Happy (Belated) Birthday to Bob Dylan!

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Forgot this yesterday, admittedly, but did not simply want to forget about it, either.

So, even though this is a tad belated (by a full day), here I am taking the opportunity to wish a very happy birthday to one of the most talented and influential musicians and lyricists in history, Bob Dylan!

This was the man who was perhaps arguably the most influential musician and thinker of the sixties, greatly influencing so much of what was to come later in the decade, and beyond!

The world very well might truly be a different place in the absence of his tremendous influence, and likely, it would not be a better place. So, we can appreciate what he contributed, as well as how his contributions both directly and indirectly influenced some of the better aspects of the world today - particularly art and a certain spirit of freedom in expressing oneself artistically. That protest and standing up to authorities and the tyranny of accepted beliefs and modes of thinking was likely a necessary release from the toxic conformity that had prevailed prior to the sixties, and Dylan was among the very most respected and, yes, even revered figures of his time.

So, here is a tribute to Bob Dylan, even if it comes a day after his official birthday.