Sunday, December 2, 2007

Toasting Evel at the Rainbow

Zeppelin Log:
T-Minus 8 Days to Lift Off & Counting

Led Zeppelin: Locked Down in Rehearsal, Jamming their British Asses Off, Breaking for Tea
Nate & Fran: Digging winter clothes out of the closets, doing laundry for London

It was an intense day Friday fielding condolences worldwide on the passing of my patron saint Evel at age 69. Messages from Nottingham, New York, Atlantic City, where Peter Witkow called from the steps of the Trump Taj Majal, while he was pouring a beer for the Evelnaut.

Viva Evel.

Viva Zeppelin.

Viva Zeppelin Knievel!

Right now arranging for a toast to King Knievel at the Rainbow Room Sunset Strip on Thursday evening before our flight to Zepland-Londinium.

As mentioned, I was initiated into Zeppelin during the Fast Times at Ridgemont High Era, ie the early '80s, when the band was gone, and New Wave was in charge, but the albums were still prescribed listening for the Spicolis and Damones of the USA.

In honor of all of us who missed the Starliner glory years by a single decade, stay tuned:

Coming soon -- a tribute to my
ZEPPELIN MENTORS
--The Juvenile Delinquents of Cistercian Prep, class of '85 (Irving TX)
--OK-City teenage playboy gangsters Steve Sokolosky and Dave Green (circa '83-'85).

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Zeppelin mentors? I think mine is the guy depleting his kids' college fund at the rigged tables of the Trump Empire's Jersey den of iniquity.

Just remember, Diamante, the true magician never reveals his tricks!