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Perfect Weather Accompanies Nevada Bob to Minnesota

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Bob Gordon in front of Corktown, an 
eating establishment in Duluth.
Last week Bob Gordon arrived in Minnesota to record his memoir 50 Years with the Wrong Woman as an audiobook. As one who has spent three decades listening to audiobooks, I can tell you up front that I was a little nervous about Nevada Bob being the narrator of his own book. I say this because at least half or more of the audiobooks read by their authors come across less than great. (My favorite audiobook  reader, until now, has been Grover Gardner.)

Nevada Bob has a distinctive baritone voice. It really resonates, which is why people enjoy his music. His story has a lot of emotional moments which no one could convey like Bob, who lived through them. Nevertheless, they did a short trial to be sure it would work. He was sensational. 

Daryl Bolicek, owner/engineer at Wild Horse Studio, has three criteria for when it is O.K. for an author to read his or her own book. Bob satisfied all three.

Taking in the Minneapolis art scene.
Wild Horse studio is located in Stillwater, just east of St. Paul, on the Wisconsin border. Not only was Bob an exceptionally good reader, he finished the project a day-and-a-half early. When the CD is completed, it will also include some of the songs Nevada Bob recorded in Nashville.

On Saturday morning, Nevada Bob and photographer Gary Firstenberg--Bob's chauffeur, friend and travel guide--drove up to Duluth so we could meet and exchange stories about the project and their travels. As is the custom, the pair paid a visit to the childhood home of Bob Dylan, who was born in St. Mary's Hospital here and lived upstairs in a Central Hillside duplex till he was six.

Here are a few additional photos from the past week.

Nevada Bob with Daryl Bolicek of Wild Horse Studio

In the recording studio.

Paying homage to music history. Outside the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake.

Outside of Bob Dylan's first childhood home.  

Susan Laing of Australia rents the lower half of the duplex where young Dylan lived.

Nevada Bob with Duluth author and artist Ed Newman

To purchase 50 Years with the Wrong Woman, ask your favorite
local bookstore to carry it or visit THIS PAGE Amazon.com

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET NEVADA BOB
this is a good time to let us know. He's on the road and if in 
your neighborhood, would love to sing you a song or tell
you a good story. Leave a comment below on how to contact you.
We'll see if we can make it work!



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