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Bob Dylan, “Love Minus Zero/No Limit,” Bringing It All Back Home,
LP (Columbia, CS 9128, 1965), side 1, track 4.

THOMAS MERTON BOB DYLAN
1966
Jan.–March: records Blonde on Blonde
March 6: watches the deer from his porch
March 25: has neck surgery in Louisville hospital
March 30: meets Margie Smith
April: Australian concert tour
April 9: returns to Gethsemani
April 19: receives first letter from Margie
April 26: meets Margie in Louisville
April 27: arrives in Europe for concert tour
May 5: James Laughlin and Nicanor Parra visit
May 14: discusses Joan Baez with Margie
May 17: the “Judas shout” concert, Manchester, England
May 22: returns to hermitage
May 27: final European concert, London
May 28: Thich Nhat Hanh visits
June 14: admits the affair to Dom James
June 25: gives Midsummer Diary to Margie
July: Blonde on Blonde released
July 16: goes to Cherokee Park with Margie