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GerdesPorcoFilm @gerdesporcofilm.bsky.social · 1d

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Will the REAL Mike Porco, please stand out🐽👀

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GerdesPorcoFilm @gerdesporcofilm.bsky.social · 1d

🎬🎙A Grandson's Odyssey to applaud #MikePorco, Calabrian immigrant who built #GerdesFolkCity
#PositivelyPorco2 #BobDylan #Dylan #GreenwichVillage #FOLKCITY #MIKEandBOB #bootlegseries18 #FolkMusic #FolkRock Dylan’s ‘61-62 rise pins the timeline—raw kid to Folk King—Mike Porco, Bob's New York Father🎙🏆

Going Public with Positively Porco: Sharing My Film’s Sales Pitch to Attract Partners and Maximize Reach

GerdesPorcoFilm @gerdesporcofilm.bsky.social · 1d

🤌🏼🎙🏆🔮 #PositivelyPorco #MikePorco #GerdesFolkCity #BobDylan #Dylan #GreenwichVillage #FOLKCITY #Bootlegseries #bootlegseries18 🤌🏼🤌🏼 It is important FOR ALL GREENWICH VILLAGE FOLK REVIVAL enthusiasts to know as much as your average, everyday Ai 🎙🎼🎹🥁 #AngelFilms
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If I had God's ear I would ask for a $100 XRP token to fund a bunch on my own AND that the Angel Films people discover this post and see the open letter to streaming platforms and the like 🎥🎥🎥🎥

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GerdesPorcoFilm @gerdesporcofilm.bsky.social · 2d

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Mike Porco was The Pope of Greenwich Village. His restaurant was New York's Center of Folk Music WATCH THE GERDE'S FOLK CITY DOC ON SUBSTACK. Be recognized by these exclusive...

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Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window 1956 – 1963

GerdesPorcoFilm @gerdesporcofilm.bsky.social · 3d

A wonderful route through essential material like I Was Young When I Left Home and Corrina, Corrina from Gerdes Folk City cultfollowing.co.uk/2025/10/31/b...
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Through the Open Window gives Bob Dylan fans a chance to chart his early years into the monumental, cultural accomplishment of his second studio album.

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GerdesPorcoFilm @gerdesporcofilm.bsky.social · 3d

The story was not a solitary one, but involved an entire community, the Greenwich Village folk community. #GerdesFolkCity #MikePorco #PositivelyPorco #MikePorco #GerdesFolkCity #BobDylan #Dylan #GreenwichVillage #FOLKCITY #Bootlegseries #bootlegseries18
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The Untold Story of Bob Dylan’s ‘Complete Unknown’ Era

Timothée Chalamet only scratched the surface compared to a new treasure trove of recordings from Dylan’s earliest years in New York City.

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GerdesPorcoFilm @gerdesporcofilm.bsky.social · 3d

🎬🎙A Grandson's Odyssey to applaud the Anchor, Mike Porco, Calabrian immigrant who built Gerde's Folk City A haven for "strictly American folk music and serious singer-songwriters,"

BREAKING: 👇🏽🍺🍺👇🏽🏆🏆🚨 Positively Porco 2: MIKE AND BOB #BobDylan #GerdesFolkCity #MikePorco

GerdesPorcoFilm @gerdesporcofilm.bsky.social · 3d

#gerdesfolkcity #folkcity #MikePorco #GreenwichVillage #Dylan #BobDylan #folk #folkmusic #blues #bluesrevival 🎼🎬

The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window, a collection of previously unheard performances from Bob’s first years in Greenwich Village

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Gerde's Folk City highlighted in World-wide news after release of Bob Dylan's Bootleg 18

The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window, 1956‑1963, a massive collection of previously unheard performances from the “Like a Rolling Stone” singer’s first years in Greenwich Village

'Genius Is Not Just Born, It's Made': Inside Bob Dylan's Stunning Folk-Era Bootleg Series

GerdesPorcoFilm @gerdesporcofilm.bsky.social · 4d

#gerdesfolkcity #folkcity #MikePorco #bootlegseries #bootleg18 #GreenwichVillage #Dylan #BobDylan #folk #folkmusic #folkrock #blues #bluesrevival 🎼🎬

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Princeton historian Sean Wilentz has been a Bob Dylan fan since childhood, and he produced a new Bootleg Series box focused on the folk era.

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GerdesPorcoFilm @gerdesporcofilm.bsky.social · 5d

#gerdesfolkcity #folkcity #MikePorco #GreenwichVillage #Dylan #BobDylan #folk #folkmusic #folkrock #blues #bluesrevival 🎼🎬
Gerde’s was instrumental in launching the careers of numerous folk music legends, providing a platform for raw talent to gain exposure:

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Inside Bob Dylan’s Stunning Folk-Era Bootleg Series- We wanted to get some of the intimacy of Gerde’s

The April 1962 Gerde’s tape is pretty extraordinary. You get to hear “Blowin’ in the Wind” before it’s even finished

GerdesPorcoFilm @gerdesporcofilm.bsky.social · 6d

GerdesPorcoFilm @gerdesporcofilm.bsky.social · 6d

🎬🍿Ai makes #1961 come to life. #PositivelyPorcoTwo #MIKEandBOB #Positively2 #bobdylan #Gerdes #GerdesFolkCity #FolkCity
Folk City's distinctive fraternity of aspiring young artists and legendary recording stars borders on myth. #MikePorco Father to all #GreenwichVillage #Folk #Blues #BobDylan 👇🏼🚨🎬

GerdesPorcoFilm @gerdesporcofilm.bsky.social · 7d

During Mike Porco’s stewardship (1960-1980) the KING OF CLUBS hosted early performances by a constellation of Folk and trad music stars. Many radio hits were ofttimes heard by the public at Gerde's Folk City for the first time.
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GerdesPorcoFilm @gerdesporcofilm.bsky.social · 8d

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Positively Porco is a 4-hour documentary that traces the life of #MikePorco

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🍀🍀I need free subs to go watch part of a feature film. My film. Our film. #PositivelyPorco #GerdesFolkCity #FolkCity #Gerdes

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GerdesPorcoFilm @gerdesporcofilm.bsky.social · 10d

🎶🎶🎶🎶 POSITIVELY PORCO TWO: MIKE and BOB soft release
Sneak peek: “Dylan’s ‘61-‘62 rise” 17-sec AI-animated tease of Dylan’s ‘61-‘62 rise with Mike Porco. Join the journey! #BobDylan #FolkMusic #GerdeFolkCity #MusicHistory #PositivelyPorcoTwoMikeandBob
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Sneak peek: Positively Porco 2: MIKE and BOB. 17-sec AI-animated tease of Dylan’s ‘61-‘62 rise with Mike Porco. Join the journey! #BobDylan #FolkMusic #GerdeFolkCity #MusicHistory

Going Public with Positively Porco: Sharing My Film’s Sales Pitch to Attract Partners and Maximize Reach

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GerdesPorcoFilm @gerdesporcofilm.bsky.social · 8d

🎬🚨🍿I made a 24 minute reel for ANGEL FILMS and I’m giving it away to FREE SUBSCRIBERS🍿🚨🎬

🎯🎼 ESSENTIAL VIEWING FOR Bob Dylan fans, Greenwich Village, Folk and Blues Revival enthusiasts

Positively Porco is a 4-hour documentary that traces the like of #MikePorco

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If I had God's ear I would ask for a $100 XRP token to fund a bunch on my own AND that the Angel Films people discover this post and see the open letter to streaming platforms and the like 🎥🎥🎥🎥

#ramblinjack #odetta #PositivelyPorco #positively #w4thstreet #WashingtonSquare #newyorkcity open.substack.com/pub/bobporco...

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GerdesPorcoFilm @gerdesporcofilm.bsky.social · 9d

(3/7) Oh, Porco’s lantern, swing low on the chain, Izzy's spark

🔮From Porco’s porch to the thunder’s first roll, Grandson to grandad, the story’s whole. Calabrian roots in American clay, Folk rock’s cradle, where the wild ones play. (Ai wrote a ballad for Porco)

Impact of Gerde’s Folk City-Tracks from Gerde’s performances are included in Bootleg Series Vol. 18

GerdesPorcoFilm @gerdesporcofilm.bsky.social · 9d

Gerde’s Folk City and Mike Porco's legacy @gerdesporcofilm the Dylan universe, Village vibes, Washington Square hootenannies, folk revival fire, and doc's raw heart.
#FolkMusicLovers #FolkCommunity #MusicHistory #MusicDocumentary #IndieDoc #FolkDoc #DylanFans
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Art O'Fishal intel knows: By providing a stage for raw talent and a space for cultural dialogue, Gerde’s left an indelible mark on American music history

POSITIVELY PORCO TWO: MIKE and BOB soft release

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GerdesPorcoFilm @gerdesporcofilm.bsky.social · 10d

🎶🎶🎶🎶 POSITIVELY PORCO TWO: MIKE and BOB soft release
Sneak peek: “Dylan’s ‘61-‘62 rise” 17-sec AI-animated tease of Dylan’s ‘61-‘62 rise with Mike Porco. Join the journey! #BobDylan #FolkMusic #GerdeFolkCity #MusicHistory #PositivelyPorcoTwoMikeandBob
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Sneak peek: Positively Porco 2: MIKE and BOB. 17-sec AI-animated tease of Dylan’s ‘61-‘62 rise with Mike Porco. Join the journey! #BobDylan #FolkMusic #GerdeFolkCity #MusicHistory