Led Zeppelin-ish Tour?

We've been hearing the rumblings for a while now about a possible Led Zeppelin tour in the near future. One may readily dismiss such rumors when one hears Robert Plant say he won't tour for at least two years and Jimmy Page say the "Led Zeppelin" will not tour without Plant.

In addition, the rumors circulating that Page and fellow Led members John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham have been rehearsing with possible fill-in lead singers such as Steven Tyler, Chris Cornell, Jack White, Dave Grohl and Myles Kennedy might leave fans scratching their heads.

The new talk in the music industry and the scuttlebutt amongst fans says Page, Jones, and Bonham may be ready to tour with a guest singer under another name.

That's a pretty good idea. This will help keep loyalist fans from becoming enraged at the idea of tarnishing Zeppelin's good name with false members.

Josie

Mr. President

Well, no matter who you voted for, you have to admit that last night was an unreal experience. Do you realize, some day our grandchildren will be asking us if we remember where we were when we heard America had elected its first black president? We are right in the middle of the next generation's history book!

Did anyone else feel like it happened really fast?

I was watching the coverage and thinking, "Ok, well, Obama only needs 65 electoral votes, McCain is down by almost a hundred, but he could still make a comeback--" and then BOOM! They announced Barack Obama as the President-elect.

It was insane! And the pandemonium in Grant Park? Oprah Winfrey packed in the crowd like a sardine? This is history people!

Josie

RRN Does It Again

Real Rock News has a great post on the character and practices of Rush's Neil Peart.

Peart performed at a Buddy Rich Tribute last month and showed his very awesome true colors as described by the guys at RRN.

Check it out and leave them a comment if you get a chance.

Josie

On-Line Games

I like to play some free online games from time to time, so I'm always looking for new and better games. I've been stuck on MostFunGames for a while, just because they have some pretty funny/bizarre games like Ragdoll and Waitress. However, I recently revisted games.com and was thoroughly impressed with how much their site has improved. Like MostFunGames, you're not forced to register, but games.com has much, much better quality games.

Just another Time-Wasting Tip from Josie!

I LOVE THIS GAME

Bubble Shooter - Clear the bubbles from the board

Josie

WOW! If this is true...

So, Realrocknews.com has a great story about the rumors surrounding the possibility of Steven Tyler filling in for Robert Plant on a possible upcoming Led Zeppelin tour. For some it's almost sacreligious to even consider such a thing, and for others it's a rock 'n' roll wet dream...

Josie

Jennifer Hudson's Family

So, how about the tragedy in Jennifer Hudson's life right now? Her mother and brother were shot to death, and her nephew was missing. Now they've found a body they authorities believe is that of her nephew. You can head over to TMZ or Perez Revenge and read all the details on this story.

I just can't possibly imagine getting the phone call/visit she must've gotten. From what I understand, she's never been around her father, so she was especially close to her mom. A story like this simply makes my stomach turn.

Josie

ACDC Showing 'Em How It's Done!

Holy Cow! I can't believe how well Black Ice is doing in spite of being leaked onto the internet and downloaded 400,000 times before it went on sale exclusively at Sam's Club and Wal-Mart. They sold over 193,000 copies on its FIRST DAY in stores and is expected to exceed 800,000 copies sold in its first week.

That is absolutely outstanding considering they've taken so much heat for not jumping on the I-Tunes bandwagon.

Man! I want to go see them at the Sprint Center in KC so badly!!! I mentioned this fact at a family dinner the other day and three generations were represented with my step-mom, my brother, and my 10-years-younger sister all jumped at the chance to get a ticket. That says something about the band, if you ask me.

Josie

Guy Ritchie and Madonna Officially Announce Divorce

Well, they finally decided to tell the truth.

No, now that's a bitter way to start this post. Ok, Guy Ritchie and Madonna officially announced plans to divorce today.

I should let you know right off the bat what a big fan I am of Guy Ritchie's work. Moreover, I think he handled the rumors about their marriage breaking up over the summer much better than she did. He also fielded some pretty embarrassing questions with class following the release of Madonna's brother's tell-all book. I don't much care for Madonna's music after the Immaculate Collection and seriously don't like the outfits she's been wearing on her "chisled" 50-year-old body during her Sticky 'n' Sweet Tour. I don't care for her incoherent political rants mid-concert, and I can't shake that creepy feeling I get when I think about her adopting a random child with whom she's rarely been seen since.

I guess I don't begrudge either of them for lying over the course of the summer when asked about their marriage. If you ask someone a personal question they don't want to answer, they are justified in lying if not answering would function as a confirmation of said rumor. Still, if you're marriage is on the rocks, stay home and work on it instead of planning a WORLD TOUR!

Josie

Sick

Well, I'm pretty sick today. I think it might be the flu. It sucks.

Threw on my headphones and loaded up a bunch of Queen, Journey, Tidehouse, Beastie Boys, and a little Cross Canadian Ragweed 'Boys From Oklahoma' to try and get some blood flowing.

It's gonna be a long day...

AC/DC GOT SCREWED!!!

So, AC/DC got royally screwed on October 7th when their new album, Black Ice, was leaked onto the Internet to Youtube and Biztorrent. Realrocknews.com wrote an article about it today pointing out AC/DCs global success in recent years despite making their music available online. They earned their sales the old-fashioned way with awesome live performances and the constant creation of great new music. Realrocknews.com reported that approximately 400,000 people were able to download the album before it was removed from Youtube and Sony was able to flood Biztorrent with bad copies.

I want to know why they can't track the people who are leaking these "super anticipated" albums. I would think bands like AC/DC and Metallica would be able to find a way to limit the number of people with access to the tracks prior to release to so few people that any leakage could easily be traced to the actual culprit with very little effort.

I can't imagine how frustrated AC/DC must be right now. It would be like sending invitations out for a surprise party and having one of the recipients forward it on to the guest of honor. That would suck!

Josie

Random Thought

On the way to work this morning, Bongo and I saw what appeared to be a police car getting ready to pull on to the highway from a side road. Upon closer inspection, I quickly realized it was actually some kind of private security car, possible Mall Security. And that got me thinking...

Do Mall/Building Security workers fantasize about being real police officers? I mean, would they ever just take their security vehicle out and sit on the side of the road just to watch the reactions of drivers? I'm not making fun in any way, because I think I would do something like that. Hell, I still put on rock concerts in my living room when no one's home.

Just wondering.

Josie

The Weekend

Well, I made it back alive from a very busy weekend including a huge birthday party for Luke. He turned 10! That's insane. You can tell the double-digits have already gone to his head.

Happy Columbus day to everyone, I guess. I find this holiday pretty confusing. It's a pretty widely accepted fact amongst historians that Christopher Columbus was not the first European to settle in the US. It was actually the Vikings, and they came centuries before Columbus and his ships. And besides, Columbus (and the rest of the world) still thought it was part of Asia until Amerigo Vespucci corrected them. So, why don't we have Viking Day or Amerigo Vespucci Day? They have been ignored too long! They should be national holidays and thereby paid days off of work!

That's my "Dork Rant" of the week.

Josie

Jon Bon Jovi is on a roll... let's just hope it's a BANKroll.

So, Jon Bon Jovi is being sued by a Boston Red Sox fan for $400 BILLION!!! The fan says Jon stole his lyrics. The guys over at realrocknews.com have a great article on the lawsuit.

$400 BILLION???!!! Just to give you an idea of how much money that is, if you had just ONE billion dollars in a regular savings account, you could spend a million dollars a day and never run out of money.

I wish I could write lyrics for someone to steal...

Josie

LMAO!

A-Ha's video for "Take On Me" was ahead of its time when it came out and has since been revered as a pioneer in video graphics. But this version will not only astonish you, it will also crack you up. Enjoy!

Josie