LedZeppfan77
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As someone here mentioned the TV show kind of made them famous, one wonders if they did not have the TV show how big they would have been? Perhaps the TV show put them in the same type of league as the Partridge Family. Now do not take that as an insult, because I actuallly liked David Cassidy's' voice alot and liked alot of their songs. I have to go see if I still have any of my old Monkees or for that matter Partridge Family records.
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I now have Verizon as my phone and internet provider. So Direct TV gave me a good bundles package deal. I have six free months of movie channels. Man, Cinimax is turned into porn city. Now do not jump to conclusions. I am a sports junkie and dont have time for most of these movies. But I do love movies too. There are so many its mind boggling. I have a DVR that will be busy. I may burn some that are real keepers. Classics.
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Had a nerve root block injection on my back today and can't feel a freakin' thing in my lower body at the moment ..
. It's temporary but a great big THANK YOU is in order to the doc and two nurses who looked after me today. Mucho Grasias !I had that done once and had to crawl into the house. I assume you had lots of help? The stuff that numbed you is not the same as the steroid they injected you with. That will take time to kick in. Once it does if it works I would expect it to last about ten days. If it works beyond that its a real success.
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This thread is getting better and better
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Now THAT'S a 4th of July party!!!
Damn. Where can I find them. Smokin!!!
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Yeah, but just think of the pension you'll be drawing after 915 years' service. Even a 'glass half empty' kind of guy like you has gotta love that.
More insults. Im used to it Major. Keep em coming. I am a glass half empty kind of guy? What the fuck does that mean bloke? I am eligible to draw pension at 55, next July 30th. But I had to grease a lawyer to get my ex strife off the fucking thing. Waiting still for the letters before I go on the slab.
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I was kidding with you on your typo. You commented on working from 1079 to 1994.
I wish I had never taken that job. If I could have looked into a crystal ball. If only
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Wow, you must be old as dirt......
No wonder you have back problems.....I really do not know how to interpret that comment Margie? Every pic I ever posted on here of myself is current. I do not post pics of myself that are twenty years old like some!
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"Heart is also prepping a rarities-packed box set — including tracks that didn’t appear on the band’s major label rleeases — as well as a new biography, and a new string of live dates".
http://somethingelse...-concert-dates/
They appeared on the show the Talk a few months ago. Played a few songs. I always liked them.
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Wow, you must be old as dirt......
No wonder you have back problems.....Ha. I am 54 yrs young
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Glad your blood results came back mostly good news. Sad about your back and compressed discs. Unfortunately I don't have any advice like LedZepFan77, as I've never gone what you're going through. I just wish you luck and hope you have good medical coverage.
I have a long standing comp case from the local county I worked for from 1079 until 1994.
Severa; surgeries all covered but the outcome is not as good as I would have liked. that is why I have one last one in march. I will be in rough shape for some time. Sucks
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So did they ever suggest surgery? I have had fusions and spacers in my vertebrae. They also have injections but I would try and stay away from steroid injections. They do not last long and not good to bomb your system with steroids. There are new arthritis meds out there like Celebrex which was taken down by the FDA and then restored to my knowledge. I took it before and it did not help me but its not to say it would not help you. Good luck. Compression of discs is very common as we age. And degenerative disc disease is a very general term and most of us are going to wind up with it to some degree.( in case anyone is interested, lol ) .....
got the blood tests back, everything ok except my anti-nuclear antibodies were raised ....
never heard of those before, but apparently it would explain my feet and joint pain. no treatment, just wait and see if it goes away ( great ).back ct showed compressed discs and arthritis as well as the spur....
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Drove up to the Sabres game in Buffalo and we won 6-2.
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The snow has finally come. Snowing out right now. I hope it lets up before I have to drive to Buffalo.
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Happy Birthday Charles
It's weird that I was thinking of him a couple of days ago. Wasn't sure why until today.
He is missed.
Yes he is indeed missed. Great guy.
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A dollar short and a day late but I figured some folks might be interested in reading this entry on the Firm's debut album from the All Things Music Plus page on Facebook.
ON THIS DATE (27 YEARS AGO)
February 11, 1985 – The Firm:The Firm is released.
# ALL THINGS MUSIC PLUS+ 4.5/5
# Allmusic 4/5
The Firm is the eponymous debut studio album by British rock band The Firm, released by Atlantic Records on 11 February 1985. Tracks ranged from the epic "Midnight Moonlight" based on a previously unreleased song by Led Zeppelin called "Swan Song", first tinkered with during the Physical Graffiti sessions, to the commercially successful "Radioactive". "Closer" employs a horn section to subtle effect.
The Firm peaked at #17 on the Billboard 200 chart, and reached #15 on the UK Album Chart. The song "Radioactive" topped Billboard's Top Rock Tracks chart for one week.
REVIEW
by Brian Downing, allmusic
Anticipation was quite high when it was announced in 1984 that Paul Rodgers, the past voice of Bad Company, and Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin's former guitarist, were creating a "supergroup" called the Firm. Page and Rodgers had first tinkered with the idea of an album after their successful collaboration on the ARMS benefit tour for Ronnie Lane in 1983. Based upon the fact that it had been over five years since Page's last band effort, and two years since Rodger's lackluster finale with the original Bad Company, pundits were more than eager to hear what new material the duo would unleash. However, when the band's self-titled debut was actually released in 1985, it received a critical drubbing and was all but ignored by the record-buying public. That's too bad, for the album is quite good and does nothing to taint the sterling reputations of either of its key players. Page and Rodgers were joined on The Firm by veteran drummer Chris Slade and Roy Harper-alum Tony Franklin. Slade's Bonham-esque sledgehammer attack on the skins, coupled with Franklin's fretless basslines, added dimension to Rodgers' smooth vocals and Page's layered guitar textures. Page's tone throughout is very reminiscent of the sound of his overdubs on Coda, as well as the sound he would subsequently employ on 1988's Outrider. Opening track "Closer" cleverly uses a subtle horn section to good effect, while "Someone to Love" represents all the good elements of the band in one number. Rodgers' "Radioactive" was actually a minor hit for the band, its quirkiness overcoming the goofiness of the lyrics. The album's best cut is "Satisfaction Guaranteed," a mid-tempo gem with a snaky and exotic Page riff and a heartfelt vocal performance by Rodgers. The only weak track on the record is the unnecessary cover of the Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Loving Feeling," which feels totally out of place. The album-closing "Midnight Moonlight" could have been the Firm's best song, but the underwhelming arrangement and superfluous backing vocals partially destroyed it. The fact that "Midnight Moonlight" was actually an unfinished Led Zeppelin cut entitled "Swansong," left over from the Physical Graffiti sessions, led some to believe that Page had run out of new ideas for the project. While it is true that this album isn't as uniformly excellent as Led Zeppelin's work, it is the best from this short-lived band and turned out to be Page's most consistent effort from the entire decade of the '80s.
TRACKS
Side One
1. Closer (Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers) 2:52
2. Make or Break (Rodgers) 4:21
3. Someone to Love (Page, Rodgers) 4:55
4. Together (Page, Rodgers) 3:54
5. Radioactive (Rodgers) 2:49
Side Two
1. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling (Barry Mann, Phil Spector, Cynthia Weil) 4:33
2. Money Can't Buy (Rodgers) 3:35
3. Satisfaction Guaranteed (Page, Rodgers) 4:07
4. Midnight Moonlight (Page, Rodgers) 9:13
Quite an interesting perspective. I always thought Rogers and Page to be "strange bedfellows" for lack of a better term. The concert was very good. The Now and Zen concert I would have to rank higher. But seeing Page is always worth the price of admission.
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Hi Led:
Yes that is good news about the Leafs and Wings.....I've heard people on London radio station talking about...
Now we have to get all the workers from EMD and Ford Talbotville etc etc etc back to work and I'll be happy...I'd head west if I was one of them..Calgary seems to be the hot spot for jobs..
By all means Juliet you can call me Rick. I am the same guy that had the Silver name. You know, that Sabres fan. Good to see the Leafs are going to get in. At least they should. Wilson has performed miracles IMO because outside of Kessel they are not really that deep.
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What? That he listened to the new Van Halen TWICE? Or that he has gastro-whatever?
Give the lad a break...he's on an English diet.
Details of his bowl movements Strider. Anyway, I know him quite well. He can defend himself
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My gastro-enteritis has cleared up, so I was able to (1) fix the AM radio reception in my car and (2) listen to the new VAN HALEN album - twice - very loudly
Do we really need these type of details? Man
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Very sad news Juliet. On to better news, had to post that the Leafs will be in Detroit next New Years day for the outdoor winter classic. Do not have ticket details but knowing Leafs fans, they probably are already printing them.
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When I saw the Firm in Rochester NY I left before the encore to get a glimpse of Jimmy Page in his limo. Of course I was trying everything in my power to try and meet him. The limo pulled out right in front of me and I was waving at him in the back seat and I know for a fact he made eye contact with me. It was the best chance I would ever have to get that close to him other than the concert in 77 in Landover. Plant's concert here was memorable. after Now and Zen. Opening act was Stevie Ray Vaughn. Would be not much longer until he met his untimely fate. Plant did Misty Mountain Hop and I believe that was the only Zep song he did.
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I am thinkinf off signing up for the Netflix through new Wii system
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Overcast and STILL NO SNOW in upstate New York. It is the strangest winter on record. EVER. The lack of snow here is just amazing. I paid my plow guy his $200 for the season and he sure got over on me. Last year he got killed. This year he had to plow ONCE. I think he is still on the short end though because the business/commercial contracts he has pay by the trip. Well, there are no trips. No snow. Very strange. I am now a believer in global warming.
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And I am not with these two right now for what reason?
Wow
. It's temporary but a great big THANK YOU is in order to the doc and two nurses who looked after me today. Mucho Grasias !
No wonder you have back problems.....
never heard of those before, but apparently it would explain my feet and joint pain. no treatment, just wait and see if it goes away ( great ).
What's the weather like where you are?
in Ramble On
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66 degrees in Rochester, NY