he he he he........

Phil Spector you are a tool!!!

Nice wig in the courtroom!!

Phish is Back!!!

I have never made any secret of my love of the band Phish. Back in the early 90's I heard Phish for the 1st time and it was one of those "my view on life changed with this music" moments. I just loved the jamming that was going on with this band. I got to see them May of 93 at the Tower Theater in Philly and my mind was blown by the musicianship.

Anyway...flash forward to 2004. Phish is the #1 touring band in the land, they're pretty much their own company, drugs are starting to ruin the musicianship, etc. So Phish called it quits in August of 04 by saying "we're done, Go Home!!"

5 years go by....Trey gets arrested for Heroin and perscription drugs, the rest of the guys are all doing their own thing. And it really seemed that PHISH was not going to happen again. But then something amazing happened. Trey was forced to sober up, they got together to just play, and lo and behold the magic was still there.

And that leads us to weekend of March 6,7,8,2009. Hampton Va.

Phish was getting back onstage together for the 1st time in 5 years. They have new management, a new attitude, and for the 1st time in a long time the DESIRE to want to be there.

To say that these shows turned out to be better than expected would be an understatement. From the opening notes of "Fluffhead" on the 1st night you could tell they were ready for Phish Version 3.0.

I've been listening to the shows all weekend. LIVEPHISH.COM offered up all 3 shows as FREE downloads. I just love what I am hearing coming out of these speakers considering the disappointment it could have been. I can't wait for the show in June in Camden.

If you don't like Phish. That's fine. I'm not forcing music on anybody. But I'm just happy that my favorite band is back and playing. Now excuse me while I get back to the music and "feel breezy"!!!!

Rock on

Tbone!

Alright...seriously.........

I don't know why I can't get into the swing of doing one of these every day or so. I really need to step up to the plate and get on the stick. I never did the 5 things of 2008 that I mentioned in my last post. Now I don't even remember what they were. I promise (take that with a grain of salt) that I will do this more often.

Rock On!!

TBONE

Now Good??

It's been about 6 months. Should I say something? Ummmm..How about the new ZXL website? It finally looks a little more manly. Before you could have sworn you were forwarded to the Hello Kitty homepage.

I had an idea. I'm going to flesh it out over the weekend. Monday through Friday of next week I'm going to countdown my Top 5 things of 2008. Some Rock, Some Life... just things that stood out to me this year.

So look for that and keep drinking. It's the only way to get through the holidays.

Rock On!!

TBONE

I'm Back!!!!!!

I never really went anywhere I am just the laziest white man around. I actually just spent the last 2 hours trying to remember the password to get me in here. That's all I have for now. See you in 6 months!!!

What a Wonderful World!!!

Has It Been That Long?????

Dec. 17th was the last post. I really gotta get back into the swing of things here. Maybe soon. I'm gonna go have a beer.

Upon further review........

Scroll down a little and you see the setlist from the Zeppelin show. Sure, it looks good. But how did it sound?

Well, two sources(a.k.a. bootlegs) have popped up on the internet and no I'm sorry I won't get you a copy. Find a kid,they'll do it for you for a 6-pack of RED BULL.

Anyway, back to the show. I am amazed(not a word I use often) at how strong Robert Plant's voice sounds. Let's face it, he has sounded pretty weak lately. Namely the 2nd Plant/Page album, his solo offering last year, and his new one with Allison Krause. Not a bad album, by the way, but gave you no clue what he still had hidden in that golden throat of his. He still has it and proved it on "Whole Lotta Love" "Kashmir" "Song Remains the Same" "Since I've Been Loving You" "No Quarter". Lisitening to the tape I thought of Phil Rizzuto going"HOLY COW!!!!!!"

John Paul Jones did what he did best. Anchor the background and keep it going. What's really funny is that if you look on the cover of ROLLING STONE with Zep JPJ looks like he's 35 while the other 2 look like their 95.

Jimmy Page. He's a guitar legend he's not going into a big, no gigantic gig like this and not bring his "A" game. He brought the riffs, he brought the violin bow, he brought the effects, he brought everything. Clapton is God???? um........NO!!!!

And that leaves Jason Bonham. Not only did he have to fill in for one of the greatest drummers in rock history....HE ALSO HAD TO FILL IN FOR HIS DAD!!!!!!!! Granted his drumming had a style that was his own, but he absolutely held his own behind the drum set. They made a good call in not playing "MOBY DICK". That drum solo can be only played by one guy and he's currently playing in a band with JIMI HENDRIX and "DIMEBAG" DARRELL.

So to sum it up. I was very pleasantly surprised. And I've been listening to it every day. Once again I say.......GIVE ME A TOUR....at the very least play in PHILLY or A.C.(Borgata will pay you millions....just say YES!!!!!!!)

Thanks........and ROCK ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you just say "Happy Holidays"??????

Twas the month before Christmas*
*When all through our land,*
*Not a Christian was praying*
*Nor taking a stand.*
*See the PC Police had taken away,*
*The reason for Christmas - no one could say.*
* The children were told by their schools not to sing,*
*About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.*
*It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say*
* December 25th is just a 'Holiday'.*
*Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit*
*Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!*
*CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-pod*
*Something was changing, something quite odd! *
*Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa*
*In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.*
*As Targets were hanging their trees upside down*
* At Lowe's the word Christmas - was no where to be found.*
*At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears*
*You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.*
*Inclusive, sensitive, D i-ver-si-ty*
*Are words that were used to intimidate me.*
*Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen*
*On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton!*
*At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter*
*To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.*
*And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith*
* Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace*
*The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded*
*The reason for the season, stopped before it started.*
*So as you celebrate 'Winter Break' under your 'Dream Tree'*
*Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.*
*Choose your words carefully, choose what you say*
*Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS , not Happy Holiday!*

Ouch!!!!

Sent to me from a through and through Eagles Fan!!!!


Subject: Fwd: Eagles, 2007
Q: What do you call 53 people sitting around a TV watching the Super Bowl? A: The Philadelphia Eagles.

Q: How do you keep a Philadelphia Eagle out of your yard? A: Put up goal posts.

Q: Where do you go in Philadelphia in case of a tornado? A: The Linc - they never have a touchdown there.

Q: What do you call a Philadelphia Eagle with a Super Bowl ring? A: A thief.

Q: Why do esn't Camden have a professional football team? A: Because then Philadelphia would want one.

Q: What's the difference between the Philadelphia Eagle & a dollar bill? A: You can still get four quarters out of a dollar bill.

Q: What do the Philadelphia Eagles and possums have in common? A: Both play dead at home and get killed on the road!

Q: How many Philadelphia Eagles does it take to win a Super Bowl? A: Nobody knows and we may never find out.

And Finally : Q: What do the Philadelphia Eagles and Billy Graham have in common? A: They both can make 70,000 people stand up and yell "Jesus Christ".


Funny......but yet not so funny.....maybe!!