Bobtalk

September 15, 1978
Augusta, Maine
Civic Center
Concert

Thank you very much. This is a song I wrote (…..) 1965. (before Love Minus Zero/No Limit)

Thank you. Thank you very much. That was Alan Pasqua on the organ. Steve Douglas on the tenor saxophone. (after Tangled Up In Blue)

(…..) the song that got booed at the Newport Folk Festival. This is called I Ain’t Gonna Work On Maggie’s Farm No More. (before Maggie’s Farm)

Thank you. We’re gonna take a short vacation. But we’ll be back after we’ve tuned these guitars. (before Going Going Gone)

We had a record out a while back, called Baby Please Stop Crying.

This is All Along The Watchtower, featuring our lone violin player.

(…..) he doesn’t smoke dope, doesn’t drink whiskey, he does not even go out with women. We don’t want him to, (…..) (after All Along The Watchtower)

Thank you. On the drums tonight, from England, give him a warm hand, make him feel welcome, Ian Wallace. On the bass guitar, a very fine bass player, Jerry Scheff. On the keyboards, Alan Pasqua. On the lead guitar, wild Billy Cross. Conga drums from Detroit, Ms. Bobbye Hall. On the rhythm guitar, a man who gave up a career as a scientist to join this band, Steven Soles. David Mansfield on the violin, mandolin and rhythm guitar. On the tenor saxophone a man who (…..), ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Steve Douglas. On the backup vocals three young girls, they have a great future, they’re pickpockets. On the left…..on the right, I’m sorry, my childhood sweetheart, Jo Ann Harris. In the middle my ex-girlfriend, Ms. Helena Springs, and on the left a very good friend of mine, Carolyn Dennis. All right, this is a song I wrote, recorded in New York City in 1964, It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding.

All right. We gotta head out now. Thanks for coming. Maybe we’ll see you again when we pass this way. I hope you’ve had a good time. (before Forever Young)

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