Administrators sam_webmaster Posted July 11, 2011 Administrators Share Posted July 11, 2011 Terry's Tales LEGENDARY footwear designer Terry de Havilland leads a slightly less tame life today than he used to in he Seventies, but he's partaken in more a few one rock 'n' roll moments in his lengthy career - which this year hit the 50 year mark. "Led Zeppelin's management company used to be right round the corner from me in the Seventies, and me and the band all used to go to the pub together," de Havilland told us. "I got quite friendly with Bonzo [the band's late drummer], and one year we were all in New York at the same time. I was doing a show out there, and they had just finished a tour, so we all met up in the hotel. Bonzo wasn't in a good way, and started throwing pool balls out the window. I calmed him down, by giving him a lot of brandy. Anyway, I was doing my NY show the next day, and I'm not sure what happened - but when I woke up I was at Heathrow airport. I used to carry my passport on me all the time at that point, but I still don't remember what happened. My team had to do the show without me." http://www.vogue.co....ion-anniversary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Thanks for sharing this Sam. Interesting. I'm sure he has plenty of Zeppelin stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 There were three tour-ending shows in New York: May 31, 1969 Fillmore East September 19, 1970 Madison Square Garden July 29, 1973 Madison Square Garden I show they returned to London the very next day in '69 & '73...unsure about '70. Will attempt to confirm if Havilland had a show scheduled for the day after any of these concert dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 That is a great story! My $ is on 1973. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 My guess is 1973 or 1975. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 My guess is 1973 or 1975. If de Havilland's recollection is correct - it happened the day after a tour-ending show in New York - it couldn't have been '75. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Melanie Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Was his show apart of the New York Fashion Week? Did the NY Fashion Week exist back then? If it did and he was a part of it then it had to have been in 1970. It usually takes place in September and early Spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Was his show apart of the New York Fashion Week? Did the NY Fashion Week exist back then? If it did and he was a part of it then it had to have been in 1970. It usually takes place in September and early Spring. I haven't had an opportunity yet to dig thru the New York Times online archives towards a possible confirmation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Melanie Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I haven't had an opportunity yet to dig thru the New York Times online archives towards a possible confirmation. FYI: It might have been called Press Week. That is what it was called when it was introduced in the 1943. I don't know when the name changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 If de Havilland's recollection is correct - it happened the day after a tour-ending show in New York - it couldn't have been '75. True Steve...but we all know how faulty a lot of people's memories of the 60's and 70's can be, don't we? I remember reading someone's memoirs and coming across a story about how they saw Zeppelin on their 1976 tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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