Bob Dylan is a douche bag. [Archive] - RonFez.net Messageboard

Chigworthy

11-24-2007, 08:00 PM

I've always wanted to enjoy Bob Dylan. Some of my favorite artists claim him as a major influence, but I just never have the opportunity to listen to him. I'm Dylan ignorant.

Death Metal Moe

11-24-2007, 08:02 PM

Amen brother. Never could stand this douche bag.

BoondockSaint

11-24-2007, 08:06 PM

Bob Dylan is one of the my top 2 or 3 favorite musicians ever. The man amazes me. But from what I've read and seen in Don't Look Back he can be a bit of a douche at times. He seems to have mellowed as he's gotten older.

underdog

11-24-2007, 09:25 PM

Can I add Bruce Springsteen to this douchebag list?

TooLowBrow

11-24-2007, 09:33 PM

Can I add Bruce Springsteen to this douchebag list?

...bon jovi

underdog

11-24-2007, 09:37 PM

...bon jovi

How about we just go with New Jersey?

TooLowBrow

11-24-2007, 09:39 PM

How about we just go with New Jersey?

done!

epo

11-24-2007, 09:40 PM

Can I add Bruce Springsteen to this douchebag list?

Shouldn't he go to the front of the list?

Chris from TX

11-24-2007, 09:42 PM

I feel a little philistinian for being so Dylan ignorant. Not that he is a douchebag as much as Springsteen or Bon Jovi, imo.

PapaBear

11-24-2007, 09:44 PM

Does it really matter if ANY musician is a douche? I know a lot of people who aren't douches, who couldn't write a song to save their life.

Chris from TX

11-24-2007, 09:53 PM

Does it really matter if ANY musician is a douche?

It makes me feel bigger.

fezident

11-24-2007, 09:55 PM

I'll tell ya who else is a giant bag of douche.

Eddie Van Halen.

I just read the VH book and a whole load of interviews. Plays a mean geet but... definitely a douche.

KC2OSO

11-24-2007, 10:30 PM

There, I said it. :drunk:
There's a lot there:smoke:

early one morning what the fuck was it...
she lit a burner on the stove and offered me a pipe
"I thought you'd never say hello," she said
"You look like the silent type."
Then she opened up a book of poems
And handed it to me
Written by an Italian poet
From the thirteenth century.
And every one of them words rang true
And glowed like burnin' coal
Pourin' off of every page
Like it was written in my soul from me to you,

he's still a douche though I guess.

patsopinion

11-24-2007, 11:02 PM

very interesting call on the douchbag
i totally wouldn't have called it

personally hes just some dude; its always "cool" to dig dylan
but i dont know if cool is always right
or that its kind of pretentious in that some like him just to say that they like him and lack the capacity to have any fucking clue what hes talking about
the problem with icons is that you never know what people would think of them if society hadn't constructed what that person was before you had the ability to make up your own mind

and i think part of the dylan hate would be the celebration before you could make up your own mind

can we add bono to this list?

fezident

11-24-2007, 11:46 PM

can we add bono to this list?

HELLS YEAH!
Bono is thee biggest douchenozzle on earth. I have a serious hate on for ANYBODY who feels compelled to wear sunglasses at all times of day or night... indoors or out.. Anybody who thinks "sunglasses indoors" = "cool" is a f'cking loser. That includes YOU, Jack Nicholson.

thepaulo

11-25-2007, 03:39 AM

I'm tempted to do the" sunglasses at night / blind people think they're so cool" jokes....
and yes, Dylan also wore sunglasses a lot over the years.....but any serious person considers him a genius. He also verged on foolishness and self parody all the time.....he also had that kind of arrogance that comes when you are so good at something you feel it's beneath you (like Brando). But he was a thunderbolt on the scene that we can't even imagine today. In the long run, he probably influenced more people than the Beatles. Don't see the new movie
I'm Not There, unless you are into Dylan. You won't understand a minute of it.

moochcassidy

11-25-2007, 03:39 AM

ironic.

i happen to find anyone who uses the word 'douche bag' to be a fuckin arsehole

probably just a coincidence.

pennington

11-25-2007, 05:29 AM

Anybody who thinks "sunglasses indoors" = "cool" is a f'cking loser.

Well, not everybody...

http://www.artek.priv.pl/aga/DayWithHumour/TheBluesBrothers.jpg

danner1515

11-25-2007, 05:29 AM

"The Sun Also Rises" is not a very interesting novel.

I agree wholeheartedly.

pennington

11-25-2007, 05:37 AM

Dylan is thought of in the same songwriter/poet/singer/God level as John Lennon.

But you never hear people speak of Lennon as a douche. Hell, he even signed an autograph for the guy that killed him.

MadMatt

11-25-2007, 05:37 AM

ironic.

i happen to find anyone who uses the word 'douche bag' to be a fuckin arsehole

probably just a coincidence.

Awww, c'mon! Douchebag is a GREAT term! It serves as a balance between clean language and profanity.

And I am not discussing it in terms of Dylan, just as valid, useful word.

danner1515

11-25-2007, 06:00 AM

Dylan is thought of in the same songwriter/poet/singer/God level as John Lennon.

But you never hear people speak of Lennon as a douche. Hell, he even signed an autograph for the guy that killed him.

Well, Lennon was a bit of a douche, but I generally couldn't care less about the personal lives of musicians I like. Frank Zappa could have been a Nazi sympathizer for all I know. Either way, Hot Rats is a great album.

Bulldogcakes

11-25-2007, 06:04 AM

Can I add Bruce Springsteen to this douchebag list?

Bruce is even worse. He's a wanna be Bob Dylan, which makes him a wanna be douche bag. Bruce has been aping Dylan's music and even his mannerisms to the point where he should just call himself a cover band. Somehow, a guy born in New Jersey who has also lived in New Jersey most of his life has picked up a mid western accent along the way. What a joke.

Actually I like Dylans stuff, although sometimes people read a lot more into it that is actually there. That being said, he's written some of the most memorable lyrics of the 20th century. There was a VH-1 special on him last night and he seems to take his music a lot less seriously than his fans do, which is typical of many great artists. Folk music in general I can take or leave, especially when its way more concerned with politics than it is about music. Which unfortunately, is most of it from what I've heard. Dylan is excluded from that list IMO.

Bulldogcakes

11-25-2007, 06:13 AM

Well, Lennon was a bit of a douche, but I generally couldn't care less about the personal lives of musicians I like. Frank Zappa could have been a Nazi sympathizer for all I know. Either way, Hot Rats is a great album.

You can say that about so many great artists, sports stars, movie stars, etc. You have to separate the art from the artist. If you don't, you'll turn into Bill O'Rielly, and nobody would wish that on their worst enemy.

danner1515

11-25-2007, 06:17 AM

You can say that about so many great artists, sports stars, movie stars, etc. You have to separate the art from the artist. If you don't, you'll turn into Bill O'Rielly, and nobody would wish that on their worst enemy.

Of course, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't guilty of this in some areas. I probably would hate U2 a little less if I didn't know who Bono was.

TheMojoPin

11-25-2007, 06:28 AM

You can say that about so many great artists, sports stars, movie stars, etc. You have to separate the art from the artist. If you don't, you'll turn into Bill O'Rielly, and nobody would wish that on their worst enemy.

Yeah, exactly. If people let politics and politial biases dominate all aspects of their lives, they'll just end up missing out on so much by closing themselves off to most of the world.

moochcassidy

11-25-2007, 07:50 AM

Awww, c'mon! Douchebag is a GREAT term! It serves as a balance between clean language and profanity.

so is poopyhead

why bother to insult someone if its gonna be so tame?

i refuse to believe grown men use it

TheMojoPin

11-25-2007, 07:52 AM

"Douche" and its numerous variations and extensions is one of God's greatest gifts to insults.

moochcassidy

11-25-2007, 08:26 AM

"Douche" and its numerous variations and extensions is one of God's greatest gifts to insults.

all subjective i suppose

personally, dont see how a word allowed on network tv and in children's playgrounds has any weight as an insult between adults.

must be an american thing.

:surrender:

wankers

Bob Impact

11-25-2007, 09:20 AM

all subjective i suppose

personally, dont see how a word allowed on network tv and in children's playgrounds has any weight as an insult between adults.

must be an american thing.

:surrender:

wankers
Stop being a douche.

Marc with a c

11-25-2007, 09:21 AM

everybody named bob is a douche.

Bob Impact

11-25-2007, 09:22 AM

everybody named bob is a douche.

Stop trying to hurt what you love, it's tearing you up inside.

A.J.

11-25-2007, 09:55 AM

But you never hear people speak of Lennon as a douche.

Cynthia and Julian Lennon might have.

foodcourtdruide

11-25-2007, 10:07 AM

torker

11-25-2007, 10:40 AM

http://www.sfgate.com/blogs/images/sfgate/culture/2006/08/09/SNLDennisMiller.gif

you'll turn into Bill O'Rielly

Bulldogcakes

11-30-2007, 04:36 PM

Weird Al's take on Bob Dylan

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Nothing but palindromes. Very funny stuff.

scottinnj

11-30-2007, 04:47 PM

All Dylan dissers are Heathen Communists. Listen to that track and tell me he isn't the American Poet of the 20th century. Written 45 years ago, and it applies today as much as back then. In fact, most of his work can be listened to with fresh ears and be relevant, no matter what...."because the times, they're a-changing!"

Fezticle98

11-30-2007, 05:03 PM

Die.

IamFogHat

11-30-2007, 05:14 PM

I disagree with you sir but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.

scottinnj

11-30-2007, 05:50 PM

Die.

I disagree with you sir but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.

Unbelievable. I'm on a board full of liberals and Dylan gets no love? I'm shocked and appalled!

I just have one thing to say: "oooh I ain't gonna work on ronfez.net's farm no more!"

epo

11-30-2007, 05:54 PM

Unbelievable. I'm on a board full of liberals and Dylan gets no love? I'm shocked and appalled!

I just have one thing to say: "oooh I ain't gonna work on ronfez.net's farm no more!"

I don't need anybody ripping on Uncle Bob!

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epo

11-30-2007, 05:58 PM

You can say that about so many great artists, sports stars, movie stars, etc. You have to separate the art from the artist. If you don't, you'll turn into Bill O'Rielly, and nobody would wish that on their worst enemy.

I hate Johnny Ramone's politics, but those sombitches can sure make me happy for that minute and 58 seconds of a song.

Think of how boring the world would be without that crazy fuckin' Ted Nugent! All I've got to say is "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang"!

mikeyboy

11-30-2007, 06:01 PM

fezident

11-30-2007, 06:11 PM

I truly dislike everything I've ever heard by Bob Dylan.
However....I really dig The Wallflowers.

Can I still hang out with you guys?

epo

11-30-2007, 06:12 PM

I truly dislike everything I've ever heard by Bob Dylan.
However....I really dig The Wallflowers.

Can I still hang out with you guys?

I don't know what this world is coming to. Earl get me the big knife!

waltermitty

11-30-2007, 06:17 PM

How can you not like a man who numbers his coffee?

Fezticle98

11-30-2007, 06:18 PM

Unbelievable. I'm on a board full of liberals and Dylan gets no love? I'm shocked and appalled!

I just have one thing to say: "oooh I ain't gonna work on ronfez.net's farm no more!"

My sentiment was not directed toward you, sir. I'm a Dylan fan.

TheMojoPin

11-30-2007, 06:23 PM

Ugh. I couldn't even make it halfway through. Weird Al is an awful one-trick pony who shouldn't even be referenced in a thread about Dylan.

Oh, Mikey...you have stolen my heart yet again.

IamFogHat

11-30-2007, 06:35 PM

I truly dislike everything I've ever heard by Bob Dylan.
However....I really dig The Wallflowers.

Can I still hang out with you guys?

To the kid's table with you!

RogerDornShortHops

11-30-2007, 07:12 PM

Inside the museums.....Infinity goes up on trial...

Douchebag couldn't come up with that!!

IamFogHat

11-30-2007, 07:15 PM

Inside the museums.....Infinity goes up on trial...

Douchebag couldn't come up with that!!

Uh, good one...poster i've never heard of..

scottinnj

11-30-2007, 07:52 PM

My sentiment was not directed toward you, sir. I'm a Dylan fan.

My bad. You're "die" was under my post.....well, that's what I get for assumption again.

Death Metal Moe

11-30-2007, 08:01 PM

Ugh. I couldn't even make it halfway through. Weird Al is an awful one-trick pony who shouldn't even be referenced in a thread about Dylan.

I would shoot Dylan in the face to get the chance to hear "Eat it" on the radio for the millionth time.

scottinnj

11-30-2007, 08:08 PM

I would shoot Dylan in the face to get the chance to hear "Eat it" on the radio for the millionth time.

Just come down here to Atlantic County, NJ, Death Metal Moe. You'll hear it all day everyday on what is considered to be "professional" radio where local businesses actually pay these douches money to put ads on their stations.

Radio drools, XM rules!:thumbup: