Random thoughts Stray memories

Monday, December 24, 2001

First of all Rat, you never let on how much you like a girl. "Oh, Debbie. Hi." Two, you always call the shots. "Kiss me. You won't regret it." Now three, act like wherever you are, that's the place to be. "Isn't this great?" Four, when ordering food, you find out what she wants, then order for the both of you. It's a classy move. "Now, the lady will have the linguini and white clam sauce, and a Coke with no ice." And five, now this is the most important, Rat. When it comes down to making out, whenever possible, put on side one of Led Zeppelin IV.
- Mike Damone's "Five-Point Plan" in the movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

I wonder if folks know who Led Zeppelin are now, and if they understand the concept of side one (since there are no side one's with CDs). I used to own Led Zeppelin IV, but I lent it out and somehow my friend lost it. Sigh. There are wonderful tracks here, like the classic Stairway to Heaven, When the Levee Breaks and The Battle of Evermore.

I remember there was an American radio station devoted to playing only Led Zeppelin hits, and once they played Stairway to Heaven on auto-repeat throughout New Year's Day as a tribute show. A listener phoned the police to report that the radio station was hijacked, since they kept looping through that one song. The police raided the radio station and all mayhem ensued. Strange, but cute.

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home