In November, Bob Dylan returned to the stage for the first time in 23 months. He performed 21 concerts, his last one wrapping up last week in Washington, DC. Join HARD RAIN & SLOW TRAINS: BOB DYLAN & FELLOW TRAVELERS for a postgame review of the Fall 2021 Tour with guest correspondent, author of SURVIVING IN A RUTHLESS WORLD: BOB DYLAN'S VOYAGE TO INFIDELS, Terry Gans, who was featured in both our July 22, 2021 episode "Springtime in the Summertime: A Conversation with Terry Gans" and also our October 28, 2021 episode: "Pregame: Fall 2021 Tour." Hear Gans's thoughts on the tour, its highlights, and what it was like attending the November 23 Port Chester, New York concert. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we remember bassist Robbie Shakespeare, who passed away this week at the age of 68, we hear from part of listener Steve Thwaits's review (
https://takemeouttraveling.blogspot.com) of the November 19 & 20 concerts at the Beacon Theatre in NYC, finally Miss Lucy stops by to help put Dylan's Fall tour in historical context, and also to share with us listener Jon Olson's thoughts after attending the December 2 Washington, DC concert. In "Who Did It Better?" we ask you to tell us which live version of "Gotta Serve Somebody" by Bob Dylan is better: a July 15, 1981 performance from Bad Segeberg, Germany or a December 2, 2021 performance forty years later from the final concert of the Fall 2021 tour in Washington, DC. Check out Terry Gans's book SURVIVING IN A RUTHLESS WORLD:
https://redplanetmusicbooks.com/products/bob-dylan-surviving-in-a-ruthless-world.