But will it bring James Gandolfini back from the dead? Or bring the surviving members of Led Zeppelin together to reunite once more?

Except that LA Forum '77 set was a DISASTER!!! Terrible sources and patches and mixes used all around, ruining shows that had previously been issued by EVSD and others in better quality. Nowhere near as quality a set as EVSD's "Deep Throat" set of the 1975 LA Forum Mike Millard tapes, which also included a DVD of the 8mm footage.

^^^ Thanks Super Dave. It's actually a post I've been meaning to contribute for some time...ever since we got the books in, as a matter of fact. The Royston Ellis is just one in this series of paperbacks published by Kicks; others are Harlan Ellison and Kim Fowley books. We had a Harlan Ellison signing months ago and tonight is the Kim Fowley event. No girls over 16 allowed, haha. SAJ, I have read that quote from Royston before, but it does not address my question. It doesn't answer what type of guitar Jimmy used...acoustic or electric? What make and model? I've always assumed Jimmy improvised his own music, but in what vein? Blues or Jazz or Rock and Roll/Skiffle? Or some weird atonal bursts of noise for colouration? There are tapes of readings by all the Beats from America and the underground comics like Lenny Bruce. It is a shame if nobody bothered to tape one of these Royston Ellis readings...either from the audience or in-house. My menory of Jimmy Page's biographical details isn't as extensive as SAJ's, so I am wondering if Jimmy had met Jeff Beck yet by 1961? Is it possible Jeff Beck attended one of these Royston Ellis/Jimmy Page performances?

Royston Ellis is a writer/poet that was very much influenced by the Beat writers(Kerouac, Ginsburg, Ferlinghetti) of the 1950s. You could say he was a British Beat writer. His readings were backed by the early Beatles, Cliff Richards Shadows...and a very young Jimmy Page at London's Mermaid Theatre in 1961. Kicks Books earlier this year published "Gone Man Squared", a collection of Royston Ellis' early work, including his first two books and poetry, some previously unpublished. They had Jimmy Page write the Foreword. We sell the book at our bookshop. I present Jimmy's Foreword to you in its entirety. FOREWORD TO ROYSTON ELLIS' "GONE MAN SQUARED" Memories & Remembrances by Jimmy Page I can hardly believe the passage of time since I first worked with Royston Ellis more than 50 years ago. As a young man I was deeply influenced by both the Delta Blues from America and the written word. Royston had a particularly powerful impact on me when I first read Gone Man Squared. It was nothing like I had ever read before and it conjured the essence and energy of its time. He had the same spirit and openness that the Beat Poets in America had. When I was offered the chance to back Royston I jumped at the opportunity, particularly when we appeared at the Mermaid Theatre in London in 1961. It was truly remarkable how we were breaking new ground with each reading. We knew that American Jazz musicians had been backing poets during their readings. Jack Kerouac was using piano to accompany his readings, Lawrence Ferlinghetti teamed with Stan Getz to bring poetry and jazz together. Playing this type of fusion made me listen very carefully to everything that Royston was saying, it was critical to what I played as I listened with my mind and ears as to what was being read and said, adding a musical interpretation. It has been a joy for me to sit here and look back at my memories and those wonderful remembrances I have of those early gigs. Royston, thank you so much for the opportunity then and for the friendship that has followed all these years. - Jimmy Page Reading that, it makes me wonder if there are any amateur recordings of those readings stashed in somebody's closet. I would give just about anything to hear what he played and the guitar he used. It also makes me wonder why Jimmy Page doesn't hook up with a writer like that again? Think how much simpler a gig like that would be...no need for a band or a large entourage and crew. Just show up unannounced with a guitar and amp at the local coffee house or bookshop.

Deborah, you were my first friend on this Forum and you are still there for me all these years later. Thank you and very Happy Birthday wishes to you on this Special Saturday! Enjoy your day on the lake. Many happy returns of the day. For she's a jolly good fellow, for she's a jolly good fellow...which nobody can deny. Cheers!

Yeah, when it rains it pours and I let my emotions get the best of me when I posted that. It is nothing I can discuss anyway, so Sam, if you can, can you delete that post of mine? At least there were some silver linings in those clouds, as I mentioned on the Happy thread. I do hope there is a happy resolution to your cat mystery.

I knew I was forgetting something...TGIF! (Even though I have to work every night for the next four days.) I received happy news that a friend of mine is having a baby...her first!!! And someone close to my mom has finally received some good news after being in the hospital for the last two weeks.

Anybody that doesn't like the "Communication Breakdown" from September 4, 1970 is crazy. Also, the CB from the evening show of September 19, 1970 is killer...especially the way it savagely segues from a rare "Out on the Tiles" into CB. For a great example of the band crashing into CB from the intro of "Good Times Bad Times", look no further than the October 10, 1969 L'Olympia show. Recognize, people!

In a black pit of despair.

Yeah, it is because of the Oakland-Detroit baseball playoff game. A's and Raiders share the same horrible Oakland shit-hole stadium.

Right on, Virginia!

Cleveland is one of those teams that always screws me over, especially when I pick them to win. So, since my first instinct was to pick Cleveland, I reversed myself and did the opposite, picking Buffalo.

Fuck! I'm too late...I wanted to put a bet on Buffalo plus the points. Oh well...back to the drawing board.

Have you guys checked out the new rule changes? http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=684940

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTCBxF5zO4E&feature=youtube_gdata_player

This is a great album, and hopefully you didn't pay more than a few bucks for it, The Only Way To Fly, as it is quite common. Certainly no more than $10 for a VG-near Mint copy. The red, green, and white labels were used for some early Atlantic releases. The Swiss Movement is one of them. Here is how you can tell if yours is a 1st US pressing. The catalogue number on the spine and the cover should be SD 1537. The matrix number for Side One: ST-A-691687-MO Matrix number for Side Two: ST-A-691688-MO Lastly, the address listed for the Atlantic Recording Corporation is 1841 Broadway, New York, N.Y. Did you notice who one of the producers was? Nesuhi Ertegun. Another interesting thing about this record is the opening track, "Compared to What", written by Gene McDaniels. Roberta Flack's debut album "First Take", with its great cover of "Compared to What", had just come out on June 20, 1969...one day before the Montreux concert that was recorded for the Swiss Movement album. One has to wonder if Les McCann and Eddie Harris heard the Roberta Flack version and liked the song so much they decided to tackle it themselves? Much like Jimi Hendrix immediately started playing "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" at concerts the moment he heard the album. Both the Swiss Movement's and Roberta Flack's versions of "Compared to What" are excellent...but I give the edge to Roberta. Mainly because I love her vocals and because of her secret weapon: Ron Carter's awesome bass lines. In fact Ron Carter paints a masterpiece with his bass lines on the entire album.

The March 25, 1971 tracks were recorded at the Paris Theatre in London for the April 1, 1971 BBC broadcast. This is the show that makes up Disc 2 of the official BBC Sessions set. The LA Forum is obviously mis-dated...the show was 9/4/70. As for the Royal Albert Hall (RAH), Led Zeppelin only played there twice...June 29, 1969 and January 9, 1970.

Well, now that summer is over and all those interminable movies about zombies and post-apocalyptic disasters have come and gone(anybody see "World War Z" or "After Earth" or "Oblivion"? I hope you saved your money), the movie I have waited for months to see is finally opening this week. Ever since I saw the first teaser trailer back in April or May, Alfonso Cuarón's "Gravity" has been on my 'Must-see' list...the trailer blew me away. This is the director of "Y Tu Mamá También", "Children of Men", and "A Little Princess". Another film on my radar is "Captain Phillips", based on the true story of the Maersk Alabama hijacking by Somali pirates, starring Tom Hanks. And, since I missed it the first time around while I was travelling, now that it is being re-released, I want to see the Ryan Gosling film, "The Place Beyond the Pines".

Redrum, you and I both know that your Mother was the exception not the rule in the 1950s. I am not saying there isn't terrible rap music...there is a ton of crap out there, mostly in the mainstream. But 90% of everything is mostly mediocre these days.

Don't forget about Pittsburgh. Talk about some fresh faces for a change...I think Jimmy Page was just hooking up with David Coverdale the last time the Pirates were in the playoffs.

Who dat? Who dat? Looks like the Saints are back with Payton back in charge and Drew Brees looking like...well, Drew Brees. New Orleans joins Denver, Seattle, New England, and yes, DAS' Kansas City Chiefs, as the only undefeated teams left in the NFL.

Nice week, jabe. Good work with the numbers, Paul. Too bad about your Dolphins getting thrashed on National TV.

Damn...I always forget about that 1980 Nürnberg show. Thanks for setting me straight, ListenToThis.

See what I mean about "out of sight, out of mind"? I had completely forgot about my earlier post that you referred to and had to go back to refresh my memory. So okay...if your grammatical errors or garbled syntax make your post confusing to the average reader, then yes, I am liable to remark upon it or ignore it altogether. Especially if it is the Thread Topic header and original post. It's one thing to make mistakes in the hustle-and-flow of a lively discussion within the thread. That is understandable. But I cannot understand people who start threads who don't even take the time and care to make sure they are correct and readable. There's a thread in the Random Section that mispells 'Cassettes' with one 's'. I know it's overly picky of me and won't win me any friends, but I sometimes feel that lazy language signifies lazy thinking...which signifies lazy threads. It's a personality flaw of mine. Anyway, back on topic, if I didn't mention it before, I think it is obvious that "Nobody's Fault But Mine", "In the Evening" and "Hot Dog" are the winners. The two ITTOD songs being performed at every 1979-80 show, and NFBM being performed at all 1977-80 shows, including the ones that were cut short in Chicago and Tampa in 1977. That's one reason why Kashmir and Stairway cannot be on the list.

Well, I'm a great swimmer(I did the triathlon once) and I used to surf a bit, so if you're ever out in LA, you have a standing invitation for a free swimming lesson from me.