Re: welcome to the circle....

[Jeremy Mixer <mixer@xxxxxxxx>]

Great idea Nech to get the ball rolling again

On Sat, 18 Nov 2006, tytlane@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> EVERYONE's Invited...

Especially those who rarely/never post.....
> Anyone remember their first ever Zep boot ?

I purchased "Destroyer" on vinyl from someone on DG in....probably 95 or 
96. I had read about the show in Charles Cross' "Heaven and Hell" and 
coulldn't beleive how much cooler the band sounded than in TSRTS. It was 
even a bigger thrill when the local calssic rock station played the entire 
show in it's entirety on the air during the first Grantfest...errrr 
Zepfest in 1996. I think it was Friday Night in Annie and Buzz's room we 
were listening to it, but I am honestly not sure......and then that 
weekend I also heard several other boots for the first time.

> Or recording off the radio ? I

I would regular tape the nightly "Zepset" and "Get the Led Out" from two 
local radio stations, WBLM and WHEB. I only wanted to get a recording of 
"Black Dog" but as I heard these other songs over and over and over I 
started getting into the band more and more. I was amazed when I purchased 
the fourth albums how many songs I had already known before I even got 
into Zep. I figured, looking at the songs, I would only know "BD" and 
"Stairway".... boy was I wrong.

> do.  It was when my older bro first recorded the BBC rock hour aka King 
> Biscuit of Zep.  I friggin listened to that tape over and over and over 
> untill I had every single note, word and snap crackle pop ( FM in the burbs!) 
> memorized. I was forever transfixxed by it.

WBLM had played a lot of BBC stuff in some of the Zepsets, and it was 
exciting the first time I heard it since it was new versions of songs. 
> I want to know just what is it that makes folks like me, you and the 1200 + 
> here on FBO love Led Zeppelin. Why do we still follow them ? Why do we still 
> admonish them? Why do we still want to see them errrrrrr re-unite again ? 
> WHY?!?!?!

Well, Unless there is some way to electronically make Bonzo's skeloton 
play like he could when he was alive I don't wantto see a Zep reunion. 
However, while I highly doubt I will ever see it, I would love to see 
P^2+J do a few shows like Cream did......I don't care who is on drums as 
long as he is good. I just wnat to hear them again.....at the same time 
I'm happy hearing any new music from any of them.

I still love tehm because.....while I have not listened to much Zeppelin 
lately, no matter what mood I'm in, there is always an appropriate song. 
Out opf ALL of the many bands I love, I cannot say that for any other band 
or musician. Their music has touched me like no other.
 >
> Warts and All, DG to FBO was the forefather of all that is today's internet 
> Zeppelin community. It is what YOU make of it.

This is true, With all of the spinoffs and such that spawned from this 
list, it's amazing to me that it is still going today and has generally 
kept about the same amount of members the entire time (ranging between 
1100-1300)

It's almost like while we lose people, we continue to gain people.

And I, for one, am proud to be part of this community and constantly want 
to find ways to improve it and the discussion on it. This is a good start. 
Thanks Nech. Actually I think I will make a second post just saying 
"THANKS NECH!"

kidding..... :)

Jeremy R. Mixer / mixer@xxxxxxxx / mixer893@xxxxxxxxx
Co-admin- "For Badgeholders Only" www.zoso.net

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