Predrag Petrovic

Predrag Petrovic
Originally uploaded by Ed Giecek.

"Newspapermen eating candy Had to be held down by big police. Someday, everything is gonna be diff'rent When I paint my masterpiece."
--Bob Dylan "When I Paint My Masterpiece"
Predrag Petrovic in Serbia Yugoslavia sent 4 ATC (Artist Trading Cards) with birthday greetings on the backs and a newspaper clipping from "Politika Daily," Belgrade, November 2004. Thank you Predrag!

So Much Older Then

So Much Older Then
Originally uploaded by Dylan's Garden.

"My pathway led by confusion boats Mutiny from stern to bow. Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now."
--Bob Dylan "My Back Pages"
A post card mailed by Denis Charmot in Marnaz France. Thank you Denis!

Smoke Rings of my mind

Smoke Rings of my mind
Originally uploaded by Dylan's Garden.

"They gave him dope to smoke, drinks and pills, A jeep to drive, blood to spill"

--Bob Dylan
"Clean-Cut Kid"
Another post card from Michael Leigh (A-1 Wastepapers) in the UK. Very clever Michael! Thank you!

Tickets Out the Window

Tickets Out the Window
Originally uploaded by Dylan's Garden.

"Throw my ticket out the window, Throw my suitcase out there, too, Throw my troubles out the door, I don't need them any more 'Cause tonight I'll be staying here with you."
--Bob Dylan "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You"
A big envelope filled with Bob Dylan goodies from Dopesick S. F. in San Francisco including 2 tickets to a recent Dylan concert. Thank you!

I try My Best

I try My Best
Originally uploaded by Dylan's Garden.

"Well, I try my best To be just like I am, But everybody wants you To be just like them."
--Bob Dylan "Maggies Farm"
A 5 by 7 inch post card mailed in by Pierpaolo Limongelli in Monopoli Italy. You can visit Pierpaolo's blog HERE. Thank you!

Another cup of coffee

Another cup of coffee
Originally uploaded by Dylan's Garden.

"Your daddy he's an outlaw And a wanderer by trade He'll teach you how to pick and choose And how to throw the blade."
--Bob Dylan "One More Cup of Coffee"
Vittore Baroni in Italy sent in the collage which measures about 5 by 7 inches. Thank you Vittore!

Rob Grant

Rob Grant
Originally uploaded by Dylan's Garden.

"Because something is happening here
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?"
--Bob Dylan "Ballad of a Thin Man"
A handmade card with an extract from page 51 of Chronicles Volume 1 by Bob Dylan was sent in by Rob Grant ("Grantink Mailart") in Australia. Thank'zZ Grant!

One more cup from Sylvia!

One more cup from Sylvia!
Originally uploaded by Dylan's Garden.

"One more cup of coffee for the road, One more cup of coffee 'fore I go, To the valley below"
--Bob Dylan "One More Cup of Coffee"
A 6 by 9 inch envelope from Sylvia Sometimes in Somerville Massachusetts. The back side of her envelope has the lyrics to One More Cup of Coffee. Thank'zZ Sylvia!

Invisible Now

Invisible Now
Originally uploaded by Dylan's Garden.

"You used to be so amused At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal."
--Bob Dylan "Like A Rolling Stone"
Incredible transparent acrylic plastic ATC's that measure about 2.5 by 2.25 inches and are 1/8 inch thick. They are engraved with Dylan quotes! Sent in by Obvious Front in Milan Illinois. Check out more unique art by Obvious front HERE. Many Thank'zZ!

Clemente Padin

Clemente Padin
Originally uploaded by Dylan's Garden.

"You that never done nothin'
But build to destroy
You play with my world
Like it's your little toy"
--Bob Dylan "Masters of War"
A 4 by 6 inch post card by Clemente Padin in Montevideo Uruguay. Thank you Clemente!

Jim Leftwich

Jim Leftwich
Originally uploaded by Dylan's Garden.

"There's a white diamond gloom on the dark side of this room and a pathway that leads up to the stars. If you don't believe there's a price for this sweet paradise, remind me to show you the scars.
--Bob Dylan "Where Are You Tonight?"
Jim Leftwich in Charlottesville Virginia sent 16 different double sided 8.5 by 11 inch pages -- various print outs from this Dylan Birthday Blog collaged with many other words and images. Thank you Jim!

Magazine Husband...

Magazine Husband...
Originally uploaded by Dylan's Garden.

"With your sheet-metal memory of Cannery Row, And your magazine-husband who one day just had to go"
--Bob Dylan "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands"
Another mailing from Silvano Pertone PSYCHEout Fanzine in Italy. The magazine cover was folded to form an enveope. Thank'zZ Silvano.

Don't send me no letters no

Don't send me no letters no
Originally uploaded by Dylan's Garden.

"Right now I can't read too good
Don't send me no more letters no
Not unless you mail them
From Desolation Row"
--Bob Dylan
"Desolation Row"
Here you see page one (with note) of 4 pages "An Homage to Bob Dylan" sent in by ANABASIS Thomas Lowe Taylor in Ocean Park Washington USA. Thank you Thomas.

Negativity don't pull ya

Negativity don't pull ya
Originally uploaded by Dylan's Garden.

"When you're lost in the rain in Juarez And it's Eastertime too And your gravity fails And negativity don't pull you through"
--Bob Dylan "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"

A 4 by 6 inch post card from Marta Belles in Barcelona Spain. Thank you Marta!

64 but says he'z 46...

64 but says he'z 46...
Originally uploaded by Dylan's Garden.

"She's sixty-eight, but she says she's twenty-four. I ain't gonna work for Maggie's ma no more."

--Bob Dylan "Maggie's Farm"

Two 4 by 6 inch post cards inside an envelope from Jorg Seifert in Germany. Thank'zZ Jorg!

Like a jigsaw puzzle...

Like a jigsaw puzzle...
Originally uploaded by Dylan's Garden.

"Well, you cut me like a jigsaw puzzle,
You made me to a walkin' wreck,
Then you pushed my heart through my backbone,
Then you knocked off my head from my neck."
--Bob Dylan "All Over You"
Here is a set of four 4 by 6 inch post cards mailed in by Psjche Out'zine, Silvano Pertone in Italy. Thank you Silvano!

Pinky!

Pinky!
Originally uploaded by Dylan's Garden.

"Well, Frankie Lee and Judas Priest, They were the best of friends. So when Frankie Lee needed money one day, Judas quickly pulled out a roll of tens And placed them on a footstool Just above the plotted plain, Sayin', 'Take your pick, Frankie Boy, My loss will be your gain.'"
--Bob Dylan "The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest"
Two 6 by 9 inch collage pieces mailed in by Pinky in Chartres France. Thank you Pinky.

Vycki Angel

Vycki Angel
Originally uploaded by Dylan's Garden.

"Someone showed me a picture and I just laughed. Dignity never been photographed. I went into the red, went into the black, Into the valley of dry bone dreams"
--Bob Dylan
"Dignity"
This 4 by 6 inch post card was mailed in by Vycki Angel in Pinson Alabam USA. Thank'zZ Vycki!

Jose Nogueina

Jose Nogueina 1
Originally uploaded by Dylan's Garden.

"Walk on your tip toes
Don't try "No Doz"
Better stay away from those
That carry around a fire hose
Keep a clean nose
Watch the plain clothes"
--Bob Dylan "Subterraanean Homesick Blues"
These two wonderful drawings (8.5 by 12 inches) were inside of this envelope:

Mailed by Jose Nogueina in Sao Paulo Brazil. Love that nose caricature Jose!

Tangled Up In Bob

Tangled Up In Bob
Originally uploaded by Dylan's Garden.

"And I was standin' on the side of the road Rain fallin' on my shoes Heading out for the East Coast Lord knows I've paid some dues gettin' through, Tangled up in blue."
--Bob Dylan "Tangled Up In Blue"

A giant post card (8 by 10 inches) created on artist's foam core board mailed in by Wendy Deerly in Washburn Wisconsin. Thank'zZ Wendy!

Punched my cigarette!

Punched my cigarette!
Originally uploaded by Dylan's Garden.

"An' I said, 'Oh, I didn't know that,
But then again, there's only one I've met
An' he just smoked my eyelids
An' punched my cigarette.'"
--Bob Dylan "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again"
9 by 12 inch felt pen drawing on Fabriano paper sent in by Pinky in Genova Italy. Thank'zZ Pinky!