I can't believe we missed September 25th on this thread?! :-( 33 years and counting - we miss you brother!
One of my favorite episodes of his life:
''John Bonham struck up a friendship with a fellow drummer who lived nearby called Garry Allcock,who may have had some influence on John's drumming......Allcock recalls: I never gave him
lessons as such I didnt teach him at all but wed sit in the front room with sticks and a practice pad and Id show him a few things. It was just a case of: do you know this one? I remember him playing on one of my snare drums and me saying, 'For Christ-sakes, John, take it steady!' I thought he was going to knock it through the floorboards. He certainly hit hard.''
Source: www.johnbonham.co.uk/biography/biography.html