APRIL 1, 2022 Edmund Martifice, spokesman for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, announced today that the 1988 induction of Bob Dylan into the Rock Hall has been rescinded permanently due to “alleged use of creativity-enhancing Drugs.”
All Dylan memorabilia, paraphenalia and assorted writings now in the museum’s collection, he reported, will be auctioned off, destroyed and/or “left out in front of the museum.” Mr. Dylan will be banned from the museum, as will any of his bandmates, collaborators, former wives, present and ex-girlfriends, children, grandchildren or lawyers. All his songs will be deleted from any museum-generated playlists.
The statement read: “Mr. Dylan has been involved in an illicit system of acquiring illegal and/or formally illegal substances, which he used regularly when writing his songs. Our investigation has revealed that many of his most famous songs were written when under the influence of a drug or a combination of drugs, alcohol, caffiene and cough syrup.”
Dylan was also accused of providing drugs for other bandmates and/or friends.
We emailed Mr. Martifice at the Rock Hall for further details. He declined our request for a spoken interview, but did answer in email. Asked if other famous inductees were suspected of also using drugs to fuel their music, and in danger of being deducted from the Cleveland institution, he said he had to first confer with his advisors before responding. Six hours later we received his response.
“As far as we know,” responded Martifice, “no other Rock Hall inductees are suspected of drug usage. Fortunately, this sad and insidious scheme belonged only to Bob Dylan. All in a tragic attempt, evidently, to defraud the public into belieiving he was some kind of creative genius. Now, sadly, we know the truth.”
We contacted the Recording Academy to ask if Dylan’s ten Grammys would be revoked.
Their response was concise: “What? Is this some kind of joke?”
If only.
We also contacted the Nobel Foundation to inquire about the status of Dylan’s Nobel Prize in Literature. They have not returned the call.
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Stripped of everything except his Nobel! How will Bob carry on?
Happy April!
Same to you PK!
Your headline got me! Good one!
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Paul,
This is beautiful :-))
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Thanks buddy
April Fool’s. sounds real , but cancelling his whole progeny?
Every Body MUST GET STONED !!!!
I also believe that early in his career Dylan performed primarily with acoustic instruments. I seriously doubt that any other rock and rollers did that.
I also believe that early in his career Dylan performed primarily with acoustic instruments. I seriously doubt that any other rock and rollers did that.