The 10,000 Post Thread v2

[Muck308 55]

9511

 

I hear that, Spidey. Although when I saw Robert Plant in... 2002 was it? I can't recall but he rocked the joint. I even had a short conversation with him back stage. Very short. Nice guy. I've told that story so many times that I'm sure some of you have heard it, so I'll refrain from telling it again!

 

I read the other day that one thing that kept Led Zeppelin from doing a reunion show/tour for so long was the fact that Robert Plant couldn't bear the thought of doing Stairway every night along with an epic 15 minute solo by Page. He couldn't stand that song apparently. As we all know, Stairway is only permitted to be played when you are home alone and under the covers. Don't dare play it loud enough for the neighbors to hear!

 

Larks - Yes that was a sad day when Guru died. I didn't even know he was sick when it happened.

[Duke87 1,070]

(9512)

 

Hey, hey! No Stairway to Heaven!

[Larks2242 251]

9513.

 

Why would there be a stairway to heaven? That dosn't even make any sense.

[Muck308 55]

9514

 

Elevator done broke.

[astronelson 339]

9515.

 

You just know the stores will all be closed when you get there, though.

[Mr Saturn64 742]

Some people are going to need an escalator to Heaven.

[Chptrk 86]

9517.

 

Yea Astro, but with a word she can get what she came for.

[Muck308 55]

9518

 

Alright, people.

 

But since we are on the subject of epic rock gods, has anyone had a chance to see Brit Floyd? I wasn't privy to their existence until yesterday but I saw they were playing 2 shows in Pittsburgh next month so I snagged a few tickets for myself and some friends. I understand many of the members were involved with Australian Pink Floyd (I was very aware of them) and I watched some of their stuff on Youtube tonight. Top notch. Probably the next best thing to the actual Pink Floyd. I'm not one to see cover bands often but Floyd music is another story. Anyone a fan?

[astronelson 339]

9519.

 

This would have to be my favourite rendition of Stairway to Heaven:

 

[Duke87 1,070]

(9520)

 

Why would there be a stairway to heaven? That dosn't even make any sense.

 

The concept comes directly from The Bible. Jacob's Ladder.

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

9521

 

I like a bit of metaphysical nonsense in my music!

 

EDIT: I heard (uh, read) Robert Plant has more or less come to terms with the song in recent years, and that his hatred of it burned brightest in the 80s and 90s.  The members were all involved with different projects over the years, and the biggest reason Robert Plant backed out in '07 was because of his commitments to Alisson Strauss and their bluegrass touring.  They all have different stuff going on all the time, when one or two or three aren't busy, the other(s) is/are.

[Muck308 55]

9522

 

Me too.

 

I hear John Bonham's son is a pretty wicked drummer.

[Duke87 1,070]

(9523)

 

You would think it would run in the family.

 

That said, Neil Peart > John Bonham.

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

9524

 

I absolutely think that Neil Peart is a great drummer (all of Rush are great musicians).  But dude...  Bonham's a legend for a reason, and it's not just because of how hard he partied.

 

EDIT: Jason Bonham is indeed awesome.

[Muck308 55]

9525

 

I saw Rush back in 2010 and the drumming was killer. The drum kit Neil was using was epic! The show as a whole was really enjoyable. I had never seen them live before. It was a funny story, I suppose. My buddies and I came upon the tickets from a friend who is a local producer for Pirate games and other sport related productions so we got tickets in the FSN Pittsburgh (now called Root Sports) suite, which was pretty awesome. We went in and found we were sharing the suite with some older gentlemen (these suites can accommodate up to 20 people comfortably). We began introducing ourselves and one of the gentlemen introduced himself as Geddy Lee. Now, I know who Geddy Lee is but my crap hearing led me to think he said his name was Denny Lee. So I'm all "Nice to meet you, Denny." Clearly he was testing me to see if I knew jack about the band and thanks to my crappy hearing he likely assumed I didn't. It was a short while later when I realized what he actually said. Oh well. Who cares what that guy thinks? The show was killer!

 

Notable drumming mention; Keith Moon.

 

Edit: here's a pic from the show.

[airman15 4,111]

9526

 

One of my goals is to see either a Judas Priest or Iron Maiden concert.

[Duke87 1,070]

(9527)

 

I've been to a lot of concerts but most of them are back room of a bar, in a basement, in a park, etc. deals with bands you've probably never heard of. I did see Rush once, and that was the biggest most professional concert I've ever been to, and also by far the most I've ever paid for admission to one ($108, but it was worth it!). Other bands you've probably heard of that I've seen, at smaller events: Third Eye Blind (twice), Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray.

 

 

I've never met a rock star but I did get to meet Keiji Inafune (creator of Megaman) once. That was cool!

[Muck308 55]

9528

 

I bet you enjoyed that, Duke!

 

I had not been to a show in a long while (since 2010) up until 2 weeks ago when I saw Citizen Cope in Cleveland. That was a pretty good show. I have a few more in the near future I would like to see including KMFDM (but tickets are wicked expensive) and The Black Keys. No sign of the Deftones coming anytime soon unfortunately.

[Larks2242 251]

9529.

 

I noticed people use the word "wicked" alot, I don't get it, Isn't saying something is wicked mean its evil or bad?

 

But I've seen people use it as good too, Can anyone clarify? 

[Mr Saturn64 742]

9530

I think that by "wicked" they mean it in slang for something along the lines of "awesome", or at least that's my theory.

By the way, this is my 400th post. It's amazing how it took me a month to reach 200 from 125 and a week to go from 300 to 400. And yes, i did comment about my 300th post in this thread as well

[simlink 1,098]

9531

It took me 3 years to get to 30 posts and a little over a year to get to 1500. Now I'm almost at 1900.

In other news, it's bitterly cold outside today with the wind.

[Muck308 55]

9532

 

I noticed people use the word "wicked" alot, I don't get it, Isn't saying something is wicked mean its evil or bad?

 

But I've seen people use it as good too, Can anyone clarify? 

 

Yeah, it's just one of those colloquialisms that may either be before your time or out of your region, yet likely a combination of both. It's predominately a Boston thing, but around ten years ago, as least the way I recall it, it was more well known. Either way, as Mr Saturn64 mentioned, it is very much a synonym for awesome, given the proper context of course.

[Duke87 1,070]

(9533)

 

I believe it may also be a British thing.

[Larks2242 251]

9532

 

I noticed people use the word "wicked" alot, I don't get it, Isn't saying something is wicked mean its evil or bad?

 

But I've seen people use it as good too, Can anyone clarify? 

 

Yeah, it's just one of those colloquialisms that may either be before your time or out of your region, yet likely a combination of both. It's predominately a Boston thing, but around ten years ago, as least the way I recall it, it was more well known. Either way, as Mr Saturn64 mentioned, it is very much a synonym for awesome, given the proper context of course.

 

Ah ok, I'm  not really too familiar with either Boston or British talk.

 

If something is awesome we usually call it tight or really awesome is hella tight.

 

(9534)

[The Avatar 1,089]

9535

 

You know the world's coming to an end when it snows in Phoenix: link

 

Sadly, Gilbert only got hail.

[Duke87 1,070]

(9536)

 

You tend to think the desert is never anything but scorching hot. Not so, in Arizona's case!

[astronelson 339]

9537.

 

Or the Atacama (depending where and when you visit), or Antarctica.

 

Deserts can get very cold - the lack of cloud cover can send temperatures plummeting at night.

[The Avatar 1,089]

9538

 

I'm not saying Arizona as a whole never gets any cold weather or snow. Up north in places like Flagstaff, rain and snow are nothing special, but in the valley, snow is extremely rare. I've only seen in "snow" in the valley twice, and what valley residents consider snow is much different than what people in the northeast consider snow. One inch of snow in the valley is cause for a snow day.

 

Anywho, the snow on the Superstitions looks quite pretty:

 

[Duke87 1,070]

(9539)

 

Snow on a sandy landscape is interesting indeed.

[simlink 1,098]

9540

Want some of our snow? While you're at it, take the cold too please. I'm not digging this -20* [C] windchill that has been sticking around.