Close to Home by John McPherson for July 03, 2024

There’s a lady who’s sure that all that glitters is gold…

Looks like they’ve had a very rough weekend.

Don’t forget ’Whole Lotta Mothership" and “All My Black Dogs.”

Leaves are falling all around. It’s time I was on my way.

Well I am not buying any of this. Too bad there wasn’t a last dance song for a high school dance.

“And she’s climbing the stairway to Hoboken.” The song has forever changed for me.

I’m on the hiiiighway to Hackensack…

Naaaah, wrong band!

Meanwhile, Floyd had set the controls for the heart of the sun – accompanied by SSOSFAGTIACAGWAP!

Best song title ever:“Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict,” also from Pink Floyd.

Ramble Off.

You must take the “A”-Train To go to sugar hill way up in Harlem

I don’t blame you Bleeb. This thing doesn’t make me feel A Whole Lotta Love either. What on earth has the colorist done to you now? :)

Yup! This is where the magic happens.

Making the fourth album was so grueling, they needed an IV.

I love the story Billy Strayhorn told about how “Take the A Train” came to be. He said that Duke was having a practice at his place and his directions were just “You know, just take the A-train.”

Where’s a black dog when you need one.

Sorry, but everybody looks too straight. :)

The name Led Zeppelin is said to have originated from a humorous conversation between several musicians about the new band’s chances of success. According to one account, Keith Moon of The Who and John Entwistle suggested that a supergroup with Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck would be unsuccessful, and that the idea would “go down like a lead balloon”. The band dropped the “a” from “lead” so that people wouldn’t pronounce it “leed”, and replaced “balloon” with “zeppelin”. Music journalist Keith Shadwick says that “zeppelin” evoked “the perfect combination of heavy and light, combustibility and grace” for Page.

Except that they stole the name of a Neil Sedaka song. He later forgave them.

you sure that’s Zeppelin?? … I didn’t think Jimmy played the balalaika….

We can keep discussing this until someone says enter, Sandman.