I suppose when the home you live in is the childhood home of someone who went on to achieve celeb status in the world you expect the occasional gawker stopping out front to ponder or snap a picture.
If you are John Kiernan of Winnipeg Manitoba you have grown used to this as his home is the home musician Neil Young lived in as a teen ager. While his father Scott Young was pounding out sports stories to meet his deadlines with the Globe and Mail and Sports Illustrated upstairs Neil was honing his talents and unique vocal styles in the basement with his high school band The Squires.
On Monday John looked out his front window to see a cab in the drive and his wife talking to a couple guys he did not immediately recognize, one of which looked a bit out of place for Winnipeg in November. Decked in designer leather pants and cowboy boots the one guy did start to look familiar as he approached him, then when it hit him, he realized he was face to face standing in his driveway with non other than Bob Dylan.
What does one do? Of course he invited Bob and his manager in to look through the house. “How long do you have for the tour?” Kiernan asked, meaning the tour of the house. Dylan replied: “We’re touring for another two weeks.”
Dylan had many questions, particularly while viewing Neil’s old bedroom now painted pink for Johns 16 year old daughter. “OK, so this was his view, and this was where he listened to his music.” He quipped and he soaked it in.
No doubt as he made his way through the house, Bob Dylan was aware of his own parallel experiences growing up in the same era in Hibbing Minnesota, outside of Duluth and about 350 miles to the south west, sitting in his room, listening to his music, looking out his window.” “He was introspective and thoughtful,” Kiernan said. “He had an interest in music beyond himself.”"
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