Was there anything in the movie about the supposed Donovan "rivalry"? It was a supposed thing for a couple years in the mid sixties. A couple of my brothers were Dylan disciples, a couple of us thought Donovan was a "Sunshine Superman" . But not so much a thing as the "fan" magazines of the day tried to play up.
Bob Dylan and Donovan - What is The Story ? - NSF News and Magazine
July 24th, 1965 – Bob Dylan, Donovan and Mary Travers hung out backstage at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. Donovan had performed the night before with Joan Baez during her headlining set. Later that afternoon, Dylan would perform three acoustic songs at the festival workshop, as a warm-up for...www.needsomefun.net
Dylan was so full of himself and at the same time so insecure it would not surprise me if he felt threatened by Donovan.
The only thing I know for sure is that in the wake of "Yellow Mellow," many a dopey teen sought to get high by smoking banana peels.
I kid you not.
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