tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post320903514312559901..comments2024-01-27T02:33:23.675-08:00Comments on Beverly in Movieland: The Howard Boys Strike Out on Their OwnBeverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-6863627647811614232022-03-04T18:59:13.111-08:002022-03-04T18:59:13.111-08:00The new book, "The Boys", was pretty goo...The new book, "The Boys", was pretty good. Just finished it last month. Lots of great stories, although I was really hoping for more stories from their 80's and 90's careers, too. Maybe they're saving all that stuff for a sequel.ericspudichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18088554631010428499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-75759505817895547802022-03-04T12:41:04.197-08:002022-03-04T12:41:04.197-08:00Just a couple as I taught it for 3 semesters a yea...Just a couple as I taught it for 3 semesters a year for 10 years-Peter Yarrow, D A Pennebaker, Jonathan Lethem, Dave Van Ronk, Album cover photographer Kramer, Greil Marcus and several Rolling Stone writers as an example. I also had several experts on Dylan and Judaism (Thus the years at the Y) plus a couple on his Christian period. LOVED every class. Had 5 or 6 students who took the class every semester as no guests repeated Patti Smith’s daughter came, Jessica Lange/Sam Shepard’s son and the young actor in Little Miss Sunshine too. My favorite song-Mr. Tambourine Man, gonna have it played at my funeral. Also had a Dylan radio show for a dozen years. Bob Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711435806889560043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-65650484077969965002022-03-04T12:02:59.988-08:002022-03-04T12:02:59.988-08:00How very cool, Bob! Who else was on the guest lis...How very cool, Bob! Who else was on the guest list?<br />Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-70606297165036664212022-03-04T11:12:55.129-08:002022-03-04T11:12:55.129-08:00I taught the class at The New School and NYU (unde...I taught the class at The New School and NYU (under-grad) and the 92nd St Y (continuing Ed). It was “Inside The Actors Studio” with a guest expert on Dylan each week. Todd didn’t think he was learned enough about Dylan. I disagreed. He chose “No.” The guest list WAS extraordinary. Me, OK. Bob Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711435806889560043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-89319683861923084432022-03-04T10:18:20.795-08:002022-03-04T10:18:20.795-08:00Really, Todd Gitlin was too shy to appear before y...Really, Todd Gitlin was too shy to appear before your class? How did he manage to lead SDS back in the day? This is truly interesting. Any thoughts? (I know you teach -- or taught -- but I don't know where or at what level.)<br />Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-42157824797214824132022-03-04T09:59:29.950-08:002022-03-04T09:59:29.950-08:00Hiya, A distant PS-Tood Gitlin and I were pen pals...Hiya, A distant PS-Tood Gitlin and I were pen pals about a decade ago when I was teaching a course on Bob Dylan. We agreed that he is unsurpassed. I wanted him to “guest” at my class but he was too shy. Bob Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711435806889560043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-2330127428946233292022-03-02T23:47:54.234-08:002022-03-02T23:47:54.234-08:00Thanks for the generous words, Bob. So glad you en...Thanks for the generous words, Bob. So glad you enjoyed! Good question about Ben's friends. But of course they would have been a distraction in this film. And certainly the point is Ben's alienation from everyone around him in this environment--until Elaine wafts into his life.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-54986070203633198962022-03-02T19:28:32.794-08:002022-03-02T19:28:32.794-08:00Magnificent. I haven’t read this piece yet but I w...Magnificent. I haven’t read this piece yet but I wanted to thank you for your terrific presentation. I LOVED seeing you as I listened, learned and was enchanted. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks. PS-A question came up that always puzzled me-Why didn’t Benjamin have any same-age friends in California? It made no sense. Everyone has friends AND some would have certainly shown up somewhere to congratulate him. What was Webb’s or Nichol’s point? Am in the dark(ness my old friend). Bob. Bob Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711435806889560043noreply@blogger.com