In North Carolina many of the coastal residents (particularly around Beaufort) have a very distinct accent. People from this part of the state are known as "High Tiders".

I believe Deborah J posted it in the "Led Zeppelin or Related on YouTube" thread in the Master forum but 54 pages is quite a bit to have to sift through in order to see if it's been posted before or not.

This is essentially spam since Mudbugclub runs the This Day In Music site. I know because he's spammed a number of other boards I belong to and was even banned from one because all he did was spam the board with info about his site (every single fucking day) and never participated in any of the discussions.

Back in the 70s (and the years since) I never would have considered myself an audiophile but I probably qualify as one in the day and age of the lowly mp3 since I demand a much more high quality of sound. Whatever Happened To The Audiophile? by LINTON WEEKS dogulove /via Flickr A VU Pioneer TX-9500 II. There are still people willing to drop a large chunk of their income on the best audio equipment available, says music professor Mark Katz. "That said," he adds, "the landscape — or perhaps soundscape — has changed." You may remember the type: Laid-back in an easy chair, soaking in Rachmaninoff, Reinhardt or the Rolling Stones, enveloped by the very best, primo, top-of-the-line stereo equipment an aficionado could afford. In robot-like, 1980s cadence, the audiophile could rattle off favorite components, which might include an all-tube Premier One power amp by conrad-johnson, a Sota Sapphire turntable, an Ortofon MC-2000 cartridge and a pair of Magneplanar speakers. Geeky? Mos def. To read the rest of the article click here.

Here's a list of artists playing the festival, quite a few aren't what I'd refer to as "jazz". For that matter, everyone from Stevie Ray Vaughan to Steve Earle have played the Montreux Jazz Festival. Jazz Fest in New Orleans has also always featured a diverse roster of artists that don't necessarily come from the jazz field. I think that's the point, jazz is a fusion of styles and the line up of these festivals is an effort to reflect that. A Ana Moura Anat Cohen Angélique Kidjo The Artie Shaw Orchestra B Bob Walsh Brad Mehldau Brandi Disterheft Bruce Cockburn Bryan Lee Buddy Guy C Caravan Palace Charlie Hunter Chick Corea D Dave Leibman Diana Krall Dianne Reeves E Émilie Clepper F Femi Kuti Frank Gambale G George Wein Glenn Miller Orchestra Guy Bélanger H Holly Cole Howard Alden I Ibrahim Maalouf J Jean-Luc Ponty Jenny Scheinman Johnny Clegg Jordan Officer Joshua Redman L Lenny White Lew Tabackin Lewis Nash Lizz Wright M Madeleine Peyroux Maurane Milton Nascimento P Paco de Lucía Peter Frampton Peter Washington Pink Martini R Randy Brecker Regina Carter Return to Forever Robert Plant S Sade Salif Keita Shad Sophie Beaudet Sophie Hunger Stacey Kent Stanley Clarke Steve Rowe Y Yael Naim Youssou N'Dou

At a very brief 80 minutes it seems like this one is over before it even gets underway good but it's still very worthy viewing. Before even watching it I was afraid it might be your usual maudlin dog story but that didn't really turn out to be the case at all. Instead, it focuses on how our pets can have or tend to set in motion, a profound change in our lives. Plus, Jeff Bridges is always a treat, which is a big reason why I even rented this one to start with.

On tonight's episode of Fresh Air with Terry Gross with dialect coach/speech therapist Sam Chwat, he says that accents are different every 50 miles. I know that here in North Carolina there are very different dialects in various parts of the state, particularly the difference between the mountains and the coast. Unrelated to language in general, one topic discussed on tonight's show is how some people (especially women) tend to speak in a rising intonation as though asking a question, when in reality, they're not. I've also noticed this appearing in written speech as well where people will put a question mark on the end of a statement that isn't necessarily asking a question?

On first listen I have to wonder why they couldn't make a record like this following New Adventures In Hi-Fi? With Bill Berry leaving delivering such a devastating blow I guess they felt like they had to experiment a little.

From E!Online: False Alarm! Phil Collins Still in Business Mon., Mar. 7, 2011 9:20 PM PST by NATALIE FINN Jon Furniss/WireImage.com Phil Collins' fans have another day in paradise to look forward to. The British pop star "is not, has no intention of, retiring," says Collins' rep in the U.K., a few days after an interview the artist gave to FHM went public in which he revealed plans to take "some real serious time off." Technically he never said the word retire, but what is "I'm much happier just to write myself out of the script entirely" supposed to mean, then? Asked if he was ready to be known as an ex-rocker, Collins replied, "It feels like a good time to stop for a while. David Letterman wanted me to go on his show on a Monday night recently but I said, 'No. Can't do it. I have the kids on a Monday.' And my label said, 'But this is Letterman!' And I was like, 'Guess what? I. Don't. Give. A. F--k!'" With aggression like that, too bad he can't bang on his drums anymore, an unfortunate development he appears to be taking in stride. "I'm not worried about not being able to play the drums again," he said, noting the nerve damage diagnosed in his hands and the dislocated vertebra in his neck. "I'm more worried about being able to cut a loaf of bread safely or building things for my kids. My doctors tell me it's a work in progress, that it'll take about a year for me to recover. [My hands are] not strong enough to play the drums. I don't think I'll ever be able to do that again." Addressing his seeming ubiquity over the years, starting with his time in Genesis (they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year) and moving on to his solo career and various collaborations, Collins only semi-joked that he had become the "pop star nobody likes." "Around the time that the music was being played so incessantly people wanted to strangle me," he said. "It's hardly surprising that people grew to hate me. I'm sorry that it was all so successful. I honestly didn't mean it to happen like that!" Well, sorry haters. There's plenty more where that came from!

It's a bonus feature on the DVD:

If this potential collaboration with the Flaming Lips comes to fruition do you think Wayne Coyne would allow Page to roll over the audience in that huge plastic ball? That would be awesome.

Much of those early solo records sound very dated to me now, including my favorite of the bunch from that era, Shaken n' Stirred. However, I really don't think he came into his own as a solo performer until Dreamland and The Mighty Rearranger which, in their own ways, have lead to the musical path he's following now.

Ironic much?

I'm referring to the original question, which I answered in my first post in this thread. You, on the other hand still haven't answered the questions I posed to you.

That wasn't the question, in case you've forgotten it's "What era of Robert's Solo career do you like the most as a live act?"

Enough times for what?

Been too long ago to recall exactly what I thought or even when I actually heard Led Zeppelin for the first time. The first time hearing them that meant something to me was when my family was traveling through Europe in 1972. An older brother had purchased a copy of IV on cassette (which came in an orange case, btw) that we were listening to in the van during our trip. I recall lots of low lying fog and castles, a pretty ideal setting for my first Zeppelin experience, particularly related to that album. It would be years afterward before I even knew what they looked like. The same brother also used to play II on 8-track but I had no idea that was even them on the cover. It was when I first started buying magazines like Creem, Circus and Hit Parader that I was finally able to see what the band members looked like.

Firstly, because I don't recall him playing in NC a whole lot back then. What's the "secondly" part?

Thanks for the lowdown. I loved the previews for this that I saw prior to True Grit.

Thanks (I think ) to Virginia: