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Catriona Gray of the Philippines and Tamaryn Green of South Africa.

Year end and there will be lots of music marathons with countdowns of my favorite Rock bands from the 60's and 70's.

I'm listening to some David Gilmore and Pink Floyd and realized that not only was it music from the 70's, that many of the Rock musicians I listen to are IN THEIR 70's!

What a huge list of talent...
David Gilmour 72
Ron Wood 71
Tony Iommi 70
Jimmy Page, 74
Andy Summers 75
Mick Ralphs 74
Brian May 71
Jeff Beck 74
Robin Trower 73
Eric Clapton 73
Ritchie Blackmore 73
Pete Townshend 73
Steve Howe 71
Ted Nugent 70
Keith Richards 75

How's that for a twist on 70's Rock!

On September 18, 1970 Jimi Hendrix died in London England. Life was short for Jimi who left this world at the age of 27, but the music he created inspired millions...

It's hard to believe his magic happened more than 48 years ago.



Pictured left to right: Noel Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell.
They are all gone now...

Some people cannot work without music and some people cannot work with it. I get that, but I'm paid to do a job and music in the workplace is often a distraction. They recently installed speakers in the showroom and pipe music there... smooth jazz. When customers ask you to repeat yourself, it's too loud. I had them turn the volume down, but I think it's pre-programmed and comes back up a short time later.

Most of the people in my office listen to music on their computers. The rule established by the IT guru was streaming services (Pandora or iHeart) only as YouTube with video demands too much bandwidth, affecting the overall company network. People don't like rules and many actually watch videos when they should be working.

Before I was offered a private office, my workspace was in 'the corral' with 15 people. The distractions were constant. The woman in the cubicle next to me has a subwoofer under her desk and I could hear it thumping throughout the day. My theory is she plays it loud enough so no one can hear her fart. I've got no proof... it's only a theory.

I don't offer opinion for the women in the service department who have music playing so loud people have to talk over the music to be heard. It's not a professional atmosphere when you have to repeat yourself to a customer because your 'background' music is louder than you.

Saturday... I've got some errands this morning and I'll be at the office in the afternoon. Only me catching up on some obligations. It's amazing how much more work I get done without distractions.

John was the drummer of the legendary rock group LED ZEPPELIN. Born on May 31st, 1948 and died September 25th 1980. That was 38 years ago today. When he died, so did Led Zeppelin.
Regarded by many as the greatest and most influential rock drummer in history.

I cannot recall what cool cultural sign Americans made prior to the 1960's 'peace sign' but I do know that singer Ronnie James Dio popularized the 'sign of the horns' when he replaced Ozzy Osbourne (who used to give a peace sign) in the heavy metal group Black Sabbath.

Ronnie wasn't the first to do this and stated it publicly, however people remember Dio's Apotropaic Magical symbol said to ward off evil spirits.

(excerpt quote from Ronnie James Dio)
"...It's an Italian thing I got from my Grandmother called the MALOCCHIO. It's to ward off the Evil Eye or to give the Evil Eye, depending on which way you do it. It's just a symbol but it had magical incantations and attitudes to it and I felt it worked very well with Sabbath..."

More than 40 years later, It's gone 'cross culture' and appears in many selfie photos, movie stars appearances and especially photos of hip-hop artists.