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'Freeze-Out' from a Perth 1966 hotel room
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Stephan Pickering
Mar 5, 2016, 4:59:03 PM3/5/16
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During the Australia 1966 tour, Shabtai Zisel / 'Bob Dylan' was close to the actress Rosemary Gerrette, who was, for a time, active in the Perth National Theatre Company, and I met her in San Francisco during Tour74. During a 'jam session' with Robbie Robertson, Shabtai / 'Bob' sang these words in a Perth hotel room, remembered by Ms Gerrette:
Amelia, when asked 'Was it awesome, your stay in Australia?'
She said, 'Sort of, but short, this land must be G-d's favorite failure.
I left after finding out that even here, even here,
There is daily a dawn, I could just as well choose
Vancouver or the Ivory Coast'.
I said, 'Yes, but in places like those
There are no kangaroos'.
A Maya with gloves once said, 'Love is like cacao beans'.
Well, these Visions of Johanna are the darkest pralines.
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STEPHAN PICKERING / חפץ ח"ם בן אברהם
Torah אלילה Yehu'di Apikores / Philologia Kabbalistica Speculativa Researcher
לחיות זמן רב ולשגשג
THE KABBALAH FRACTALS PROJECT
Amelia, when asked 'Was it awesome, your stay in Australia?'
She said, 'Sort of, but short, this land must be G-d's favorite failure.
I left after finding out that even here, even here,
There is daily a dawn, I could just as well choose
Vancouver or the Ivory Coast'.
I said, 'Yes, but in places like those
There are no kangaroos'.
A Maya with gloves once said, 'Love is like cacao beans'.
Well, these Visions of Johanna are the darkest pralines.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
STEPHAN PICKERING / חפץ ח"ם בן אברהם
Torah אלילה Yehu'di Apikores / Philologia Kabbalistica Speculativa Researcher
לחיות זמן רב ולשגשג
THE KABBALAH FRACTALS PROJECT
Will Dockery
Mar 5, 2016, 5:09:32 PM3/5/16
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Stephan Pickering
Mar 5, 2016, 5:57:53 PM3/5/16
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On Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 2:09:32 PM UTC-8, Will Dockery wrote:
> Was this the (then unidentified) Australian lady who was written about at some length by either Scaduto or Shelton, in context of the 1966 tour?
Shalom & Boker tov, Will...yes. After 1968, she was no longer active on stage or Australian television.
> Was this the (then unidentified) Australian lady who was written about at some length by either Scaduto or Shelton, in context of the 1966 tour?
Stephan Pickering
Mar 5, 2016, 6:36:15 PM3/5/16
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Rosemary Gerrette, 1966. Dylan--man in a mask. The Canberra Times 7 May:13
Stephan Pickering
Mar 5, 2016, 11:41:14 PM3/5/16
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30 July 2010 Rosemary Gerrette to Benito Di Fonzo
I have maybe looked briefly at three of the Dylan biographies with bits about Perth over the years, apart from Tony Scaduto's. It was coincidence I read the blog with your good critique of Scaduto's book today. I was looking up a story I wrote for the Athens News and your critique of Scaduto's book came up with your commentary about Perth and an experience I had with Dylan. I'm always puzzled by the emotionality with which some biographers wrote about my motive for talking with him about Dylan, like I had somehow betrayed the Sacred One. After all this time, I feel I must say something to correct a few things. This is minor, but irking. It must be a worse for those who really had a significant relationship with Dylan and knew damn well what happened.
FYI, I haven't been an actor since 1973 when I went back to university and got a BA in Anthropology from UC Berkeley then an MFA from UCLA Film school while having kids. I have been married to the same person, American, since 1969. No chance to become "as big an Aussie actress" as you were assuming. Yet at 22 when I met Dylan, I was certainly on my way. Spending a year in repertory at the Perth National Theatre having just played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet for the International Festival of Perth and with a number of leads in plays on the east coast behind me.
I've written a piece correcting some info about the incidence described by Tony Scaduto. As one Australian to another, and as the very good writer you are, I think you might like to read it. The only problem is I don't know how to get it to you. White pages?
07:30
Benito Di Fonzo said...
Rosemary, great for you to get in contact with me. You can email me at benito...@hotmail.com
PS: the comment about not "as big an Aussie actress" as I'd assumed was meant in no way to disparage you or your achievements. And I apologise unreservedly if it came out that way, my bad. It emerged from my discovering the Perth connection and having visions of Bob with possibilities ranging from Rowena Wallace to Abigail from... Look forward to hearing from you and happy to help you correct the record in any way I can. BDF
BenitoDiFonzo.blogspot.com
I have maybe looked briefly at three of the Dylan biographies with bits about Perth over the years, apart from Tony Scaduto's. It was coincidence I read the blog with your good critique of Scaduto's book today. I was looking up a story I wrote for the Athens News and your critique of Scaduto's book came up with your commentary about Perth and an experience I had with Dylan. I'm always puzzled by the emotionality with which some biographers wrote about my motive for talking with him about Dylan, like I had somehow betrayed the Sacred One. After all this time, I feel I must say something to correct a few things. This is minor, but irking. It must be a worse for those who really had a significant relationship with Dylan and knew damn well what happened.
FYI, I haven't been an actor since 1973 when I went back to university and got a BA in Anthropology from UC Berkeley then an MFA from UCLA Film school while having kids. I have been married to the same person, American, since 1969. No chance to become "as big an Aussie actress" as you were assuming. Yet at 22 when I met Dylan, I was certainly on my way. Spending a year in repertory at the Perth National Theatre having just played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet for the International Festival of Perth and with a number of leads in plays on the east coast behind me.
I've written a piece correcting some info about the incidence described by Tony Scaduto. As one Australian to another, and as the very good writer you are, I think you might like to read it. The only problem is I don't know how to get it to you. White pages?
07:30
Benito Di Fonzo said...
Rosemary, great for you to get in contact with me. You can email me at benito...@hotmail.com
PS: the comment about not "as big an Aussie actress" as I'd assumed was meant in no way to disparage you or your achievements. And I apologise unreservedly if it came out that way, my bad. It emerged from my discovering the Perth connection and having visions of Bob with possibilities ranging from Rowena Wallace to Abigail from... Look forward to hearing from you and happy to help you correct the record in any way I can. BDF
BenitoDiFonzo.blogspot.com
Will Dockery
Mar 6, 2016, 3:18:45 AM3/6/16
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