Moby_Dick_Ale Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Today I was reading a dutch site on which a guy stated "...Bonzo or John Heineken, which were nicknames, sadly died in 1980...". As for now I've been a huge Led Zeppelin - and especially John Bonham - fan for over 45 years, but I've never ever heard Bonham being called John Heineken. I know he liked the beer but giving him this nickname? Never heard of. Anybody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonfan159 Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 I've never heard that but it wouldn't surprise me. Sounds like something Plant would call him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnOsbourne Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Moby_Dick_Ale said: Today I was reading a dutch site on which a guy stated "...Bonzo or John Heineken, which were nicknames, sadly died in 1980...". As for now I've been a huge Led Zeppelin - and especially John Bonham - fan for over 45 years, but I've never ever heard Bonham being called John Heineken. I know he liked the beer but giving him this nickname? Never heard of. Anybody? I'm pretty sure it was at one of the LA '75 shows where Plant introduces Bonham before (or maybe after) Moby Dick as "John Heineken Beer Bonham", or something to that effect. Obviously a reference to his partying. Edited June 4, 2022 by JohnOsbourne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tainted cheese Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 9 hours ago, Moby_Dick_Ale said: Today I was reading a dutch site on which a guy stated "...Bonzo or John Heineken, which were nicknames, sadly died in 1980...". As for now I've been a huge Led Zeppelin - and especially John Bonham - fan for over 45 years, but I've never ever heard Bonham being called John Heineken. I know he liked the beer but giving him this nickname? Never heard of. Anybody? ". . . The man who only drinks Hieneken . . . " Plant quote intro to Moby D June 21st 1977. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom kid Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 ^You beat me to it! There was also definitely a show when her referred to him as 'John Heineken Bonham', could have even been the same one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moby_Dick_Ale Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 I've been looking up some transcriptions on http://www.rambleonzep.com and found a few mentions of 'Heineken' by Robert, but in a more general way. Just one time he's referring to Bonzo in a some kind of nickname way 03-27-1975: "...John Paul Jones, grand piano and Heineken beer..." 05-30-1977: "...The very warm, the very Heineken, John Bonham, Over The Top!..." 06-21-1977: "...The man who drinks Heineken..." 06-22-1977: "...Mr Bonham has now gone to see the man who distributes Heineken..." 06-25-1977: "...Bring to the front of the stage Mr John Henry, John Henry Heineken Bonham, on the left there..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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