Sunday, November 5, 2023
Saturday, November 4, 2023
On this day 04 November
Cool surprise at last night's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony!
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| 2010 03 November On This Day, Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page launch party, London |
- 1967 The Yardbirds - Pittsburgh, PA at Syria Mosque - Homecoming Weekend Concert
- 1969 Led Zeppelin - Kitchener,Ontario,Canada at Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
- 1976 Led Zeppelin - European premiere of The Song Remains The Same, London, England at Warner West End Theatre
- 1988 Jimmy Page Outrider Tour - Syracuse, NY at Onondaga War Memorial
- 2014 Jimmy Page, promotion appearances for remasters, New York City
- 2023 Jimmy Page plays Link Wray's Rumble at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (03 November)
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| 1976 04 November, The Song Remains The Same movie premiere, London |
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| 1976 Led Zeppelin at London premiere of TSRTS |
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| 2010 Jimmy Page, launch party for autobiography |
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| 2014 Jimmy Page photographed at Bowery Hotel, NY (Jesse Ditmar/Redux Photo) |
2023
Last night Jimmy Page stole the show at the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony! JP inducted Link Wray via video and got a nice applause from an audience that mostly weren't sure who Link Wray was and that also didn't know JP was standing in the dark on the stage holding his doubleneck.
When Jimmy Page began to play, a guy in the audience "Doubleneck!! Doubleneck!!" The audience came to its feet at the first notes and stood through the whole song.
When Jimmy Page began to play, a guy in the audience "Doubleneck!! Doubleneck!!" The audience came to its feet at the first notes and stood through the whole song.
As they should.
Elton John blew Jimmy a kiss.
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| Jimmy Page covers Link Wray's Rumble, 03 November 2023 |
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♪ Jimmy Page Outrider Tour (Syracuse NY at Onondaga War Memorial, 04 November 1988)
♪ Rumble (Jimmy Page at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 03 November 2023)
Friday, November 3, 2023
On this day 03 November
He's never wasting my time
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| 1988 03 November On This Day Jimmy Page Outrider, New Haven CT ♪ Wasting My Time (SoundCloud) |
- 1966 The Yardbirds Dick Clark Caravan of Stars tour - Decatur, AL at Decatur High School
- 1967 The Yardbirds - New York, NY at Village Theatre
- 1988 Jimmy Page Outrider Tour - New Haven, CT at New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum
- 1998 Page & Plant - Manchester, England at Manchester Evening News Arena
- 2014 Jimmy Page interviewed by Jeff Koons
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| 1988 Jimmy Page/Outrider New Haven CT (background image from website) |
2014
Jimmy Page was interviewed by Jeff Koons in New York for 92Y. In the Q&A, JP discussed his official photographic autobiography, the recent re-mastered releases of Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy. When Koons offered to produce any artwork to go along with Page's anticipated solo tour and album next year, Page enthusiastically shook his hand, closing the deal. I'd like to know what Koons thinks about that deal now.
2016
Jimmy Page helped promote the return of Flaming June by Frederic Leighton (1830-1895) to Britain, gone since the 1960s.
2023
I've got a writing project I'm doing this month. You may have heard of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), a challenge to write 50,000 words of a novel in one month (roughly 150 pages, or half of a publishable book). I've been doing it for a few years now (first attempt was in 2008). I always think I'm too busy to do it each year, but I do. I'll be doing it this year, too, even though I can't start until the 6th because I'm out of town.
Wish me luck! Buy the book when it comes out next spring! It's a sequel, so you might want to read the first book in the series, DARK GREEN. Or maybe an unrelated novel before that, Evolution Device, a story of music and magic inspired partly by the writing I've done here over the years, and partly by the life and career of my favorite guitarist.
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| Mage Music: Woman At Work |
Wish me luck! Buy the book when it comes out next spring! It's a sequel, so you might want to read the first book in the series, DARK GREEN. Or maybe an unrelated novel before that, Evolution Device, a story of music and magic inspired partly by the writing I've done here over the years, and partly by the life and career of my favorite guitarist.
Thursday, November 2, 2023
On this day 02 November
Blues can be happy
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| 1985 02 November On This Day Blues 'N Booze benefit for Neville Hall |
- 1966 The Yardbirds Dick Clark Caravan of Stars tour - Magnolia, AR at Southern State College
- 1967 The Yardbirds - New York City at Village Theatre
- 1969 Led Zeppelin - Toronto, Canada at O'Keefe Centre
- 1985 Jimmy Page - Waltham St. Lawrence, England at Neville Hall - Blues 'N' Booze Benefit
- 1998 Page & Plant - Glasgow, Scotland at SE+CC, Hall 4
- 2009 Jimmy Page attends Classic Rock Awards, London
1969:
While in Toronto John Bonham bought a miniature drum kit for his three year old son, Jason.
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| ca 1969 John Bonham and Jason Bonham |
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| 1969 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin backstage, Toronto |
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| 1969 Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin, Toronto |
Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera was a British rock band active in the late 1960s. They started out as a soul and blues band called The Five Proud Walkers, but after opening for Pink Floyd on tour, the group went more towards psychedelic rock and changed their name to Velvet Opera. The band was comprised of Richard Hudson (drums), John Ford (bass), Colin Forster (lead guitar), Jimmy Horrocks (organ and flute), and Dave Terry, a.k.a. "Elmer Gantry" (vocals and harmonica). When Dave Terry started wearing a cape and preacher's hat like Burt Lancaster did in the title roll of the 1960 film based on Sinclair Lewis' novel, Elmer Gantry, the band's name changed again. It wasn't the last time, either.
Neville Hall was originally a cottage held by the Manor of Waltham St Lawrence. In modern times it was used as a school, sold in 1913 to the Parish Council and became known as The Neville Hall in memory of the Reverend Honorable Grey Neville.
The House of Neville has been around since medieval times,and was a leading political force in English history. The House of Neville and the House of Percy were rivals, heavily involved with the machinations of the Wars of the Roses. However in 1569 the Houses Neville and Percy joined forces in the Rising of the North, the attempt to overthrow Elizabeth I and replace her with the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots.
To Brits, this is all recent history. For the rest of us, what's important is that Neville Hall is still used for community events, including concerts; and that Jimmy Page joined up with Elmer Gantry one night years ago to raise funds for the building.
♪ Flames (Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera, 1967)
♪ Led Zeppelin (Toronto at O'Keefe Center, 02 November 1969)
♪ Page & Plant (Glasgow at SE+CC Hall 4. 02 November 1998)
To Brits, this is all recent history. For the rest of us, what's important is that Neville Hall is still used for community events, including concerts; and that Jimmy Page joined up with Elmer Gantry one night years ago to raise funds for the building.
2009:
According to Ross Halfin's diary, the Classic Rock Awards in London on this day was a guitarist extravaganza. Attending were Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Ronnie Wood, Billy Gibbons, Pete Townshend, Joe Perry, Tony Iommi, Brian May, Slash, Mick Ralphs and Joe Bonamassa.
Among the other awards, John Bonham was posthumously awarded the Tommy Vance Inspiration Award, which was sponsored by Rhino and was accepted by Bonzo's sister, Deborah Bonham, and mother, Joan Bonham.
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| 2009 Jeff Beck, Paul Rodgers, Jimmy Page, Classic Rock Awards London (Ross Halfin Photo) |
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| 2009 Slash, Ronnie Wood, Joe Perry, Jimmy Page Jeff Beck, Paul Rodgers, Classic Rock Awards (Ross Halfin Photo) |
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♪ Flames (Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera, 1967)
♪ Led Zeppelin (Toronto at O'Keefe Center, 02 November 1969)
♪ Page & Plant (Glasgow at SE+CC Hall 4. 02 November 1998)
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
On this day 31 October
Lucifer, bringer of light.
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| 2011 31 October On This Day Lucifer Rising |
- 1966 The Yardbirds Dick Clark Caravan of Stars tour - Beaumont, TX at Beaumont Municipal Auditorium
- 1969 Led Zeppelin Springfield, MA at Springfield Municipal Auditorium, Gansett Tribal Rock Festival
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| 1969 31 October On This Day Led Zeppelin, Springfield MA |
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♪ Lucifer Rising and Other Sound Tracks (Jimmy Page, 2011) YouTube
Monday, October 30, 2023
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