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From: phs@netcom.com (Peter H. Salus)
Subject: Re: Bob Dylan meets Apple
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References: <1994Aug26.010410.13911@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> <778095700snz@wildcard.demon.co.uk> <sdoran.778109213@cygnus.cis.ksu.edu.cis.ksu.edu>
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 1994 12:46:52 GMT
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In article <sdoran.778109213@cygnus.cis.ksu.edu.cis.ksu.edu> sdoran@cis.ksu.edu () writes:
>cyber_surfer@wildcard.demon.co.uk (Martin Rodgers) writes:
>
>>> It's an issue of capitalizing on someone's name (to fame).
>
>>I'm told that Bob Dylan changed his name from something like
>>Dillon (named after yet another "dylan", only spelt differently).
>>Which Dylan did Bob prefer to be named after? And why can't Apple
>>(or anyone else) do the same?

Robert Zimmerman has said he was teen-age impressed by Matt Dillon,
but spelt it wrong.  He claims never to have heard of 
Dylan Thomas at that time.  My belief system is tested by this 
assertion by a graduate of a NYC highschool.

Peter

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