Fact #39249
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On his 25th birthday, Bob Dylan plays at L'Olympia, Paris, France, Europe, where the electric set is performed in front of a huge Stars And Stripes flag. Backstage, he meets with French pop idols Francoise Hardy and Johnny Hallyday.Full article:
Mickey Jones : we were not very happy in France. We thought everyone there had an attitude towards Americans. And they did! I don’t remember whose idea it was but we loved the reaction of the audience when the curtain opened and we were dwarfed by the biggest American flag that I had ever seen. It made me and Bob very proud. As you know, Bob and I were the only Americans on the show. The rest of the band was Canadian.
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