The sequence of events was that I secured the tickets for the Sunday show. My friend and I had raised box seats equivalent to the 18th row main floor. A perfect angle, sonically and visually. Another friend offered up a 8mm film camera to shoot what we could. It was his film and camera and we snuck it in. Strider is correct in that you could only film with short bursts.There was only one short reel as you couldn't fumble about. In the late 80's a fellow Zeppelin fan and friend urged me to find the film again insisting it could be converted into something tangible and profitable. I made that happen on my end .

This footage was filmed by me and my friend Steve Krause. It's unreal to think that one day it would end up on You Tube!

Dont compliment yourself. I was at this show and it was phenomenal!

Having been at this show I can say nobody was outraged enough to get up and leave. It was a great show regardless of choice of outfit. I wonder if those bothered by Page's attire at this show are equally offended by what David Bowie and Eric Clapton were saying and doing during this same time frame.

Hey Middlezep. Prince is promoting his new band and needs to generate attention, but he just appears desperate in that statement about Jimmy. Although Page did comment about Prince's show at the O2 when he was preparing for the 2007 Zeppelin reunion. Page thought the sound quality at Prince's show sucked.

If he said it? Smart ass. During a Mojo interview with the singer, Prince discussed the many influences on the forthcoming 3RDEYEGIRL album, Plectrumelectrum, which reportedly features “new music with a sense of history”. On the subject of the track TICTACTOE, he revealed that the song was inspired by a night listening to the Cocteau Twins. “We recorded it in Bryan Ferry’s studio in London, after a night of partying for which the Cocteau Twins was the soundtrack,” he explained. “You can’t understand the words of the Cocteau Twins songs, but their harmonies put you in a dreamlike state.” Sly and the Family Stone, Joni Mitchell, Santana, Miles Davis and James Brown were also named as artists Prince and his band have drawn from. But, after being compared to Led Zeppelin during the playback, Prince wasn’t altogether taken with the likeness: “Jimmy Page was cool, but he couldn't keep a sequence without John Bonham behind him.” Prince has recently finished a sequence of Hit and Run dates in the UK, stopping by at a string of London venues before embarking on two Manches

Do you contribute anything here or just condescend?

Exactly. Page has his own sense of time and phrasing and that's why he's so unique. As great a musician as Prince is he's much more derivative in sound and style than Jimmy.

Apparently Prince isn't real keen about his latest music being compared to Led Zeppelin. In a Mojo magazine interview he states " Jimmy Page was cool, but he couldn't keep a sequence without John Bonham behind him. " Yeah right....I'm sure that was the word in London in the 60's "Let's use that guitarist who keeps shitty time." I didn't know that Bonham was hired to keep Page steady on all those sessions he played on. If Prince had any awareness of Zeppelin's musical dynamics he'd know it was Bonham that played to Page. That was the set-up. Prince is sounding like rock music's Spike Lee.

Drug wreckage. A man with such poor judgement and he expects anyone to care about his opinions about Bonham and Moon.

Happy Birthday Mr. Beck! The master guitarist who plays and looks 20 years younger than he is. Keep up the beans and rice!

I was at the May 6 Rosemont Horizon show and Jimmy played terribly. The worst I"ve ever heard him and I was in the front row! It was painful to see and hear him sound so bad. The spotlight hit him at the opening of Fortune Hunter and he looked fucked. He barely left the area around his amps and just would'nt come up front. A friend of mine had heard Jimmy was ill that evening and that was the reason for his shoddy performance. The band should have rescheduled this show because Jimmy Page didn't leave a good impression on those in attendance.

Sick Again Herr Page

20 years ago, in 1993, you released a solo album in collaboration with Jimmy Page. How has been to working with Jimmy Page and what are your memories from that record? Wonderful memories and we maintain a wonderful friendship. I’m looking forward to seeing him in London soon to discuss putting together a special edition of “Coverdale Page” project…

I know the recording is a rough ride , but check out the version of Over the Top from April 6, 1977 at the Chicago Stadium. Very potent and explosive and just the right length. Having been at this show the crowd was right there with Bonzo raucusly cheering him on . Page was watching the big build up at the end clapping enthusiasticly from in front of his Marshalls. A great memory!

Nice shots. Those Oakland shots first appeared in a magazine called Rock Scene in 1977. Glad to have moved on from the dental health exams.

John Bonham was not a victim. He was a grown man with a free will who made his OWN choices.

Especially enjoyed their first tour in 1985 as Jimmy was on fire and the whole band was really gelling. I thought Mean Business was the better album of the two but the 1986 tour reflected a " wrapping it up" feeling to it. It was still great to see and hear Page play live again.

I remember having a photograph in the late 70's where Jimmy is being tended to by the good doctor after the m-80 exploded onstage. Page has a serious look of concern on his face. Maybe the photo still exists on the internet.

I always thought from the photos I've seen of him, that Magnet closely resembled Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night.

Hi Fire Opal. I think the photo of Jimmy with the diet coke can is from the summer of 1990 when he jammed with Aerosmith at Castle Donnington.

I never expected Jimmy to come out in lumberjack garb to appease those expecting something " modern" from him in the early 90's. Coverdale/Page was something he applied himself to and worked hard on. It seems to create an open hostility that gives way to many not finding anything redeeming about this effort. I thought it was tight and well contructed and rocked hard. Which is what it was. Hard rock. I'm not in the" Robert saved Jimmy from himself "camp. That's B.S.

I saw Stevie Ray in 1983 with Albert Collins so I'm aware of the good stuff from that time. I have a lot of good musical memories from that era. But generally speaking, there was a great deal of image pop because of the advent of MTV, and the emphasis on drum machines dehumanized some of the sonic enjoyment for me.

At that exact time my wife was living in Winter Park, Fl. which is where Richard ended it all. It was a tragic event and Eric Clapton's song Holy Mother was written in honor of him. A beautiful song. I just finished reading Levon Helms' autobiography This Wheel's on Fire and he talks openly about Manuels' death.