Truly a day only the Lord could make as Mr.Dylan points out and emphasized again with a verse repeat at end of Levee.

Verse by Rumi (translation by Colelman Barks):

“Whispering at dawn: Don’t keep from me what you know. Answer: Some things are to understand, but not say. Be quiet."

Following Rumi’s advice, many things shall remain unsaid; however, they were understood.

The energy of the show was different from the sizzling Electric Factory, but with its definite blasting hot moments in Levee, Honest with Me, Summer Days and what seemed to me more of a contemplative Highway 61, but also dire warnings in It’s all right Ma, a version of Masters of War where you could feel the imminent danger, and a haunting John Brown); speculations let loose in a conversation with NY old-timers about Girl from the North Country as being a bonus tune for Ms. Rotolo – the romantics in us would delight in such gesture. Beyond the Horizon – glad to hear the dance version again, and Nettie Moore getting to be a favorite. As other people have mentioned, it is a feast to hear the variations in phrasing and intonation in any of these songs, especially pronounced tonight, changing several times within a song.

Like Rolling Stone was moved to the encore set, and Thunder on the Mountain to finish the cake, and the pink frosting: Blowing in the wind, yet again with a nice long harmonica solo to finish it up. Now we just needed to eat that cake that was promised in the 2nd tune of the night.

All in all: a song and dance show, and Mr. Dylan did dance! The security staff member who kindly let me stand next to him behind the speaker exclaimed: I did not know he could dance! And then a little walk around the front of the keyboard and the center mike towards Mr. Garnier, some leg kicks, shoulder attitudes and front turns with pointed fingers excited the crowd to no end.

This show was not much for sound, but all for the visual and proximity, though the “important” lyrics were well audible.…

Most sincerely…Think Pink.