Martin Lewis has asked me to help him promote his new thing, which has posed me something of a dilemma, since I owe him gratitude for making this site possible.

This is what he writes:

This coming week sees the 50th anniversary of the release of Bob Dylan’s first album. That seems like a good occasion on which to release the music video of Pete Seeger performing Bob Dylan’s “Forever Young”. And to draw people’s attention to the digital audio track – the sales of which benefit Amnesty.  So though I rarely ask this of my friends – on this occasion I would truly value your assistance. Please help me spread the word about Pete Seeger and “Forever Young”. Please share this project with your friends and family. Facebook it, Tweet it, bleat it, email-blast it, share it, “digg” it, “like” it – whatever you can do…

Now here is my dilemma.   I have to confess to a lifelong aversion to Pete Seeger, and white men playing banjos.

I have learned to overcome the latter prejudice, by making exceptions for people who are white and play banjos but are also comedians… e.g. Billy Connolly, Kevin Nealon, and Steve Martin since it clearly marks a lonely and obsessive youth.   But Pete Seeger?   Really?

So though Martin has asked me to Facebook, and Tweet on Twitter, you know that this is nothing I can do because I prefer an anti-social network.  Even this blog has been sadly intermittent, because I have been working hard on my Dick (no pun unintended.)

So why don’t you make up my own mind for me.

Here’s the info.  If I am wrong please text Michael Palin and tell him….

PETE SEEGER – “FOREVER YOUNG”

1) The Music Video: www.youtu.be/Ezyd40kJFq0

2) The “Forever Pete!” Website: www.ForeverPete.com

3) Column on Huffington Post: http://tinyurl.com/7aeqsxt

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