Had this Been an Actual Emergency

Our son the audio engineer is working with Robert Plant at the Sunflower Blues and Gospel Festival in Clarksdale, Mississippi, tonight.  Yes folks, THAT Robert Plant!  Some of you may not know, that despite his current success, Mr. Plant toiled in virtual obscurity throughout the sixties and seventies as the singer and tambourine tapper for The New Yardbirds, who later released a few albums under the name Led Zeppelin.  They recorded a song called "Stairway to Heaven" with hopes of having a big hit, but it was too long to play on AM radio and  never caught on.  The band apparently made so little money that Mr. Plant could not afford to purchase pants that fit him or replace the buttons that fell off his shirts.  Thus, he often appeared on stage sleeved, but bare-chested, and wearing jeans he had outgrown. Fortunately, Fate did not intend Mr. Plant's dire circumstances to last forever.  Country/bluegrass songbird Alison Krauss discovered him a few years ago and the rest is history.  They recorded  a Grammy-winning album and toured the world to critical and popular acclaim.  Now, with a few coins in his pocket, a new suit of clothes in his travel bag, and his confidence firmly intact, Mr. Plant has emerged from his famous benefactor's shadow as a fine solo artist. ~

In other family entertainment news, Mrs. L. now has her own weekly radio program in Sardis.  For the next three weeks, she will push the button that initiates the Emergency Broadcast System's test signal and public service announcement.  She even promised to look into using one of the alternative ring tones I suggested.  Between you and me, the current one is rather annoying.  Let us know if you want to tune in and listen.  We'll send the frequency and broadcast schedule.  I really intended to allow Mrs.  L. to tell you this bit of good news herself, but I am too excited.  We have never had an off-air radio personality in the family and, besides, it's been a long time since I rock-n-rolled.