Fairfax, VA (April 1, 2007)---After months of speculation, it was revealed today that BabyBlue had joined Bob Dylan's band. Sources close to the legendary musician's management confirmed that "BabyBlue" had indeed joined Bob Dylan's backup band as a tambourine player."Bob's been needing a good tambourine player for quite a while," said Marcus Maxwell, an associate with Jack Frost Productions located at the Abernathy Building. "When we saw her audition it was clear she was the one. She sure can hit that tambourine."
Rumors persist that BabyBlue's tambourine performances will be featured on Dylan's next album. "It is indeed possible, she sure can hit that tambourine," Maxwell said.
Friends confirm that she has indeed left for Europe to travel with Bob Dylan's band. "She said to us 'hey, when you've been sued by The Episcopal Church what else can you do but join a rock and roll band?'" one friend said after Palm Sunday services this morning in Fairfax. Another friend agreed. "She said it was her life-long dream to be a tambourine player and go on the road."
Efforts to reach BabyBlue were unsuccessful, as the tour is now in Europe. But a source close to BabyBlue confirmed that she started up the tambourine after the recent House of Bishops meeting. "Yeah, she sure picked it up fast," Maxwell confirmed. "She said that each time another Episcopal Bishop wrote another reflection on the House of Bishops meeting in Texas, she'd hit that thing. She got quite good after a while, I guess, so Bob hired her."
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Hmmm, odd for a press release to come out on a Sunday ... hmmm, something special about today too ...
Take me with you, please, please! I can play the . . .uh, ok, I can iron. No, wait, this is Dylan. Hmmm -- I can get coffee, yeah, that's the ticket!!
Miss Sippi
you go, girl! :)
kc
Coffee sounds good, Miss Sippi - will put in a good word ...
Obviously she learnt her percussion skills from none other than Bp Minns.
"You're causing a scene with the tambourine, don't give up the fight."
-From the song, 'You're Just Lucky'
Album, Face Your Fun
by the Lassie Foundation
PS: She must have left for the tour Saturday evening as we ran into BB in our Fairfax Starbucks yesterday.
BREAKING: BabyBlue Takes on an Understudy.
Whereas Marcus Maxwell of Jack Frost Productions said of BabyBlue, "Bob's been needing a good tambourine player for quite a while," it appears now that BabyBlue, who "Sure can hit that tambourine," has taken in an understudy to be discipled into the BabyBlue Tambourine Method.
The new understudy's name has not been released yet, but his first appearance on BabyBlueOnline can be seen in the video posted above at 00:50 into the clip. His performance, although not yet up to the high standards we have come to expect from BabyBlue, shows promise. One might say, "He sure can shake that tambourine with feeling."
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Well, what else can you do when you are stuck on a bus for five hours trying to find some place called Gothenburg, Scandinavium. You do what you can - couldn't quite got him to actually hit the darn thing though. Needless to say, Bob popped him with a flying harmonica and knocked the pour guy out cold so he's off for the rest of the tour. Next?
BREAKING - UPDATE: BabyBlue's Understudy Stranded in Stromstad.
Dateline: Stromstad, April 2
New clues as to the identity of the understudy to Bob Dylan's acclaimed new tambourine player, BabyBlue, came to light today when a dazed bus driver appeared at the train station in the small town of Stromstad, Sweden.
"All I remember," said the driver, "was Dylan shouting, 'Stromstad? What are we doing in Stromstad?' Then I saw a harmonica flying at me and everything went black."
Sporting a hefty bump on his bald forehead, the driver told of blowing his chance to become part of Dylan's band when BabyBlue let him play the tambourine for a full five seconds in last night's Oslo concert. "'Hit it!', she told me, 'Don't forget to hit the darn thing!' But I forgot."
The driver had no explanation for how he ended up in Stromstad, since the drive from Oslo to Dylan's next venue in Gothenburg bypasses this small town, and all one has to do is follow Highway E6 south between these two major cities.
Early morning bystanders reported that they saw a man dumped out of a tour bus onto the station tarmac while a young lady resembling BabyBlue climbed into the driver's seat, muttering, "I told him to hit it, and he didn't even hit the darn thing."
This afternoon a pair of Korean tourists bought the driver a train ticket to Copenhagen, Dylan's next stop after Gothenburg. But several other travelers thought it might be unwise for him to attempt to rejoin the tour. "Remember, she told you to hit the darn thing," they said.
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Oh my - that is brilliant.
bb
er, does anyone have a map from Copenhagen to Hamburg?
Well, the most direct route is to take E55 and E47 to Fehman, then take the ferry to Redby, and then A1 (a wonderful highway) all the way in to Hamburg. However, the size of your bus might be a factor on the ferry; better to call ahead (sorry, I misplaced that phone number).
The long way around is to take E20 east to Fredericia, then E45 and A7 all the way south to Hamburg. That's a long, tough drive if you don't have a relief driver.
Thanks for the info - very helpful indeed. Alas, the relief driver was beaned by a flying harmonica. Will let you know if we make it.
bb
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