On this day in 1970 Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" was gold certified after selling over a million copies. I'm including a link to a live version of this song from the same year it went gold. It's not the most popular version but it's nice to see how they were playing it well before "The song remains the same".
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Hot Dogs
On Toasted buns with cheddar baked on.Topped with a little mustard and ketchup. Quick and easy fits the day.
Hot Dog
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Today's Tidbit
There was a lot too choose from on this historic date but a song I really like and don't hear enough of these days just asks to be featured. Paul McCartney and the Wings album "Band on the Run" was No.1 on the US album charts this date in 1974. Music, like a lot of things back then seemed more patient. Like a fine wine aging well with each fine note and then slowly savoured. Enjoy!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
Today's Tidbit
Well for today's tidbit I'd like to mention that on this day in 1981 Eddie Van Halen married actress Valarie Bertinelli who was co star of the then hit show "One day at a time". At the time that show was considered pretty controversial to tackle the storyline of a single mother raising kids without a father. Things have sure changed. I know I will be dating myself by saying so but I used to watch that show and owned a Van Halen t-shirt when I was in high school.
Here is some live footage of what Van Halen was up to in 1981 musically.
Unchained Live 1981
I was actually at a Van Halen concert in 1986 for the 5150 tour in Toronto Canada when Sammy Hagar was the new lead singer. {Sammy is also known to own the Cabo Wabo Tequila brand and restaurant chain].I remember being surprised at how good Sammy was on guitar and how amazing the bass solo was. I actually was underwhelmed by Eddie's solo. I recall Eddie mostly sitting the entire solo which was so unlike what I'd seen and heard of him. At the time Eddie seemed bored with the guitar which he'd seemingly mastered and he was playing around with synthesizers which weren't overly popular then. He did a lot of that in the concert as well. Then again maybe he was just hung over and tired that leg of the tour. Here is a clip from the 5150 tour in 1986. I couldn't find one from the Toronto concert but from new haven instead.
5150 concert footage from New Haven 1986
Staying on topic, who remembers this?
Here is some live footage of what Van Halen was up to in 1981 musically.
Unchained Live 1981
I was actually at a Van Halen concert in 1986 for the 5150 tour in Toronto Canada when Sammy Hagar was the new lead singer. {Sammy is also known to own the Cabo Wabo Tequila brand and restaurant chain].I remember being surprised at how good Sammy was on guitar and how amazing the bass solo was. I actually was underwhelmed by Eddie's solo. I recall Eddie mostly sitting the entire solo which was so unlike what I'd seen and heard of him. At the time Eddie seemed bored with the guitar which he'd seemingly mastered and he was playing around with synthesizers which weren't overly popular then. He did a lot of that in the concert as well. Then again maybe he was just hung over and tired that leg of the tour. Here is a clip from the 5150 tour in 1986. I couldn't find one from the Toronto concert but from new haven instead.
5150 concert footage from New Haven 1986
Staying on topic, who remembers this?
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