ZepFan73 Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Hi, I just got the new collector's edition of "The Song Remains the Same." I have a question about one of the clips on the bonus DVD. In one clip, Robert Plant and Peter Grant are being interviewed while on a boat cruising down the Thames River. In the clip, Peter Grant is wearing a white t-shirt that reads "In for a quick garden." Can someone please tell me what that means? Is that a British quip of some sort? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 (edited) Hi, I just got the new collector's edition of "The Song Remains the Same." I have a question about one of the clips on the bonus DVD. In one clip, Robert Plant and Peter Grant are being interviewed while on a boat cruising down the Thames River. In the clip, Peter Grant is wearing a white t-shirt that reads "In for a quick garden." Can someone please tell me what that means? Is that a British quip of some sort? Thanks! As I recall, yes. A bit of gardening. Some Americans misunderstand it to mean in for a quick Madison Square Garden, which is not correct. Edited December 30, 2007 by SteveAJones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzfan715 Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 I thought that at first, but then I was like no that's stupid. Why would it mean in for a quick MSG? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anita1967 Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Hi, I just got the new collector's edition of "The Song Remains the Same." I have a question about one of the clips on the bonus DVD. In one clip, Robert Plant and Peter Grant are being interviewed while on a boat cruising down the Thames River. In the clip, Peter Grant is wearing a white t-shirt that reads "In for a quick garden." Can someone please tell me what that means? Is that a British quip of some sort? Thanks! Im pretty sure its just a funny shirt taking off on actual gardening..."in for a quick garden" would mean im here to do some quick gardening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Im pretty sure its just a funny shirt taking off on actual gardening..."in for a quick garden" would mean im here to do some quick gardening. The funny part is it looks homemade, as does the concert film itself...LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantagenet Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Yeah unless someone comes up with a convincing story otherwise, then I am pretty sure this is just a silly play on words. People go ".. in for a quick drink" to the pub, or ".. in for a quick swim" to the pool, etc Obviously gardening is an odd word because nobody ever says "I'm going for a garden" it just sounds silly. It is almost always used in the gerund form, i.e. -ING You say drinking, and, go for a drink, swimming, and, go for a swim, playing, and, go outside and play, So "In for a quick garden" is just a silly sentence. There was a motorbike race once, one of the riders lost his line and went off the track, after tearing up the grass for a while he managed to get it back on course . The commentator said, "... he rejoins the race after 150 yards of frantic gardening!" Sorry, not a word of Zeppelin expertise involved in this post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotplant Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Hmmm...yet another mystery. I hear: "...let me wander IN your Garden......." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Sorry, not a word of Zeppelin expertise involved in this post! You said "a silly sentence" and I immediately thought of Monty Python. It was around this time that Peter had provided financial support to the film 'Monty Python and The Holy Grail". I know that particular line is not in the film, but it does sound Pythonesque. Perhaps it was a gag gift he got from them for Christmas or something. Peter wore a t-shirt one day in the mid-70s. Three decades later, a legion of fans were left to wonder "what did it mean"? There will NEVER be another band like Led Zeppelin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 (edited) I hear: "...let me wander IN your Garden......." ...followed by talk of seeds of love, so clearly that was a sexual entendre. As was Robert's "Nurses Do It Better" t-shirt worn onstage in Oakland, 1977. Peter Grant's t-shirt is something quite different altogether, I would say. Edited December 30, 2007 by SteveAJones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZepFan73 Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 All, Thanks for the replies to my posting about that Peter Grant t-shirt. I'm not sure if I got a definite answer to what "In for a quick garden" really means, but it's obviously sexual. I hope someone can chime in and solve this mystery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantagenet Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 You said "a silly sentence" and I immediately thought of Monty Python. It was around this time that Peter had provided financial support to the film 'Monty Python and The Holy Grail". I know that particular line is not in the film, but it does sound Pythonesque. Perhaps it was a gag gift he got from them for Christmas or something. Peter wore a t-shirt one day in the mid-70s. Three decades later, a legion of fans were left to wonder "what did it mean"? There will NEVER be another band like Led Zeppelin! Ah, Monty Python, the ministry of silly sentences! My ghast has never been so flabbered! It turns out, that t-shirt was recalled by at least one current rock band. In for a quick garden, album by Midline. Had a quick listen on their myspace just now. A bit Audioslave what I heard. They are from Idaho just in case anyone is interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 (edited) It turns out, that t-shirt was recalled by at least one current rock band. In for a quick garden, album by Midline. Had a quick listen on their myspace just now. A bit Audioslave what I heard. They are from Idaho just in case anyone is interested. Aware of that also, but as many Americans do they misinterpreted or appropriated it to mean the MSG. Zep were not in for a quick MSG, they played three nights! Edited December 30, 2007 by SteveAJones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 . As was Robert's "Nurses Do It Better" t-shirt worn onstage in Oakland, 1977. Tell me Steve what is it that nurses do better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supraphonic Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 All, Thanks for the replies to my posting about that Peter Grant t-shirt. I'm not sure if I got a definite answer to what "In for a quick garden" really means, but it's obviously sexual. I hope someone can chime in and solve this mystery! the answer is very british (what do gardeners do to their gardens) ...... they FERTILIZE ... nice one mr grant, you will not be forgotten.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Tell me Steve what is it that nurses do better? (Private reply sent) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Grant Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 I still have that bloody shirt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 I still have that bloody shirt... Well, Jimmy kept his Hermit mask so why not you keep the t-shirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 I still have that bloody shirt... Don't hold back. Tell us what the bloody shirt means. Please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Grant Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 (edited) Its the only shirt that would fit my bloody ash !! Edited December 30, 2007 by Peter Grant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Its the only shirt that would fit my bloody ash!! Suspected that's why it looks homemade but didn't want to say anything to offend you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Its the only shirt that would fit my bloody ash you silly cnt!! I realize that you are trying to be funny with the silly cnt thing. I hope. A word of advice to you. Look around the board and you will see that we are all friends here. Try to get to know people before you joke like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantagenet Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 I just stumbled on this thread again, and I thought I should mention. I am seriously considering getting a small number of shirts made like this. Only in Large X-Large and XX-Large of course. I already did the font and am confident of it being a really good reproduction. The question is do you think anybody would be willing to buy one. I think I can keep the cost down to £10 plus P&P if I do a run of 20 I did this with the Bonham TSRTS tee shirt and sold out in a week. I'm still selling them on ebay although I only sell about five or six a month on average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Im pretty sure its just a funny shirt taking off on actual gardening..."in for a quick garden" would mean im here to do some quick gardening. I just realized something - they were tax exiles when that interview was filmed so their stay in the UK would have been brief. Clever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CustardPie87 Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 I did this with the Bonham TSRTS tee shirt and sold out in a week. I'm still selling them on ebay although I only sell about five or six a month on average. I'm really interested by that! Could you show me a picture of one t-shirt, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Melanie Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 My question is how did he find a shirt in that size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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