The raw, painful birth of Blood on the Tracks | Music On 16 September, 1974, Bob Dylan entered A&R recording studios in New York to begin work on his 15th studio album. He was 33 years old, his marriage was on the rocks and, despite a successful comeback tour that same year, his reputation rested solely on the epochal songs he had produced a decade previously. Having so defined the 1960s, Dylan had become an increasingly marginalised figure following his retreat to rural Woodstock at the close of the decade. The domestic normality he found there had precipitated a run of low-key, creatively unfocused albums that stretched from 1969’s Nashville Skyline to 1974’s Planet Waves. All that was about to change. The making of the masterpiece that is Blood on the Tracks is as tangled a tale as any in Dylan’s long recording career. The finished album was scheduled for late December release. In contrast, the force of Idiot Wind, particularly in its brutally stark acoustic version, still startles. … we have a small favour to ask.
3 ways you can lose your Social Security benefits There may be 50 ways to lose your lover -- and when it comes to Social Security, there are quite a few ways to lose your benefits, too. Maybe not 50, but they're still problematic, since Social Security income is crucial for many retirees, and any decrease in benefits can really hurt. Here are three ways you can lose some of that income. Image source: Getty Images. 1. The Social Security checks in your future are not fixed. For every year beyond your full retirement age that you delay receiving benefits, you'll increase their value by about 8%, until age 70. Delaying until age 70 is indeed a smart move for many people -- but not everyone. 2. Another way to lose Social Security benefits is to fall for a scam or have your identity stolen. You can thwart that by opening up your own Social Security account before any identity thief does. You can also apply to start receiving your benefits on the SSA website. 3.
How the Real Miss Rumphius Decorated Maine With Lupines Share Tweet Email There was a real Miss Rumphius who lived in Christmas Cove and secretly planted lupine seeds to adorn Maine’s roadsides and meadows. The fake Miss Rumphius was the subject of a 1982 children’s book written by Barbara Cooney. The real Miss Rumphius is at least partly responsible for the gorgeous show of lupines throughout Maine’s countryside in early summer. Lupines in Maine The Real Miss Rumphius Hilda Edwards arrived in South Bristol, Maine, from Bristol, England, in 1904, at the age of 15. There were no roads to Christmas Cove. Her uncle, Smith College professor Harry Norman Gardiner, had invited her to stay in his remote cottage on Jupiter Knoll at Christmas Cove. Christmas Cove in 1906 Hilda Edwards graduated from Smith in 1912 and in 1915 married Talbot Faulkner Hamlin. Like Miss Rumphius, Hilda Hamlin traveled widely, though with her husband and three sons. Then she began putting seeds in her pocket when she walked to the post office and strewing them along the roadside.
Bob Dylan Background The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 Bob Dylan’s Official Homepage ALL MUSIC lists everything there is to know about Bob Dylan Warm-up Top 10 Bob Dylan Songs (13:17) The songs presented with commentary Songs Lyrics and audio Scroll down the page to find many, if not all, Bob Dylan songs Blowing in The Wind A page with links to the lyrics, the official music video and some discussion questions Gotta Serve Somebody The following links are to esl-bits.net, showing the lyrics and playing the song Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right The Times They Are A-Changin’ It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue Talkin’ World War III Blues A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall Boots Of Spanish Leather One Too Many Mornings Positively 4th Street Blowin’ In The Wind Bob Dylan’s Dream It Ain’t Me, Babe Corrina, Corrina He was a friend of mine A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall Romance in Durango Worksheets 4 FREE ESL Bob Dylan worksheets Like A Rolling Stone Gap-fill exercise for the song Lesson Plans Reading Listening Watching Writing
After 9 Months Of Competition And More Than 130,000 Submissions, Here Are The Most Breathtaking Pics Taken This Year (50 Pics) After 9 months of competition and more than 130,000 submissions from photographers all over the world, the Top 50 finalists for the #AGORAawards2019 have been revealed. From seals resting on the Antarctic ice to Nomads crossing the Sahara desert, this selection will make you travel across the continents to discover the wonders of Planet Earth and its various cultures, people and incredible landscapes. The AGORA Awards 2019, hosted by free-to-use photography app AGORA images will reward the best image of the year with the grand prize of $25,000 for its photographer. Unlike any other contest, the third edition of the AGORA Awards recognizes the single most voted photo of the year, without any photography genre categories. The competition has been running throughout 2019, where photographers from all around the world - amateurs and professional alike - could submit their best shots. Which of them will win the life-changing prize?
Cat Brings Flowers From Her Garden As A Gift To Neighbors Every Day Since Spring Moving into a new neighborhood can be quite nerve wracking, but if you have a neighbor that brings you flowers every morning, there’s really nothing to worry about. In one neighborhood in the United Kingdom lives a cat named Willow. She’s a friendly neighborhood cat that loves to spend time with her neighbors by sleeping at their houses. So when Rosie, a new neighbor, moved into the neighborhood, Willow didn’t pass up the chance to sleep at Rosie’s new home. Unaware of Willow’s friendly intentions, Rosie was shocked to see the cat sound asleep at her hallway. The whole neighborhood knew Willow’s drill. Some neighbors would even leave cat food or treats in their houses just for Willow. When spring came, Rosie noticed pink flowers all over her garden. Thankfully, one of Rosie’s housemates cleared up the whole pink flowers situation – it was Willow. Rosie’s housemate saw Willow visiting their deck with a flower in her mouth. (h/t: lovemeow)
Shillong: The Indian town obsessed with Bob Dylan click 2x Bob Dylan is on my mind this balmy winter afternoon in Shillong – just as I’m sure he is on a million other minds all over the world. It’s just over a month since the big news about Dylan’s controversial win of the Nobel Prize for Literature, but that’s not the reason I am thinking of the man behind Mr Tambourine Man. Shillong, the capital city of the scenic northeast Indian state of Meghalaya, thrives on music. The town has earned itself the moniker of India’s rock music capital – even if cynics say the title is self-anointed – thanks to its various music festivals and local bands like Soulmate, which have now made a name for themselves across the country. But it’s not all about rock – more than anything, Shillong loves Bob Dylan. Shillong, India's homage to Bob Dylan What began as a small meeting of friends to celebrate an idol’s birthday has now turned into a major event in the regional music calendar. (Charukesi Ramadurai) Travel essentials Getting there Staying there More information
'Death Cleaning' Is the Newest Way to Declutter. click 2x My father, a meticulous organizer, has perfected the art of storage: nestling suitcases inside of suitcases, suspending old tables from the ceiling and filling every available nook with things we just might need again someday, but haven’t touched in years. As a result, our basement—like that of many Americans—is full of stuff. My mother has been hounding him for years to pare it down, but he hasn’t been willing to budge. It’s been a wake-up call for my dad, especially, who is suddenly encouraging me to take the items from their basement I’ve been eyeing for my own place. There’s a Swedish word for my dad’s newfound willingness to unload and declutter: dostadning, a hybrid of the words for death and cleaning. TIME Health Newsletter Get the latest health and science news, plus: burning questions and expert tips. A new book called The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning makes the case that the task isn’t morbid at all. MORE: Why Do People Want to Live So Long, Anyway?
I Photograph Elderly Couples And The Pure And Honest Love That I Witness Is Beyond Amazing (15 Pics) I started off as a family and child photographer five years ago, but what I noticed was that people only came to get photographs taken with their children and spouses. I never had a client asking me to take photographs of their parents or grandparents or even photos of their children and parents. So I decided to divide my work time into two parts. On one such shoot in Houston, Texas, this year, I noticed that while I was photographing one grandparent with their grandchild, the other grandparent was just standing silently in a corner. Whichever country I visit, I make sure I photograph elderly couples there together and I cannot express how fulfilling this has been for me. One of the elderlies said to me, "When we were young, we had so much around us to distract us.
Photos: Bob Dylan Inside His First NYC Apartment: click 2x fullscreen Dylan and Suze Rotolo(Courtesy Ted Russell/Polaris/Steven Kasher Gallery) We can all conjure up an image of our ideal Bob Dylan: the austere protest singer in a knit cap, the surreal poet with the wild hair, the buttoned-up family man living in the country, the scarecrow-like figure wandering through the '80s with bad bandanas and worse makeup, or maybe the irascible troubadour with a Clark Gable mustache living out his glory years on a never-ending tour of the globe. It's that Dylan who is the subject of Ted Russell: Bob Dylan NYC 1961-1964, a new show opening this week at the Steven Kasher Gallery in Chelsea. Ted Russell was a young photographer who had a few pictures published in LIFE when he learned about the newcomer Dylan. Here's a description of the 1961 photos, which sat unseen in a file drawer for more than 30 years—from the gallery: In this 1961 set Dylan is adolescent, smooth, relaxed.
Divorced or widowed? 5 ways to boost your Social Security spousal benefits When you retire, you don't want to pinch pennies. These are the 10 least tax-friendly states for retirees, according to GOBankingRates. USA TODAY As benefits go, few compare with those offered by Social Security to spouses. Consider this: Even if you've never worked under Social Security, you may be able to get spouse’s retirement benefits if you are at least 62, and your spouse is receiving retirement or disability benefits. As easy as all that sounds on paper, experts say there’s much that spouses don’t know about these benefits, like how much they will receive and how to apply. Given the lack of knowledge out there, experts say spouses make plenty of mistakes when claiming Social Security. What are those mistakes and how can they be corrected or avoided? Old rules vs. new rules Married or divorced, women who were born before Jan. 2, 1954, can still file something called a restricted application. Don’t file early and keep working Maximize joint lifetime benefits Others concur.