Zeppelin or Revelation ?

Last Friday I was in drive through lane at the ATM machine and as I was waiting for my turn the Led Zeppelin song "Going to California" came on the radio. As I was listening to this song (which I have heard plenty of times) I was struck by the lyrics which seemed very apocalyptic. I started thinking that this sounded a lot like the Book of Revelation the last book of the Bible in which John reveals the visions given to him of the second coming of Jesus Christ and the judgement of earth. Being curious I started doing some research after I got home.

I read through the entire Book of Revelation (NRSV online) and the lyrics to about 25 Led Zeppeling songs. Here I will present to you my findings in part. Below are quotes from Zeppelin tunes and from the book of revelation. You are to try and guess which is which. Some are easy to figure out and some aren't. I think you may be surprised as I was at exactly how similar these two things are.

There are too many to try and guess so just read them and try and figure out yourself. I would love to hear your thoughts and comments though. I will post the correct answers this afternoon so come back and check them out.

Here goes...... Zeppelin or Revelation:

The sea was red and the sky was grey,I wondered how tomorrow could ever follow.

sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood

The drums will shake the castle wall, the ring wraiths ride in black

The mountains and the canyons started to tremble and shake as the children of the sun began to awake

And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found

behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering

Ride a white mare in the footsteps of dawn Try to find a woman who's never been born

And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the Earth

To sit with elders of the gentle race, this world has seldom seen They talk of days for which they sit and wait, all will be revealed

And my eyes fill with sand, as I scan this wasted land

From the houses of the holy, we can watch the white doves go From the door comes Satan's daughter

There's an angel on my shoulder, In my hand a sword of gold

The Prince of Peace embraced the gloom and walked the night alone

The Dark Lord rides in force tonight, and time will tell us all

you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve

I hear the horses thunder down in the valley below I'm waiting for the angels of Avalon

all the angels stood - In waiting. Round about the throne

It's a friendship so pure, Angels singing all around

The pain of war cannot exceed the woe of aftermath

No comfort has the fire at night that lights the face so cold

Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life

Oh, Lord, deliver me All the wrong I've done You can deliver me, Lord

Into the sun the south the north, at last the birds have flown The shackles of commitment fell, in pieces on the ground

I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death

Walking side by side with death The devil mocks their every step

By the fire and smoke and sulfur coming out of their mouths.

The nations raged, but your wrath has come, and is the time for judging the dead

a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet

it had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon

The snow drives back the foot that's slow The dogs of doom are howling

Then the dragon took his stand on the sand of the seashore

With flames from the dragon of darkness, the sunlight blinds.

Then the dragon was angry with the woman, and went off to make war

Queen of Light took her plow, And then she turned to go

I rule as a queen, and I will never see grief

The Prince of Peace embraced the gloom, And walked the night alone.

The woman clothed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and jewels and pearls

and the light of a lamp will shine in you no more

You are the sunlight in my growing so little warmth I've felt before

So what do you think? Pretty similar aren't they? I would love to hear your thoughts on this. Check back here this afternoon and I will post a link to the "answers"

OK HERE IS THE LINK TO THE ANSWERS

-Doc

Thank you for all your Prayers this Weekend

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Doc asked me to post this update as he can't seem to access his blog, but I can :)
You've got to love Google ...

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Good morning everyone. I wanted to take a minute and give a quick recap of what happened this past weekend for everyone who has asked and also say a big thank you.

Saturday afternoon we were at our son Patrick's birthday party and part of what we did was have the kids to splash around at the Kannapolis splash pad. It's a small concrete water park about the size of a basketball court where water shoots out of the ground and other various ways. It's a great way to stay cool and have fun on a hot summer day for just a dollar.

As you can imagine on a 90+ degree day it was very crowded and there were kids everywhere. As all the kids were running around and splashing our friend's son Colin and another child ran into each other and Colin fell back and hit his head on the concrete. He of course had a bump on his head and was crying but after a few minutes and an ice pack he calmed down. It seemed as if this was just a simple accident, just a bump on the head and things would be fine.

On the way home from the park in the car Colin passed out and became ill. His parents called paramedics and immediately he was taken to the hospital where he had surgery to relieve pressure on the brain. Apparently the simple bump actually fractured his skull and caused bleeding on the brain. It appears that the surgery was successful and as of this morning Colin was out of ICU and in a regular room. He is in some discomfort for sure but according to his folks he is awake, alert, and asking all kinds of questions. He still has a lot of healing to do but it seems he will be OK and for this we are so thankful.

I updated about this a few times on Twitter this weekend and asked for your prayers and the response was amazing. His folks want to say thank you for the outpouring of love and prayers for Colin. The power of prayer really works and it certainly did in this case. It was a very tense weekend for them and I know Colin and his family have some long days ahead but it seems that things will be OK.

Thank you all.

-Doc

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Motivational Poster of the Week 6/5/10

Have a kick ass weekend!

-The AbsolutGator

Red Dragon

I’m the kind of person that may mention something that I’m interested in or doing in passing. However, I mull it around in my head for quite some time and when I finally decide to do it many are surprised and not sure where I got that crazy idea. Several years ago when the gas prices hiked up I considered getting a motorcycle or scooter. I love the Vespa scooters from Roman Holiday, and I’m a bit of a vintage girl. The Vespa should be perfect for me...

Last May I got my motorcycle license by taking a motorcycle class so I proudly have a “CM” on my license. Last year I never made a commitment to find a bike. I decided I was going to go with a motorcycle over a scooter. But in discussion about the cc’s some told the 650 is powerful enough. Others said no, go with the 900. Agggh….I can’t make up my mind.

Wednesday, I got an email from Vespa with $400-500 off a new scooter. I discovered we had a dealer in Topeka (they keep a few bikes on hand). The one I wanted was sitting on the floor and looks like the one in the above picture. The one in the picture is for sale on e-bay in Vista Cali and was apparently used in a Jonas Brothers video? Because there had been damage in shipping they were willing to give me over $1,000 off. I rode it around their building and had a blast! Looking at the yearly insurance, the monthly payment, and we've had a HUGE oil disaster and this cute scooter gets 70 mpg it was too good to turn down. This little Vespa was going home with me.

They delivered it and I had to take it for a spin. I live on a street that is 2 blocks long located between 6th and 8th Street. I stared going toward 6th street which is a 5 lane and realized it was about 5 PM so that wasn’t going to be a good idea. I turned and was on my way to 8th street which is a 2 way with no painted lines. At 7th Street I had the thought I should turn here, but there was a car waiting on me – I’ll just go to 8th.

I’m stopped at 8th street and about to go but see a car so I wait. I'm thinking this is really nice I can really see the cars. Okay, no traffic at all so I proceed to do a left hand turn. Oh, not I’m going too fast. I think I hit the accelerator when I was trying to hit the break. In front of me is a church with a grassy lawn and all I have to do is jump the curb and miss a street sign. I’m not sure if I just fell over or if there was some sliding into my stop these things happen so quickly. There is no damage to the lawn or the sign. The bike was on top of one leg. I was able to turn the bike off and get it off of me. I walk it over to the church drive way. Two cars are about to leave and I tell them to go on and a lady asks if I’m okay. I said I was. Traffic was clear again so I go home. Along the way the bike keeps dying.

I feel like an idiot. Damage to the bike: glass in right mirror shattered and the check engine light is on so I have to get it back to the dealer. No other physical damage to the bike. Damage to Disaster Chick with injuries most painful to least: Big toe there is a gash in the groove on the right side of the nail with what appears to be three big punctures so it could just be dried blood in the groove (this ruined a pair of dressy Crocs - they do exist); right side of my upper rib cage under my breast is hurting more (hurt slightly the first day or two and it worse today) with deep breaths and when I’m making a significant position change, however, there is no sign of bruising; right thigh has a huge bruise (bigger than my hand) that has been iced quite a bit that had grown a huge goose egg in the time to took me to get to the church driveway; backside of right bicep has some road/grass rash; and left side of back just in the spot that you often see pregnant women putting their hand for support is tender.

The color listed on the dealer key tag says “Red Dragon” although the official color is Dragon Red – I think this Vespa earned itself itself the nickname "Dragon" after our first experience together. It has a total of 4 miles on it. I’m going to ride again. There is a community theater about 2 blocks from my house and there are no major streets to get there, so it looks like that will be where I practice. I’m not going be defeated by a Vespa.

What accidents have you been in that left you feeling like you were stupid? Doesn't have to involve a two wheeler - could be anything - trampoline, walking into a wall, ect. - help me feel like I'm not the only dumb one out here!!!

-Disaster Chick

Happy Birthday Shout Out

Due to work issues I don't have the time today to type out a random thoughts post but I didn't want to let today go by without a Happy Birthday shout out to my buddy AbsolutGator. Hey Bro, It's not the big 4 - 0 just yet but we can't get much closer. Hope you have a great day!

Oh and for anyone who wants to give him birthday spankings be careful because this picture clearly illustrates where he likes them. HAHA!

Happy Birthday Bro !!

-Doc

Can you keep a Secret?

Ummmm yeah.

-Doc

Harry Potter Quest begins and a Bonus Motivational Poster

To mark the start of my summer quest to re-read the Harry Potter series I have renamed my fantasy baseball team The Whomping Willows and wanted to share this motivational poster that Mt. Cat found for me. If you haven't read Harry Potter or you just haven't in a while I suggest you try and re-read them as well. You will pick up little things you missed before. Enjoy:

-Doc

Happy Memorial Day

As you are celebrating today just take a minute to remember why today is a holiday and who we are memorializing. I want to say a heartfelt thank you to all who have paid the ultimate price for my freedom.

-Doc