porgie66 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Jason just posted this pic yesterday on Instagram. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
badgeholder Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Bonzo with a 'fro? Could it be? whoa Quote Link to post Share on other sites
porgie66 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, badgeholder said: Bonzo with a 'fro? Could it be? whoa You are correct sir! Not sure if it's a wig though.Great pic! Edited January 22, 2018 by porgie66 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
luvlz2 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 ^^Wow! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mook Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 No moustache & an afro? If this is all I get for the 50th anniversary then I'll be happy with that. If a picture of John Bonham playing drums in 1967 emerges then you can just stick a fork in me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mook Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 By the way, I don't think it's a wig. There's definitely mention of an (Hendrix inspired) afro in one of my John Bonham books by one of his acquaintances. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
porgie66 Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 10 hours ago, Mook said: By the way, I don't think it's a wig. There's definitely mention of an (Hendrix inspired) afro in one of my John Bonham books by one of his acquaintances. I have a memory of reading that too. Whole Lotta hairspray! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gibsonfan159 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 My brain won't let me accept that that is Bonzo. No way that's the guy who would be seen drag racing and taking his cow for a walk in TSRTS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KellyGirl Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I can believe it's father and son, but damn something about the photo looks doctored.When you ENLARGE the picture the sunglasses look more like something has been blacked out and not symmetrical eye wear, and his one hand looks fake. If it's due to the transformation of a 50 year old image from black and white into color, than I say he's rocking a wig. With all the online images there are of Bonham, wouldn't there be others of him and this faux 'fro? A curling iron and hairspray wouldn't work. Only a chemcical perm using rods would achieve an afro style with his type of hair. This would mean he would have been sporting an afro for a couple of months - hence the word 'permanent'. Cool photo regardless tho! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mook Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Well he wasn't famous in 1967 & the only other pictures I've seen from 1967 are the Band of Joy ones (see below). It's quite possible that he went two or three months without many pictures being taken of him (after having his hair curled). Someone would probably have to ask Pat Bonham if it was a wig although as per my earlier post, there is mention of a Hendrix-inspired afro in the John Bonham books (Thunder of Drums or Mick Bonham's book), I'll need to check. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SymphonyX Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Bozo The Clown..haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SymphonyX Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 The hair doo looks more of Eric Clapton's during that time frame. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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