I've lost my connections.

Either your 'humour-detector' is broken or you really are clueless. Didn't you catch Knebby's wink?

1:15am. A soft fluttering rain.

If you go to the O2 section of these Forums, I'm sure you'll find a thread devoted to celebrity sightings at the concert. Additionally, many of the reviews of the concert archived here mention celebrities in attendance. From memory, I recall Paul and Stella McCartney, Mick Jagger and kids, Dave Grohl, Chad Smith, the Oasis guys, Ozzy Osbourne...oh, and Naomi Campbell, who started a bitch-fight. Weirdly enough, Naomi was also at the New York premiere/press conference for "Celebration Day"! WTF!?! How and why is Naomi getting invited to these things? During my viewings of "Celebration Day" I've only been able to spot Ozzy in the crowd. Unlike a lot of concerts, it appears they were able to keep the side of the stage clear of celebrity looky-loos.

I have the Boogie Mama DVD of the August 4 Knebworth and it looks and sounds great to me. Way better than the old VHS copy of Aug. 11 I used to own. I traded it when the 2003 Led Zeppelin DVD came out.

Awesome! Totally awesome! All right Hamilton!

Could Santa Claus tour without Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer? You know, there is a Clash thread for this type of question. FYI.

Congratulations.

Don't worry, Lakey, they're plenty famous by now. I am from L.A. You do the math.

Kaiser, you nailed it perfectly. The Sex Pistols were great for a very brief time and I loved "Bollocks", but PIL was more versatile and it's their albums I listen to more often. The first Public Image album was good, but the second album "Metal Box" was a mindblower. If you ever want to test how good your subwoofers are, put on Metal Box and let Jah Wobble's bass lines take 'em for a spin. I saw PIL several times in concert and they opened with "Kashmir" in 1987 or '89, too. Even without Jah Wobble and Keith Levene, PIL's performance at Coachella a couple years ago was one of the highlights of the weekend. Then, there's their classic appearance on Dick Clark's American Bandstand: http://vimeo.com/m/23403544

I played hooky and saw "Cover Girl" today at the museum...they have a Film Matinee every Tuesday at 1pm for $2. "Cover Girl" is a light, frothy confection of a musical starring Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly, Phil Silvers and Eve Arden...in glorious Technicolor, of course. Rita looks great in black and white, too, but it just seems a crime not to photograph that radiant redhead in colour. I wish I could describe the plot and movie in detail but I found myself losing myself in Rita Hayworth's loveliness every time she was on the screen, to the point that I would start daydreaming about her. Short story...Rita becomes a cover girl for a fashion magazine and her success leaves boyfriend/fellow dancer Gene Kelly a bit jealous. Some nice musical and dancing bits, wonderful clothes and costumes...and the always welcome sass and dry wit of Eve Arden. In fact, for any of you musical and fashion enthusiasts, I recommend this double-bill of films to rent for a rainy night: "Cover Girl" and "Funny Face". Both are romantic comedy musicals set among the worlds of fashion and/or theatre. Both have a great beauty paired with one of the greatest dancers of all-time: Rita/Gene Kelly in "Cover Girl"; Audrey Hepburn/Fred Astaire in "Funny Face. And both have a wise-cracking redhead: Eve Arden in "Cover Girl" and Kay Thompson in "Funny Face". So pop some popcorn, open a bottle of wine or warm up some cider, and call your gal pals over for a night of movie watching.

^^^ Consider it revoked! Hmmm, you're like the fourth person I know with kids who is sick right now. Get well soon. Try the sudafed...it works for me.

You're welcome jb. I can definitely say that the locales used in "Moonrise Kingdom" are part of its charm and made me want to visit Rhode Island someday. Just a sweet movie all around and one of the best evocations of young love I've seen in some time. The two kids are just perfect.

TypeO, the explanation is rather simple and two-fold. One; both at the previous Electric Magic forum and this subsequent official dot.com forum, I mainly concentrated on the Led Zeppelin topics, as I mostly was interested in news about any new releases, official or otherwise. I didn't even think to look up Led Zeppelin fan sites on the internet until after the BBC Sessions release, and after a couple years lurking, I didn't sign up as Strider on the Electric Magic board until 2002 or 2003, when the news about the Live DVD and HTWWW came out. Two; you might find this hard to believe, but I'm pretty much a shy guy who keeps to himself. I tend to wait until others approach me, whether at a party or a concert. I'm not one of those social butterfly types. So, even after I signed up, I felt awkward about posting...I felt I had come into the middle of a conversation with people I didn't know and it felt weird inserting myself. Especially when I would manage to overcome my reticence and post something only to have it ignored...at least it seemed as if it would be ignored. I mean, it's one thing sharing opinions with people who know you...friends, family, co-workers. To just come on here and immediately spout my opinions was daunting for me. Who cares what I think? It took me years to get over my initial shyness. Then, just as I was getting used to the idea of posting, Electric Magic shut down and then became this current site. This all coincided with work, medical and relationship upheavals in my life. I discovered during this time that Led Zeppelin's music still had the restorative powers it did in my youth, that I was still passionate about the band and that's something that would never change. I finally had this desire to put down my passion in writing...which I have started to do, little by little. Also around this time, I finally acquired a cellphone, which made it easier to check in on the forum during my commute or free time. Using the computer at work is rarely an option and since I am often out at concerts, movies, or otherwise engaged, I'm often not back at home until well after midnight. So that is why I don't show up in many threads until well after they have started. In fact, there are a lot of threads where I don't show up at all. Oh, and "Moonrise Kingdom" is still one of my favourite movies of the year...it is magical! Highly highly recommended! This movie is BOSS! Cheap mindless fun that delivers on its promises. Rutger Hauer is a hobo...he's got a shotgun...and he's gonna use it to KICK ASS! If you liked "Death Wish", "The Exterminator", "Machete" or other movies of that ilk, you'll love "Hobo with a Shotgun". Definitely not for children.

After feasting Thanksgiving weekend, I fast on Monday...nothing but water. Today it's back to real food...and this morning's breakfast was pan-fried rainbow trout on a bed of spinach and eggs over easy, hash browns grilled nice and brown, coffee hot and a glass of water ice cold, with lemon.

If you have to ask, you really aren't a Thin Lizzy fan to begin with. It's like asking Lynyrd Skynyrd with Ronnie Van Zandt or without? Van Halen with DLR or without?

The Buckingham-Nicks-McVie years were good(everyone always overlooks Christine McVie who was just as important as Buckingham and Nicks). But all you have to do is listen to Live at the Boston Tea Party 1970 just once to realize that it's the Green-Kirwin-Spencer era that is the best Fleetwood Mac.

Interesting...but not great or essential viewing. The event ran late so Page was drunk and his nerves shot by the time they went on, which affected his playing. Also, Jason Bonham played on some songs and Michael Lee on others. Lee was a great drummer, but it should have only been John's son on the kit.

^^^ chef free, Led Zeppelin IV had EVERY one of its eight songs performed live. Led Zeppelin III had nine of its 10 songs performed in concert, with only "Hat's Off to Roy Harper" missing. Led Zeppelin I and II both had 7 of 9 performed. "Houses of the Holy" had 7 of its 8 songs performed. Your reputation precedes you.

^^^ Thanks BUCK'EYE' DOC! But we're doomed, I'm afraid. Thanksgiving and the Celebration Day release kept me so occupied during the week, I had no idea until now that Matt Barkley was out for today's game! Freshman Max Wittek makes his first start at QB for USC. Oh nooooooo...

#1 Notre Dame @ USC in about an hour. This is IT...last chance for Matt Barkley and USC to salvage what's left of their tattered season. Not that I'm surprised by what happened to USC...I said all along that USC was ranked too high before the season started and that they were too thin and Lane Kiffin a terrible coach. He needs to be fired. I'm actually kind of torn. USC beating Notre Dame would be sweet but it would also keep Lame Kiffin around longer. Also, I'm sick of all-SEC BCS title games...at least if Notre Dame wins, we're guaranteed one non-SEC team in the title game.

Give the woman her prize! Of course...Full English Breakfast! D'oh!

What's a FEB?

I understand where you're coming from, SR, because that was pretty much the same reaction I had at first to TSRTS when watching the first YouTube clips that popped up in the days after the O2 show. The song sounded sluggish, not helped by Page's muddy 12-string tone and the downtuning, which I didn't understand at all. To my ears, it didn't need to be downtuned at all. But, to me, one of the biggest delights and surprises of the official "Celebration Day" release is how much better "The Song Remains the Same" sounds and how much more I enjoy the performance now. Yes, Page's guitar sounds muddy in the beginning, but it sounded muddy in "Stairway to Heaven", too. I have been saying for years that something happened to Jimmy's 12-string between 1975 and 1977. Somebody tinkered with the insides or did something, because every time he used that double-neck after 1975, it didn't have that chiming bell tone it had from 1972-75. It lost that shimmer it used to give TSRTS. The 6-string part of the guitar still sounded okay, but the 12-string got harsh and muddy. Listen to any post-75 TSRTS and you can hear the difference. Come the O2 show and it still has that muddy sound. Whether someone fucked with his guitar or changed the amp or pedal settings, something happened to his 12-string tone. Plant sings TSRTS pretty well, if you ask me, but the clear MVPs of the O2 performance of the song are Jones and Jason. Jason especially is spectacular in this song, which you weren't always able to see and hear in the bootlegs. He keeps the song driving with somw good fills. Then, something happens in the second part of the song that really lifts the song and gives it added ooomph! During the third instrumental jam between the second and last verse, Jimmy stomps on an effect(or somebody at the soundboard remembers to flick a switch) and Jimmy's guitar suddenly shifts to this bright, snarling tone. It's still not as clear and bell-like as it was in '72-'75, but it definitely is an improvement over the first half of the song and supercharges the song. I also understand why they would want to play TSRTS, given that it follows "Stairway to Heaven", a slower, more stately song. Coming after "Stairway", it amps up the pace leading into the finale of the set. The YouTube clips were awful and did nothing to suggest the energy of TSRTS. The Tangerine Records boot was a little better, thanks to its improved sound quality. But now that the official release is out, "The Song Remains the Same" is one of the revelations of the night for me and a part of the show I look forward to each time I watch. Jason does his father proud and with honour on this song.

Not much more to add than what I already said in my review of the movie/dvd, but I did spot a few differences. The movie is 124 minutes and the CD is 115...that's nearly 10 minutes unnecessarily cut out. I have the Tangerine Records boot cd of the show that uses the spectacular Schoeps audience tape, which is even better than the 'Jules' tape. The track listings on the official and bootleg cds are the same: Disc 1 Good Times Ba Times to No Quarter; Disc 2 SIBLY to Rock n Roll. Yet there is practically 5 minutes less time on each official disc than the boots...that's a lot of banter and music missing, in my opinion. Either Jimmy has the wrong idea about us fans, or someone in the production circle is feeding him a lot of bullshit about needing to cut Plant's banter from the mix. Granted, NOT ALL of the banter is cut...some is just trimmed, like Plant's "eeeee" right before "For Your Life". Strange, it's in the DVD movie release...why cut it from the CD? The biggest losses, in my opinion, are Jason's "I can't quit you, babe" tease and Plant's "Kashmir" introduction. But wait, there are other shenanigans going on with the CD. Listen to "The Song Remains the Same". At the end of the song, on both the DVD and bootlegs, you can see and hear Plant sing or moan a few times before the final closing wail. But on the official CD, those moans have been erased. But weirdly, you can still hear the reverb echo from those moans in the mix...so it's like you're hearing ghost vocals. So what was the point of that? Why erase the vocals but leave the echo? I also suspect trimming in "Trampled Underfoot"...Jones' keyboard solo seems slightly shorter on the CD than in the film. I haven't had time to do a second-by-second comparison of the DVD to CD timings. The good news is that what is on the CD sounds great. Good dynamic range...great bottom end and midrange...Jones is clearly audible and Page's guitars fill a wide spectrum of sound. I just wish Page could stop dithering about these live releases and tinkering when it's not needed.