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The 'official' story is that it came from a TV personality who did a gardening show - Robert Plant and a gardener. This guy's name was Percy.

However, the Zep boys are known to be pretty sarcastic in giving interviews so take that with a grain of salt

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Percy is/was British and Australian slang for penis, as in "point Percy at the porcelain"= to urinate, etc. There was also a film out at the time starring Hywel Bennett on the topic (rent and enjoy! Actually, don't, it's crap). For some reason, this body part seemed an appropriate nickname for Robert. :whistling:

But Percy Thrower did a very popular gardening show, which was sort of convenient as a way to explain it . . .

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For some reason, this body part seemed an appropriate nickname for Robert. :whistling:

But Percy Thrower did a very popular gardening show, which was sort of convenient as a way to explain it . . .

Wonder why? :shifty:

And yes it was rather convenient.

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I don't know what gives about gardening. Grant's shirt, Robert's strawberries, and Jimmy's accident in the garden. Kinda makes you wonder.

And I think Robert grew his own lemons and squeezed lemon juice?

And yes, don't forget about Jimmy's bizzare gardening accident. (Spinal Tap)

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bizarre gardening accident????

In Spinal Tap, one of their drummers dies in a bizzare gardening accident, and another chokes on vomit (they couldn't prove whose vomit it was). Another drummer exploded on stage.

Jimmy fell over in the garden before O2 - breaking his left pinky. Not as dire as the Spinal Tap accident, but still pretty bad.

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In Spinal Tap, one of their drummers dies in a bizzare gardening accident, and another chokes on vomit (they couldn't prove whose vomit it was). Another drummer exploded on stage.

Jimmy fell over in the garden before O2 - breaking his left pinky. Not as dire as the Spinal Tap accident, but still pretty bad.

fell over what? his feet?

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A stone.

Did he actually say he tripped over a stone? The interview I saw (BBC) he said he underestimated the light and tripped over 'something' and fell onto a stone slab, while holding 'something' in his hand which made the impact worse. What could it have been? A magic wand?

He should have made up a Keith Richards excuse - drunken fall out of a palm tree or something similar

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Did he actually say he tripped over a stone? The interview I saw (BBC) he said he underestimated the light and tripped over 'something' and fell onto a stone slab, while holding 'something' in his hand which made the impact worse. What could it have been? A magic wand?

He should have made up a Keith Richards excuse - drunken fall out of a palm tree or something similar

Except the great thing about Keith is that he doesn't have to make it up! :lol:

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