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Fact #41299

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Short story:

When Bob Dylan plays in heavy rain at The Pavilion, Ravinia Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA, he breaks a string but continues by borrowing a guitar from an audience member.

Full article:

John Nemerovski (audience) : At that time it was free to sit on the lawn or on the benches at the side of the Ravinia Pavilion, so we chose the latter, to be able to see and hear the young sensation, Bob Dylan.

The music was all just Bob, all acoustic, all solo guitar accompaniment and a bit of harmonica, just like the records of the time. We got what we expected, and a bit more.

Halfway into the performance, the rain came, and it poured! The audience was so small for that early Dylan concert that when he said, half in jest, that "Hey, why doesn't everyone come in here to get out of the rain," everyone at Ravinia did just that, with room to spare. Then he broke a guitar string, so a guy in the front row handed Bob a beat-up Martin, and the music continued.
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