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!!

Now That Is A Setlist!!

Zep Onstage In London For the First Time in 19 Years.

"Good Times, Bad Times"

"Ramble On"

"Black Dog"

"In My Time of Dying"

"For Your Life" (first time ever played live)

"Trampled Underfoot"

"Nobody's Fault But Mine"

"No Quarter"

"Since I've Been Lovin' You"

"Dazed and Confused"

"Stairway To Heaven"

"The Song Remains the Same"

"Misty Mountain Hop"

"Kashmir"

Encore:

"Whole Lotta Love"

"Rock and Roll"

If there is a God.....a summer tour should happen..PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've never been one to buy into the whole "remastered" thing when it comes to music. Most of the time they just bump up the bass and treble and say it's "remastered". Dude, I can do that in my car. If you want my money get the master tapes and completely redo it. And that is exactly what Jimmy Page did on the "remastered" SONG REMAINS THE SAME SOUNDTRACK. This recording is phenomenal. Now included is all of the missing songs from the original. BLACK DOG, MISTY MTN. HOP, SINCE I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU, OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY, etc. But the songs that were there have been remixed to sound incredible. Wait till you hear Plant's vocals on NO QUARTER(that song always was the highlight of the soundtrack for me). Trust me when I say that this "remaster" is worth every penny. And since it's Christmas Time get it as a gift so it's someone else's penny. GO GET IT!!!!!!

Why Phish?

This is why......

http://youtube.com/watch?v=M0zq2ZJO4fg&feature=related



And why Dave w/ VH....this is why...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jYgLaCjau40

Oh Come On!!!!

From Sean Patrick's blog about the VH show:

Though I would have loved to hear Poundcake, When it's Love, Right Now, or Best of Both Worlds......



This is just rediculous. Everybody knows that DLR Van Halen is the only Van Halen. When Sammy showed up the word "catchy" went out the window. I'm tired of arguing about this but if you take the best Sammy/VH show you saw and put it up against the DLR/VH show you just saw. I think you know the winner.

I'll update in another month.....MAYBE SOONER!!!!!