Challenge to Hoarders and Other Thoughts

[Zepplinite@xxxxxxx]

1. It's a habit of mine to challenge the hoarders lurking on the list 
from 
time to time. So here it goes. Be a hero. Release something to the 
masses 
that most haven't heard/seen before. You don't have an obligation to 
do so. 
You'll probably lose good trade bait, and probably a lot of money 
that you 
could have made to bootleggers. However, money can be spent and will 
be 
forgotten after a while. Releasing a great uncirculated concert can 
make you 
a great person in the eyes of Zep fans for a long long time.

2. That being said, if you want to make your money from what you've 
worked 
hard to acquire, then please do. You'll get paid, and we'll all get a 
new 
show, probably via a Japanese bootlegger. 

3. I'd like to uncover a show or two myself. Just to prove that 
someone can 
do the work and just let it out to the masses for free. Does anyone 
have any 
tips or advice as to how to search for lost shows? Should I place 
ad's in the 
local papers, bulliten boards etc..? What's worked for other people 
in the 
search for Zep concerts?

4. Since I have access to a lot of books, I do searches for Zep stuff 
from 
time to time. I was able to get a copy of "Live Dreams" right before 
Christmas. Now it looks like I might be able to get a few more copies 
at only 
$19.95 a piece. If it comes through and is the same "Live Dreams" 
that I'm 
hoping it is, I will order the entire stock left in the warehouse and 
trade 
them out.

5. During one of my searches I came across a book called "My Night as 
the 
Right Fifth Member" by Rob Wesley. Here is what it says: Synopsis 
The author, son of a dance-era musician and a popular radio 
personality, 
relates an experience with the now-famous rock band Led Zeppelin in 
Pittsburgh, January 1969 (Hunt Armory) when he was 16 years old and 
ended up 
playing guitar with and joining the band, only to be pulled by his 
former-musician father. He also shares the profound later effects the 
incident had on his life and in his search for self-understanding.
Has anybody read this? Know what it is? It's not available for order 
so for 
now it's a mystery book. 

6. Are there any writers on the list that would like to talk about, 
well 
writing? My girlfriend is not interested in the novel I just finished 
writing. Anne Rice is much better. Well of course she is, blah. 

7,8,9. The whole "this band sucks, no that band sucks, can't we all 
just 
agree to disagree" discussion was interesting and entertaining. In my 
opinion, a vast majority of the rock bands out there now days just 
aren't as 
talented as the bands from the 60's and 70's. That's not to say that 
they're 
crap, or that they suck. That's a matter of opinion. But a lack of 
talent 
isn't. Page, Clapton, Beck, Hendrix, Santana, King, Gilmour, West, 
etc etc 
etc, had and many still do have incredible talent. They're were/are 
able to 
play guitar in ways that baffle the mind. Many guitar players now 
days just 
get that pendulum arm swing going and change chords every few 
minutes. Some 
even have three guitar players although you can barely tell that even 
one is 
playing. There is no experimentation, or pushing the envelope, or 
improv. 
Many people have added a seventh string. They should learn to play 
the first 
six first. Or maybe just tune down the guitar. I play guitar as a 
hobby and I 
can tell you that playing like Jimmy is nearly impossible, but 
playing like 
any band out there now is easy. My little sister could be a member of 
Korn. A 
lot of modern rock guitarists like to bash classic rock for being 
excessive 
and for long solos. This is because they are not capable of doing 
those 
things. It's a lot easier and popular to hate Bill Gates for being 
the 
richest man in the world,  than getting a job and trying to work and 
catch 
up. It's easier to make everyone think something is bad than to try 
to attain 
it yourself.

10. I heard a DJ talking about how classic rock sucks now. How it's 
outdated 
and burned out. How it was only good for it's time, but now we have 
new 
stuff. Does that mean that Mozart sucks now because it's outdated? 
It'd be 
nice if people could just enjoy good music regardless of when it was 
created.

Sam
Zepplinite@xxxxxxx