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mudshark82 · 11-25-2003, 09:33 PM

what was up with that low blow to jimmy page during last week's episode? did they want to animate him for the episode and he turned them down and this was there way of showing him nobody misses an opportunity to be on the simpsons? i wouldnt even call him the biggest theif of black american music anyways (unless they were refering to his yardbirds years). wouldnt that role be better suited for like the stones or animals, those were really the first british bands to put out there own rendition of american blues.

tattoored666 · 11-26-2003, 06:12 AM

I agree. I wouldn't call Jimmy Page the first or the biggest thief of black american music. We'll probably never know why it was said; the writers seem to take cheap shots at lots of things. Arby's, for example.

mudshark82 · 11-26-2003, 10:55 AM

yeah, they do take alot of cheap shots. but that one struck a nerve with me, i sensed there was something personal there. for a few moments i just kinda sat there with my jaw dropped in awe.

nimrod_86 · 11-26-2003, 11:18 AM

Be quiet. It's no big deal. I love Jimmy Page, and I though it was pretty funny.

mudshark82 · 11-26-2003, 05:29 PM

i agree it was funny. just wondering if there was a reason they picked jimmy page. i really think he turned down an invitation to be on the show, theyve had most of the biggest names in music, but never him or robert plant.

nimrod_86 · 11-30-2003, 01:12 PM

It's just what this show does. It does get kind of annoying after awhile, just because a lot of times the jokes arn't even funny, but I liked this one.

JS9 · 12-10-2003, 12:49 PM

The simpsons take shots at EVERYBODY. Get over it......

OttawaWriter · 09-03-2013, 05:25 PM

Sorry, I love The Simpson's but that was a real cheapshot on Jimmy Page. First of all British musicians like Page did a hell of a lot more to revitalize the careers of black bluesmen in the US than anyone in their own country did. And secondly even the giants of black American blues did more than their fare share of 'borrowing' from each other shall we say.

The crack on Jimmy was typical of a vein of knee-jerk, lefty-liberal tree hugger-ism that pervaded the show after about the 9th or 10th season.

11-25-2003, 09:33 PM	#1
mudshark82 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 22, 2003 Posts: 185	simpsons taking a cheap shot at jimmy page/led zep what was up with that low blow to jimmy page during last week's episode? did they want to animate him for the episode and he turned them down and this was there way of showing him nobody misses an opportunity to be on the simpsons? i wouldnt even call him the biggest theif of black american music anyways (unless they were refering to his yardbirds years). wouldnt that role be better suited for like the stones or animals, those were really the first british bands to put out there own rendition of american blues.

11-26-2003, 11:18 AM	#4
nimrod_86 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 11, 2002 Posts: 196	Be quiet. It's no big deal. I love Jimmy Page, and I though it was pretty funny.
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09-03-2013, 05:25 PM	#8
OttawaWriter Member First Time Poster Join Date: Sep 03, 2013 Location: Ottawa Posts: 1	That's below the belt Sorry, I love The Simpson's but that was a real cheapshot on Jimmy Page. First of all British musicians like Page did a hell of a lot more to revitalize the careers of black bluesmen in the US than anyone in their own country did. And secondly even the giants of black American blues did more than their fare share of 'borrowing' from each other shall we say. The crack on Jimmy was typical of a vein of knee-jerk, lefty-liberal tree hugger-ism that pervaded the show after about the 9th or 10th season.

11-26-2003, 06:12 AM	#2
tattoored666 Stay Sick! Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 09, 2003 Location: Utah Posts: 205	I agree. I wouldn't call Jimmy Page the first or the biggest thief of black american music. We'll probably never know why it was said; the writers seem to take cheap shots at lots of things. Arby's, for example.

11-26-2003, 10:55 AM	#3
mudshark82 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 22, 2003 Posts: 185	yeah, they do take alot of cheap shots. but that one struck a nerve with me, i sensed there was something personal there. for a few moments i just kinda sat there with my jaw dropped in awe.

11-26-2003, 05:29 PM	#5
mudshark82 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 22, 2003 Posts: 185	i agree it was funny. just wondering if there was a reason they picked jimmy page. i really think he turned down an invitation to be on the show, theyve had most of the biggest names in music, but never him or robert plant.

11-30-2003, 01:12 PM	#6
nimrod_86 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 11, 2002 Posts: 196	It's just what this show does. It does get kind of annoying after awhile, just because a lot of times the jokes arn't even funny, but I liked this one.

12-10-2003, 12:49 PM	#7
JS9 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 09, 2003 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 46	The simpsons take shots at EVERYBODY. Get over it......