Yes

It depends on where he was evacuated. In those days they simply put civilians on the train and off they went to wherever, so he could have wound up in Hull or Scotland around 1940. Hull is north of Grayshott and could have been a stop on the way to Scotland. They evacuated people to Scotland because it was considered to be much safer there and out of the war zone. Grayshott and that whole area around Surrey were probably too close to London for him to stay there in 1940, so chances are they put him on a train to one of the smaller villages, which would have been a less visible target for the bombers. England cleared the populated areas that were predicted to be targets so when the Germans bombed there would be less loss of life; the only ones left in the war zone were primarily the military who were trained to repel the enemy. They did the best they could to evacuate anyone who wasn't trained to fight as necessary military personnel. It's possible that he was evacuated to, rather than from, Grayshott. Here is an obituary for Peter Grant. In addition to his well-known role as Led Zeppelin's manager, Peter Grant had some acting credits.

It's usually one phone that works and the other that doesn't that needs to be returned to the manufacturer for an upgrade or maybe just needs a new battery.

Most all of the unconfirmed dates are from the fans wish list, and are not necessarily limited to Alison Krauss and Robert Plant. Some of the dates reflect the fans thinking outside of the box.

I'm guessing Jimmy Page is from Epsom originally.

Not a creature was stirring, not even a monkey mouse.

Don't cry, Robert!!! {{{Hugs}}}}

I'm not sure if the following account is about the same Peter Grant who was Led Zeppelin's manager or not. The places don't seem to match up; I didn't see Hull mentioned in the wikipedia account, but the timeline makes sense as he would have been 5 years old in 1940. Bombs fell in London in 1940 so that part matches. This is the first I have read about this story from the BBC archive of WW2 memories; wow, the following account may be from someone who knew him when he was a kid. Or, it may have been a different Peter Grant, as there is a substantial distance between Grayshott and Hull. However, it makes sense that he may have been evacuated from Grayshott to Hull and then to Scotland. Led Zeppelin's future manager, Peter Grant, was a boy of four years old when Britain began to evacuate its population to safety. John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were all either too young to remember the evacuation or born afterwards, but Peter Grant was old enough to recall living through the event himself.

Yes, when he was a boy the Germans bombed the area where he lived in England. It's easy to appreciate why he would grow up understanding the need to fight for his rights or the rights of others.

So nice to see the sensitivity training has paid off.

I hope they all had a great time at the O2 on Monday night.

The 10 year olds are home from school.

It's understandable why people want them to tour, but the issue remains, would it be as good for Robert Plant as it is for you? If it is too much like torture for him he should not do it. He's already done it.

Sigh, this whole thread has virtually nothing to do with the Led Zeppelin concert on Monday night.

Did Alison Krauss participate in the Led Zeppelin concert at the O2 Arena on Monday, 12.10.07? If not I think this thread belongs elsewhere.

Wrong forum.

As this is the Led Zeppelin Official Forum » Main Forum » O2 Arena Concert, London - 12.10.07 forum, I really think discussion about Alison Krauss belongs in the Post-Zeppelin forum.

I'm very glad everyone had a great time at the O2 on Monday.

He has earned the right to do as he pleases.

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house...

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