already posted , but since you asked...

Been to the Met so after not being on here for almost 3 years figured I'd share some pics. Folks there were ok with cellphone, but definitely objected to flash photos. I filmed the entire Jimmy video but can't post that up on here. If I ever load it up to youtube I'll post link, but I suspect most of you have already seen it anyways. If you're in town definitely worth the $25 bucks, unless you gots a library card. I'd love to have a talk with Perry about the BB as he says it's been restored. I'd like to know when and to what condition. For the life of me I can't see any evidence of there being 3 toggles on this. Unless it was covered up 45 years ago and then aged to the condition it's in now. Too bad they had the guitar mounted in a way so you couldn't see the back and any other tell tale signs of the extensive routing work Joe Jammer said he put in. I don't recall seeing that guitar with pickup covers since pre RAH, yet this one has well aged covers. The #1 is just something you need to see in person and just be in awe of it. The Dragon sadly has also been restored to the same condition as the one you can purchase at the Met store so also kinda hard to believe it's truly the original. I now question all the stories of it being ruined beyong playability and the neck being re-used in the Botswana brown tele. Anyways enjoy these. I got a gazzillion more but these are some of the coolest ones. I definitely plan on going back again before it all goes off to Cleveland. To be seen to be, but not being played.

Yes, that's me. Imagine finding this on here after not logging in for years. neato

Here's the site Frank mentioned before... Was a work in progress till everyone got sidetracked. I should update it with some of the pics from here.. http://www.oldbuckeye.com/Houses_of_the_Holy/

Probably one of the best places to check out for info on the symbol.... http://www.inthelight.co.nz/ledzep/zososymbol.htm The book is also a good read.

Actually, I asked JPJ that personally when I got to meet him after the DVD premiere in NYC. I told him how it had been in numberous discussions and his reply was that it just got put there at some point during the rehearsals/soundchecks and never moved. Just kinda became glued to the set. Then in his good humored way he added "I'm just glad it never rang during a number I wouldn't know what to do!" you can read that whole long winded encounter here: http://www.oldbuckeye.com/Nechs_NYC_Moment/

I have also heard repeated rumors that the entire 3/28/00 Irving Plaza show was pro shot for future release but got scrapped. Supposedly now hoarded but have never been able to confirm either... would be nice to see as that was a killer show.

Hunt was in the original cast and opening day was Sept 27, 1968...but as to when she actually joine dup with them.... ???

Wikipedia is the knows all balls all...don't ya know? I won't even go into what is commonly used in lieu of Richard...

Amen to that brother! Anyone wanna do a sigil from those btw ?

Now is wolfman refering to the Bray Studio rehearsals or soundchecks to the Copenhagen warm ups ? According to Dave Lewis there was video shot of the Bray studio rehearsals. Wolf, were do you see it that Jason played TU specifically? ... my mind draws a sudden blank. D'oh! never mind...just fact checked myself and see now that you are referring to the sounchecks of Aud 2nd... thank you TBL guy!

Well Jonesy's no stranger to scary Cool Diamanda Scary Diamanda!

Geez, and here I thought Sam never makes comments about any such things! I wonder what their webmasters, publicity guys, record label (?) think of this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PtsaMokig0 The Devil will be Happy ?? What's that?!?! perhaps the title of the background song ? Hmmm, I guees that explains Jesse calling the music "scary" lifted from FBO

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A little late to the party but looking thru here I believe I had some old / early Plant Bonzo pics so hope these haven't been posted before: Top Boys Senators

ummm, no. See above ...trust me I know.

Well, that only leaves you with Npa Nxx 917 676 1441 718 676 631 676 212 676 516 676 to dial thru in the US to see if a NY City area fork lift company answers! If it's anywhere in the US...well, that's a different story! Get dialing Steve!!! Npa Nxx 360 676 845 676 724 676 276 676 239 676 931 676 815 676 678 676 515 676 303 676 740 676 828 676 519 676 500 676 773 676 312 676 617 676 787 676 573 676 719 676 709 676 907 676 240 676 701 676 404 676 216 676 908 676 830 676 608 676 731 676 806 676 616 676 903 676 704 676 979 676 256 676 205 676 443 676 706 676 850 676 435 676 603 676 858 676 252 676 662 676 201 676 530 676 951 676 215 676 406 676 916 676 710 676 403 676 712 676 707 676 626 676 702 676 919 676 408 676 207 676 732 676 570 676 757 676 270 676 615 676 504 676 401 676 760 676 212 676 937 676 650 676 814 676 402 676 289 676 641 676 507 676 309 676 450 676 917 676 940 676 231 676 734 676 610 676 484 676 604 676 613 676 250 676 989 676 202 676 419 676 316 676 631 676 770 676 203 676 509 676 808 676 520 676 717 676 805 676 314 676 318 676 847 676 209 676 801 676 831 676 606 676 415 676 413 676 785 676 605 676 416 676 206 676 242 676 809 676 829 676 868 676 813 676 503 676 334 676 816 676 941 676 585 676 810 676 843 676 508 676 918 676 418 676 559 676 902 676 954 676 812 676 780 676 260 676 516 676 336 676 920 676 864 676 580 676 802 676 860 676 478 676 925 676 510 676 818 676 315 676 305 676 208 676 361 676 214 676 716 676 618 676 973 676 817 676 514 676 313 676 563 676 386 676 410 676 630 676 541 676 204 676 321 676 718 676 705 676 978 676 781 676 217 676 905 676 517 676 660 676 562 676 262 676 501 676 248 676 575 676 301 676 251 676 612 676 304 676 906 676 856 676 703 676 765 676 224 676 832 676 713 676 281 676 310 676 972 676 714 676 320 676 325 676 423 676 970 676 561 676 330 676 434 676 913 676 819 676 936 676 863 676 715 676 601 676

Here's a perposterous claim : Source: Donovan's Friends; Issue 6 - circa 1989 SNAP - KCRW Radio, Los Angeles interview by Dierdre O'Donoghue S: "Hurdy Gurdy Man maybe responsible for an entire genre of music by virtue of the people playing with you, the musician in the background, from which sprang metal music." D: "When I wrote "Hurdy Gurdy Man", I thought, this is for Jimie (Hendrix) and my producer, Mickie Most, said "No, this is your song", so I said "Well, maybe Jimmy Page should play on it". Jimmy Page at that time was doing sessions. They hadn't formed 'The Band' yet, they were about to form. All around the "Hurdy Gurdy Man" sessions Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, the bass player on many of my recordings, especially "Mellow Yellow" he wrote the horn section, a band was forming around these sessions and Led Zeppelin, I believe, looking back, was formed around "The Hurdy Gurdy Man" sessions. A ballad form of song where I played it on guitar, a very heavy drum section and a very wild guitar sound and story telling. So if I formed Led Zeppelin I want to call upon those boys next year, I wanna record it with them next year! OK, I started Led Zeppelin and it goes like this. OK, I STARTED LED ZEPPELIN!!!" That's just a start.... It's in the book "Hurdy Gurdy Man", 2005 I believe where he first alludes to Bonham being at the sessions...not handy so can't transcribe But in his film biography Sunshine Superman:The Journey of Donovan I am told the Bonham reference is made as well. Anyone actually see this film and care to comment? OK time to search & destroy... I was very tempted to drive up to the quaint village of Woodtock for the Film's premiere back in Oct 2008 just to see if I can personally ask/confront him with his various claims as it has been a quite heatedly debated topic elsewhere for some time. more to come...

I'm a traveller of both time and space at the moment, but I went return again I shall go thru my inventory and find the relevent passages/places/times where Donovan does indeed make claims of JP,JPJ *&* Bonzo being around for the HGM sessions. I don't think he ever outright says that they all appear on the final cut, but aludes to them all being present and taking part in the times. Again, could be pure Donovan spouting off making time, but the part that intrigued me from the get go was the UN-denial. And subsequent non retorts to every time Donovan continued to make this claim. the archives are your friend....just like the little smoke ; ) never empty the ashes.

You seem to have forgotten how in his last book Donovan states the opposite of what you say here, and did so as recently as his appearances in Woodstock, NY ( the real Woodstock not Bethel ) where he was promoting I forget at the moment some film. And what about all his other jibberish about how he's resposible for Zeppelin?1 eh? And fwiw, when the book mention was first discussed elsewhere, a certain guitarist I am very fond of, did NOT disagree with Donovan. Too many shrooms or not, you'd think after all that talk, someone would have made a definite retort if none of Donovan's claims were true. ..just some other food for thought apprentice.

Do I dare even attempt to post the , um, alternate take of this pics?!!! Nah, best not tempt fate!!! Steve do you have an anecdote as to why the tensions were so high that day ...enough to get Plant to take desperate measures to try to elevate the spirits?

By some of us..OF COURSE!!! Bring it on! Thanks.

Actually way to go Meg !

Mystery solved!!!! Silver Clef Awards Nov. 17 1988 afterparty NY, NY Turns out there's even a boot of it! Time to find some Young phreaks and see if I can hunt that down now. http://enlaplayadeneil.blogspot.com/2006_03_01_archive.html Número: 1032 Título: Silver Clef Awards Intérprete: Neil Young Lugar: New York, New York Fecha: 1988/11/17 Con: Phil Collins, Curt Smith, Buckwheat Zydeco, Mike Rutherford, R. Plant y otros Formato: CDR Calidad: ** Cantidad: 1 CDRs Origen: FLA

Excellent! Thanks, that narrows it down. See a bunch of google results already saying they did jam, but alas not dates. Anyways thanks, I got a road to go on now. Have heard his music never saw the face. Now I know.