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NoteVarious sources; a collection of Bob;'s jokes and funny songs.
J-Card Comment Was That Some Kind of Joke? A Selection of Light-Hearted Lyrics, Toe Tapping Tunes, and Occasional Witticisms Live Performances, 1962-2005 This is a just-for-fun collection of Bob's comic and upbeat songs with a smattering of various wry comments and corny jokes from the stage. I have included the complete text of the Bobtalk (with reasonable accuracy, I hope). I have also included artwork. I enjoyed putting it together. I hope you enjoy it, too!! lineage: various cdr's&gt;EAC&gt;wav&gt;Audacity (fade in's and out's, etc.)&gt;flacfrontend&gt;torrent&gt;you The entire compilation is 79:50 in length. I've divided the tracks into two sections of approximately 40 minutes each, if you want to burn it to two discs. 1. Bobtalk: "This is my latest hit...." "This is my latest hit off of my latest record. This song usually gets played for about, ah, maybe a day or two. We're just gonna play it for a little while." Intro to--- Wiggle Wiggle, Rome, Italy, 6 June 91 2. Bobtalk: Bob's first girlfriend, Duluth, MN, 3 July 99 "Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. You know, I was born right up on that hill there. I'm so happy it's still there. All right. My first girlfriend came from here. Yeah, she was so conceited I used to call here Mimi. She still lives up there, too." 3. Talkin' New York, New York City, 16 April 62 4.Bobtalk: Doin' Nothin', Jackson, TN, 20 Aug. 2004 "On the drums, a good friend of mine. There's nothin' he wouldn't do for me. There's nothin' I wouldn't do for him. That's why we go through life doin' nothin' for each other. George Receli!" 5. Mozambique, New Orleans, 3 May 1976 6. Bob Talk: Joan Osborne, New York, 8 Dec. 97 Bob introduces band. Then... "I know you want to applaud hard for, ah....... Joan Osborne, yeah! That's right, man! She's out smoking a cigarette out there, too. Me and Joan, we're gonna sing a song, but it's not gonna be tonight. But it will be sometime soon." 7. Country Pie, Richmond, VA, 15 Aug 2004 8. Stealin' (trad), NYC, 8 Feb. 1963 9. Bob Talk: Stew's Cow, Kingston, RI, 17 Nov. 04 "And on the guitar, Stu Kimball. Stu's actually from around here. He's got a farm outside of town, you know. He's got a cow out there. He put it on a scale. He wanted to see how much the milky weighed." 10. 115th Dream, NYC, 19 Oct. 1988 11. Bobtalk: Rock and Roll, Raleigh, NC, 14 July 99 "I want to introduce my band to you right now, some of the finest players in the country. On the guitar, Larry Campbell. Larry was talking to Neil Young today, and Neil was telling him, 'There is no more rock and roll.' And Larry told him, 'Neil, you got to hold a stone up to one ear and a hamburger bun up to the other.' (That really put Neil in his place?) Anyway, on the drums, none other than Dave Kemper. I'm just kidding. It wasn't Neil. He was talking to Elvis Costello. He told that to Elvis." 12. John Birch Paranoid Blues, Chicago, 25 April 1963 13. Bobtalk: Fuzzy's Broken Home, Atlanta, GA, 12 April 2004 "Fuzzy Koella's on the other guitar. You know, Fuzzy comes from a broken home. His kids break everything in the house." 14. Bob Dylan's Blues , WBAI-FM, New York, NY, Feb. 1963 15. Bobtalk: Supperman, 9 July 99 I thought I'd go to the Motown Museum today <audience cheers> Yeah! Yeah. I was looking for all the, you know all the Smokey Robinson stuff. I asked the guy where all the Smokey Robinson stuff was. "I don't know", he said, "but you know, ah, you know what happens to Clark Kent when he gets hungry?" I said "What???" He said "He turns into Supperman". I said "I still want to know where all the Smokey Robinson stuff is". (after Silvio). 16. Yea! Heavy and a Bottle of Bread, New York City, 11 Nov. 2002 17. Bobtalk: George's Snakes, West Lafayette, 3 Nov. 2004 "On the drums, George Receli. George Receli. George is from Louisiana-got a bunch of snakes. Every time it rains he puts them on windshield of his car. Calls them windshield vipers." 18. If You Gotta Go, Manchester, UK 7 May 1965 19. Bobtalk: No Body, DeKalb, IL, 31 Oct 2004 "Larry went trick-or-treating tonight, and he dressed up like a skeleton, but he didn't go because he couldn't find no body to go with him." 20. Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance, Gerdes, NYC, 16 April 1962 21. Bobtalk: No Drummer at All, San Francisco, CA, 13 Oct. 2001 "On the guitar, Charlie Sexton. On the drums, one of the few drummers around better than no drummer at all [somewhat garbled], David Kemper." 22. Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues, NYC, First Gaslight Tape, 6 Sept. 61 23. Vincent Van Gogh , Fort Worth, TX, 16 May 1976 24. Bobtalk: Tony's bicycle, Fargo, ND, 30March00 "Tony Garnier is playing bass tonight. Tony was here once before. He got a bicycle for his wife. That was a good trade." 24. Talking WWWIII Blues, Toronto (Quest) 1 Feb. 64 26. Bobtalk: Charlie's cell phone, Cincinnati, OH, 11 July 99 "Charlie went over to the Hamilton County Jail to see his cousin [and] bring him a cell phone. He just about made it back to the gig." 27. Quinn the Eskimo, Aspen, CO, 1 Sept. 2002 28. Bobtalk: Freddy's Empty Stomach, Atlanta, GA, 14 April 2004 "Freddy was writing a letter to his wife last night on an empty stomach. I told him, 'Freddy, you gotta use paper!'" 29. New Orleans Rag, NYC, 12 April 1963 30. Bobtalk: "That was me" San Francisco, 16Nov 80 "When I was standing out backstage, and this guy came up to me, he said "You remember that woman that came up to you about an hour ago with the long red hair?" And I said, "Yeah I remember that woman." And he said, "She sure was beautiful, wasn't she?" And I said, "Yes, she was all right." He said "That was me." 31. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, Ann Arbor, MI, 7 Nov 2002 32. Bobtalk: Paul McCartney, Columbus, OH, 16 Nov. 90 "Paul McCartney, he doesn't like to hear this song with bass and drums. That's what he said, but it's OK to play it tonight, 'cause he's not here." (before Desolation Row). 33. Down Along the Cove, Efurt, Germany, 6 Nov. 2005 34. Bobtalk: Dave's Boot, Detroit, MI, 9 Nov. 2001 "I want to introduce my band-best band in the land. On the guitar, Charlie Sexton! On the drums---in case you're wondering what's that written on his boot, those are his footnotes---David Kemper!" 35. Blues Yodel #2, Dylan/Cash sessions, Nashville, TN, Feb. 1969 (by J. Rogers) dc6b5bf25149b3a39429c617ebc131db *01. Joke+Wiggle,Wiggle, 6June91.flac 8bcf6fd106341cee25af1e76f0aea80c *02. Joke--Mimi, Duluth, 3 July 99.flac 7acfe80bd50f8e37787035498208a2a9 *03. Talkin' New York 16April 62.flac 4c0a5832686d8b25d07dd7c275ad0653 *04. Joke--Doin' Nothin', 20 Aug. 04.flac ccf111ba79fe1d4f585cbc9f86ea40ab *05. 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Set 11. Bobtalk: "This is my latest hit...."
"This is my latest hit off of my latest record. This song usually gets played for about, ah, maybe a day or two. We're just gonna play it for a little while." Intro to---
Wiggle Wiggle, Rome, Italy, 6 June 91

2. Bobtalk: Bob's first girlfriend, Duluth, MN, 3 July 99
"Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. You know, I was born right up on that hill there. I'm so happy it's still there. All right. My first girlfriend came from here. Yeah, she was so conceited I used to call here Mimi. She still lives up there, too."

3. Talkin' New York, New York City, 16 April 62


4.Bobtalk: Doin' Nothin', Jackson, TN, 20 Aug. 2004
"On the drums, a good friend of mine. There's nothin' he wouldn't do for me. There's nothin' I wouldn't do for him. That's why we go through life doin' nothin' for each other. George Receli!"

5. Mozambique, New Orleans, 3 May 1976


6. Bob Talk: Joan Osborne, New York, 8 Dec. 97

Bob introduces band. Then...
"I know you want to applaud hard for, ah....... Joan Osborne, yeah! That's right, man! She's out smoking a cigarette out there, too. Me and Joan, we're gonna sing a song, but it's not gonna be tonight. But it will be sometime soon."



7. Country Pie, Richmond, VA, 15 Aug 2004



8. Stealin' (trad), NYC, 8 Feb. 1963





9. Bob Talk: Stew's Cow, Kingston, RI, 17 Nov. 04
"And on the guitar, Stu Kimball. Stu's actually from around here. He's got a farm outside of town, you know. He's got a cow out there. He put it on a scale. He wanted to see how much the milky weighed."


10. 115th Dream, NYC, 19 Oct. 1988



11. Bobtalk: Rock and Roll, Raleigh, NC, 14 July 99
"I want to introduce my band to you right now, some of the finest players in the country. On the guitar, Larry Campbell. Larry was talking to Neil Young today, and Neil was telling him, 'There is no more rock and roll.' And Larry told him, 'Neil, you got to hold a stone up to one ear and a hamburger bun up to the other.' (That really put Neil in his place?) Anyway, on the drums, none other than Dave Kemper. I'm just kidding. It wasn't Neil. He was talking to Elvis Costello. He told that to Elvis."

12. John Birch Paranoid Blues, Chicago, 25 April 1963

13. Bobtalk: Fuzzy's Broken Home, Atlanta, GA, 12 April 2004
"Fuzzy Koella's on the other guitar. You know, Fuzzy comes from a broken home. His kids break everything in the house."


14. Bob Dylan's Blues , WBAI-FM, New York, NY, Feb. 1963

15. Bobtalk: Supperman, 9 July 99

I thought I'd go to the Motown Museum today Yeah! Yeah. I was looking for all the, you know all the Smokey Robinson stuff. I asked the guy where all the Smokey Robinson stuff was. "I don't know", he said, "but you know, ah, you know what happens to Clark Kent when he gets hungry?" I said "What???" He said "He turns into Supperman". I said "I still want to know where all the Smokey Robinson stuff is". (after Silvio).




16. Yea! Heavy and a Bottle of Bread, New York City, 11 Nov. 2002




17. Bobtalk: George's Snakes, West Lafayette, 3 Nov. 2004
"On the drums, George Receli. George Receli. George is from Louisiana-got a bunch of snakes. Every time it rains he puts them on windshield of his car. Calls them windshield vipers."

18. If You Gotta Go, Manchester, UK 7 May 1965

19. Bobtalk: No Body, DeKalb, IL, 31 Oct 2004
"Larry went trick-or-treating tonight, and he dressed up like a skeleton, but he didn't go because he couldn't find no body to go with him."


20. Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance, Gerdes, NYC, 16 April 1962

21. Bobtalk: No Drummer at All, San Francisco, CA, 13 Oct. 2001
"On the guitar, Charlie Sexton. On the drums, one of the few drummers around better than no drummer at all [somewhat garbled], David Kemper."


22. Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues, NYC, First Gaslight Tape, 6 Sept. 61

23. Vincent Van Gogh , Fort Worth, TX, 16 May 1976

24. Bobtalk: Tony's bicycle, Fargo, ND, 30March00
"Tony Garnier is playing bass tonight. Tony was here once before. He got a bicycle for his wife. That was a good trade."

24. Talking WWWIII Blues, Toronto (Quest) 1 Feb. 64

26. Bobtalk: Charlie's cell phone, Cincinnati, OH, 11 July 99
"Charlie went over to the Hamilton County Jail to see his cousin [and] bring him a cell phone. He just about made it back to the gig."

27. Quinn the Eskimo, Aspen, CO, 1 Sept. 2002


28. Bobtalk: Freddy's Empty Stomach, Atlanta, GA, 14 April 2004
"Freddy was writing a letter to his wife last night on an empty stomach. I told him, 'Freddy, you gotta use paper!'"

29. New Orleans Rag, NYC, 12 April 1963



30. Bobtalk: "That was me" San Francisco, 16Nov 80
"When I was standing out backstage, and this guy came up to me, he said "You remember that woman that came up to you about an hour ago with the long red hair?"
And I said, "Yeah I remember that woman."
And he said, "She sure was beautiful, wasn't she?" And I said, "Yes, she was all right."
He said "That was me."


31. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, Ann Arbor, MI, 7 Nov 2002

32. Bobtalk: Paul McCartney, Columbus, OH, 16 Nov. 90
"Paul McCartney, he doesn't like to hear this song with bass and drums.
That's what he said, but it's OK to play it tonight, 'cause he's not here."
(before Desolation Row).


33. Down Along the Cove, Efurt, Germany, 6 Nov. 2005


34. Bobtalk: Dave's Boot, Detroit, MI, 9 Nov. 2001
"I want to introduce my band-best band in the land. On the guitar, Charlie Sexton! On the drums---in case you're wondering what's that written on his boot, those are his footnotes---David Kemper!"

35. Blues Yodel #2, Dylan/Cash sessions, Nashville, TN, Feb. 1969 (by J. Rogers)


Set 2
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Was That Some Kind of Joke?

A Selection of Light-Hearted Lyrics,
Toe Tapping Tunes,
and
Occasional Witticisms

Live Performances, 1962-2005


This is a just-for-fun collection of Bob's comic and upbeat songs with a smattering of various wry comments and corny jokes from the stage. I have included the complete text of the Bobtalk (with reasonable accuracy, I hope).