For those that just can’t get enough Led Zeppelin, another new book is out and is dishing up more dirt on the group’s activities during their relatively short history, which ended with the untimely passing of drummer John “Bonzo” Bonham in 1980.
The new book, When Giants Walked the Earth: A Biography of Led Zeppelin was released to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the group’s formation. Author Mick Wall, reportedly a confidant of both Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, chronicles the group’s rise to become what many consider to be the world’s greatest rock and roll band.
Apparently, Wall does not hold back much in his reporting of the band’s legendary excesses, and delves into the details of such matters as Jimmy Page’s fascination with the occult, and other details that involve drug and alcohol use, sexual escapades and other varieties of bad behavior that may have remained otherwise unknown to the public.
Although there’s much to say about the group’s unflattering activities during those years, Wall balances things out a bit with stories that expose some of their more admirable qualities as well. The support and sympathy provided to Robert Plant after the death of his young son, by none other than drummer John Bonham – perhaps the group’s most infamous mischief-maker – shows that the “Gods” were no less human than the rest of us.
The book is not solely focused on the dirt and personal tragedies that marred the group’s history however. There is also plenty of content that is focused on the music that propelled the young musicians to stardom that is equaled by few other groups in the history of rock.
Mick Wall is the author of numerous other books that featured other well-known groups such as Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden, and is also founding editor of Classic Rock magazine.
As always, When Giants Walked the Earth: A Biography of Led Zeppelin is available at Amazon.com.
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An oldie but a goodie from George Carlin
Enjoy the ride; there is no return ticket
George Carlin's Views on Aging
Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.
'How old are you?' 'I'm four and a half!' You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key.
You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.
'How old are you?' 'I'm gonna be 16!' You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life! You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony. YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!
But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling.. What's wrong? What's changed?
You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.
But! Wait!! ! You MAKE it to 60. Yo u didn't think you would!
So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, and REACH 50 and make it to 60.
You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!
You get into! your 80's and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; 'I Was JUST 92.'
Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. 'I'm 100 and a half!'
May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!
HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them.'
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
3. Keep learning. ! Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever, even ham radio. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the devil's family name is Alzheimer's.
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health. If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
Although the upcoming AC/DC tour will include a number of European dates, Scotland is not scheduled to host a single one of them, and some Scottish fans are feeling a little betrayed by the rockers from down under.
A Scottish DJ has taken the ire of his fans to the airwaves by boycotting any AC/DC tracks during his drive time radio show. Rock Radio DJ David "The Captain" Grant plans to exclude AC/DC from his song list unless they agree to visit Scotland and put on a show for their fans there.
"I will not be playing another AC/DC song on my show for a long time to come, or until the band change their mind on coming to Scotland as part of the tour,” says Grant.
Although the Black Ice tour will be making stops in Dublin, Manchester, London and Birmingham, no dates have been planned for Scotland, which apparently does not suffer from a shortage of AC/DC fans, many of which have called Grant’s show to express their disappointment.
Apparently, brothers Angus and Malcolm Young were actually born in Glasgow, which, as you might expect, adds a little dose of salt to the wounds that some dedicated AC/DC fans in Scotland are now suffering with.
Glasgow was also the city where the group’s first live album was recorded. If You Want Blood was recorded at the Apollo in 1978, so it’s clear that AC/DC has some long-lasting connections with Scotland.
The radio station where Grant works has started an online petition in an effort to persuade AC/DC to add Scotland to their tour itinerary, which will be presented to the band’s record company.
Since AC/DC has revised their schedule at least once already, and added new dates for the North American audience, perhaps the Scots have a chance at getting the group to make at least one more addition.
Portland fun facts!
Keep Portland weird.
We have our own food pyramid. At the bottom is espresso.
If you carry an umbrella, we know you're not local.
If you dye your hair, we know you're not local.
You'll think by looking at us that we are completely oblivious to the rain. We don't use umbrellas. We don't bother to put up our hoods. However, there's one clue that lets you know that we do notice whether or not it's raining. In the rain, we wear clogs. No rain? We wear sandals. It doesn't matter if it's January.
Portlanders love micro-brew beer. We don't really care what they taste like as long as they have interesting labels.
Portland is one of the few places in the world outside of France where you can take your dog to pubs.
Portland pre-schoolers play at indoor play park during the rainy seasons.
You may think that we're a bunch of tree huggers. But we know better. Them tree huggers live in Seattle.
We think valet parking is like bragging. It's just poor manners.
Portland is one of those few places in the world where real estate prices go up when there's a good independent coffee shop in the neighborhood. Starbucks doesn't cut it.
Portlanders are anti-chain. We like the little guy and we want to shop local. So local that we don't even want to shop outside our neighborhoods sometimes.
The most ordered beverage in Portland is a half caff, 16 oz, soy latte. Beware, if you say, half decaf, this will label you as a non-local.
At the Oregon zoo, Pachy, the senior elephant in residence gets a birthday party with his own birthday cake every year. The flavor? Carrot cake.
Beaverton is the city in Oregon where you're most likely to give birth on the way to the hospital cause you're stuck in traffic.
When in Beaverton, make sure that you get your vocabulary straight. You gotta called Nike's headquarters a "campus".
If you live in Lake Oswego, then chances are you're not a native Oregonian. You're likely to be from California or New York. That explains why real estate prices are higher here. Then again, so is the appreciation.
A rather macrebe list I came across
A list of celebrities, whose deaths were the result of murder or suicide, including the location of their death sites
O. J. Simpson Murder Case.
O.J's wife Nicole Simpson was found in a pool of blood outside of 875 (now renumbered 879)S.Bundy Drive, Brentwood on 12th. June 1994 at Midnight, her throat had been slashed. Also found stabbed to death there was her friend Ron Goldman. Simpson was later tried but found not guilty of her murder.
River Phoenix.
The Viper Room. 8852 Sunset Blvd. River Phoenix collapsed and died of a drug overdose on the pavement outside of this Rock Club on Halloween night 1993 he was 23 years old.
Don Simpson.
685 Stone Canyon Rd, Beverly Hills. Don Simpson was one of Hollywood's most successful producers of the 80's & 90's with hits like Top Gun - Bev/Hills Cop - Flashdance - The Rock etc Died of a drugs overdose here in a upstairs bathroom on 19th Jan 1996. His story being the subject of the film You'll Never Make Love in This Town Again.
Phil Hartman.
5065 Encino Avenue, Encino. It was here that Phil was shot to death in his sleep, by his wife Brynn on 28th. May 1998. He was 49 years old, his wife later committed suicide.
Brian Keith.
23449 Malibu Col. Rd. Malibu.It was here at his Malibu home that actor Brian Keith committed suicide by shooting himself on 24th. June 1997.
Margaux Hemingway.
139 Fraser Street, Santa Monica. Granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway who committed suicide with an overdose of pills on 2nd. July 1996. This was the anniversary of Ernest Hemingway's own suicide.
Haing S. Ngor
945 N.Beaudry Ave. Downtown, Los Angeles. Oscar winning actor of "The Killing Fields" was robbed and shot to death outside his home on 25th. February 1996.
Ray Combs.
1509 E. Wilson Terrace. Glendale Adventist Hospital where game show host Ray Combs committed suicide by hanging himself with bed sheets, in his room on 2nd June 1996.
Del Shannon.
15519 Saddleback Rd. Canyon Country. Singer famous for the hit Runaway committed suicide here at his home, by shooting himself in the head, on 8th February 1990.
John Belushi.
8221 Sunset Blvd. It was here in March 1982, in bungalow 3 of the Chateau Marmont, that actor John Belushi star of such movies as Animal House & The Blues Brothers died of a drugs overdose aged 33.
Marvin Gaye.
2101 S. Gramercy Place. The family home where motown singer Marvin Gaye was shot dead by his father during an argument in April 1984. I Heard it Through the Grapevine was perhaps his biggest hit, his minister father was later sentenced to 5 years probation for voluntary manslaughter.
Dorothy Stratten
10881 Clarkson Rd, Westwood. The house where Playboy centerfold Dorothy was murdered on 14th.August 1980 by her husband, after he had learnt of her affair with director Peter Bogdanovich.
Dennis Wilson.
Basin Cof Marina Del Ray. Beach Boys drummer Dennis drowned on 28th.Dec.1983 aged 39 whilst swimming under his boat "Emerald" in basin C.
William Holden
535 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica. Was found dead here in his apartment on the 5th.floor after apparently falling and striking his head then bleeding to death in 1981.
Dominique Dunne
8723 Rangely Ave, W/Hollywood. The home of actress Dominique who played the older sister Dana in Poltergeist. Shewas strangled and murdered here, by her ex boyfriend John Sweeney, on the driveway in October 1982, she was 22 years old.
Frank Christi.
6969 Woodrow Wilson Drive. Bad guy actor of TV series such as The Rockford Files & Charlie's Angels also appeared in The Godfather. Gunned downed here in his carport by drug dealers in 1982.
Tim Hardin.
625 Orange Drive, Hollywood. Singer/Songwriter Tim writer of songs such as Reason to Believe &If I was a Carpenter died here of a drug overdose on 29th.Dec.1980.
Janis Joplan.
7047 Franklin Ave. Hollywood. Landmark Hotel. (now called Highland Gardens) is where Janis died of a drugs overdose in room 105 on 4th. Oct.1970 she was 27 years old.
Freddie Prinze.
86575 Comstock Ave. Westwood. It was in this apartment that comic Freddie committed suicide by shooting himself in 1977 he was 22 years old.
Sal Mineo
8563 Holloway Drive. W/Hollywood. It was here that actor Sal Mineo was robbed and stabbed to death in Feb.1976 at the age of 37 in the carport of his apartment building. Sal together with his co-stars of RebelWithout a Cause, James Dean - Natalie Wood and Nick Adams all died of a violent or unusual death.
Jack Cassidy
1221 N. King's Rd, W/Hollywood. Where actor Jack Cassidy former husband of Shirley Jones and father of singer David died in an apartment fire in 1976. He had gone to sleep holding a lighted cigarette, igniting the couch on which he had fallen asleep.
Pete Duel.
2552 Glen Green Terrace, Hollywood Hills. The house where actor Pete, who played Joshua Smith in the TV series Alias Smith & Jones put a gun to his head and shot himself in 1971.
Marilyn Monroe.
12305 Fifth Helena Drive, Brentwood. Marilyn's last home where she was found dead of an apparent drugs overdose on 5th August 1962. An overdose which as been disputed to this day in many books and articles.
Sam Cooke.
9137 S. Figueroa Street. Hacienda Motel (now called The Star Motel) was where soul singer Sam Cooke was shot and killed by the manager in December 1964.
Robert Kennedy.
Ambassador Hotel. 3400 Wilshire Blvd. It was here in the pantry that Robert Kennedy was assassinated in June 1968 by Sirhan Sirhan. He had just finished his victory speech for the Californian Primary and was just leaving when he was gunned down.
Sharon Tate.
10050 Cielo Drive, Beverly Hills. The house where Sharon Tate was living when she and 5 others were slaughtered by Members of the Charles Manson Family on 9th Aug 1969. This house was demolished in 1994, rebuilt and the number changed to 10066.
Dianne Linkletter
8787 Shoreham Drive, W/Hollywood. The 6th. floor apartment from which Dianne daughter of Art jumped to her death in 1969 whilst on LSD.
Nick Adams.
2126 El Roble Lane, Beverly Hills. The home of actor Nick Adams who died of an overdose here in 1968
On January 15, 1947, Elizabeth Short's body was discovered on a vacant lot of the 3800 block of South Norton Avenue in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, cut in half at the waist and mutilated.
Lenny Bruce.
8825 Hollywood Blvd. W/Hollywood. It was in this home that Lenny killed himself of a drugs overdose in 1966. Portrayed in the 1974 film Lenny by Dustin Hoffman he was 41 years old.
Carole Landis.
1465 Capri Drive, Pacific Palisades. This is where actress Carole killed herself in 1948 with a drugs overdose her affair with Rex Harrison had just ended and her career was on the skids. rex Harrison found her body on the bathroom floor she was 29 yrs. old.
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
810 Linden Drive, Beverly Hills. It was in this house that Bugsy Siegel was shot & killed through the window by hit men on 20th June 1947 he was aged 41. Bugsy had just built the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas with mob money, the building costs had run so over budget Bugsy was thought to be skimming money for himself. Meyer Lansky & Lucky Luciano therefore ordered the hit on their childhood friend. His story was told in the 1991 film Bugsy in which Warren Beatty played Bugsy.
Peg Entwistle.
The Hollywood Sign. On the night of 18th.Sept.1932 English actress Peg Entwistle climbed to the top of the 50ft.high letter H of the sign. Then whilst the signs lights glittered jumped to her death. She was and still is the only person to have committed suicide by jumping from the sign.
Warning! Death sites which are private residences may be viewed from the outside by driving by these properties. Do not attempt to speak with any resident, trespass on their land or intrude on their privacy in any way or you will be arrested. That is the law, they do not make exceptions.
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