Rest in peace, Led Rhode. Great O lineman from back in the day. He was part of an outstanding line that gelled in 1970 to become one of the best in the league, and was instrumental in the 70-72 playoff run. Rhode in particular was squared off many times against Deacon Jones of the Rams, and more often than not, Jones was the one left beaten and dismayed. The team in this era was the team I grew up watching. My first game was in 1968 at Kezar, and these guys were etched in my mind as my favorites. Sure there was Brodie, Gene Washington, Ken Willard, and Bob Windsor, but Len Rhode at left tackle, Brodie’s blind side protector, center Forrest Blue, guards Woody Peoples and Randy Biesler, and RT Caz Banazek anchored the team through their agonizingly close to Super Bowl-glory days.
Dude went out at 79, and played in 208 consecutive games, so he apparently weathered his career unscathed.
“As an offensive tackle, there aren’t too many individual stats you can hang your hat on, but I guess playing in 208 games, winning the Len Eshmont, the NFC West, going to the Pro Bowl and the sack record aren’t bad.”
Not bad, indeed. A sky-point, and a drink raised in your honor . . .
Forty Niners Forever 
Old Rock-n-Rollers ….They improve with age 😀
fucking great
Going to see Robin Trower on Thursday in Petaluma.
Can’t wait.
Last time I saw him was a day on the green. Everyone is really getting old.
Wore holes in the vinyl copy of Trowers’ Bridge of Sighs album back in the day.
Never saw him Live, I’m sure it’ll be a good event, enjoy 😀
One of the best lines in music ever done –
“Takers get the honey, Givers sing the Blues”
Another guy I wished I could have seen before he left us –
Might have shared this one already but….it’s worth another listen 😀
What is scary/freaky/awesome is there’s a Trower Winterland show from 1975 floating around on youtube. My 14 year old self was there. Always dug James Dewar’s singing/bass.
Music keeps us young Chuck – Never too old to R-n-R 😀
I’m actually thinking about going back to vinyl just to hear some of my favorite music that was only available that way as a kid.
Sound equipment has gotten so much better over the years that I’m tempted to spring for a new turntable and a venture into the attic to see if my vinyl collection is still intact.
I envision a couple of milk crates full of my stuff turned into cubes of melted plastic though. Haven’t laid eyes on them in 35-40 years. Buried and out of sight by years of life’s junk and what not.
Might be worth the effort one of these days?
Here’s another voice that hits the sweet spot – Beth Hart smokes
This young lady is extremely talented as well – Tal Wilkenfeld –
Plays a MEAN Bass guitar too 😀
And now….Back to the old guys 😀
Put this on the same shelf with Tina Turner – Kicks A$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ –
NJ, i did the same thing during our last move. I opened the one remaining box containing my albums (2 others were lost in a basement flood [waaah!]) and found a Japanese import Hendrix record, in purple vinyl, still wrapped, from Rod’s Used Records in San Carlos. No recollection of buying it. But it must have been around 1979.
Twinfan gave me a USB turntable a few years back, and I recorded some stuff with it (early Stones and Traffic) but I haven’t opened that Hendrix album. I’m hoping to find my old ZZ Top records that the band ruined by remixing ALL the drum tracks in the 80s.
Lol, I don’t have one decent record left. They are all beat up and pretty much useless. But I sure did enjoy them for awhile. Kinda like my old baseball cards, when I was a kid I used them for BB gun practice. I especially liked the Pete Rose rookie card because there were three different heads on it. Life goes on.
Joe Montana’s dad past away, RIP Joe SR
Joe Sr. was a class guy all around if you read the stories. LaVar Ball could learn a thing or 500 about being a father to an athlete.
I’ll throw another curveball into the mix for some variety – Big James –