Zeppelin poll for all

[Jeremy Mixer <mixer@xxxxxxxx>]

The survey summary is almost done, sorry it has taken longer than 
anticipated. In the mean time if you read this, consider making a post to 
the list introducing yourself (if you haven't done so already) and explain 
why/how you discovered led Zeppelin. I will start.

I grew up with parents that listened to teh lcoal classic rock stations, 
as well as oldies stations, so I was always familiar with many Zep tunes 
(basically teh radio ones)

When I was 9 (around 1987)My friend Tom had asked me, when I asked him 
what he wanted for his birthday, and he gave me a choice between 2 
cassette tapes. Skid Row- Skid Row (which I wrote down as Skiddo-Skiddo) 
and Led Zeppelin "Houses of the Holy" (which I somehow wrote down "Def 
Leppard- Houses of the Holy")

I was dumbfounded when I went to the largest cassette store in the area 
with the greatest selection and could not find either skiddo or the 
Def Leppard album with that name. My mom said she knew Led Zeppelin had an 
album called "Houses of the Holy" so that was his birthday present.

All the other kids listened to the current hit music stations, and I did 
not. I grew up hearing the older stuff and I liked it. Most of this newer 
music was horrible in my mind. The kids on the bus were giving me a hard 
time about it, and Tom remarked when I said I like The Who this:

"If you are going to listen to old crap music, at least listen to 
something cool like Led Zeppelin

So I took his advice, although looking back I don't remember conciously 
tryigng to take his advice, i just somehow...did. And eventually I 
realized there was a song i really liked that I knew was them....that "Hey 
Hey Mama" song (and I'm not referring to BCW) and my dad told me what it's 
name was. I asked if he had it, and he said he might have it on the live 
album. (Of course we know what that album is, it was the ONLY live album)

I was dissappointed to find it was not on there. I think I listened to 
some of the album and sort of brushed it off....whatever.....

He pointed out that he had a cassette of LZII that he bought while 
stationed in the Phillipenes in the early 70's. I listneed to that and 
loved it. He told me he had the first album on vinyl somewhere but did not 
find  it for a few months. So I listened to Zep II, there were several 
songs I knew, and I liked every song except "Thank You" which was slow 
and boring. (I'm sure I would have thought otherwise had someone played me 
the "Blueberry Hill" version)

I dug the hell out of that and eventually he found the first album. I 
loved CB, GTBT (which I recognized and never knew was Zeppelin) but hated 
the "slow" songs like D&C, YSM (eventually I realized these were blues 
songs and were supposed to eb slow)

Eventually I discovered Zepsets on the radio and sllowly started expanding 
my collection of Zep studio albums. By the time I was 13 and in 8th grade, 
I had a crush on this girl named Sarah D. Tom, in typical 8th grade 
fashion, tolf me off because "All you ever do is talk about Sarah D. and 
Led Zeppelin"

The next year we started hanging out again and are still good friends 
today.....

OK now it's your turn. :) Especially if you are new here or have never 
psoted before :)

Jeremy

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