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5 hours ago, gibsonfan159 said:
Keyword being "birth". Hard pass from me. They're gonna tell the same tired old stories again to advertise themselves to the remaining 300 people who haven't purchased the fourth album yet.
Damn Gibson, and I thought I was cynical. Then again, once bitten, twice shy.
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This is complete bullshit, Maximum Security, nor the rider did anything wrong. The crime here is that the Derby causes these issues to happen and then cries foul? The Derby is the most crowded field in the sport having 20 horses run vs. 14 in every other race ever. These tracks were designed for no greater than 14 horses and no, the Derby's track is not wider, its standard width. They can barely get all the gates on the damn field and they wonder why a horse gets crowded or kicked.
Looks like then lousy stewards had one too many Juleps before the race. Lousy seer-sucker suit wearing bums!!! BALDERDASH!!!
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48 minutes ago, SteveAJones said:
Possible? Of course. Likely? Absolutely not. How are you going to motivate them to openly and honestly discuss '75 - '80? There are far too many ugly and tragic events to cover in that era. As it is, they can focus on "only good things" and close it out on a high note -- supplanting The Beatles as the #1 rock group in the world.
I guess that depends on what one considers honest. A soup to nuts account of things, hell no, but they could talk about Page's broken finger, Plant's shot voice from the flu and yet still playing some damn fine shows, ya know, a real the show must go on type vibe. They could then go into 77' with the record breaking Pontiac show and LA run triumphs with the band leaving the gig and fade out. Or at least take it to 73' and either the Tampa or Kezar shows to end the flicker.
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Never understood the uproar over Jimmy's SS cap he wore for that one show. Its not like he was goose-stepping across the stage while pulling a Nazi salute in the middle of Sick Again or something. Jimmy was just being a Charlotte Rampling fanboy just as Bonzo had wore the Droog outfit on most of the US 75' tour. Also, Jimmy did not wear the SS hat for the whole show, only about 35 - 40 minutes then he ditched it for the white fedora and if memory serves (probably not), he switched to the white satin suit after Moby Dick.
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On 4/16/2019 at 8:51 PM, luvlz2 said:
Kaitlyn Coverdale???
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5 hours ago, SteveAJones said:
There's more virtue signaling in this post than I can handle. I have no doubt it's a Millennial's viewpoint.
Ya know, I kinda agree with you on this one. To ignore the times and the mindset of that era, then superimpose the values of today is unfair. When we are in the now we can only understand from that viewpoint, we are not seers or wizards, just people of our time. When I was in HS in the mid-80's I said some messed up stuff that would look quite bad today. I did not necessarily believe any of the stupid crap I was saying, nor did I know any better but since everyone else was doing it, well, heard mentality. Nobody in the 70's looked at massive bell bottoms and leisure suits and thought WTF, this shit is SHIT! Nope, it was groovy baby. Or big hair and shoulder pads in the 80's, grunge in the 90's etc.
Be content in your thoughts though Steve, for this wee child will be quite shocked 40 years from now when that new generation is crawling up his ass about this generation. Karma is one bad mama jama.
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5 hours ago, SteveAJones said:
Imitation no but inspiration perhaps though I have my doubts. Her attire is similar but not an exact match. Sure, there is the hat and suspenders, but she dons long black gloves and black pin-striped slacks. Jimmy wore the hat and suspenders with jodhpors, riding boots, scarf and a shirt.
Yep, you are correct Steve, she is wearing stripped pants and I really never noticed the gloves for some reason. Hmmm, I wonder what could have distracted me so while watching that scene????
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A favorite movie of both Jimmy & Cole was The Night Porter with Charlotte Rampling. This movie, and Charlotte's attire, was the inspiration for Jimmy's clothes at the April 10th 1977 show. There is a scene in the movie where Charlotte is wearing the exact same getup minus the t-shirt.
Personally I thought Charlotte wore it better, then again I am partial to the female form.
Of course Robert LOVED the whole Carry On series of low budget movies and thought Kenneth Williams, Jimmy Dale, & Harry Corbet brilliant.
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On 4/24/2019 at 10:27 AM, chef free said:
Judging by the bowler hat, I would guess John liked A Clockwork Orange...
A little too much though as he acted like a Droog for much of the 75' tour. If there was one guy who needed to switch from booze to weed it was Bonzo.
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15 hours ago, JTM said:
Far to dark even with all the lights off, 2000(?) Dolthraki gone with a flicker, the most disappointing battle scene (so far) of the whole eight series. Other than that a fairly satisfying episode.
Still trying to figure out their tactics, or rather lack thereof. Cavalry should have been placed on the flanks in the woods along with archers. Catapults should have fired more than one or two crappy volleys. Trenchworks in multiple layers, choke-points, etc. Just basic battle tactics 101 would have been nice. Also, what the hell happened to all the Dragon-Fire? They used that shit to torch an entire fleet of Stannis, then used to to blow up a crap ton of religious jackasses. If there was ever a perfect use for the stuff it would have been at this battle.
I am still trying to figure out how the hell Arya made it through dozens of zombies unscathed, flew through the air, and then shanked the Night King. Arya is now officially renamed Foxy Shaft Superfly Brown. She's one bad motherfu.... shut yo mouth! Just talkin bout Foxy.
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On 4/29/2019 at 10:26 AM, Stryder1978 said:
Anybody else as disappointed in the "Game of Thrones" ultimate battle episode as I was?
Meh, what a letdown and dark as hell. Now that I think of it, it could have been Citizen Cane level shit going on and I would never know it from that horrible darkness. Muddiest film I have ever seen.
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5 hours ago, luvlz2 said:
Didn't he (Barry) slip it to Flo Henderson a few times while they were filming the series? I heard that somewhere as well as David Cassidy was getting down with Shirley Jones, some of the old in-out, in-out between takes. The former I have no problem with, the latter is creepy as hell if true as David Cassidy was Shirley Jones step-son (Jones was married to Jack Cassidy).
edit: Then again, if I had a step-mom that looked like Shirley Jones circa 1972, this little kangaroo would be up in her pouch like a perverted madman.
Damn Hollywood!
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3 hours ago, Mithril46 said:
Well perhaps everyone knows this anyway, but Paul wrote/came up with a number of guitar parts/arrangements on the first
Firm album. WTF !?!? Well, Jimmy may have still been in guitar rehab, or Paul's pushy and unyielding personality may have
been at the forefront. Not sure if the Firm was Jimmy's Baby. I saw 5 shows in the NYC Metropolitan Area. I had great seats
for all shows. Anyway, at least two shows( one in 85', one in 86') Jimmy showed little enthusiasm in the music, barely moved onstage, and looked bloated and drunk. Only smiles at the encores( Les Paul back !!). Jimmy had to get playing
again, even if he realized there would be huge compromises involved. To be fair, I do have 5 or 6 Firm video boots, and Jimmy is enthusiastic and frankly playing some amazing solos with his B-Bender Telecaster..
Not quite sure what you are getting at with your first few sentences. Are singers just supposed to sing, guitar players only play and write guitar arrangements? Just because Rogers wrote some guitar parts does not mean Jimmy was asleep behind the wheel.
I too saw the Firm, in Phoenix March 12th 1985 and they put on one hell of a show. Jimmy was playing very well and I remember it was about the year before that rumours of Jimmy's playing ability were starting to go around, mostly due to the boot for Aug 11th 1979 gig. This plus his showing at some of the ARMS shows had many people, including me, worried. When the band played and Jimmy was soloing very well and playing with both passion and precision, everyone knew Jimmy was back! I looked at my friend Bob and said what Jimmy was doing with the b-Bender was groundbreaking, no one had been doing that with the b-Bender TMK and his playing was simply beautiful.
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13 hours ago, the chase said:
I personally saw Rodgers nudge Jimmy with his mic stand on the 1st Firm Tour in Worcestor Mass... Jimmy was kind of noodling around during the encore.
Maybe it was nothing but.. I took it as Rodgers telling Jimmy to wrap it up.
Good old Paul, reigning Jimmy in. I thought it odd when it was announced Paul & Jimmy in a band together due to Paul's nature. Paul was a serious diva back in the 70's and could be a real dick and a control freak. Figured Jimmy would not have been down with that but it lasted almost three years so what do I know.
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On 4/25/2019 at 7:12 PM, Christopher Lees said:
I agree with everything you wrote here. I can't see Plant smacking Jimmy, although he and Bonzo used to smack each other back in the day, hippies or not. That's when they were very young though. I can't see a 50 year old Plant punching poor Jimmy in the face. But who knows, maybe it did happen. All I wanted to know was where these posters got their information and how they know it is true. I pushed the point few times and they all dried up, which suggests it's nothing more than a rumor.
Yes, just rumor, noting more. Though I would have loved to see Paul Rogers Karate-kick Jimmy on stage as that would have been worth the price of admission. Downright hilarious.
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17 hours ago, Bong-Man said:
After hearing some details about the costs of repairs, I think someone should get a hold of the architects at Disney. They build mountains, castles, and forests out of plastic, rubber, & plaster in no time. Get a couple 3d printers....replace those gargoyles and statues with painted plastic....lighten the load on those new steel replacement beams. It's time to bring the entire religious spectacle up to date.
Yes, gentrification!
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1 hour ago, SteveAJones said:
IpMan, your reading comprehension skills are hopeless. Perhaps get someone to read my posts to you and then, using visual aids, explain what they mean.
Steve Bannon...is that you?
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14 hours ago, SteveAJones said:
It is directly relevant ding dong. The cathedral is owned by the French government, not the Roman Catholic Church. Maintenance is the responsibility of The French Ministry of Culture, and they were not meeting their fiduciary obligations. That's when the Catholic church stepped in to provide minimum essential funding for the repairs that were in progress. Fast forward to 2050, when Muslims are not only the majority in France but across the European Union. Where do you think the majority of ever diminishing capital for culture will be invested? 1,000+ year old Christian houses of worship or brand new mosques? Thirty years from today, does Paris remain the same perennial tourist destination that it is now when it's population increases from 20% to 50% Muslim? This is not Islamophobic commentary, it's the future.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/26/muslim-majority-in-france-projected-in-40-years/
Wow, your a regular Nostradamus. Never do you cease to amaze me Steve, now you think you know the future too.
Anyway, your post STILL had nothing to do with what you replied. This is today, not 2050. What do Muslim's have to do with an electrical fire? What does fiduciary obligations have to do with a church burning down during renovations due to an accident? Are you claiming the French government purposely used sub-par labor and / or material in renovating a landmark that brings in hundreds of millions of Euro each year? Further. it is still a Roman Catholic landmark, if they are gonna place their advertisement all over the place and reap the income, damn right they need to pony up.
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11 hours ago, SteveAJones said:
I'm not surprised. Europe's been on the long march towards cultural suicide for a couple of decades now. The suburbs of Paris are already something like 20% Muslim.
Anything to share that is relevant to the thread topic?
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21 hours ago, strombringer101 said:
I read in Richard Coles Book Stairway to Heaven that John Bonham poured Orange Juice on Alvin Lee Of Ten years after. Jimmy and Peter Grant were so outraged and furious with Bonham that they told him he ever pulled another stunt like that again he would be out of the band. Don’t know if that is true or not?
What makes it even worse is I believe Bonham threw a cup of OJ at Alvin while he was on-stage playing guitar and soaked both him & guitar. For god's sake he could have electrocuted Lee. A prank is one thing but that was way over the line.
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On 4/16/2019 at 9:23 AM, kipper said:
Just a line of talking points used to herd some people into accepting and maintaining a perceived victim status and/or virtue signaling in exchange for their votes. The irony of course is that in itself is the real "greed and corruption" built into the equation of so called "progressivism". A straight path down the trail to "all animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others".
Making such a statement is no different than someone claiming conservatism is stealing from the poor to enrich the wealthy, with a nice side helping of racism to keep the idgits in line. Life, and politics are never one dimensional.
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On 4/16/2019 at 8:26 AM, anniemouse said:
Weren't Robert's dental issues due to the first bad car smash he had in the early 1970's.
I don't believe so. If you look at pictures and film (TSRTS, several pre-75' TV interviews, etc.) his teeth look rotted. There appear to be both missing and black, rotted teeth. A real shame as it looked like his original dental structure was quite nice.
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6 hours ago, kipper said:
All of those so called "relics" are fake. In the middle ages there was competition between all of the European cities with cathedrals to have "the best relics". The cities/cathedrals with the best stuff drew the most pilgrims.... and with them money offerings (indulgences to cancel sins) and the money was used to build up the cathedrals and line the pockets of the church. Cathedrals in the middle ages were the first forms of tourist destinations--- virtual amusement parks for religious pilgrims. Any modern inquiry into the authenticity and provenance of these "relics" always seems to indicate they were faked. The shroud of Turin comes to mind.
But that all being said, these building have significant architectural and artistic value even if they are somewhat silly to assume any "Godly significance". Venerating a building, or venerating an object in a building to many Christians is considered another form of idolatry. I'm not making any claim against the religion involved here, just the authenticity of the so called "relics" which are pretty much considered to be pure mythology.
Good post Kip. Around the 13th century no fewer than four churches laid claim to the skull of John the Baptist. In merry old England, half the English churches in the middle ages claimed to have the remains of Joseph of Aramathea.
Damn these saints got around more after they died then they ever did alive.
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