Neighbors say Bob Dylan's Malibu home is a stinker
Wow. What's that horrible smell?
The answer, my friends, is blowing in the wind.
Neighbors contend that there's definitely something bad blowing in the wind near Bob Dylan's Malibu mansion.
Residents contend that the evening breeze wafts a terrible stench from an employees' portable toilet on Dylan's Point Dume property.
Right into their homes. And their nostrils.
Some neighbors say they are even getting sick. Dylan, 67, has ignored their complaints for six months.
Hmm... Sounds like the '60s folk singer just isn't interested in other peoples' civil rights anymore.
David Emminger, whose home is directly behind the toilet, told the L.A. Times that the latrine is used by Dylan's security staff.
Emminger and his wife have installed five industrial-sized fans in their yard to blast the smell back at Dylan. 
But mere fans can't compete with the powerful evening ocean breezes.
Dylan, who has lived in a compound next to Bluewater Road for more than two decades, did not respond to inquiries about the toilet.
Neither did his New York lawyer.
Malibu officials said they are investigating the complaints and, as a result, they cannot discuss the issue.
But you can discuss this issue, so let's hear some thoughts.
Are you surprised -- or not surprised -- at how downright unneighborly Dylan is being about this smelly matter?
Does it make you rethink the man and his music?
Photo: Bob Dylan and his Point Dume property. Credits: FilmMagic.
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His music always sucked. no big surprise that he sucks too.
Lies! The Emmingers are the ONLY residents complaining and do not live directly next to the port a potty. They actually live across the street by a portion of the cornermost property, while residents directly next to the property lines are saying there is no smell at all.
Emminger has written many complaining letters to local papers and her attacks are always about what someone else has done to cause their various ailments - fluoride in the drinking water, poison in plastic baby bottles, autism causes, etc.
Actually, the Emmingers pose a serious threat to the community at large by operating 5 large indoor fans outside (not approved for outdoor use) with extension cords that are seen as fire hazards. This town doesn't need any residents posing additional fire risks and I hope the Emmingers not only act for the safety of their neighbors but also to diminish the energy consumption that is so gross and selfish.
Negative newbies, that's all they are, but it sure does make for a rabid tabloid style story that the Times seems so proud of these days.
Where's the REAL news, or at least a balanced version of the gossip if that's all we get?
me being a big fan of dylan... i know he spends much of his time touring, which may be a reason for not responding to his neighbors complaints...he has not been there
Imagine how Dylan's staff that uses those toilets feel !
My goodness if it gags neighbors a hundred feet away it must require a gas mask to enter the stinking den.
Any person that treats his staff in such a demeaning manner doesn't earn much respect from me.
The B. Dylan story was so funny that I fell off the couch laughing. Thanks for everything. Pat Kruki
Funny, we were just talking about him last night and what a really bad singer he was, not to mention how bad his songs were, from a musical composition point of view. It's amazing that someone of no talent could become so rich and famous just because his lyrics were provocative...only in America. I guess the smell coming from his house is indicative of how bad his music stinks.
I guess that's taking "Blowin' in the Wind" to the limit.
Bob, get the port-a-potties clean and fresh, practice good neighborly hygene, and keep on writing those incredibly awesome stories that you sing. God love you, Michael
He has horses on his property. He has probably lived there longer than the neighbors. They knew when they moved there, that Dylan had horses.
To Pat Kruki:
Sorry bud; they can't all be Yanni.