Everyday I Read The Book
From Parishioner Christian O'Connell:
"Big-name rockers, like the rest of us, can't refuse a freebie. I was lucky enough to share my XFM studio with the great Elvis Costello the other day. Great guest and supremely talented being. However as we were saying goodbyes he noticed something poking out of my bag. Now this was something I had put in my bag to take home and relish over the weekend: it was an advance copy of Bob Dylan's Chronicles Volume One, not out in the shops for a few days but for yours truly to pour over before mere mortals. Anyway Elvis spies said tome and is duly impressed. 'Blimey, that's not out yet, can't wait to read it!'. Now at this point I could have said nothing. But no, rather too quickly and excitedly I said 'Hey, have it'. He wouldn't! He couldn't! He DID. No protestations, simply helped himself and said his thanks. I thought he'd at least do the old 'No it's OK I'll get one elsewhere, I couldn't take yours.' But no, my planned weekend reading in tatters. At least the bespectacled one had something to read on his flight to LA."
Ed Note: Chronicles is an amazing book. Hard to imagine Dylan fan, music lover, or thinking person not enjoying the hell of out it, and being amazed by Dylan yet again.