nice surprise to see Doug Boyle in the house band

IMO it is neither "do the eyes not sparkle" nor " Dewy eyes now sparkle". It is "Dreary eyes now sparkle" .

...and also Band of Joy.

The opening music for the Non Stop Go tour was "Pilentze Pee" by the Bulgarian State Radio and Television Female Choir......from the album " Les Mystere des voix Bulgares (Volume 1 ) "

I was at the Manchester and Bradford soundchecks and shows. Met Robert for the first time at the afternoon soundcheck in Manchester. Great times.

This is the one...Melody Maker. Ray Coleman interviewed them in New York. Text on front cover also mentions the total attendance figure of 1,338,729.

I think it was from Melody Maker issue June 25th 77.

The "Here Comes the Rain" is just a lyric in the Plant track SSS&Q ...not the Cult song. Hopefully Chris Blackwell or someone can confirm which studio this rehearsal is from. I notice that "studio 54 exeter" now has a "Phil Johnstone Suite".

It is not Sept 24th 1988 . I was at Jimmy;s show that night and afterwards went to the Old Absinthe Bar. They were queuing round the block to get in, no doubt expecting Jimmy to show. I got in quick as was with one of the staff of the Absinthe Bar and photographer Frank Melfi. After a while we got the news that Jimmy was in the Hard Rock cafe/ restaurant. So we went there and he was dining with Patricia Ecker and Jason Bonham amongst others.

That was a good read. (actually, Page and Plant did perform Candy Store Rock live at the Momtreux Jazz Fest in July 2001 )

Worcester Crematorium.

True..and I believe that is what the "could not stand to try it, FRY it" lyric refers to. But re the line he asked about I would say that Plant sings " Don;t you want cocai, cocai, cocaine" not " don;t you want cook , cook it, cook it"

Cocaine is correct. The song is about the perils of drug abuse not cooking food. For further confirmation look at the live performance at the O2 ....the 'white lines' on the giant screens as they perform it.

IIRC he is the son of Director Joe Massot.