A 'thank you' to Bob Dylan at 80 For a soundtrack for friendships, marriage, fatherhood, joy and grief. By Mike Buttry Text size Copy shortlink: Thirty years ago, my relationship with Bob Dylan began with an act of theft. Hidden away in the basement of my childhood home, I dug through my father's dusty record collection. My fingers flipped past the standard-issue baby boomer "classics" until they found their way to "Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume II." It was the cover art that hooked me. Dylan's iconic silhouette with a harmonica around his neck, shot from behind and bathed in blue light. It felt like an invitation to something clandestine and new. After one listen, I knew I needed this record more than my father ever would.