# Why are you here? **URL:** \ **Category:** Everything else\ **Tags:** waxing-philosophical\ **Created:** [July 23, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69 "2026-07-23T19:37:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![KarinVerndal1104](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/karinverndal1104/32/479_2.png) [@KarinVerndal1104](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/KarinVerndal1104)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 6:06am UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69/41 "2026-07-30T06:06:36Z")
Hey! Uwe is a warmhearted cutie! ---
**Author:** ![KarinVerndal1104](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/karinverndal1104/32/479_2.png) [@KarinVerndal1104](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/KarinVerndal1104)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69/42 "2026-07-30T06:09:42Z")
šŸ¤£šŸ¤£ What happened to the Pointer Sistersā€¦. ---
**Author:** ![Erik](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/erik/32/447_2.png) [@Erik](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Erik)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69/43 "2026-07-30T12:17:27Z")
I have seen Govā€™t Mule several Times, fantastic live band, always in for jamming and playing lots of covers tooā€¦Warren Haynes is a legend of his own ---
**Author:** ![Julio](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/julio/32/29_2.png) [@Julio](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Julio)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69/44 "2026-07-30T13:46:40Z")
Adding to Martinā€™s: Effinā€™ amazing band! Their New Yearā€™s Eve '98/'99 [mostly covers] live album. ā€œWith a Little Help From Our Friendsā€, is legendaryā€¦ Cheers, J.- ![](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/uploads/default/optimized/1X/30abb64112b297cb9a06df60071d531fba28570e_2_690x388.jpeg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/EL9xrOgvU2c?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=OLAK5uy_lxogbYL96OoqaGp1sUsMCarvIm3uu70mQ ![](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/uploads/default/optimized/1X/30abb64112b297cb9a06df60071d531fba28570e_2_690x388.jpeg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/0IZlc3FtWUE?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=OLAK5uy_lxogbYL96OoqaGp1sUsMCarvIm3uu70mQ ---
**Author:** ![Julio](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/julio/32/29_2.png) [@Julio](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Julio)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69/45 "2026-07-30T13:50:10Z")
> [@Thorsun](#): > > and the Atlanta sound You meant **Hotā€™ Lanta** šŸ˜„ ---
**Author:** ![Stathis](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@Stathis](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Stathis)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69/46 "2026-07-30T14:09:49Z")
Well, most of them (the original lineup) died. ---
**Author:** ![Erik](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/erik/32/447_2.png) [@Erik](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Erik)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69/47 "2026-07-30T14:15:59Z")
Only Jaimoe still livesā€¦one of the drummersā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![redwhite](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@redwhite](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/redwhite)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69/48 "2026-07-30T16:50:04Z")
Returning to the topic ā€œWhy are you here?ā€ šŸ˜‰ Born 1961 in the GDR, my first DP song I can remember is the, at this time, new single ā€œNever Beforeā€, played in the Radio show Schlagerderby at Deutschlandfunk (I wasnā€™t impressed ;-)). My first LP was this one: [Deep Purple - 1976 - AMIGA 855562](https://www.amiga-lps.de/index.php/deep-purple-1976/) . The next years the only chance to expand the collection was taping various (GDR) radio shows and the few records friends got their hands on, mostly from their relatives in Western Germany. 1985 I bought PS, released by Czech label Supraphone. After the Fall of the Wall the collection quickly expanded (till now). My first DP related concert was Ian Gillan on his ā€œNaked Thunderā€ tour at ā€œHuxleyā€™s neue Weltā€ in Berlin, followed by DP Berlin 1991, 1993, 1994. Moved to Munich in 1998 I was reading regularly alt.music.deep-purple (without contributing) and one day I detected THS and bookmarked it. Iā€™m follolwing the site since then, rarely contributing with posts or a review. If possible Iā€™m attending DP shows in the neighbourhood, meanwhile together with one of my sons. Now we are looking forward to London šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![nick](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/nick/32/18_2.png) [@nick](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/nick)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69/49 "2026-07-30T19:34:48Z")
> [@redwhite](#): > > Iā€™m follolwing the site since then, rarely contributing with posts or a review. Itā€™s never too late to start šŸ˜‰ Welcome to the club! ---
**Author:** ![Stargazer](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/stargazer/32/37_2.png) [@Stargazer](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Stargazer)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69/50 "2026-07-30T21:03:16Z")
The DP Amiga pressing - cult object! Especially for the back sleeve notes which elevated the British tax-dodging multi-millionaires to the level of _KlassenkƤmpfer_ and chroniclers of capitalist decay. I got mine in exchange for three regular western DP albums, the guy only wanted two, but I added one more because I felt guilty taking it from him given how rare the album (only a limited pressing under a limited license) was even in the _Arbeiter- und Bauernstaat._ Willkommen Genosse Thomas - _sei bereit, allzeit bereit!_ ---
**Author:** ![KarinVerndal1104](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/karinverndal1104/32/479_2.png) [@KarinVerndal1104](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/KarinVerndal1104)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69/51 "2026-08-01T19:38:15Z")
Hi ya šŸ‘‹šŸ¼ And Whitesnakeā€¦. (Well someone had to mention that!) ---
**Author:** ![Stargazer](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/stargazer/32/37_2.png) [@Stargazer](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Stargazer)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69/52 "2026-08-01T20:19:16Z")
This woman turned from Saula to Paula ā€¦ šŸ˜‘ ---
**Author:** ![KarinVerndal1104](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/karinverndal1104/32/479_2.png) [@KarinVerndal1104](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/KarinVerndal1104)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69/53 "2026-08-01T21:12:04Z")
Nice play with namesā€¦ šŸ˜ Arenā€™t you a tiny bit impressed how my ā€˜Saulā€™ persona transformed into loving all the brotherhood, and Iā€™ve stopped the stoning of those people who had a liking to other singers than Ian?!šŸ˜„ ---
**Author:** ![Stargazer](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/stargazer/32/37_2.png) [@Stargazer](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Stargazer)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69/54 "2026-08-01T22:31:36Z")
I am. You have atoned for your manifold sins, Sista K! ---
**Author:** ![KarinVerndal1104](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/karinverndal1104/32/479_2.png) [@KarinVerndal1104](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/KarinVerndal1104)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69/55 "2026-08-02T11:54:03Z")
A little bit relieved! However, I will always prefer Ian to any other professional singer. But David Coverdale was really good too.. Dio on the other handā€¦ šŸ˜† ---
**Author:** ![Stargazer](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/stargazer/32/37_2.png) [@Stargazer](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Stargazer)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69/56 "2026-08-02T14:55:38Z")
Donā€˜t start! Or youā€˜ll be punished _in the heat and the rain, with whips and chains ā€¦_ ---
**Author:** ![AndreA](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/andrea/32/458_2.png) [@AndreA](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/AndreA)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69/57 "2026-08-02T15:11:10Z")
Donā€™t Start!! [https://youtu.be/v0wEix7rr7U?is=77tZPxHqoXY0RKLP](https://youtu.be/v0wEix7rr7U?is=77tZPxHqoXY0RKLP) ---
**Author:** ![KarinVerndal1104](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/karinverndal1104/32/479_2.png) [@KarinVerndal1104](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/KarinVerndal1104)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69/58 "2026-08-02T16:47:04Z")
Entre nous: have I ever been afraid of that? I guess itā€™s because Dio spoke (or sang to be accurate) to the male population, of which I donā€™t belong. So I guess Iā€™m free (as a bird?) to have my very own opinion re that talented singer. And yes, he has to be talented since so many of you adore him. I just do not. But that shouldnā€™t take anything away from how they like him. Me? Iā€™m just a goofy blonde from Denmark with a penchant for too much coffee and a very big smile every single time I listen to this bloke: [https://youtu.be/NacTnbXrShE?is=D4zLhsSnpZN2Er8G](https://youtu.be/NacTnbXrShE?is=D4zLhsSnpZN2Er8G) ---
**Author:** ![MacBeath](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/macbeath/32/62_2.png) [@MacBeath](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/MacBeath)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69/59 "2026-08-02T17:30:11Z")
Kinkyā€¦ maybe keep that side of your life private šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Stargazer](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/stargazer/32/37_2.png) [@Stargazer](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Stargazer)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69/60 "2026-08-02T19:03:34Z")
šŸ¤£ What century are we in again and whatā€˜s wrong with kink anyways? [https://youtu.be/uo9bKdIG\_Yw](https://youtu.be/uo9bKdIG_Yw) But itā€™s only a small step from an idol for adolescent INCELS to general prudishness. We Judas Priest fans are more liberal at heart. šŸ¤— [https://youtu.be/d1O\_d5Jm9MM](https://youtu.be/d1O_d5Jm9MM) [Previous page](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/why-are-you-here/69.md?page=4)