Bobtalk

July 17, 1986
New York, New York
Madison Square Garden
Concert

Thank you. That's a very special song for a very special person. Hope we did it all right. (after We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me))

I wanna play a real special song here in this special place. This is the very stage where Ricky Nelson got booed off for singing Garden Party, this is the one, the very one. Anyway, it gives me a real great pleasure to sing one of Ricky’s songs in this place. This is one that <inaudible> when I was growing up, called Lonesome Town.

OK now, I wanna introduce Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. On the keyboards, from ????, Florida, Benmont Tench. On guitar, Michael Campbell. On another guitar tonight, Ronnie Wood. [Ron Wood: "I tell you, I was gonna save this for the end, but nobody here were introduced to Bob Dylan except at the beginning. Hey, this is Bob Dylan. I gotcha!" wild long cheering “Not to mention Tom Petty”] OK, on the bass guitar, Howie Epstein. And let's hear that just as loud as you just did for the other mates, Howie Epstein!! Ha-ha. Of course you know I also have my own Heartbreakers now. They've been with me a long time, Carolyn Dennis and Madelyn Quebec. Queen Esther Marrow and Louise Bethune. (before Like A Rolling Stone)

OK, here now, put some light on up here now. OK, now we wanna thank ???? for bringing us here. I also wanna say hello to my friend Rubin Hurricane Carter who's out there somewhere. And I guess we get on before we're shut down. (before Blowin’ In The Wind)

OK. We'd like to play more for you, but we're into overtime now, so we can't do it, all right? (after House Of The Risin' Sun)

All right before we go too far I wanna say hello to all those people right there. In the upper balcony. You know, you’re really good tonight. And also to those people right there. (after Mr. Tambourine Man)

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