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A Little Soothing

Created on: 06/26/20 10:36 AM Views: 1574 Replies: 0
A Little Soothing
Posted Friday, June 26, 2020 10:36 AM

 

A few years ago,  I was cooling it in the Marriott (now the Avani) Hotel's beautiful swimming pool in Pattaya, hanging onto the edge in the deep end, speaking with a white-haired English gentleman about this and that.  We talked about the English Premier League, a bit of travel, some politics, our two countries, and pretty Thai ladies, et al....

 

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After about an hour I got out of the pool and bid a pleasant 'cherrio' to my new friend.  As I was making my way around the pool , an American friend pulled me aside and asked, 'What were you and Jimmy Page talking about?' 'Jimmy Page?' I replied. 'That was Jimmy Page?' Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin?  My goodness!  I left the Marriott that day humming Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven'.
 
'There's a lady who's sure
All that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to Heaven'
 
Just kick back and listeen to uninterupted music from the Vietnam War Days
 
 
 
After the burning and looting and all that spew of hate, maybe a bit of calmness.  Maybe a little music is needed to set the mood and offer a sprig of hope and optimism.   There was great music back then....
 
 
 

Barry McGuire - Eve Of Destruction

Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone [Official Video]

 

 

 

 

The Cranberries - Zombie 1999 Live

 

 

 
 

Linda Ronstadt - Desperado

 

 

 

 
 
 

Willie Nelson - Always On My Mind

 

 

 

 

 

 

A favorite from the Bakes Alley Lounge in Fort Collins, Colorado in 1975--

During Colorado days....Great memories of that state, that town, that bar, and Freddie Fender and that song of his....

 
 
 
Edited 11/21/23 07:31 PM
 



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