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【A Quarter Century of Bob Dylan's Love and Theft: Listen to Withered Blues on a Night When Cheap Whisky Ice Melts】 Every time the melting ice clinks in the glass, the author’s stomach lining lets out a tiny scream. You can't fight the advancing years, but this sound and the 12-bar blues are the two things I just can't give up. Spinning on the turntable tonight is Bob Dylan's miraculous roots music tapestry, Love and Theft. Before you know it, a quarter of a century—25 long years—has slipped by since its release. A quarter of a century is enough time for a newborn baby to be thoroughly battered by the rough seas of society and start grumbling at an izakaya. My own hair has receded quite a bit in that span, but the glossy, matured richness of this album hasn't faded by a single millimeter. ### September 11, 2001: "Gritty Rebirth" Delivered on a Day of Upheaval …