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In all honesty, it's not really funny. I give Page a ton of credit for the care with which he's curated Zeppelin's music. It's such a towering legacy that it deserves the attention, he's paid to it, but it's obvious he feels completely trapped and overwhelmed by it.
It's a shame...he's such a talented guy but he can't seem to get unstuck from it for whatever reason. He's pretty much the same age as Mick and Keith (give or take a few months) so he doesn't have much time left to do anything new, and at his age and with being out of the game for so long, it's doubtful anything is going to come of it despite his periodic musings about new music or live shows.
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Hairball
That's right neighbor - being from the north side of Santa Monica, you were right across the canyon from me!
I'm sure you remember the House of Lee Chinese restaurant. We used to go there on special occasions, and last year cleaning out my moms garage found an old menu from the early '70's. Not sure if it's still there?
Also, my aunt used to work in the Palisades for the parks and recreation in the late '60's, and would take us to a hot dog restaurant ...I forget the name but the char grilled dogs were the best!
And my dentist was up there right near the House of Lee- Dr. Peterson!
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Jah Paul
The hot dog place was "The Hot Dog Show" on Sunset...they had a model train near the ceiling that circled the dining area - I think it closed around 1980 or so.
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Jah Paul
The hot dog place was "The Hot Dog Show" on Sunset...they had a model train near the ceiling that circled the dining area - I think it closed around 1980 or so.
Ah yeah, that was the place.
There was also a hot dog place in Santa Monica on 3rd and Wilshire across from the mall simply called The Dog House which was part of a small chain in L.A. I think.
Seems they've taken away most of the hot dog joints and turned them into Health Food stores and sushi restaurants lol.
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Jah Paul
The hot dog place was "The Hot Dog Show" on Sunset...they had a model train near the ceiling that circled the dining area - I think it closed around 1980 or so.
Ah yeah, that was the place.
There was also a hot dog place in Santa Monica on 3rd and Wilshire across from the mall simply called The Dog House which was part of a small chain in L.A. I think.
Seems they've taken away most of the hot dog joints and turned them into Health Food stores and sushi restaurants lol.
Wasn't that where LUM's was located? When they first opened up, they would cook (or boil) their hot dogs in beer. When they stopped that practice, they went down hill and their locations all started closing down.
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ThePaleRider
In an interview with Pete Townsend last year during a Who tour, he was asked why he still tours as The Who? He answered something like..."It would be churlish not to. It's easy for me, I make a lot of money and I can make thousands of people happy. I'm not Robert Plant who thinks touring as Led Zeppelin would ruin his artistic integrity."
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In an interview with Pete Townsend last year during a Who tour, he was asked why he still tours as The Who? He answered something like..."It would be churlish not to. It's easy for me, I make a lot of money and I can make thousands of people happy. I'm not Robert Plant who thinks touring as Led Zeppelin would ruin his artistic integrity."
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Big Al
Jimmy being interviewed about his on-going battle to prevent Robbie Williams' basement extension :-
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bye bye johnny
The person that I've thought a lot about since John Bonham's death is John Paul Jones. He's a beautiful looking man and a beautiful musician.
I saw one of the Jimmy Page/Black Crowes shows in Worcester, Mass in 1999...Joe Perry came out and did a guitar dual with Jimmy on You Shook Me and Oh Well (FM cover). Just amazing. I'm so honored I got to see that show.Quote
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keefriff99
In all honesty, it's not really funny. I give Page a ton of credit for the care with which he's curated Zeppelin's music. It's such a towering legacy that it deserves the attention, he's paid to it, but it's obvious he feels completely trapped and overwhelmed by it.
It's a shame...he's such a talented guy but he can't seem to get unstuck from it for whatever reason. He's pretty much the same age as Mick and Keith (give or take a few months) so he doesn't have much time left to do anything new, and at his age and with being out of the game for so long, it's doubtful anything is going to come of it despite his periodic musings about new music or live shows.
Yeah, for a while there, 1988-2000 or so, it looked like he was going to get back into it. The Outrider album and tour, the Middle-Eastern arrangements with Plant on that live album (1995-1998-ish?), the Firm w/ Paul Rodgers, the brilliant summer 2000 tour with the Black Crowes where we finally got to hear him pull off some of the multi-guitar stuff from Zep that he could never do as a single guitarist.
None of the 'new' stuff at the time really met (our impossible) expectations and I remember being really excited at the start of his 1988 instrumental Liquid Mercury, only to sigh when it was over. I think he just lost track of his Muse.
Gilmour, Townshend and others had no problem bringing along a 2nd guitarist for Floyd and Who gigs; I wish he'd gotten over it and brought a 2nd guitarist and a new vocalist on the road in the early 2000's to do stuff from all phases of his career. As it stands, we have Zep, Firm, Coverdale, Plant, Crowes stuff and soundtracks, but at this point it's both tragic and frustrating watching the 2000's roar by with nary a peep except for remastering stuff. We're running out of time. In a world of 6-7 billion, I'm sure there's one or two individuals who could dislodge him from his rut, get him out of his funk and inspire/produce another good album worthy of his legacy but that seems a very tall order.
Pete really grates on my nerves. I love the Who but I've always found him to be a really unlikable bastard.Quote
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ThePaleRider
In an interview with Pete Townsend last year during a Who tour, he was asked why he still tours as The Who? He answered something like..."It would be churlish not to. It's easy for me, I make a lot of money and I can make thousands of people happy. I'm not Robert Plant who thinks touring as Led Zeppelin would ruin his artistic integrity."
Haha f Pete. He has his reasons, and thats cool, and I love him too and don't actually judge him for still touring as the Who. But thats a load of bull, and clearly he doesn't mind just being honest that there's more money in that. Also, thats not why Robert doesn't do it. As said many times by Robert himself, he doesn't relate to that guy anymore. Its good that Roger Daltrey does, but not every rocker can I respect that Robert has the balls to say that and stick to it when every old dinosaur can't. Some do it well, most do not. I trust Robert's instincts even if the world seems hell bent to tell him he's wrong. Cause yeah, they all know better than the man himself. But Pete sounds like an idiot cause thats not why Robert isn't doing it.
No, I read that. It's a good interview...I'm just saying in general, I find him rather unlikable.
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keefriff99No, I read that. It's a good interview...I'm just saying in general, I find him rather unlikable.
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keefriff99I saw one of the Jimmy Page/Black Crowes shows in Worcester, Mass in 1999...Joe Perry came out and did a guitar dual with Jimmy on You Shook Me and Oh Well (FM cover). Just amazing. I'm so honored I got to see that show.Quote
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keefriff99
In all honesty, it's not really funny. I give Page a ton of credit for the care with which he's curated Zeppelin's music. It's such a towering legacy that it deserves the attention, he's paid to it, but it's obvious he feels completely trapped and overwhelmed by it.
It's a shame...he's such a talented guy but he can't seem to get unstuck from it for whatever reason. He's pretty much the same age as Mick and Keith (give or take a few months) so he doesn't have much time left to do anything new, and at his age and with being out of the game for so long, it's doubtful anything is going to come of it despite his periodic musings about new music or live shows.
Yeah, for a while there, 1988-2000 or so, it looked like he was going to get back into it. The Outrider album and tour, the Middle-Eastern arrangements with Plant on that live album (1995-1998-ish?), the Firm w/ Paul Rodgers, the brilliant summer 2000 tour with the Black Crowes where we finally got to hear him pull off some of the multi-guitar stuff from Zep that he could never do as a single guitarist.
None of the 'new' stuff at the time really met (our impossible) expectations and I remember being really excited at the start of his 1988 instrumental Liquid Mercury, only to sigh when it was over. I think he just lost track of his Muse.
Gilmour, Townshend and others had no problem bringing along a 2nd guitarist for Floyd and Who gigs; I wish he'd gotten over it and brought a 2nd guitarist and a new vocalist on the road in the early 2000's to do stuff from all phases of his career. As it stands, we have Zep, Firm, Coverdale, Plant, Crowes stuff and soundtracks, but at this point it's both tragic and frustrating watching the 2000's roar by with nary a peep except for remastering stuff. We're running out of time. In a world of 6-7 billion, I'm sure there's one or two individuals who could dislodge him from his rut, get him out of his funk and inspire/produce another good album worthy of his legacy but that seems a very tall order.