either i had a whole lotta incompetent or unscrupulous connections, ridiculously low quality standards (not to mention an even more ridiculously low  tolerance for psychotropics and euphorics) or i musta  fell in with really bad company who had even worse dope. 

for whatever reason--but surely not for lack of trying--something went woefully wrong. 

unlike all those stereotypical 60s survivors about whom it's claimed  (when they're not making the claim themselves) nothing but dayglow-colored sorta vaguely globular shapes remain as vestiges of their memories of the  last half of that decade as well as the first half of the next, i can assure you i remember more than is  good for me.

some little thing--a phrase, a photo, the mention of a name, n scent--is all it takes to power up the wayback machine.  no matter what's playing on the screen, the backround music is more often than not something written and usually performed by bob dylan.  

if you wanna understand why--or, even more importantly, if you understand exactly already--you aren't gonna wanna miss seeing martin scorcese's 'no direction home: bob dylan'  when it's broadcast on your local pbs station in two parts on monday (9/26) and tuesday (9/27) at whatever the equivalent of 9pm est may be where you live.

here's a lil descriptive blurb from the site: Link

"The two-part film, which focuses on the singer-songwriter's life and music from 1961-66, includes never-seen performance footage and interviews with artists and musicians whose lives intertwined with Dylan's during that time. Dylan talks openly and extensively about this critical period in his career, detailing the journey from his hometown of Hibbing, Minnesota, to Greenwich Village, New York, where he became the center of a musical and cultural upheaval, the effects of which are still felt today.

For the first time, The Bob Dylan Archives has made available rare treasures from its film, tape and stills collection, including footage from Murray Lerner's film Festival documenting performances at the 1963, 1964 and 1965 Newport Folk Festivals, previously unreleased outtakes from D.A. Pennebaker's famed 1967 documentary Don't Look Back, and interviews with Allen Ginsberg, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Maria Muldaur, and many others. In anticipation of the film, members of Dylan's worldwide community of fans also contributed rarities from their own collections. "

whether you like, love, hate or don't have a clue about dylan,  he's one of the most important artists of the 20th century...and one of the most egnimatic.  until now, it's been pretty much true 'there was no one around, who could track or chain him down'.   i'm not positive this film will change that entirely, but if it can be done, scorcese is the most likely to do it.

(if you're still not convinced, check out the music credits here Link )