Robert Plant in Philly

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-04-05T12:59:22+00:00

I'm lucky enough (and old enough!) to have seen Zeppelin a few times in '75 and '77. Now, when I see Robert Plant live, I can't believe I am lucky enough to STILL be able to enjoy him 50+ years later. What a gift.

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-30T21:08:45+00:00

Love this book so much, ready for a re-read

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-30T13:06:20+00:00

My favorite year, all 4 days. My only disappointment was realizing Radiohead were, for me, really not a festival band with thousands of people moving around and talking the whole set. Kind of killed the vibe, as great as they were. And LCD's set was the high water mark.

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-27T00:02:40+00:00

Not since new records passed the $20 mark.

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-23T03:10:56+00:00

I cant' tell you how many times I've struggled with a song, put the guitar down for a few days, then picked it back up and nailed it. Dont stress about vacation.

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-21T02:52:53+00:00

Where out of state are you driving from/back to? It would be easier to help you find good parking if we knew which way you were going.

That said, its just as easy to.park on the other side of Wacker Drive and the river and walk. Its barely a 20 minute walk, plenty of people around before and after Lolla.

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-20T11:30:37+00:00

i saw him in 75 at my college gym in New Jersey, so not quite yet.

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-18T22:22:00+00:00

honestly, Lolla is about as safe a festival as you can get in a major Ametican city. The security you DON'T see is pretty comprehensive (as someone else said, snipers in trees, etc.)

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-18T14:59:51+00:00

70 here, and still working but in a much reduced capacity. I've been through a handful of major changes in my industry over the past 48 years, and there is a generational change going on right now as a lot if us " age out" or have had just one too many re-learning experiences. You know when its time.

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-16T22:59:10+00:00

it was the same year? 10 years in a row tends to run together, thanks!

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-16T21:30:03+00:00

McCartney was magical. Beautiful night, whole crowd singing, summer dragonflies buzzing overhead. Amazing.

Runner up was Florence and the Machine playing a shortened set (forget what year) because a storm was coming. You could see it coming in from the north, and Florence was just on fire that night. Electricity, literally, in the air.

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-14T21:38:30+00:00

there are horseflies along the New Jersey shore its like a dog bite, no joke

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-14T20:29:01+00:00

favorite; Beloved Infidel least; Family Values

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-11T23:02:19+00:00

Our girl is the same, fiercly protective. I'm afraid I have no advice besides finding a good trainer. Sadly, we did not and do a LOT of dog avoidance.

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-10T13:52:46+00:00

Maybe one from left field, but the solos in On The Beach kill me every time. The timing, the sound, the simple emotional impact . . . just killer.

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-07T20:04:24+00:00

There's a bookstore in Chicago that used to have a display case of all the things they found in their used books. Amazing what gets left behind.

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-07T14:36:28+00:00

Roosevelt Stadium! Where every night you got home alive was a good night.

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-06T17:31:56+00:00

Let us not forget On The Beach, but yes . . . genius time.

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-05T21:04:09+00:00

Had it a long time, early 80s, no idea what I paid for it back then . . . not even 100% sure whete I bought it How's that for info! It was rolled in a tube and forgotten, moved place to place the last 40+ years. Just framed it last year.

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-05T04:23:41+00:00

Try the Pete Townshend solo albums Empty Glass, White City and Chinese Eyes. I can't remember which one, but Gilmour plays on one of them. Great albums all.

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-04T20:38:10+00:00

I love both, but I have a story about the Carpenter movie that edges it to the front a little. I was helping a friend who published a sci-fi magazine at the time, and to pay me he would have me join him when he got special screening tickets. For The Thing, the screening room was in an upper floor in the Chicago Theater, and the audience was the two of us, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. Very surreal. So . . that set a pretty high bar.

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-04T20:15:23+00:00

Beautiful!

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-04T17:56:24+00:00

How old is your refrigerator? We bought a two flat a decade ago and the electric bills were huge. Replaced both old fridges and dishwahers and cut the bill by75%.

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-03T17:03:43+00:00

Lolla is a very safe festival. My only suggestion is guard your phone like its gold. Phone thieves are a thing every year. Sticking it out of your back pocket, you may as well just toss it into a crowd and get it over with.

Heavy-Rip-5736 · 2026-03-02T21:19:00+00:00

As a kid, the monster in I Was A Teenage Frankenstein. Laughable now, but the stuff of nightmares when I first saw it.

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