Like a rolling stone

So when I first tried to get tickets to see Bob Dylan this Thursday at the Orange County Fair, Ticketmaster was sold out -- with a footnote that they might release more tickets in the days leading up to the concert. I kept checking two, three times a day to see if that would happen, and if I would be there at the right time. Last night after finishing my column I took a stab at it -- and nearly fainted to find a ticket available! Even better, after the first screen for "best available" -- showing the last row in a back section -- expired and I searched again for the best available, a seat in the orchestra section at the Pacific Amphitheatre magically appeared! I snapped it up before you could say "Subterranean Homesick Blues."

To say the man's a legend would be an understatement. And I love the fact that he obviously doesn't need the money but tours anyway. According to Wikipedia, he rarely plays the same set twice on his "Never Ending Tour" (hoping for "Just Like A Woman" and "All Along the Watchtower"), but with Bob Dylan and funnel cake in one night, how can you go wrong? (Must click over to the OC Register to see pics of the "funnel dog" and "Twinkie relleno" offered at the fair.)