Bobtalk

November 29, 1978
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
LSU Assembly Center
Concert

You remember all those carnivals that they used to have? Always coming through. At least they did to in the 50’s. And every one used to have, what they called a geek. You know what a geek is? A man who would eat a live chicken. He'd bite the head off, eat that. The he eats the rest of it. Eats it all. Sweeps the feathers up with a broom. Cost in them days a quarter to see him. Anyway, most people coming, you know, they’d insults to him and … Oh that was awful. Anyway, I was having breakfast one day with the bearded lady and she told me that he wasn't funky, he’s low down, low down as it gets, but .... Anyway, she said he was mighty strange because he considered other people to be rather strange and freaky. Anyway, that used to give me kind of a lot of encouragement as I traveled around the world. (before Ballad Of A Thin Man)

Thank you. This is the song that got me booed out of the Newport Folk Festival in 1963. They ran me out of town, with tar and feathers. Anyway, we're gonna sing it. (before Maggie's Farm)

Thank you. I was riding on a train one time from Mexico en route to San Diego . When that train pulled through Monterey it was night time. I was looking out the window of the train, it was like a mirror. There was this whole family got off the train. Must have been about 12 to 15 children. As they got off the train this old man stepped onto the train. He must have been about 150 years old, he was wearing a blanket. He got on the train and sat across the aisle from me. Anyway I was looking at him through the window and I decided to look at him head on and I did, could see that both his eyes were burning. There was smoke coming out of his nostrils. I figured this was the man I wanted to talk to. I didn't have anything to say. (before Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power))

Thank you! Jo-Ann, Carolyn and Helena are going to sing this song. They insisted on singing it. (before Rainy Day Women #12 & 35)

Thank you. I wasn't so sure we could still do that. (after It Ain't Me, Babe)

Three years back I went on my birthday to the South of France to a high holy gypsy holiday. They meet there and they party for a week. I really didn’ät have anything better to do, so I went over to check it out and that's what they do. They partied for a week. So seeing it was my birthday they let me join them. And I did everything about twice, three times that week. Anyway, it was time for me to go and they let me go. They asked me what I'd like to take with me. And just to play it safe I just said, one more cup of coffee, black. They gave it to me in a paper bag.

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. On the drums tonight, from Kingston, Jamaica, give him a warm hand, Ian Wallace. On electric bass guitar, Mr. Jerry Scheff. On the keyboards, the one and only, from the Bahamas, Alan Pasqua. On the lead guitar, Billy Cross. On the electric violin, and the mandolin, and sometimes lead electric guitar, the youngest member of this group, fifteen years old. He's been with me now five years however. Doesn't smoke dope, drink whiskey, chase women. All that's gonna change tonight though. David Mansfield! All right, from Bogota, South America, a man who doesn't speak any English, but he plays his heart out on the guitar, Mr. Steven Soles. On the tenor saxophone, a real legend in his own lifetime. He used to play with Duane Eddy. Remember Duane Eddy? He used to play with him. And he ..., made many of Phil Spector’s great records. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Steve Douglas! All right, on the backup vocals tonight, three young ladies who I couldn’t do without any more. I know I don’t have the greatest voice in the world. But they cover it up so good. Anyway, Jo Ann Harris, my ex-girlfriend, Jo Ann Harris. Helena Springs. And Carolyn Dennis. On the conga drums, from Detroit, Miss Bobbye Hall. All right, we'll see you again sometime. (before It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding))

Thank you. I wanna thank you for coming, but we’ve got to say goodbye now, till next time. We may be back soon though, I'm not just ready to be put out to pasture just yet. (before Forever Young)

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