Dance the Crunge Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 http://rocknewsdesk.com/world-news/call-me-led-zeppelin-ii/3534/ September 19, 2011 Call me Led Zeppelin II 64-year-old cheers himself up during trip to deal with divorce papers by filing official name-change documents at the same time What's in a name: Led Zep A 64-year-old rock fan officially changed his name to “Led Zeppelin II” during a trip to file divorce papers. And the former George F Blackburn of Bethalto, Missouri, says the move has improved his quality of life, with fellow Zep fans buying him drinks when they find out his legal title. Zeppelin was in a courthouse dealing with the paperwork surrounding the split from his third wife when he decided to fill in one more form. He tells STL Today: “They changed my life forever, and that’s my whole reason for doing this.” Now even his ex-wife calls him “LZ” and friends refer to him as “Zep”. He says: “I don’t want to appear to be some off-the-wall drug addict idiot. I just changed my name from the standpoint that I can be a better person than I used to be.” Some people still call him George – and that’s okay too: “I want them to be comfortable. I reinvented myself. Since I became Led Zeppelin, my life has improved a thousandfold.” In most parts of the US a name change can take place more or less instantly once applicants complete the paperwork, pay around $200 and have an announcement placed in a local newspaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triplet Kick Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I hear he has a lovely, warm presence as well. Other album/song puns surely to follow... Best of luck to Mr Zeppelin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStairwayRemainsTheSame Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 This makes me wanna call myself Jimmy Plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Better than Metta World Peace...aka the former Ron Artest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triplet Kick Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I just heard Mr Led Zeppelin II was trying to enter a metro station yesterday. But the door wouldn't open for him. A helpful metro employee said to him, "Sir, you can't go in through the out door." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStairwayRemainsTheSame Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 The one man tribute band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Melanie Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 The one man tribute band That or he really likes the second album. I wonder if he refers to himself as the Brown Bomber and dresses as a WWI fighter pilot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reswati Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 We are awaiting the next person, who will change his name to title of the 4th album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave to zep Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 I just heard Mr Led Zeppelin II was trying to enter a metro station yesterday. But the door wouldn't open for him. A helpful metro employee said to him, "Sir, you can't go in through the out door." :hysterical: love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedcat Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Some people still call him George – and that’s okay too: “I want them to be comfortable. I reinvented myself. Since I became Led Zeppelin, my life has improved a thousandfold.” Well I guess so. Whatever works. I can't imagine what kind of life he had before though. Good luck to him. I suppose he could have changed it to "Zoso". LZ sounds better. Good grief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecil. Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 One has to laugh Some men buy a Harley or date a 20 year old exotic dancer....like his style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 This is very odd. But your comments are the funniest part of this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triplet Kick Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Thanks, SuperDave. Meanwhile, I refuse to let this thread die, so here goes: From the Diary of Mr Led Zeppelin II: Tuesday, Sept. 27th Yesterday, I woke up buzzing with a whole lotta love for myself and everyone, even my ex-wife. This new name has so improved my life! For breakfast, I poured myself a bowl of cereal and then, for some odd reason, added a tin of tuna to it. Man, what was I thinking? Was I high? I smelled the vile concoction and thought, what is and what should never be. Cereal and tuna? Definitely a mistake! I hate to waste food but I had to throw it in the garbage. So then I made myself some pancakes - a much saner option. I added some lemon juice to it and hummed a melody which I just made up. I chuckled and thought, well Mr Lemon, this is a song for you - The Lemon Song! Ha ha. Thank you, thank you very much, said just like Elvis in Vegas. Then a dark cloud passed over me when I thought about all the bullshit that's happened to me in my life. Why was I thinking about that stuff while eating such great pancakes? Stupid brain. I thought about an old girlfriend who left me. She was beautiful and kinda crazy with a real zest for life. Still, what a heartbreaker. Anyway, the last laugh's on her cos she never finished school and ended up working domestically for some rich family and had an affair with her employer and had a kid by him - a real livin' lovin' maid. She's just a woman, a human being so I shouldn't be too bitchy about it. Be kind, Mr Zeppelin! Hmm, I wonder what epitaph I'll put on my gravestone? Gotta a few ideas... Finishing those damned tasty pancakes, I looked at the time and realised that I gotta ramble on for my morning book club meeting. We're reading Melville's Moby Dick. It's good but a bit heavy going. Anyway, the meeting was fun as usual, not least cos, Sarah had brought a huge cake. She's so nice. There was some left over at the end, and Sarah asked if anyone wanted to take some cake with them. No one replied until Bob, the one-eyed hook-handed pirate fetishist said, "No thanks, Sarah, you can bring it on home." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Funny stuff and quite creative! Good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecil. Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Some people call him a Space Cowboy...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave to zep Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 at the end i thought he was gonna say " so it was just tea for one ". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat24 Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 This is very odd. But your comments are the funniest part of this! I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Some people call him a Space Cowboy...... Or the Gangster of Love...or some even Maury! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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