I am so in love with the sports metaphors here. But most of all, Graley, I love how just like Bob you are using the freedom of a different medium from academic writing to experiment with different approaches. I just reread your phenomenal but very serious chapter on race and Dylan and now this really playful entry on Shadow Chasing. I leave each one of these wishing I could write like you.
Thanks, Roberta! I'm definitely enjoying writing these Substack pieces, so I'm glad that comes through. It's also fun to play the multimedia snooker Dylan plays in The Philosophy of Modern Song, setting up bankshots between songs, riffs, commentaries, and images.
Great stuff GH. Wow, imagine getting both River Flow AND Most Likely in the same show - imagine that lol. The more things change...
I am so in love with the sports metaphors here. But most of all, Graley, I love how just like Bob you are using the freedom of a different medium from academic writing to experiment with different approaches. I just reread your phenomenal but very serious chapter on race and Dylan and now this really playful entry on Shadow Chasing. I leave each one of these wishing I could write like you.
Thanks, Roberta! I'm definitely enjoying writing these Substack pieces, so I'm glad that comes through. It's also fun to play the multimedia snooker Dylan plays in The Philosophy of Modern Song, setting up bankshots between songs, riffs, commentaries, and images.