joeboy Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 I gota hand it to Jimmy. He was racked with pain during "Ten years Gone" but still gave a half decent performance. The group at the time said it was a bad batch of ribs from the restaurant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Duck Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 I gota hand it to Jimmy. He was racked with pain during "Ten years Gone" but still gave a half decent performance. The group at the time said it was a bad batch of ribs from the restaurant. I've read that he subsisted on banana daquiris and ratatouille during the 1977 tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmc1973 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Food poisoning...lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsoncb420 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 i thought he was on a liquid diet and "was hoping to be able to photosynthesize like a plant" in '77? Or am I remembering a quote from an unreliable source (aka. half the Zep books written)??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutrocker Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 A diet of banana dacquiris (some sources claim french fries as well), heroin, cocaine and Marlboros isn't exactly conducive to good sustained health Jimmy Page in 1977 was "Junkie Chic" before it became fashionable...some nights it looked like the fuckin' Gibson doubleneck weighed more than Page did. I have never subscribed to the 'gastroentritis' story regarding the 9 April show...even eyewitness accounts make it pretty clear that Jimmy was well fucked up on the night...his going into the SIBLY intro directly after "Sick Again" (a faux pas which Robert Plant tries to laugh off calling it "A blues night!") shows Page's disorientation. Normally he smoked like a chimney onstage in '77; that night he left the ciggies alone. My theory has always been that Page did a line too much of something while Plant was berating the crowd about lighting firecrackers after "No Quarter" and whatever Page ingested took hold during "Ten Years Gone". He bounced back nicely for the next night, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagittarius Rising Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 From the pictures of that night shown in Neal Preston's book Sound & Fury I would conclude he was "dusted," that is to say, Angel Dust. Some asshole probably mixed it with the coke. The real irony is though until the sickness kicked in during Ten Years Gone, apart from the Sick Again segue he played amazingly brilliant, almost possessed according to a friend of mine that attended this show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 i thought he was on a liquid diet and "was hoping to be able to photosynthesize like a plant" in '77? Or am I remembering a quote from an unreliable source (aka. half the Zep books written)??? Jimmy did state he was "off solids" and attempting to "photosynthesize like a plant". I'll add he was keeping a blender in his hotel rooms. However, this seemed to have held true only for the first leg of that tour (Mar & Apr 1977). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutrocker Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 I'll add he was keeping a blender in his hotel rooms. However, this seemed to have held true only for the first leg of that tour (Mar & Apr 1977). And admitted it proudly in interviews. "I'll never turn down alcohol, so a banana dacquiri is perfect for me" :lol: Steve, was it you who stated that Jimmy took the Good Doctor Badgely to Egypt with him between the first and second legs, ostensibly to assist Page with detoxing, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 And admitted it proudly in interviews. "I'll never turn down alcohol, so a banana dacquiri is perfect for me" :lol: Steve, was it you who stated that Jimmy took the Good Doctor Badgely to Egypt with him between the first and second legs, ostensibly to assist Page with detoxing, etc? I've discussed Jimmy's trip to Cairo in May '77 many time but never suggested Larry Badgely went along (someone else floated that theory). Jimmy said he was compelled to visit Egypt (in 1977) after seeing footage of a Zeppelin over the pyramids on television while on tour. As far as who else went along, according to Richard Cole Jimmy was only accompanied on that trip by Mick Hinton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambeau Leap Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Probably a bad batch of "China White." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedjeffy Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 I listened to a radio station today, uh, you know we had to finish off, go half-way through the concert last night, Jimmy was totally ill. A man in this radio station, who I'll call, The Loop. Yeah? This radio ... for a long time, insinuating that Mr. Page had been drinking a greek, alcoholic substance all day. And it's fair to say that Mr. Page neither smokes, drinks, takes women or does anything like that, so we'd like an apology from The Loop tomorrow, and another crate, and another crate of the same alcohol, please. -Robert Plant, April 10, 1977, after Ten Years Gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeboy Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 (edited) Cut Jimmy some slack. A lot of people here think he was a walking zombie totally spaced out due to his quack physician like Hitler's Dr. Morell. People get sick on tour due to groupies etc.. Edited August 9, 2013 by joeboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagittarius Rising Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Cut Jimmy some slack. A lot of people here think he was a walking zombie totally spaced out due to his quack physician like Hitler's Dr. Morell. People get sick on tour due to groupies etc.. That's it, you have solved the mystery!!! He had a spoiled groupie! You consume one of those past the expiration date and you will WISH you had a bad piece of pork! That is what I call a BAD clam!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nutrocker Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 That's it, you have solved the mystery!!! He had a spoiled groupie! You consume one of those past the expiration date and you will WISH you had a bad piece of pork! That is what I call a BAD clam!!! :lol: What, did it taste like chicken instead of fish or something? I've discussed Jimmy's trip to Cairo in May '77 many time but never suggested Larry Badgely went along (someone else floated that theory). Jimmy said he was compelled to visit Egypt (in 1977) after seeing footage of a Zeppelin over the pyramids on television while on tour. As far as who else went along, according to Richard Cole Jimmy was only accompanied on that trip by Mick Hinton. Yeah, I vaguely remember those discussions...and yer right Steve, it was somebody else who claimed Badgely accompanied Page to Egypt. Didn't they sack Dr Badgely before the end of the first leg of the tour? Somewhere around the Cleveland dates I reckon, which would explain the Badgely references at the 27 April Destroyer show... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeboy Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 Jimmy walked out the next night wearing a Nazi SS uniform and boots. Did his doctor condone this or was he just plain overruled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutrocker Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 ^^^ I don't imagine his doctor's opinion ever came into play when it came to wearing the Stormtrooper outfit. The fact that it was Easter Sunday might have had more to do with it... At least two forum members attended the 10 April show, and general consensus amongst the audience towards Page's attire was "Whoa..." One way or another Jimmy was definitely making some kind of statement wearing that getup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Dounim Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Whatever Jimmy's plan was that night, it worked. 04/10 is my 3rd favourite show from the first leg and despite the sound of the tape I keep it on regular rotation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstritzi Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 No the good DR.BADGE was back with them during the 21-27th Forum shows 2nd Leg!!! :lol: What, did it taste like chicken instead of fish or something? Yeah, I vaguely remember those discussions...and yer right Steve, it was somebody else who claimed Badgely accompanied Page to Egypt. Didn't they sack Dr Badgely before the end of the first leg of the tour? Somewhere around the Cleveland dates I reckon, which would explain the Badgely references at the 27 April Destroyer show... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Duck Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 ^^^ I don't imagine his doctor's opinion ever came into play when it came to wearing the Stormtrooper outfit. The fact that it was Easter Sunday might have had more to do with it... At least two forum members attended the 10 April show, and general consensus amongst the audience towards Page's attire was "Whoa..." One way or another Jimmy was definitely making some kind of statement wearing that getup. Has anyone ever asked him about it during an interview? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabe Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I kinda thought folks knew that the fermented cabbage consumed prior, led to the stellar performance and attire of the 10th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagittarius Rising Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 (edited) I kinda thought folks knew that the fermented cabbage consumed prior, led to the stellar performance and attire of the 10th. Kimchee will turn one into a Nazi every time...an ass Nazi that is. The super hot variety is quite unpleasant, um, post-digestion. Edited August 11, 2013 by Sagittarius Rising Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeboy Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 (edited) I just don't get this Doctor badgely fellow. I've read that someone raided the medical supplies one night causing the doctor to fly into a rage. Just what was in this bag worth finding? Edited August 11, 2013 by joeboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagittarius Rising Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I just don't get this Doctor badgely. I've read that someone raided the medical supplies one night causing the doctor to fly into a rage. Just what was in this bag worth finding? Chicklets, lots and lots of Chicklets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magerogue Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I like how people still think that the reason Jimmy passed out with stomach cramps on that show wasn't heroin related. He probably mixed it with a ton of alcohol, common mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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