Tres faciunt collegium

As I'm über-enthusiastic about Dylan's upcoming European tour, this is my third Dylan-related post today. The following claims from You Know You're A Dylan Fan If... apply to me:

• you don't get tired of "Tangled Up In Blue" - even though you've heard it over 10,000 times


• you think polka-dots are cool and fashionable


• you take it personally when friends comment that Dylan can't sing


• practically anything someone says to you reminds you of the line of a song


• you divide music into four categories: 1) Dylan; 2) music that influenced Dylan; 3) music influenced by Dylan; and 4) crap


• you refer to him by nicknames (e.g., His Bobness, Bawb, Mr. Zimmy, The Dylanator, The Bobinator, Bob-o-rama, Uncle Bobby, Uncle Zimmy, Maestro, The Big "D", Mr. Zim, Brother Bob, The Bobster, Bob-a-roni, St. Dylan, God, Ludwig Von Bob, Leonardo de Dylan, Mr. Bobourine Man, Lucky, The Jester, The Boxer, Dr. Bob, My Man Bob, Elmer Johnson, Sir Bob, Alias, The Master of Song and Lyric, The Master, Master Dylan, Grand Master Dylan, Renaldo, The Zim-meister, Jim Nasium etc. ---- but you'd NEVER call him "Bill Dylan")


• you use at least one Dylan quote in every paper you write


• you can't understand why your friends don't like Dylan's music


• you can't figure out exactly what the line "My love is like some raven, at my window with a broken wing" means, but you know it sounds brilliant


• you have a copy of every Dylan concert you've been to