Dylan was in Long Branch, a not so glamorous area is you're a true denizen of the Joisey shore, on July 23 as part of a tour with Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp that was to play at a baseball stadium in nearby Lakewood.
A 24-year-old police officer apparently was unaware of who Dylan is and asked him for identification, Long Branch business administrator Howard Woolley said Friday.
"I don't think she was familiar with his entireThe incident began at 5 p.m. when a resident said a man was wandering around a low-income, predominantly minority neighborhood several blocks from the oceanfront looking at houses.
body of work," Woolley said.
The police officer drove up to Dylan, who was wearing a blue jacket, and asked him his name. According to Woolley, the following exchange ensued:
"What is your name, sir?" the officer asked.
"Bob Dylan," Dylan said.
Okay, when you see a confused looking white guy roaming aimlessly in that neck of the woods, he is either a waterfront developer or Bob Dylan. Being blithely unaware of the personification of spoken word and blues is one thing, but to not recognize his fucking voice is like bringing in James Earl Jones. Well, we don't educate our youth; we just prepare them for white-collar crime and a non-existent workforce.
What am I saying–the way Bob Dylan looks these days the coppers probably thought he was just some deranged drifter from Asbury, or just some leather purse with dilated pupils.
Cop says to Dylan: ‘Okay grandpa, we’ll take you to the Ocean Palace to see Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, and Norman Mailer staying at the Ocean Place Resort and Spa.'
If anything, this contretemps should produce a "Pot Summit" between Dylan and the officers.
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