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It's alright Ma (I'm only winning the Pulitzer)

By Bob Dylan

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You’ve all probably already heard, but I just won the Pulitzer...the only problem is my award shelf just collapsed under the weight of all the Grammys, Golden Globes, and Hall of Fame plaques...so I'm building a new shelf, which is a lot harder than I thought, man...I figured you just kinda nail a couple boards together, but after six hours all I had was a pile of broken boards and a bunch of bent nails...so I called my favorite carpenter, Jesus...no man, not THE Jesus. Jesus Gonzalez, from San Antonio...so anyway, Jesus told me to just order a shelf from Ikea, but they sent me a box with a bunch of, like, screws and beams or something, man...I guess they don't know what a "shelf" is in Sweden.

I hate Sweden more than anything, man, even more than cottage cheese...so my awards are still scattered all over my floor, and I stepped on my Oscar and my foot is bleeding like crazy...Radiohead can headline Lollapalooza, but they'll never win the Pulitzer, 'cause anyone can sing in falsetto and make weird noises on their guitars...Ever wonder how Thom Yorke got that droopy eye? I heard it was from too many cucumber facemasks.

I'm gonna cut this short, because I should see a doctor or something about this foot...my Pulitzer's covered in blood...plus, fellow Pulitzer winner Garry Trudeau of Doonsberry called me and we're going to hang out...I guess the moral is, it takes a lot to laugh, it takes a shelf to cry...or something.

4/9/2008 1:08 PM, New York
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Jayson Blair:

Congrats! I won one too.

4/10/2008 9:07 AM

Mr. T:

What the hail does Swe-den have to do with the Pulitzers, foo?

4/10/2008 4:46 PM

Bob Dylan:

That's cool you won one, Jayson. Some people are down on you, but it's like, what is truth, man? Ever look at a bus schedule? It's says the bus is gonna come at a certain time, but then it doesn't come. That's what truth is, man, a bus schedule that lies to you.

4/10/2008 5:47 PM

Tom Grasty:

I was totally taken aback by this announcement regarding Dylan and Pulitzer. But certainly well deserved.

I don't know if you were reporting on the news (and good news it is) or are actually a fan, but if you are then I thought I'd introduce you to my new novel, BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, which I think you'd enjoy.

It's a murder-mystery. But not just any rock superstar is knocking on heaven's door. The murdered rock legend is none other than Bob Dorian, an enigmatic, obtuse, inscrutable, well, you get the picture...

Suspects? Tons of them. The only problem is they're all characters in Bob's songs.

You can get a copy on Amazon.com or go "behind the tracks" at www.bloodonthetracksnovel.com to learn more about the book.

4/16/2008 3:07 PM

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