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Was Dylan Touring The Boss' Backstreets?

By Mat Probasco,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 16, 2009 4:51 AM CDT

(Newser) – When police detained Bob Dylan last month they may have inadvertently busted up a nine-month rock heritage tour by the music legend, speculates ABC News. Clueless New Jersey cops picked up Dylan wandering around just blocks from a house where Bruce Springsteen penned Born to Run, Thunder Road, and Backstreets in 1974 and 1975.

The house on West Court in Long Branch is the most recent stop on Dylan's rambling rock landmark tour. He recently joined a public tour of John Lennon's boyhood home, and late last year he arrived unannounced at the Winnipeg childhood home of Neil Young. Hiding behind a low-brimmed hat, he asked to see where young Young may have played guitar.

Bruce Springsteen in 1975.
Bruce Springsteen in 1975.   (Getty Images)
Neil Young performs at the Isle of Wight festival 2009 in Newport, England, in June.
Neil Young performs at the Isle of Wight festival 2009 in Newport, England, in June.   (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)
Bob Dylan was picked up by clueless New Jersey cops just blocks from the house where Bruce Springsteen wrote some of his top hits.
Bob Dylan was picked up by clueless New Jersey cops just blocks from the house where Bruce Springsteen wrote some of his top hits.   (AP Photo/Sony BMG, William Claxton)
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vissequ
Aug 16, 2009 10:52 AM CDT
Bob Dylan for ever! He is a GREAT man.
NxBigmouthery
Aug 16, 2009 9:46 AM CDT
If that's true, I think it's very sweet.
youngblood
Aug 16, 2009 3:50 AM CDT
And what's wrong with that?!! I'm sure Al Pacino and Bob De Niro probably looked up to Brando and I'm sure Jack Nicholson looked up to other actors too. And Bob Dylan was not hiding from what he was doing under a low brim hat, That's how you wear some hats!! Man can I get a job where you work? I'm sure i can do much better than you insinuations about Bob! Hiding for Christ Sakes!!

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