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Really enjoyed. Shoutout to Paul, from back in Orlando!

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Love it! I was hanging on every word of this fascinating conversation between two of my favorite people in Dylan world. I was especially interested in the queer dimensions of "I Contain Multitudes" that you brought out and connected with Whitman, Ginsberg, and Paul Clayton.

That blowjob reference in the revised lyrics to "Crossing the Rubicon" now makes me hear the final line of "Black Rider" differently: "You been on the job too long." Yes, that's a "Duncan and Brady" reference, but Dylan might be winking at other kinds of jobs, too. Just ask the sword swallower from Thin Man! Come to think of it, "Black Rider," which is already the most risque song on RARW, pairs pretty compatibly with Nick Cave's wild remake of "Stagger Lee" on his album Murder Ballads. See how you've got my wheels spinning? It's like we're careening through Denmark all over again. Great conversation, Erin and Paul!

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Great conversation! I especially enjoyed the discussion of Dylan's reading habits. Good luck with the manuscript - I'm looking forward to reading it!

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