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Avram Rothman

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Nov 10, 2001, 6:23:37 PM11/10/01
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From my seat in the 5'th row of the Toronto show it appeared that Bob was
using a teleprompter. THe front of the sage had a black curtain on it and
was raised covering some boxes. Bob nailed all the words to his songs and he
was constantly looking down at the covered section when singing. No big
deal, I would be lucky to remember 5% of the stuff he is doing, but do you
think so?

AVram


Po' Trev

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Nov 10, 2001, 7:48:37 PM11/10/01
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i dunno that doesnt sound very bob, but perhaps

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Michael H Skliar

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Nov 10, 2001, 8:53:52 PM11/10/01
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I'm guessing that you're right...
theres just way too many words in the new songs with razor sharp timing that
he's hitting so well.....
hey, not that there's anything wrong with that, but whattya all think?

mike

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HoopsNHops

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Nov 10, 2001, 9:04:43 PM11/10/01
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It's about time. He's got the $ he's got the roadies he's got other things on
his mind.
I hope so.

Grimace

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> From my seat in the 5'th row of the Toronto show it appeared that Bob was
> using a teleprompter.


Thanks for reminding me about that.

Last night in Detroit, at one point during a song (can't remember which,
sorry), Bob seemed to squint down at the floor, as if reading something. At
first, I thought he might be checking to see what the next song on the cue
sheet was, but then I remembered that the cue sheet was back near his amp.

I don't previously remember the front of the stage being obscured by a black
sheeting like it was last night (couldn't see Bob's footwear), and I thought
he might be using a teleprompter.

Grimace

Tangled Ryan

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Nov 10, 2001, 9:51:05 PM11/10/01
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I was third row ga floor in Santa Barbara and thought the same thing.
He was looking down thataways with not much eye contact with the
crowd. It is well concealed if he is though.

Abe Rondina

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Nov 10, 2001, 10:09:30 PM11/10/01
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Bob is not using a teleprompter...I've been front row center at two
shows this fall and he is definetely not using one. He does have sound
monitors at the front of the stage but the squinting is at the front row
or to nothing at all. Bob has a way of looking that conceals where his
gaze is really going, but it's definetely not to a teleprompter...

PGPearson1954

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Nov 10, 2001, 10:40:50 PM11/10/01
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>From my seat in the 5'th row of the Toronto show it appeared that Bob was
>using a teleprompter.

I gotta say NO.

Without glasses or contacts it wouldn't help much :)

Paul Pearson

Llrrbb4

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Nov 10, 2001, 10:41:50 PM11/10/01
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>From my seat in the 5'th row of the Toronto show it appeared that Bob was
>using a teleprompter.

I was in the tenth row center of the same concert and I thought the same thing.

Michael G Smith

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Nov 10, 2001, 11:11:23 PM11/10/01
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If that were the case, he would've started doing so midtour. There was
definitely no teleprompter at Medford or San Francisco.

Michael

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CONFORTICF

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Nov 10, 2001, 11:42:36 PM11/10/01
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I don't know how Stevie Wonder does it.

frinjdwelr

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He was using a telepromter around the time he had the facelift. But then he
turned 60, and though he may look "spry" his brain has turned to mush. So
now the shows are all pretaped by a Dylan imitator. Bob just lipsinks.
How else can you explain amazing performances, like Visions, Mississippi and
Sugar Baby in Chicago. No way he's capable of that anymore.


Peggo

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Nov 11, 2001, 2:39:27 AM11/11/01
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> Bob is not using a teleprompter...I've been front row center at two
> shows this fall and he is definetely not using one. He does have sound
> monitors at the front of the stage but the squinting is at the front row
> or to nothing at all. Bob has a way of looking that conceals where his
> gaze is really going, but it's definetely not to a teleprompter...
>

I agree. Bob's checkin out the women. That's what he always does. If
you're a chick and have been in the front row, you know what i mean.
Bob's a flirt.

peggo


Tricia J

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Nov 11, 2001, 2:38:53 AM11/11/01
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On Sun, 11 Nov 2001 07:05:12 GMT, "frinjdwelr" <frinj...@home.com>
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> Bob just lipsinks.

hey, where can I get me one of them Bob lipsinks?
will he sell it to me at a re-dooced price?

Alexander Lynn

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Nov 11, 2001, 4:42:58 AM11/11/01
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Ya know, I noticed that Bob was looking at the floor quite a bit in Detroit,
and the thought crossed my mind that he was using a prompter there. But I
thought it seemed crazy. But now I am not the first to notice this. Anyone else
have thoughts/observations?


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Po' Trev

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Nov 11, 2001, 4:52:43 AM11/11/01
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if bob was using a prompter therefore we must ask this question. did he
fluff any lyrics?

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Po' Trev

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Nov 11, 2001, 4:53:50 AM11/11/01
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haha . well i cant "see" him doing it personally.

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Po' Trev

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Nov 11, 2001, 4:54:43 AM11/11/01
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oh god here we go again. if u see the mans face u can surely tell he hasnt
had a facelfit. he looks worse now "facially" than ever before.

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LazyEyeLuke

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Nov 11, 2001, 6:43:07 AM11/11/01
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Didn't we all download the Po' Boy .mp3 and hear how badly he messed up the
lyrics?

He sure wasn't using one that night.


Damien

NickE6

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Nov 11, 2001, 8:03:32 AM11/11/01
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I WANT TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON THIS TELEPROMPTER THING ONCE AND FOR ALL.
I WAS FRONT ROW CENTER FOR 9 SHOWS IN A ROW (10/24/01 THRU 11/4/01) AND THERE
IS NO WAY HE WAS USING A TELEPROMPTER. NONE. PERIOD.

Avram Rothman

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Nov 11, 2001, 8:17:33 AM11/11/01
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Wow, does it seem that some people take this all just a little too personal?

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Jack Regan

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Nov 11, 2001, 9:32:13 AM11/11/01
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Just pop into a French plumbing supply shop and ask for a bee-day.

Gil Walker

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Nov 11, 2001, 12:07:10 PM11/11/01
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I doubt it. If so, he'd have to be wearing glasses (which you'd
certainly have noticed), or he'd have either acquired contacts or had
optical surgery -- in which case there'd likely be noticeable changes
in the way he moved around, etc. His relatively poor (uncorrected)
vision has been noted for years.

GW3

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Joey Berger

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Nov 11, 2001, 12:58:01 PM11/11/01
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Brian Wilson uses one.

"judas_priest"_yep

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Nov 11, 2001, 2:12:20 PM11/11/01
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does stevie wonder use one??

RWSURF

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Nov 11, 2001, 2:30:58 PM11/11/01
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>Brian Wilson uses one.
>

Brian needs one, with his tenuous connection to reality.

Rick

Alexander Lynn

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Nov 11, 2001, 3:06:59 PM11/11/01
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In Detroit, no. He mixed up Romeo and Juliet during "Floater," but rather than
mumble through the rest of the line, he went back and corrected himself. But
I'm not sure that fluffed vocals can be definitive proof either. I mean, if he
performs certain verses of songs on some nights, and the order of those verses
is somewhat idiosyncratic, there could be blown lines even if he were using a
prompter. In Chicago he blew quite a few lyrics to "Times...". But that seems
almost inevitable these days. I remember him fluffing some lyrics at Green Bay
and also at Madison, but VERY VERY few - in most cases, it seems that he fluffs
lyrics to '60's songs. Also, at Detroit, I remember thinking to myself before
noticing that Bob was looking at the floor alot that Bob's
enunciation and recall of the lyrics that night was more precise than I'd ever
heard before.

There is another thread on this subject. This one is much more civil so far.
Unfortunately, some people seem to feel quite threatened on here
at the suggestion that a prompter might even be possible. Please, folks, let's
get over that. Whether he uses one or not, I don't know for certain - I have
not been willing to fight to get (or stay) up front at any of the recent dates
I've seen. Those who suggest that Bob may be using a prompting device are not,
as some seem to feel, questioning Bob's masculinity or his competance.

Alex

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Debra Lind

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Nov 11, 2001, 2:42:46 PM11/11/01
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Definitely no prompter in Denver. Just footlights.

Delia

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How do you know it's even Bob up there? It's probably just a holographic
projection.
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Tricia J

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Nov 11, 2001, 10:22:38 PM11/11/01
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On 11 Nov 2001 09:07:10 -0800, gw...@excite.com (Gil Walker) wrote:

>I doubt it. If so, he'd have to be wearing glasses (which you'd
>certainly have noticed), or he'd have either acquired contacts or had
>optical surgery -- in which case there'd likely be noticeable changes
>in the way he moved around, etc. His relatively poor (uncorrected)
>vision has been noted for years.

yeah, don't know what all this teleprompter shit is... he's been
squinting at the floor for as long as I can remember

Don't Tread On Me

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Nov 11, 2001, 10:13:52 PM11/11/01
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He performed 'John Brown' word perfect for the first time I can EVER
remember. AND he is singing all these new L&T lyrics without any trouble.
Either he is using a teleprompter, or I want whatever drugs he's taking
these days.


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Eddie

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> > >
> > > vram Rothman <rava...@home.com> wrote in message
> > > news:ZFiH7.147936$5h5.63...@news3.rdc2.on.home.com...
> > > > From my seat in the 5'th row of the Toronto show it appeared that
Bob
> > was
> > > > using a teleprompter. THe front of the sage had a black curtain on
it
> > and

He's reading r.m.d.
Eddie


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