
I had a dream last night Bob Dylan came over to help me change tubes in my 63 Princeton. Who among us hasn’t had that dream?
He started talking about how much he liked the tremolo in those old Fenders with the brown panel circuit. We both started wondering what amp Pop Staples used to get that great tremolo sound. We both agreed it’s an under appreciated sound, and nobody was better at it. Bob said something about wishing we had more people like Pop Staples right now.
I smiled quietly, but I knew what he was talking about.
I told him I’m always worried about my tremolo clashing with the organ player’s leslie speaker. Is it too much? Am I the only one that’s hearing it? Bob said you never had to worry about that crap with Garth Hudson. He just layed it down and you knew everything was gonna be alright.
Bob mentioned he wanted to play a friendly game of poker somewhere. I knew just what to do. I got on the phone and called one of my old poker buddies. I won’t drag his name into this dream sequence. Lets just say it rhymes with Dandy Peace. Dandy is a badass guitar player and one of the most soulful cats I know.
When I got Dandy on the phone, he said he didn’t feel right about playing poker while the Constitution burns. I told him I’m struggling with it too, but maybe it would be nice to get together with friends and let off some steam. Dandy wasn’t feeling it, and I understood.
I asked Bob if he’d seen the footage of masked gunmen grabbing people off of the streets and throwing them in unmarked vans?
We both just sat there quietly.
I woke up to Bob waving goodbye as he walked down Nolensville Road. I got out of bed, made some coffee and texted my buddy, Dandy Peace to tell him about the dream. Then, I started working on the things I need to get done. It’s safe to say, my daytime stress is showing up in my dreams.
There’s something really bad happening right now and it’s not normal.
Once again, that’s where I am. I know a lot of you are out there feeling it. Well, I’m feeling it too.
We’re capable of so much more than this.