Remembering when I never talked to Bob
From 2015 to 2019 I never saw Bob Dylan in my town. I never saw him on my street and I never saw him on a plane. I did not see him on a cow, I did not see him in love somehow. I did not see him on a lake, with a girl on a picnic date. I did not see him when I looked in Rome, I did not see him in my neighbor's home.
I lived in CA and never left to travel to five states, I never left to Japan and never left to Oregon. I traveled for 40 weeks a year trying to chase bad highs but never saw Bob. I never heard his music and never thought of him.
I would almost always not see him when I was alone. I would never see him when I was tired or afraid. I had a lot of time on my hands so I learned exactly where Bob would not be by following his band's whole travel routine.
I never developed a routine where I stayed outside the theatre and I never saw his bus arrive before his performance. I never was in a state where he performed, and never was in a state where Bob owned property.
I never saw him come out in his long dark hoodie after a show, I never saw him come up to my friend and ask him in a smooth drawl, "you new here?"
I never saw Bob's head draped with a white towel, and he appeared sweaty when I saw him, which was never. Sometimes he would not be near me and I would shout "That was a terrific Shelter from the Storm! You guys were on fire!" or whatever
He never ignored me when I failed to shout this, as I never was within 2000 miles of Bob Dylan at any point in my life, and never plan to be. Bob never looked at me and we never caught eyes, he never smiled and I never smiled, as I never met him or knew him well, or at all.
One time I never said to him, "Hey Bob, it's me again!", and he never looked back at me, never looking me up and down and grimacing while stepping back into his tour bus. Tony Garnier never said anything to me after this.
I was always loud and obnoxious when I did not see Bob, for he was never there so I did not need to regulate my behaviour. No meeting ever happened, and I never think of it for that reason.