Bob Dylan frogmarched to collect ID after rookie policewoman fails to recognize scruffy dude.

[Coyotl]

Like a complete unknown: Bob Dylan frogmarched to collect ID after rookie policewoman fails to recognise scruffy music legend
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/bigbrother/article-1206617/Like-complete-unknown-Bob-Dylan-frogmarched-collect-ID-rookie-policewoman-fails-recognise-scruffy-music-legend.html

.... Police were called in a quiet seaside town after he was spotted freewheelin' down the street and apparently acting suspiciously. A 22-year-old female officer demanded to see his identification papers.

He assumed she would at least recognise the name if not the face. But she ordered him into the back of her car and took him to his hotel to check his story.

Then she radioed her older colleagues at the police station to ask if anyone knew who Bob Dylan was.

'I'm afraid we all fell about laughing,' .... I offered to bring in some of my Dylan albums. Unfortunately, she doesn't know what vinyl is either.'

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[NoPasaran]

1. How does it feel?

[dipsydoodle]

2. It ain't me babe

It ain't me you're looking for babe.

[Beaverhausen]

3. This happened in 2009

Also I wouldn't expect every 22 year old to know who bob Dylan is.

[abq e streeter]

4. Happened 4 years ago...

[SomethingFishy]

5. So Bob Dylan walking down the street is suspicious..

Good thing he wasn't wearing a hoodie.

[cali]

6. If ever a quote was put in someone's mouth, this is it.

"I'm afraid we all fell about laughing"

C'mon that's Brit phraseology, not American English.

[Neoma]

9. Some people watch too much BBC.

I had a British accent at one point when I was a kid. I lived in Tennessee at the time too.

[Jenoch]

14. I knew a girl in college who

also took on the affectation of a British accent. I knew she was born and raised in North Dakota. She was a waitress in a bar, so I would ask her which part of North Dakota her accent represented. She was from Grand Forks.

[TDale313]

16. Yeah, I've been known

To pick up a few British-isms. Spot on, for example.

[Neoma]

34. I knew of someone who started to frequent British chat rooms.

Had a good handle on all the cuss words. I'd love to do that. Can't swear enough sometimes.

[DevonRex]

17. As is, "The poor woman has taken rather a lot of abuse from us."

No American cop would ever, EVER say that. Much less about a 22-y/o rookie female cop. "Poor woman?" "Rather a lot of abuse?"

[On the Road]

21. Good Catch --

you are undoubtedly right. Despite the occasional American who adpots British phraseology, it is much more likely the quote was either rephrased or manufactured.

[Blue_Tires]

7. I'm reminded about the story of some NBA player

(maybe 10 years ago?) playing a road game, and he came to the arena early for a shootaround but got turned away by security because his appearance was too thuggish and he had no ID on him...

Not long after that, David Stern instituted a league-wide dress code...

[FSogol]

20. Tim Lincecum was turned away from the Giant's ballpark because he arrived on a skateboard

and security didn't know him.

[Blue_Tires]

26. I know I've finally become like my dad

When I see athletes stepping off the bus, at press conferences or making public appearances and think: "Why won't he wear a suit??"

[LeftyMom]

33. To be fair, Timmy looks 12.

[Jim Lane]

35. I heard something similar about a different musician.

It might have been Marshall Crenshaw, but I'm not sure. Whoever it was had a gig at a club. When he showed up, though, the flunky at the door wouldn't let him in, because he (unsurprisingly) didn't have a ticket.

Fortunately, the club was displaying a poster advertising the evening, with a picture of the featured performer. The musician pointed to it. On that basis the flunky relented and let him in.

[madaboutharry]

8. He looks suspicious.

[99th_Monkey]

10. Forever Young ~nt

[datasuspect]

11. was he wearing a hoodie?

[struggle4progress]

12. .

[99th_Monkey]

13. Tangled Up In Blue

[Journeyman]

15. Should have told her he used to be known as Zimmerman. . .

[Zen Democrat]

18. Positively 4th Street

[Gidney N Cloyd]

19. She's got a lot of nerve...

[Ellipsis]

22. This is a way old story.

[Ichingcarpenter]

23. He's only a pawn in their game

[NightWatcher]

24. To be fair he does look/act a tad strange at times

If I saw him in my neighborhood I'd keep an eye out.

[99th_Monkey]

29. Yes, it's something wild in the eyes

something as yet untamed.

[KurtNYC]

36. I stepped out onto West 84th Street one morning about 5 years back and

this guy was walking toward me -- brown coat with a fur collar, wide brimmed hat, curly grey hair, kind of eccentric looking. My first thought was: "this guy looks like Bob Dylan"

I had just read "Chronicles" and he says in there that his off stage name is still Robert.

He got closer. It WAS Bob Dylan so I said "Good morning Robert."

He sort of grunted.

[olddots]

25. Nowhere does it say what he was doing

to attract the attention of law enforcement .Was he doing the Hokey Pokey ,was he profiled as a old creepy guy ?

I 'd be pissed off too and I'm certainly not Bob Dylan . No press is bad press .

[99th_Monkey]

27. "acting suspicious" ... what more does a cop need anymore?

Or a gun-toting self-appointed cop wannabe, for that matter.

Exhibit A: Trayvon Martin

[Martin Eden]

37. He was goin' round tellin' evryone "you're gonna have to serve somebody"

Anyway, that's what I'm speculatin'

[99th_Monkey]

28. Honey, Just allow me one more chance

[99th_Monkey]

31. I Shall Be Released

[demokatgurrl]

30. Interesting - not the first time

This happened to him on the beach at Atlantic City a few years ago.

[99th_Monkey]

32. This WAS a few years ago

or so it sez upstring

[spanone]

38. 2009.