Perfect Friday today, top of 29 (84). Will get cold tonight, but no mind, first fire in the backyard for a loooong while, so it's running in to catch the footy and running out to enjoy the fire. Now to Uncle Dan's for supplies....

Watched Nope. Nope. The movie was ok, well shot, nice, whatever. But nope. Don't want to see that shit. Fucking hell. I don't even want to know if the Chimp thing was based on an actual event. Nope.

Very nice redrum, I am yet to get another box-trailer load. I first have to get off my lazy ass and rebuild my woodpile area (similar to ^that but much smaller). Need to lay base and a little slab to keep the weeds at bay.

Indeed they were. It just wasn't fair and I imagine this is what stuck in Pete Townshend's craw. He just couldn't get over the fact that they were just so far ahead of everyone else. Plant couldn't have dished up the early work with his latter voice, but equally, I doubt he could have delivered the great latter tracks with his early voice. Equally great, just totally different.

Congrats Slave. Enjoy.

"Let the beat downs begin!" booming over the PA system is how I imagine this going down.

His PG voice was great, a few songs like Wanton Song, Sick Again, he is a bit buried in the mix, but that is a production choice. His voice was SOLID. I reckon you're spot on with his latter voice. It seems he had to learn how to sing again once the damage was done post '72 and he re-invented his singing with new tricks in the bag and new approaches. In '77 his voice got much better. Completely different to his really early voice, but his singing was as good as ever - just different. It's good to get some latter years Plant appreciation.

A very weird storm last evening. Lightning every few seconds within the clouds - none hitting the ground - and the thunder rolled on continually just bouncing around the sky. We hardly got any rain despite BOM warnings that it was about to get real. It was all really strange.

That's a keeper.

"What a fucking song". You said it mate. I really like this reaction vid.

Great to hear this. What a find! I wonder if there were any other treasures he uncovered.

I'd say it is long overdue that we have started to realise we need to upgrade our military. We cannot remain a "small" power and we can't be a middle power without a serious re-evaluation of our defence capabilities. As Reggie29 says, we are buying tomahawks from the US as well. Hopefully that is only the start of updating ourselves.

Couldn't agree more.

Always and forever....

Our summer was similar - not too hot, more like a Spring that just wouldn't quit. I think we had 4 days of stinking hot days and nights, and apart from that, not too bad at all. Very unusual. I am hoping for a really mild winter. Nothing too cold.

This popped up and reminded me of when it was on in the mornings. I'd watch it after night shift. What a great show and character. The theme had a mad opening with great bass as I recall.

Hold on fellas, it'll get there. Remember Zeppelin time is faaaaaaar more elastic than standard time.

Hot humid days with rain, warm nights. That intermission between it's too hot and can't wait 'till summer.

If music is basically mathematics, and given mathematics is the language of the universe - when we first encounter intelligent life, we should introduce ourselves with Led Zeppelin. I couldn't imagine anything else as an introduction being better.

I'd love a link Steve. Cheers.

Yeah, that's unreal. Just going for it with everything ahead of them. What a great post.

Same here Chilli. (first part, not second)

What a cracking good opener.

No they don't. Well, maybe, but no. Either way, I still can't wait to see it.

Last day of summer. The saucepan (in the night sky) is now slipping behind the giant gum tree in the back yard fairly early. BOOOOO!!!!!!!