He’s given us bad surprises, like acting in that embarrassing “Hearts of Fire” movie. Weird surprises, like when he turned up in a Victoria’s Secret commercial leering creepily at a decades-younger lingerie-clad model. Funny surprises, like his cameos in “Dharma & Greg” and “Pawn Stars.” And did-that-really-happen surprises: Hunt up the segment on the “Theme Time Radio Hour” series he had in the aughts, where Dylan — Poet of a Generation — blurts out “Fo’ shizzle my nizzle.”
But since embarking on his “never-ending tour” in 1988, his shows haven’t incited much passion. Much as with Van Morrison concerts these days, you never know what you’ll get.