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When Bob Dylan picked up his Medal of Freedom last week, he was wearing a Rockmount Ranch Wear shirt. Steve Weil, president of the Denver-based company, recognized the model — and says Dylan is a long-time fan of the snap-button shirts.
But while Dylan’s fashion sense may be above reproach, one reader has real concerns about that medal pinned on the shirt:
Says Ben Barr:
A guy who becomes famous for anti-war protest songs. Same guy accepts a fucking “freedom” medal from a war-mongering president, who is taking away freedoms. Well I guess he can wear whatever the hell he wants to…
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What do you think of Barr’s comment? Of Dylan’s career? Post your thoughts in the comments section below. And read more about Rockmount here, in a memorial to founder Jack A. Weil.
