Word: affectionately
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Familiarity breeds affection, as the old saying goes. And indeed I have so much affection for Bob Dylan that I have even found myself revoking, albeit half-kiddingly, new relationships based on the other person's dislike (or at times, dread) for Dylan. But who wouldn't feel inclined to...
There was always uncertainty behind my defense of Dylan: Was I championing, in a figurative sense, a dead man? Since I have never heard him live in concert, it was difficult for me to determine whether he was all hype hiding behind a veneer of legend and recording technology. The...
Familiarity breeds affection, as the old saying goes. And indeed I have so much affection for Bob Dylan that I have even found myself revoking, albeit half-kiddingly, new relationships based on the other person's dislike (or at times, dread) for Dylan. But who wouldn't feel inclined to...
There was always uncertainty behind my defense of Dylan: Was I championing, in a figurative sense, a dead man? Since I had never heard him live in concert, it was difficult for me to determine whether he was all hype hiding behind a veneer of legend and recording technology. The...
Affection has a survivial instinct. But since Dylan blew away all of my expectations, I will have to amend my initial characterization of his music. It's not mere affection, but I would hate to use the word "love". More accurately, it's a sense of deep appreciation that I...