It's Probably a Good Thing That Bob Dylan Will Never Call Me

This is the true story of a little crippled boy. Actually, by the time this story begins, this little crippled boy had grown to be a crippled young adult. And he wasn’t little anymore. He had also become a big fan of Bob Dylan. This crippled young adult had a hot young sister who wasn’t crippled. She often used her hotness to get backstage after concerts she attended to meet the musicians. One fine evening, this hot young sister went to a Bob Dylan concert and she got backstage and met Bob. She told Bob about her crippled brother who was a big fan of his. She gave Bob the phone number of her crippled brother and she told him it would be nice if he called him some time. So Bob did that. And he gave his phone number to the crippled young adult and invited him to call him anytime. So the crippled young adult did that. And he talked to Bob Dylan on the phone frequently up until he died. But I sometimes wonder what I would have done if Bob Dylan called me out of the blue like that. Chances are, I might’ve messed the whole thing up because I probably would’ve thought it was one of my friends pranking me and I probably would’ve said something like, “Okay, Bob, you can Blow Me in the Wind.” Even if I had thought it was for real. I still might’ve messed the whole thing up because it might’ve felt too much like Make-a-Wish to me. And when I see that stuff I always feel real bad for the dying kid who’s being wined and dined not because the kid is dying but because i wonder if it occurs to them that the only reason they’re receiving all of this attention is because they’re dying and maybe all this is reminding them of that and just making them feel worse about it. And so I’d be tempted to say, on behalf of all Make-a-Wish kids, something like, “Okay, Bob, you can Blow Me in the Wind.” It’s probably a good thing that Bob Dylan will never call me. (Please support Smart Ass Cripple and help us keep going. Just click below to contribute.) https://www.paypal.me/smartasscripple?fbclid=IwAR2qrql-UFH19OepgeaCG4WmblyNylb27k2q8eYxXHH-nvFX30Mk2fJx9uI