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When Dylan personally invited the fledgling author Sloman (Reefer Madness) to chronicle his Rolling Thunder Revue tour back in 1975, Sloman thought he had landed his dream gig, expecting all-night parties and intimate chats with the tour's supporting cast, which included Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Robbie Robertson and Allen Ginsberg. In fact, Sloman, who first published this memoir in 1978, found access to the stars very limited. After the first concert, Dylan's manager bounced him from the band's hotel. Yet he decided to do whatever it took to stay on tour, earning the nickname "Ratso," after the wily con man played by Dustin Hoffman in Midnight Cowboy. Sloman embraced the role: "I was Ratso, I realized, rolling with the punches, licking my wounds in auxiliary highway hotels, stuffing my frayed dreams into a tattered suitcase, limping along the highway in search of that warm sun that always follows the thunder." But by the end of the tour, Sloman is still stuck with inglorious duties like looking after Dylan's beagle puppy. A brisk and funny (if somewhat over-the-top) prose stylist, he records some interesting moments a sunrise ceremony led by an Indian chief, coincidentally named Rolling Thunder; an emotional encounter with Jack Kerouac's bartending brother-in-law Nicky in Lowell, Mass. but he never really gets close enough to Dylan to offer readers any insights. Ultimately, this book is about one fan's attempt to be accepted by his rock-and-roll heroes, and in Sloman's hands the project is as narcissistic as it sounds. Reading his memoir, one goes from rooting for the underdog to wishing he'd just go home. 16 pages of b&w photos not seen by PW.
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?An invaluable insider?s look at a legendary tour.? ?Michael Musto,the Village Voice

?An all-access pass to hang with the greatest singer-songwriter of our time. On the Road with Bob Dylan remains a true gonzo rock journalism classic and a revealing study of music?s greatest genius/enigma.? ?David Wild, contributing editor to Rolling Stone and host of Bravo?s Musicians -- Review

Product Details

  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Three Rivers Press; Revised edition (August 27, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1400045967
  • ISBN-13: 978-1400045969
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #772,001 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great, when it's about Dylan, February 20, 2003
By River Man (Studio City, CA) - See all my reviews
This is a great book while it stays focused on Bob Dylan's legendary tour. And it's interesting when it diverges to cover the surrounding mania among fans, family and visiting musicians. But there's a point about halfway through, right about the time Joan Baez christens Sloman as Ratso, where the writer becomes deluded that his running feud with the tour manager and other personal tribulations are of equal interest to the efforts of Dylan and his merry band. And on this point, he is very wrong. Any doubters are invited to compare the "Dylan" and "Sloman" listings at this very website.

If you're a Dylan fan, there is some really good stuff here, and the book earns its four stars. And occasionally even the Ratso antics are amusing. But there are way too many times when reading this book is like watching a great movie, only to have the camera turn and follow one of the extras, for no good reason.

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4.0 out of 5 stars far more depth than most rock books, January 5, 2004
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i read a LOT of books on music, and though a solid Dylan fan, i wouldn't call myself a fanatic. This book really stands out in the level of detail it relates, and i would say it's as good as any writings about what it's actually like to be on a big rock tour. Sloman (also the ghostwriter of howard stern's 2 books) tape recorded 100s of hours of backstage chatter, so you do really get an accurate picture of the personalities here. Yes, its' slanted to the positive, since Ratso is certainly a superfan, but it's by no means a snow job. i'd compare it to "spanish tony" sanchez's book on the Stones insofar as you get far better insights to the players involved from this kind of account as you do a typical bio. i've read 5 or 6 other dylan bios and found this to be most enjoyable and insightful. The only reason i woudn't give it 5 stars is that you really have to be a pretty big fan of Dylan, folkies, or the rock touring world in general, because the level of depth here also means it's not for the more casual fan etc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I've read them all..., September 12, 2002
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I've read all the Bob books that're worth reading and this one is far and away the best, as close to the honesty--warts and all--and humor and power of Fear and Loathing On The Campaign Trail '72 as any book I've read. The Bloomfield interview is a stone classic. The Bob quotes and descriptions are priceless. The verbatim interview/transcript approach puts the reader in the room with the speakers. Most any single page of this book gives you more than you'll find in Shelton's entire book. I finished this book and turned directly back to page one and started it again.
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4.0 out of 5 stars still reading, and geting used to it
Since Dylan came, I've been there. So have lots of us. He's the iconic figure that helps connect the dots for everybody 50 or 60 years old. Read more
Published 2 months ago by James Greene

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the most entertaining book about Bob Dylan
This is the one to read, as endorsed by The Man himself.

Imagine covering Dylan at a time at which he had matured but was still "livin' on the edge" (at age 35 Dylan... Read more
Published on July 5, 2006 by G. E. Mantel

1.0 out of 5 stars Sloman's Whine Fest
This book should have been called, "On the Road with Larry Sloman." This has to be the WORST book ever written about Bob Dylan because it has little to do with Dylan, there is... Read more
Published on January 4, 2006 by Thursday's Read

5.0 out of 5 stars Obviously Five Stars
Sloman's rant cuts to the bone and shares more than enough scraps from the feast of Dylan's mid '70's rock n' roll circus. Read more
Published on March 10, 2005 by Danny King

2.0 out of 5 stars Love Dylan, but Not That Much
The whole thing seemed to be too much Dylan exultation for me. The concert was perfect, exactly the way it was supposed to be. Read more
Published on August 20, 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars I take issue with PETE
I have written a review of this book earlier.
I take issue with "Pete" who clearly knows nothing about this
book or the way it was written. Read more
Published on February 5, 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars Bring back Sam Shepard's "Rolling Thunder Logbook"!
What account of Dylan's 1975 tour would you rather read? Poetic book by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright or opportunistic account by hanger-on Larry "Rupert Pupkin" Sloman... Read more
Published on December 16, 2002 by Peter Covitz

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Bob Dylan book
Wow! I got this when it first came out in 1978 and I still have my well worn copy. Its a wonderful look at Dylan during the
Rolling Thunder review. Read more
Published on October 3, 2002 by barlove

5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate Dylan/rock tour book
This is without a doubt the best book on Bob Dylan and one of the best books on rock music, period. I read this when it first came out years ago, before Sloman worked with Howard... Read more
Published on September 2, 2002 by dylanfan

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