Away from Malaysian politics. Nothing to write about until Old Man Dollah hangs up his towel.
Poor thing. Poor soul. Doesn't he know that it's time. IT IS TIME.
The grave is getting deeper and deeper, Sir.
Anyway, let's talk about stuff in the US of A.
Apparently, a survey was done and the results have established a strong link between male rockers and the Republican vote.
But you have to be male and a Led Zeppelin fan. Then, chances are that you may be leaning toward voting Republican in the U.S. presidential election.
This is, according to a survey of rock radio fans released on Wednesday (April 2, 2008)
Well, I'll be!
Doggone it!
Here's part of the story:
The Jacobs Media's Media/Technology Web Poll IV of more than 27,000 respondents cited stronger than expected interest in the November 2008 election among fans of rock, classic rock, and alternative radio stations.
It also found that John McCain, the Republican candidate for U.S. president, was the top pick for the Oval Office for men and classic rock partisans -- those people who tune in to stations playing music from the "original classic rock era" of 1964 to 1975, comprised of bands like Led Zeppelin, The Who and Pink Floyd.
Jacobs Media said the survey, conducted among 69 U.S. rock-formatted stations in markets as diverse as Los Angeles and Knoxville to Buffalo, found 84 percent of the respondents planned to vote in the November election.
"People are clearly engaged by this election, even rockers. A lot of stations tend to shy away from politics because it's so polarizing, but this data suggests they'd better find a way to talk about politics this fall to keep listeners interested," said Fred Jacobs, president of Jacobs Media. He said the company threw the political questions in as an afterthought and was surprised by the results.
The survey was conducted in late February and early March.
The full story, click here.
They got this one right.
I'm a Led Zeppelin fan. But I'm female, I AM and you'de better believe it.
And that's why I'm no Republican. Thank God!
3 comments:
Ahhh yes... Led Zeppelin!
The one other thing that we blokes in the late 60s/early 70s could agree on.
Sorry, Peaches. It was this band and soccer. Somehow or rather, babes and chicks were not on the radar then.
Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham were imitated in a variety of resemblances i.e. fashion (hair/dressing), gait, high shrieks and especially pretending to be THEM when their music is on the player at extremely loud volumes.
'Stairway to heaven' was the group favorite, of course but we could never get to hear those satanic messages despite being wasted on 'g' and ending up with a couple of scratched vinyls. The guitar chorus solo ranked with the likes of Guns & Roses 'Sweet child of mine' intro riff. And I kinda liked the extended drum solo on Moby Dick.
Hmmm.. wonder what happened to Uriah Heep and Grand Funk Railroad (the only 3-man american rock band who could hold a candle to the Brits, at that time).
Head banging days! Yessiree.
Gotta split, P.
Aaww, honeybunch,
i can so relate to all that.
yeah head-banging.
and the weed, the marijuana....
groovy, baby.
You lose, you take responsibility, and you quit.Japanese politicians do that; so are the Korean politicians. Even Taiwan politicians pracitse this basic tanet of democracy. The old man should go. Ong Ka Ting cannot be excempted...
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