tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377467784945414672011-12-13T20:41:54.144ZHaiku inspired by Bob Dylan's 2009 album 'Christmas in the Heart'Wes Whitenoreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537746778494541467.post-3045248027137614192009-12-03T14:08:00.001Z2009-12-03T14:08:38.823ZDylan or Sir Cliff?<br />Oh! I really couldn't choose...<br />Maybe the Queen's speech.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/537746778494541467-304524802713761419?l=christmasminuszero.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wes Whitenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537746778494541467.post-88538884098249849332009-12-02T10:20:00.001Z2009-12-02T10:20:57.449ZIn the video<br />They gambol like Blitzen, while<br />Bob, deadpan, does not.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/537746778494541467-8853888409824984933?l=christmasminuszero.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wes Whitenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537746778494541467.post-35554759316250134592009-12-01T07:24:00.000Z2009-12-01T07:25:30.053ZChristmas U.S.A.<br />Do they hear Bob Dylan Play?<br />Hear him say OY VEY!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/537746778494541467-3555475931625013459?l=christmasminuszero.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wes Whitenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537746778494541467.post-81858032516242739152009-11-30T10:58:00.001Z2009-11-30T10:58:35.481ZChristmas came today!<br />As Bobby croaked his carols<br />Baby Jesus wept.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/537746778494541467-8185803251624273915?l=christmasminuszero.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wes Whitenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537746778494541467.post-47197547257004766172009-11-29T10:57:00.000Z2009-11-29T10:59:57.743ZI'm a person who<br />Christmas music makes violent:<br />Jingle-fucking-bells.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/537746778494541467-4719754725700476617?l=christmasminuszero.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wes Whitenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537746778494541467.post-66059468297338913432009-11-28T14:12:00.000Z2009-11-28T14:16:23.207ZThere's a vacancy<br />At Dobby's - ten pounds an hour.<br />"We've got the padding".<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/537746778494541467-6605946829733891343?l=christmasminuszero.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wes Whitenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537746778494541467.post-21290974461835995422009-11-27T16:02:00.001Z2009-11-27T16:02:58.841ZMust be Santa, yes?<br />Well, this Dylan record does<br />Remind me of sacks.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/537746778494541467-2129097446183599542?l=christmasminuszero.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wes Whitenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537746778494541467.post-13262214516513328102009-11-26T10:19:00.000Z2009-11-26T10:21:26.014Zthe world did not need<br />another christmas album.<br />(we wish you could sing.)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/537746778494541467-1326221451651332810?l=christmasminuszero.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wes Whitenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537746778494541467.post-79592574921314323232009-11-25T16:40:00.000Z2009-11-26T10:19:39.694ZChristmas in the heart /<br />roast my chestnuts on the fire?<br />I think the latter.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/537746778494541467-7959257492131432323?l=christmasminuszero.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wes Whitenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537746778494541467.post-6061994874689607852009-11-24T23:48:00.001Z2009-11-24T23:48:33.829ZRobert Zimmerman<br />Comes round here singing carols.<br />Want a mince pie, Bob?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/537746778494541467-606199487468960785?l=christmasminuszero.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wes Whitenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537746778494541467.post-6844993702475466342009-11-24T23:45:00.000Z2009-11-24T23:47:46.596ZThis is just plain strange.<br />Bob Dylan Christmas album?<br />I am kind of scared.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/537746778494541467-684499370247546634?l=christmasminuszero.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wes Whitenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537746778494541467.post-33853259600739396802009-11-24T23:37:00.000Z2009-11-25T10:56:44.132ZIn 2009, <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/bob+dylan">Bob Dylan</a> released an album of Christmas songs called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Heart-Bob-Dylan/dp/B002MW50KO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1259104672&sr=8-1">Christmas in the Heart</a>.<br /><br />Here is the first video from the album:<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qVs6X9yIM_k&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qVs6X9yIM_k&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />This blog is exclusively dedicated to haiku inspired by the album.<br /><br />If you have written a haiku inspired by Christmas in the Heart, please email it to christmasminuszero@ecartilage.co.uk and we will consider it for inclusion on the blog.<br /><br />Haiku posted as comments are also welcomed and may be considered for inclusion in the Christmas Minus Zero blog.<br /><br />Wishing you every festive cheer at this special time of year,<br /><br />Wes and Erica<br />for Christmas Minus Zero<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/537746778494541467-3385325960073939680?l=christmasminuszero.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Wes Whitenoreply@blogger.com0