#aGDHHSHSHS THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME GO OFF ABOUT THEM AAAAA 🥺🥺🥺

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hi omg can u just rant about bonovan i need my bob and don fix!!

!!!! BONOVAN MOMENT AAAA OF COURSE!! I love those two softies with my entire heart,, who gave them the right to just chill and listen to one another's music with so much tenderness and adoration??

(Ramblings below:) 😔

Okay, first of all, I'm still on a mission to collect little tidbits of Bob/Don info from vintage magazines when I'm able to... I'm pretty satisfied with the information I've gathered for them so far, but every now and then, I find something really cool (and soft) that I really want to get for myself. This time, it's an issue of Record Mirror from May of 1965; May 15th, to be exact (don't think Bob had even left London yet)! In this issue, Don reviews all of the tracks from "Bringing It All Back Home" and a a a,, it's really sweet. Mentions the songs that Bob played for him,, and also says that it's impossible for him to put into words how he thinks about him. 🥺🥺 Bob's like: marry me now please

Here's a link to the article:

Now, why would I potentially want to spend $70 on an article that I can just read online?? Agh,, gotta hold the softies,, y'know?? 😢😢

Besides that, have to give a shout-out to Dr. Bonovan (as @/daisychain-unchained and I affectionately call him,, his real name is William Rothman) - author of the book Documentary Film Classics. It's all about cinéma vérité films, a huge section devoted to Dont Look Back, and it's honestly one of the best, most thorough interpretations of the movie I've ever read (besides our own gay version, of course 👀). I'm biased... but I really appreciate the affectionate way in which he interprets Bob and Don's relationship, despite using only the context of the movie to draw from. Some of his phrasing, such as "Dylan nods, laughing almost shyly, as if appreciating Donovan's appreciation of him," with regards to their song-exchange, or considering Bob's reference to Donovan in his performance of "Talking World War III Blues" as "an affectionate public acknowledgement", or the fact that he insinuates that Bob blowing up like he did during the drunk-glass situation was for Donovan's benefit - to impress him. Not even I thought of reading the situation like that before... beautiful. 👀 Hannah said it's written like a fanfiction, and it really is! Shout-out to this film scholar for combating dumb YouTube comments worldwide who think they hated each other and tells the correct, affectionate narrative. 😔🙏

Alright, realistic stuff out of the way, let's get s o f t. Like how l'd like to think they hung out during Bob's '66 tour of England, and that Don noticed how exhausted and tired he was from the crazy schedule and the constant berating of his choice to go electric (a choice Don whole-heartedly supports). So he takes Bob away on a drive when he's got some downtime. To the seaside cliffs of St. Ives, one of Don's favorite places to relax and let himself just sink into nature - he wants to share it with Bob. And let him know that he's supported and loved and always has someone to turn to if he needs it. The get stoned on the cliffs together, spend the night outside, arms around one another, listening to the waves and each other's heartbeats. And it's one of the most rejuvenating experiences Bob has had in his entire life.

!! Also, here are a couple doodles of them for the soul. 😔🙏 I need to post my art of them more,, they're really relaxing and fun for me to draw!! Fluffy-haired softies are a guilty pleasure of mine. 🥺

ONE MORE THING,, it's thanks to Bob that Don met the Beatles which is 👀👀 a whole thing I won't get into now because,, I'm planning a comic for it,, BUT AAA!! Important!! Important moment in music history, and important because it proves that Bob really cares about him, enough to coordinate things and allow Donovan to meet a band he has been eager to meet for a while! 🥺