Anybody watching this Saints-Falcons game? Holy shit!!!

^^^ Cheers back at ya'! Now you're talking! Great movie...although not for everybody. Definitely not for kids. Took my godson who just turned 17 and loves all the horror/gory movies, and even though he liked it, he was sort of creeped out, he said. Hey Ady...can I interest you in a KFC drumstick?

I'll be seeing Barbara Cook soon, too. Tonight, though, it's Babs! Sunday Nov. 11: Barbra Streisand @ Hollywood Bowl

Only if you're a Cream acolyte/apologist. It's not better than "Celebration Day". It's not even better than the two Rolling Stones concert documentaries I saw the other night: "Charlie Is My Darling" and "Some Girls Live In Texas".

Oh yeah...forgot to add that my Raiders SUCK as usual. Play Matt Leinart now! Let's see if he can play...this season is over. Carson Palmer is over.

Yeah, what the effin' blazes is going on with your 'Fins Paul?!?

^^^ You're welcome, jb. Ady, your image in your last post comes out as a question mark. You may need to repost. Really interested in seeing "Chasing Mavericks"; anybody see this yet?

Yes, the Magic is back! We've missed you, oh learned one!

Great story Speed King Pedal! Welcome aboard the Forum! Hail the Mighty Led Zeppelin!

Here's a tip that might help. When it comes to Led Zeppelin news, your local news outlet is NOT going to get it before this website. There is a News section on this site, as well as the Forum, where Sam promptly posts any authentic, official news and announcements. Any other rumours and conjecturing you hear or see on the news or blogs is mere mental masturbation.

Magic's avatar is the painting "Marianna in the Moated Grange" by John Everett Millais.

Just back from my hike...game I'm getting on Fox is Giants @ Cincy...Cincy is already up 14-3! Is it too late to reboot my pick, haha? CBS is shoving San Diego down LA's throats as usual. I refuse to watch the Chargers games. Rick, I remember that Raiders @ Baltimore Colts game 35 years ago. It went into overtime; Raiders won it on Kenny Stabler to Dave Casper's 'Ghost to the Post' TD. QB Bert Jones played a hell of a game for the Colts.

^^^ No shit...golfing in the UK in November? I didn't think that was possible. I am up early to go hiking in Griffith Park for a couple hours so I can be back in time for football.

I salute my brothers in arms.

So is there a noticeable difference between EVSD's "Jimmy's Birthday Party" 4-CD set and the Godfatherecords release?

I have no idea...since her avatar name is 'black-country-woman', I thought maybe she was from the Black Country.

No Peacocks ledded1? Too bad...they're pretty terrific. But hell, Jack White in any format is worth seeing. The guy rips the shit out of his guitar.

Du bist sehr schön. Are you really from the Black Country of England?

Late supper after work. Classic Cobb Salad: Turkey, bacon, blue cheese, avocado, tomatoes, green onions, hard-boiled egg, lettuce.

^^^ Thanks for tipping me off about that, SR. I am one of those who like "Carouselambra" even in its present state, but have always thought the vocals and guitars were too buried in the mix, and thus the song could be improved with better production and mix. Now I will have to search out this improved version.

It was the B-side on some issues of the "Whole Lotta Love" single in the U.S. No singles were released in the U.K.

This is purely conjecture on my part, but as near as I can figure it, Jimmy Page's dislike for this song comes down to it fitting the mold of a 'commercial radio' song, the sort of single you would hear on AM radio. It's less than three minutes and has a straightforward verse-chorus pop structure. It even has backing vocals. When Jimmy started Led Zeppelin, not only was he coming from a strained Yardbirds situation where Micki Most wanted to concentrate on hit singles, he also had spent years on the session circuit having to sublimate his ego and desires and just play what he was told...and fit it in the short time structures demanded at the time. The last Yardbirds tour of the U.S. had opened his eyes to the rise of underground rock radio stations...stations that would play lengthy songs...and to an audience that was willing to listen. So his initial concept for Led Zeppelin was for a band that wouldn't be forced into being a "hit-making machine" supplying product for the AM pop radio singles market. Hence their relectance to release singles and play the usual popstar promotional game. Led Zeppelin was one of the only bands at that time that DID NOT have an official fan-club. So I think Jimmy's distaste towards LLL(if true) stems from the fact that it sounds like a radio single, and that's not the image he wanted the band to convey initially. Just my two cents.

Both "The Wrestler" and "Hobo With A Shotgun" are good, although their approach and intent are entirely different. I thought I had posted something about "Hobo With A Shotgun" last year when it was released, but the search function didn't turn up anything and there is no way I'm scrolling thru the back pages to find it...or "The Wrestler" post. Suffice to say Rutger Hauer is a hobo...and he's got a shotgun...and he's pissed. Look out! Blood, guts and F-U-N, FUN ensue!

USC was caught deflating some of the footballs used during the Oregon game last week. Lane Kiffin claimed no knowledge and a student manager was fired/thrown under the bus and the school fined. Read all about it here... http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-73225165/ After the jersey-switching and the pettiness over reporters doing their job and his Pop Warner league approach to extra points and field goals, his ass deserves to be kicked out of town. Yes! Congrats to Texas A & M! No offense, but I'm tired of the SEC. I want a Notre Dame-Oregon title game...or Oregon-Kansas State.

Well, the Lakers got rid of Mike Brown. Now it is time for the other loser to hit the road...it is time USC cans Lane Kiffin. The ball-deflating incident is just the latest disgrace he's brought to USC. Two guys who never should have been hired. One down...one to go.