"When my girlfriend first moved in, I marveled at how she never seemed to use the bathroom when I was around.  When she did, the shower water always seemed to be running...  I figured she was just shy about using the can.

But recently, something happened which rocked my world and transformed my understanding of the female species (ok they're not a separate species, but work with me here).  We went on a trip to a third world country, and she didn't go number two once.  For a week."

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This is an interesting read. Is this true for females?

Source: Kotaku

No no, I am not talking about the food item, even though it's tasty. I am talking about a particular track on a Led Zeppelin album with the same name as the food item.

"Hot Dog" is a track from Led Zeppelin's final studio album, In Through the Out Door. It was their last studio album as their drummer, John Bonham, died about a year later. This album is an interesting one from them as it heavily departs from their usual known hard rock sound. The album is heavy on keyboards, especially the synthesizer sounds. Many fans disliked the album as it sounded too different from past Led Zeppelin albums, despite high sales of the album. I, on the other hand, found the album to be truly enjoyable and would say this is one of my favorite Led Zeppelin albums.

Hot Dog is one of my favorite tracks on the album. The song sounds like a hoe-down, which isn't my favorite kind of music genre. However, something about the song just interests me. I think it's probably the lyrics because I found them to be quite humorous and catchy. The music composition is also catchy too. The guitar and piano parts probably has something to do with it. Please give it a listen.

One has to wonder what would have happened if John Bonham didn't pass away. For me, a brand new Led Zeppelin with a new sound would have emerged, which is a good sign I think.

A small thing I've been experimenting recently is a vinyl player. You know, those old looking machines that plays those records. It's strange that someone like me who grew up in the CD age would even care for them. But after watching some YouTube videos of a person recording his vinyl records, I began to grow interested in it because of how great the sound quality it produced. Another cool thing about his videos is that they're played in stereo sound. It might not sound like a big deal, but it is, since almost all of the YouTube videos available are in mono sound. I don't know why but it is.

After getting a record player from my uncle and purchasing some records, I can say that vinyl records are the bomb. It's cool how it sounds like a CD, which I like a lot. Also, you don't always hear the "pop" and "click" noises from vinyl records. It all depends on the amount of scratches visible on the vinyl. Learning how to use one is quite easy too. It's just aligning the needle to the "groove" you want to listen and then you pull a lever down for the needle to land on the vinyl record. Once you finish listening to one side, you can flip the vinyl record to the other side and continue on.

Of course, vinyls have their down side. They aren't portable, duh. It would be funny for a person to carry them on the streets like those huge boom boxes of the 80s and 90s. But that's a different thing. Artists couldn't fit many songs on a vinyl record, due to the limited space it has on each side. Each time you play the record, the needle damages the record, which makes me sad in the inside. Needles need to be replaced every so often, but don't worry, you get lots of play time before it dies. Finally, vinyl players need to be connected to a sound system in order to amplify the music. That's not so bad if the vinyl player is nearby a sound system.

Overall, vinyl players are here to stay. Many artists still make their newest releases available on vinyl. However, I will not make it my primary audio player. CDs are still way better in many ways. Lot of the negative points I listed are solved with CDs. Many "remasters" of the original albums of artists are packed in with bonus songs so vinyl records doesn't seem that valuable. CD players are everywhere so I can bring CDs and listen to it in a car if I wanted to. I only plan on having a small collection of vinyl records, but that'll be it. And now, back to music listening.

The guy never gets a break.