Friday, March 26, 2010

Top 10: Led Zeppelin

In preparation of another blog entry I have planned – and because I love top ten lists – here are my…

Top Ten Favorite Led Zeppelin Songs of All Time (alphabetically):
Babe I’m Gonna Leave You
Bring It On Home
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
In My Time of Dying (For me, the best 10 minutes in rock music!)
No Quarter (The Song Remains The Same live version)
Over The Hills and Far Away
Tangerine
Ten Years Gone
The Lemon Song
The Wanton Song

Click on the songs to hear them.

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Least Favorite Led Zeppelin Songs of All Time:

Kashmir
Stairway to Heaven (just because it’s so overplayed)
Anything on Presence

Click on the songs to hear them.

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Favorite Led Zeppelin Album of All Time:

Physical Graffiti

9th Anniversary

Carlos and I met online through AOL Personals near the beginning of March 2001. Neither of us remembers who answered whose ad.

We chatted via email and IM’s for a couple of weeks, trading information and pictures. We quickly realized that we had a lot in common – including our friend Vincent.


We agreed to meet in person on Saturday, March 24, 2001 at Lakeview Harbor, a local restaurant known for their great hamburgers. The restaurant was my suggestion; I had gone there a few times with Lloyd, who used to work across the street at Coral Reef Pet Shop.

We met that night and really hit it off. At the end of the night, we agreed to meet again the next night at the Prytania Theatre. It was showing the Academy Awards, which we both loved, on the big screen.

The following night, Monday, we were discussing that we wanted to eat dinner together, but couldn’t decide the location. I mentioned that I usually did laundry and drank beer (with John) on Mondays – and asked Carlos if he would like to go with us. He readily agreed. I suggested that we eat at Taco Bell beforehand. He told me years later that was when he knew that we were meant for each other. He could tell that I was as down to earth as he was.

Carlos and I have been together ever since. Nine years this past Wednesday. Every year on March 24, we have dinner at Lakeview Harbor and reminisce about our past – and plan our future.