Aquamarine
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Here's an oldie but goodie, lest I be accused of not posting pics.
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i am still wondering why he ( the original poster ) titled the thread HOBBSTWEEDLE .......
Because s/he was asking about Robert's early band whose name is often cited as "Hobbstweedle" (though as part of the thread discusses, the spelling is inaccurate). The thread then evolved to discuss Robert's early career generally, then Blocoboy arrived with all this great info.
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Is it the hair? I've always not liked this one because of that.
Yeah--I guess I just knew too many girls who got that kind of bouffant hairdo back then!
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Don't get me wrong, I love many of the pics you all have been posting, but I'm going to have to finally confess that--
--I've always thought he looks a real prat in this one.
Sorry, ladies (and Jimmy)!
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Five shillings--what a bargain . . .
You'd probably laugh if you knew how much some of us are enjoying seeing all this stuff, Blocoboy--many thanks for sharing it with us.
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Very nice pics, Elizabeth--I like the first one in particular.
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Aqua
...so sorry about this...."My limited expert knowlege".............
Like I said, your knowledge of English is better than theirs!
It sounds as if Jimmy probably didn't have too much involvement in this song--there were so many in those days that sounded virtually identical, anyway.
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http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en...DN%26start%3D10
...until confirmed by the "EXPERTS"....this is about the only other thing I could find
PlanetPage, YOUR English is great--automatic Google translations are terrible! ("Jim Lea simply destroy your bottom.")
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Its an awful pic though - I remember those days, but what was he thinking?
He just doesn't have the wig on straight, that's all--it'd be fine otherwise.
He'd probably overdone the elderberry wine.
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Maybe it was an inside joke!
Well, as that wasn't the word in question, and none of those meanings applied in 1966, probably not!
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This is what I found on Wikipedia:
Plonker is a slang term of British or Australian origin whose meaning has evolved over time. Partridge in the third edition of his A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English in 1949 recorded the term as "low" slang for penis, "since ca. 1917". The term remains in recent use with that meaning.
By 1966, the term had also acquired the meaning of a man who let his girlfriend sleep with his male friends,[1] and in the 1980s had a new meaning of a stupid or inept person. This meaning gained very wide circulation through its frequent use in Only Fools and Horses, and has entered common usage.[2]
In Australia the term plonker can also be used to describe a person who rides a Ducati motorcycle with panniers.[citation needed]
In the UK, Plonker is also used as an affectionate term for someone involved in flower arranging.[3]
So he really was leader of those Midlands Flower People . . . (Wiki claims this is a term used by the Women's Institute. First I've heard of it, but then I'm not a member of the W.I.
)Anyway, any more info on Listen, and that scene in general, would be greatly appreciated, Blocoboy.
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It could be a form of 'Plonker' which is an 'endearing' term for someone who's a bit on the slow side. It's also used as slang for a penis - me thinks this is where Robert comes in.
I think the first really became popularized with Only Fools and Horses, which was well after this--your second suggestion seems more likely!
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Bless Jimmy, but I've been saying for decades Robert Plant was not that obscure on the
Ma Reagan circuit, and I'm convinced Robert would have found fame with or without Led Zeppelin.
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I think the focus of the thread must have changed a while back--
in any case, this is turning into a treasure trove. I had no idea that Listen had supported Cream, or turned down a chance to be on Ready Steady Go (or that RSG wasn't shown in the Midlands--that's the really amazing bit of information!!
). Or, indeed, that Robert's friends called him Plonk. Even Percy's an improvement on that. Guess he must have sold the name to Ronnie Lane!Kepp rabbiting, Blocoboy, this is great.
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Great stuff, Blocoboy--there is A LOT of interest in this sort of thing here! Thanks very much!
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Try youtube..
For what?
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Newbie on here so apologies for any toe treading.The teacher training College is definitely the Gorway Road Walsall one..John's uncle ran the Three Men in A Boat in the '60s ..it was one the best pub venues in the Black Country..it no longer exists.
Bloxwich born and bred so I can remember the days of Robert,Noddy Holder and Rob Halford all knocking around the same housing estate.
Welcome, and tell us more!
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One 45:
The Pretty Things - Rosalyn / Big Boss Man (1964)
I've got that! (And their next one, Don't Bring Me down.) I won a miming contest to it at school, playing the part of Phil May.
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The guy in the Jimmy Page mask fooled you, then? Sad. Very sad.
(Go on, tell us the story, you know you want to!
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Oh, OK. Well, I still don't see much in the way of drama in the picture itself, though I'm sure there was a lot of tension in the air. But everyone would have known exactly what had happened.
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I only have 2 Jimmy autographs and they are priceless
TWO, you greedy swine?
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I don't think the Horrible Incident had even happened yet, had it?
(Edited for typo.)
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No, doesn't look at all like him to me.
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I can officially say U2 end of September since i now have tickets! I would love to see Bruce this month (still deciding if i want to spend the money) and i'm thinking about the Allman Brothers Band this summer. I saw ABB back in 1981 and would really love to see them again. Actually, i would like to see Fleetwood Mac, too. Gonna have to check out the date.
Yes, you do.
Robert Plant - Pre-Zep History
in Pre / Post-Zeppelin Forum
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Never seen that article before!
Didn't know they reached the stage of being pulled offstage by fans, either. I must admit, I'm getting a much clearer picture here of Robert's early career. 