Odd that the caption identified him as JPJ when it clearly isn't him. One of my friends initially thought it was Bonzo too but this man's build is smaller.

This photo was originally labeled as JPJ with JP. I'm bad with faces but this doesn't look at all like JPJ to me. Could this be an early pic of John Ward with Jimmy? Was he with the band then? In Montreal? (Edited to move to a different photobucket account)

I'm listening to it right now!

One of my favorite rock albums of all time...its release coincided with my first Stones concert at MSG, a month or two later - a very, very exciting time. I remember how my friends and I romanticized what we imagined must have transpired at Nellcote...I still have dozens of clippings of articles and photos from that time. Keith Richards: An 'Exile' In France

Yes - I also put "LR" in the description because I thought that might be Lou Reed in the back, between Andy and Jimmy.

I've had several but one of the most fun and unexpected was having my friend's older sister sneak us into her high school (known in those years as "The Drugstore" ) so we could see a concert by Edgar Winter.

If Richard Cole's purpose in staging an online fan meeting is to promote his book (or himself) it might have been more effective if he responded right on his FB fan page rather than via individual emails to each fan who posed a question.

A devastating loss for the Redgrave family and a huge loss for her fans. I think she was a brilliant and beautiful actress - and so courageous and gracious as she battled cancer. We saw her several times but one of the highlights was about 20 years ago, in London, in Three Sisters, with her sister Vanessa. In my memory, Lynn was as brilliant and amazing an actress as Vanessa that night. One of the best and most memorable productions I've seen. Years ago, my friends and I loved her in this:

I love Joe's new album. When I saw him in concert last month, in a venue of less than 1500 seats, it occurred to me that with his increasing profile it might be the last time I would see him perform in such an intimate setting. Joe has such a down-to-earth, unassuming manner. He acted genuinely happy to be there and joked about and shared his funny memories of his first performance in town - for an audience of 12. He doesn't have a rock star attitude or demeanor and still seems amazed about his success - he thanked all of us for coming to see him play and said he was so happy to see such a large audience - even though we knew he had recently played RAH and other larger venues. His playing just keeps getting better and it has matured a lot over the past few years. He is one of my favorite of the young blues/rock players.

Thank you for sharing the official announcement with us, Sam. This past week I was in one of the cities where Robert will play on this tour and I heard rumblings and rumors about him coming to play at the venue listed on the official announcement. I'm hoping to get tickets for this gig for one of my daughters as she's never seen Robert play live. Whatever happens, we had our days in the sun....

That's always what I've heard too, Kaiser. And, that's also why, according to what I was told, the keyboards are so high and loud in the mix and the lyrics (which I love) are so low and almost inaudible at times. In addition to the song being about certain people within the Zep organization, the line, "sisters of the wayside", I was told, referred to the young girls who would wait in the hotel corridors, outside the Zep guys' rooms. You're right about it being wise to keep certain things to ourselves.

Yes, I was! You have a very good memory, "BUCK'EYE'DOC"! It was interesting to see how the show was edited...what ACL (or TCV?) chose to include...and to hear how the sound was mixed. Fun to spot ourselves, too.

Dear Jimmy, Best wishes for a very happy birthday! Have a fabulous birthday weekend with your family and friends. Although my tenure was very brief, I loved the Led Zeppelin concert years. I don't dwell there and it certainly doesn't define who I am…but it is fun to occasionally visit. Describing it now is like trying to describe a dream. Those experiences (even being jettisoned!) made me realize that it is possible to live one's dreams. When I watch Led Zeppelin concert footage, it instantly triggers the ultimate rock joy mixed with a tinge of melancholy, something to do with lost innocence and the sweet, lovely memories of actually having it once. My husband and I have lived and worked in remote corners of the globe and, in so many places we have heard, unexpectedly, the music you created: in a kraal outside Ogongo ("Stairway to Heaven"), at a hamlet near Kargil ("Kashmir" in Kashmir), in a private home in Nouadhibou (Presence, in its entirety)… Thank you for the gift of your brilliant music and the fantastic work you do for Led Zeppelin's beautiful and historical legacy. Wishing you abundant happiness, good health, and much love, today and always. May God bless you forever, Jimmy. Fondly, MSG

It's going well, thanks, Doc. Nice to see you around too. Hope all is well in your world. All the best to you in 2010. ~MSG

John, best wishes for a wonderful birthday! For my husband and me, one of our music highlights of 2009 –perhaps THE highlight of 2009 - was seeing you perform live with your new band,TCV, and hearing the fantastic new music that you and your fellow band members have created. And one LZ memory: Decades ago, when you were with LZ and I was a young teen and I approached you for ask for your autograph, I handed you the only thing I had to write with: a 19-cent blue Bic pen. It stopped writing while you were in the middle of signing your name and I remember feeling so foolish and embarrassed that I had handed a rock star a cheap pen that was running out of ink! But you were so nice about it – you just smiled, changed the angle of the pen, and continued signing. I've never forgotten that. I still have your autograph (complete with the gap in the ink) and, all these years later, I still treasure it. This weekend, one of my friends and I were looking at a photo from that day and in it, along with everything else, we could see the "infamous" Bic pen. My friend remarked that the only thing in the photo that hadn't changed was the Bic pen. I told her there was another thing that hadn't changed and that is that JPJ is still rocking…and is still as gracious as ever. Wishing you the happiest of birthdays and many more years of good health, happiness, and great music!

The LZ years were a wonderfully light-hearted time and, no, you weren't the only one having fun - I imagine there were at least one or two others who were having fun too.

Belated birthday wishes Sam! I hope you and your loved ones had a fabulous day. Many, many thanks for the fantastic work you do here on ledzeppelin.com and on the other Zep-related websites. Happy holidays to you and yours. ~MSG

Hi George, I am fairly certain that Jimmy Page purchased the Tower House in either 1971 or 1972. I remember that when I first saw him, he already owned the house or was in the process of purchasing it. The fact that he owned such a magnificent home was astounding to me at the time and the memory has stayed with me. I haven't looked at it in along time but my original pressing of LZIII is not a gatefold; it has a revolving wheel on the side. Is the image of the castle on the wheel?~MSG Edited to add: I didn't see Steve's post when I responded; I might be confusing the Boleskine House with the Tower House.

Television: Double Exposure1974 Rehearsal (Richard Lloyd is not visible but he is on the left and you can hear his guitar). I'm on a flyby right now and, at the moment, don't have time to read and respond to all of the other posts. As a teenager in NYC in the 1970s, I remember when punk emerged (I think Television was probably the first punk band I heard live). My friends and I frequently (almost nightly) visited the new clubs that were opening downtown. Jimmy Page, the other members of LZ, and many other "rock stars" visited the punk music clubs too, when they were in town. It was, musically, a very exciting and interesting time. Rebellion, a bit of anarchy, and a lot of freedom.

Hi Mr. Jones. Thanks for your quick and very interesting response. LZ's activities in the studio (Electric Ladyland?) were much more significant than my friends and I ever could have imagined.

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No, they don't... Question: When LZ were in the NYC area for their '72 concerts at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, between concerts, they went back into NYC and at one point were at a recording studio...I think, the Electric Ladyland Studios. As far as music, what, if anything, did they do there? I used to think it had something to do with "The Drone", either recording it there or editing a recording they made of it (either at the Coliseum or a studio in England?).