hell medium.com/p/the-funambulist…
The Funambulist Balances ‘Twixt Heaven and Hell

The Funambulist Balances ‘Twixt Heaven and Hell

The “Hard Rain” backdrop: Rolling Thunder Revue Tour ‘76

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I just published Sin-Eating and the Indifference of Water: Tales from Bob Dylan’s Patreon medium.com/p/sin-eating-and-…
Sin-Eating and the Indifference of Water: Tales from Bob Dylan’s Patreon

Sin-Eating and the Indifference of Water: Tales from Bob Dylan’s Patreon

Sin-Eating and the Indifference of Water: Tales from Bob Dylan’s Patreon Two of the 23-odd pieces of content that Bob Dylan has posted on his Patreon account deal with environmental catastrophe. In …

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I just published The Dark Lady and the Reluctant Prophet: Tales of Bob Dylan’s Patreon medium.com/p/the-dark-lady-a…
The Dark Lady and the Reluctant Prophet: Tales of Bob Dylan’s Patreon

The Dark Lady and the Reluctant Prophet: Tales of Bob Dylan’s Patreon

The Dark Lady and the Reluctant Prophet: Tales of Bob Dylan’s Patreon “You weren’t there were you? You weren’t at Woodstock. You weren’t up there with Hendrix. Why? Where were you? You …

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I just published Kicking Ol’ Buddha’s Gong: More Tales from Bob Dylan’s Instagram medium.com/p/kicking-ol-budd…
Kicking Ol’ Buddha’s Gong: More Tales from Bob Dylan’s Instagram

Kicking Ol’ Buddha’s Gong: More Tales from Bob Dylan’s Instagram

Kicking Ol’ Buddha’s Gong: More Tales from Bob Dylan’s Instagram Even though he’s opened a Patreon account, Bob Dylan happily hasn’t abandoned Instagram. On April 11, 2026 he posted four …

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I just published ‘Nervous Breakdown’: Bob Dylan’s 2026 Tour Covers medium.com/p/nervous-breakdo…
“Nervous Breakdown”: Bob Dylan’s 2026 Tour Covers

“Nervous Breakdown”: Bob Dylan’s 2026 Tour Covers

“Nervous Breakdown”: Bob Dylan’s 2026 Tour Covers “Hey boy, you just gotta slow down You can’t keep a traipsin’ all over town After givin’ you a physical check I’ve come to the …

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I just published Study War No More: Tales from Bob Dylan’s Theme Time Radio Hour medium.com/p/study-war-no-mo…
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I just published Contenders & Betrayals: More tales from Bob Dylan’s Instagram medium.com/p/contenders-betr…
Contenders & Betrayals: More tales from Bob Dylan’s Instagram

Contenders & Betrayals: More tales from Bob Dylan’s Instagram

Contenders & Betrayals: More tales from Bob Dylan’s Instagram “Lonnie’s a real interesting character. He recorded solo blues numbers, he also recorded jazz guitar, as early as 19 and 27…but …

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I just published Theme Time Radio Hour: The Annotated ‘Radio’ Episode medium.com/theme-time-radio-…
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I just published Don’t Drop Your Ashes on the Feliciano: Bob Dylan at WBAI in 1966 medium.com/p/dont-drop-your-…
Don’t Drop Your Ashes on the Feliciano: Bob Dylan at WBAI in 1966

Don’t Drop Your Ashes on the Feliciano: Bob Dylan at WBAI in 1966

Don’t Drop Your Ashes on the Feliciano: Bob Dylan at WBAI in 1966 The Station at World’s End It’s nighttime … but in another Big City. As you enter from the quiet Manhattan street, you’re …

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I just published Man and Superman: More Stories from Bob Dylan’s Instagram medium.com/p/man-and-superma…
Man and Superman: More Stories from Bob Dylan’s Instagram

Man and Superman: More Stories from Bob Dylan’s Instagram

“This one is for the Boppers. For those of you who BOP!”

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I just published Theme Time Radio Hour: The Annotated ‘Wedding’ Episode medium.com/p/theme-time-radi…
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Editing errors, rabbit vampires, and imaginary visits to imaginary Fathers. I just published Theme Time Radio Hour, the Annotated ‘Father’ Episode medium.com/p/theme-time-radi…
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I just published Theme Time Radio Hour: The Annotated Christmas & New Year Episode medium.com/p/theme-time-radi…
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