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Ray Padgett

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Ray Padgett

@rayfp

Flagging Down the Double E's Dylan newsletter, Cover Me covers blog, 3 books (Pledging My Time, Cover Me, Leonard Cohen 33 1/3). rfpadgett AT gmail

Burlington, VT

Joined June 2010

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Ray Padgett
@rayfp
Jun 27, 2023
My book Pledging My Time: Conversations with Bob Dylan Band Members is officially out today!!! A short(ish) thread…
Ray Padgett
@rayfp
Nov 29, 2023
The legend Weird Al criticizing what Spotify pays artists in the video he made FOR Spotify. 🐐🐐🐐
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Ray Padgett
@rayfp
Dec 31, 2024
A Complete Unknown (2024)
Ray Padgett
@rayfp
May 24, 2023
82 years ago today, Bob Dylan was born. 22 years ago today, MTV.com asked the dude from Sugar Ray his thoughts on Dylan turning 60.
Ray Padgett
@rayfp
Jun 12, 2025
Guys this is not the week I want to see stark black-and-white photos of aging musical geniuses popping up in my timeline
BrooklynVegan
@brooklynvegan
Jun 12, 2025
David Byrne adds new shows to 2025 tour brooklynvegan.com/david-byrne-ad…
Ray Padgett
@rayfp
May 28, 2025
Great Vampire Weekend show last night glad they played the hits in the encore
Ray Padgett
@rayfp
Jan 19, 2023
Bob Dylan on David Crosby: "Crosby was a colorful and unpredictable character, wore a Mandrake the Magician cape, didn’t get along with too many people and had a beautiful voice — an architect of harmony. He could freak out a whole city block all by himself. I liked him a lot."
Ray Padgett
@rayfp
Jul 26, 2023
Dolly Parton's letter to Sinead O'Connor after Sinead covered "Dagger Through the Heart" for a tribute album
Ray Padgett
@rayfp
Oct 26, 2023
Happy anniversary to The Times They Are a-Changin', the truly cursed Bob Dylan Broadway musical that opened on this date in 2006 (and closed a couple weeks later). For "Like a Rolling Stone," they had the whole cast—wait for it—roll around on stones.
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Ray Padgett
@rayfp
Apr 28, 2025
What’s the opposite of clickbait
Ray Padgett
@rayfp
May 9, 2024
Almost impressed at how bad this idea sounds
Ray Padgett
@rayfp
Dec 1, 2023
Nick Cave's new tribute to Shane MacGowan, which doubles as a tribute to Sinéad O'Connor (from his newsletter, doesn't seem to be linkable yet) "A beautiful and damaged man, who embodied a kind of purity and innocence and generosity and spiritual intelligence unlike any other."
Ray Padgett
@rayfp
Jun 11, 2025
"Once I was in the Malibu emergency room getting a weigh-in and this guy walked up to me. He had curly hair and was on the short side. 'Are you Brian Wilson?' he asked. 'Yeah,' I said. 'Hi,' he said. 'I’m Bob Dylan.'"
Ray Padgett
@rayfp
Sep 30, 2024
This is exactly how an 83 year old who doesn't really understand social media should be tweeting. You love to see it.
Bob Dylan
@bobdylan
Sep 30, 2024
I just found out the other day that Bob Newhart was gone. Rest in peace Bob. You brought us a lot of joy.