Wishing you a very Zoso Christmas
Friday, December 25, 2015
Thursday, December 24, 2015
On This Day 24 December
Wishing you a joyful holiday season
with all good things:
Health and Prosperity
Happiness and Peace
and
the music of Jimmy Page
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| 2015 Jimmy Page, London (Ross Halfin photo) |
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| 1966 24 December On This Day Jimmy Page and Yardbirds travel to NYC |
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
On This Day 23 December 2015 - Boleskine House Fire
Although Jimmy Page sold the property years ago, the destruction of Boleskine House is still an ending to a chapter in history.
Boleskine House is - or perhaps now we should say was - south of Inverness, Scotland, overlooking Loch Ness. The main house was constructed in the 1760s by Colonel Archibald Fraser as a hunting lodge. Today's fire is apparently not the first on that property. A kirk (church) on the property supposedly burned with a full congregation inside, killing all.
Aleister Crowley purchased the house just prior to the turn of the century (that would be 1899, not 1999), where he could conduct his rituals of black magic in seclusion. Crowley left Boleskine House in 1913 and Jimmy Page purchased it in 1970. By that time it had deteriorated to the point where it was uninhabitable. Jimmy Page had it restored but he never spent more than a few weeks in residence. He sold the house in 1992.
Edited 12/22/17: Addition of post-fire photos by Mark Wallbank
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| 2015 23 December Boleskine House burns (BBC Photo) |
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| 2015 23 December Boleskine House burns (BBC Photo) |
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| 2015 23 December Boleskine House burns (Press and Journal Photo) |
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| 2015 23 December Boleskine House burns (BBC Photo) |
Boleskine House is - or perhaps now we should say was - south of Inverness, Scotland, overlooking Loch Ness. The main house was constructed in the 1760s by Colonel Archibald Fraser as a hunting lodge. Today's fire is apparently not the first on that property. A kirk (church) on the property supposedly burned with a full congregation inside, killing all.
Aleister Crowley purchased the house just prior to the turn of the century (that would be 1899, not 1999), where he could conduct his rituals of black magic in seclusion. Crowley left Boleskine House in 1913 and Jimmy Page purchased it in 1970. By that time it had deteriorated to the point where it was uninhabitable. Jimmy Page had it restored but he never spent more than a few weeks in residence. He sold the house in 1992.
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| Boleskine House in better days |
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| Boleskine House, rear courtyard |
Edited 12/22/17: Addition of post-fire photos by Mark Wallbank
On This Day 23 December
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| 1968 23 December On This Day Led Zeppelin arrives in the USA |
- 1966 The Yardbirds – London at Wembley Studios
- 1972 Led Zeppelin – London at Alexandra Palace (day 2)
- 1975 Boleskine House fire
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| 1968 Jimmy Page passport stamp |
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| 1972 Led Zeppelin Alexandra Palace, London |
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♪ Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin, Alexandra Palace 1972) YouTube
♪ Over The Hills ((Led Zeppelin, Alexandra Palace London 1972) YouTube
♪ Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin, Alexandra Palace London 1972) YouTube
♪ Mage Music 1 playlist at YouTube
♪ Mage Music 2 playlist at YouTube
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
On This Day 22 December
Mortals have trembled... and mortals will tremble again.
♪ Movie trailer (Jimmy Page, It Might Get Loud 2009) YouTube
♪ Whole Lotta Love (Jimmy Page, It Might Get Loud 2009) YouTube
♪ Embryo No. 1 (Jimmy Page, It Might Get Loud 2009) YouTube
♪ Domino a.k.a. Embryo No. 2 (Jimmy Page, Net Aid at East Rutherford 1999) YouTube
♪ Embryo No. 2 a.k.a. Domino (Jimmy Page, It Might Get Loud 2009) YouTube
♪ Embryo No. 3 (Jimmy Page, It Might Get Loud 2009) YouTube
♪ Mage Music 1 playlist at YouTube
♪ Mage Music 2 playlist at YouTube
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| 22 December On This Day published 2020 Artist's impression video |
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| 2009 22 December On This Day It Might Get Loud DVD released in USA |
- 1972 Led Zeppelin - London at Alexandra Palace
- 1993 Jimmy Page Coverdale-Page Tour - Nagaya, Japan at Nagaya Gym
- 2009 Jimmy Page - It Might Get Loud DVD Released in USA
2009
As with any major event in one's life, there are always things that stand out. For me, it was impatience with Jack White's and The Edge's scenes in It Might Get Loud. Fine, fine, now let's see Jimmy Page. Because to me, it's a movie about him.
I suppose there are Jack White and The Edge fans who think the movie's about them. Bwahahaha! No way!
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| 2009 22 December On This Day text (click on image to enlarge) |
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| 2009 Jimmy Page plays air guitar in It Might Get Loud |
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| 2009 Jimmy Page in his equipment storage room in It Might Get Loud |
May get loud again
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♪ Movie trailer (Jimmy Page, It Might Get Loud 2009) YouTube
♪ Whole Lotta Love (Jimmy Page, It Might Get Loud 2009) YouTube
♪ Embryo No. 1 (Jimmy Page, It Might Get Loud 2009) YouTube
♪ Domino a.k.a. Embryo No. 2 (Jimmy Page, Net Aid at East Rutherford 1999) YouTube
♪ Embryo No. 2 a.k.a. Domino (Jimmy Page, It Might Get Loud 2009) YouTube
♪ Embryo No. 3 (Jimmy Page, It Might Get Loud 2009) YouTube
♪ Mage Music 1 playlist at YouTube
♪ Mage Music 2 playlist at YouTube
Monday, December 21, 2015
On This Day 21 December
Lucifer is the bringer of light to humankind, for which he has been vilified since day one.
A henge is a type of earthwork of the Neolithic period, generally consisting of a roughly circular bank with an internal ditch surrounding a central flat area that may or may not contain ritual structures of various kinds. About 8 miles north of Salisbury, England, where Led Zeppelin played on this day in 1971, Stonehenge is aligned to the winter solstice. Although it is one of the most well-known henges, Stonehenge in fact atypical in that the ditch is outside the main earthworks.
Just like Jimmy Page: He's a guitarist but atypical. Outside the norm. But you knew that.
The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year when the planet's polar cap is pointed farthest from the sun (December in the northern hemisphere, June in the southern). Festivals, religious ceremonies and rituals mark and celebrate the next morning's "rebirth" of the sun, or of deities, or simply of the hope for survival till warm weather arrives again.
In 2015, the exact winter solstice is just after 9 p.m. 21 December. EST. At Stonehenge that is 4 in the morning on the 22nd. There will be plenty of reason to rejoice when the sun rises after the long, chilly night. Pass the time by listening to appropriate music. Remember, it wasn't Lucifer who has kept humans in the dark, it has always been Lucifer's detractors who shrink from the light.
Welcome to the winter solstice!
♫ Page/Plant/Jones interview on CBS TV 2012
♪ Mage Music 1 playlist at YouTube
♪ Mage Music 2 playlist at YouTube
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| December On This Day Winter Solstice AUDIO Lucifer Rising |
- 1971 Led Zeppelin - Salisbury, England at Salisbury City Hall
- 1993 Jimmy Page, Coverdale Page Tour - Osaka, Japan at Osaka Castle Hall
- 2012 Page and Plant interview on Charlie Rose CBS This Morning Show
A henge is a type of earthwork of the Neolithic period, generally consisting of a roughly circular bank with an internal ditch surrounding a central flat area that may or may not contain ritual structures of various kinds. About 8 miles north of Salisbury, England, where Led Zeppelin played on this day in 1971, Stonehenge is aligned to the winter solstice. Although it is one of the most well-known henges, Stonehenge in fact atypical in that the ditch is outside the main earthworks.
Just like Jimmy Page: He's a guitarist but atypical. Outside the norm. But you knew that.
The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year when the planet's polar cap is pointed farthest from the sun (December in the northern hemisphere, June in the southern). Festivals, religious ceremonies and rituals mark and celebrate the next morning's "rebirth" of the sun, or of deities, or simply of the hope for survival till warm weather arrives again.
In 2015, the exact winter solstice is just after 9 p.m. 21 December. EST. At Stonehenge that is 4 in the morning on the 22nd. There will be plenty of reason to rejoice when the sun rises after the long, chilly night. Pass the time by listening to appropriate music. Remember, it wasn't Lucifer who has kept humans in the dark, it has always been Lucifer's detractors who shrink from the light.
Welcome to the winter solstice!
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| 2012 21 December Jones, Plant, Page on CBS Charlie Rose Morning Show |
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| Stonehenge solstice (stonehengetours.com photo) |
♫ Page/Plant/Jones interview on CBS TV 2012
♪ Mage Music 1 playlist at YouTube
♪ Mage Music 2 playlist at YouTube
Sunday, December 20, 2015
On This Day 20 December
Train stopped a rollin'
♪ Partial set (first songs missing) (Led Zeppelin, Brighton 1972) YouTube
♪ Full set (Coverdale/Page Osaka, Japan 20 December 1993) YouTube
♫ 1972 newsreel depicting the final run of the Brighton Belle all-Pullman electric service YouTube
♪ Mage Music 1 playlist at YouTube
♪ Mage Music 2 playlist at YouTube
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| 1972 20 December On This Day Led Zeppelin at Brighton Dome |
- 1968 Led Zeppelin - London at Fishmongers Hall
- 1972 Led Zeppelin - Brighton, England at Brighton Dome
- 1993 Jimmy Page - Coverdale Page - Osaka, Japan at Osaka Castle Hall
1972:
The video featured in today's on this day is of the final run of the Brighton Belle train from Victoria Station to Brighton. Peter Grant, the "someone" Jimmy Page mentions in the text, was one of the people featured in the newsreel footage, although Grant was not named.
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| 1972 20 April - Peter Grant, from Brighton Belle video |
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| 1972 Brighton Dome |
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| 1972 Jimmy Page / Led Zeppelin Brighton Dome |
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| 1993 Coverdale-Page, Osaka |
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♪ Partial set (first songs missing) (Led Zeppelin, Brighton 1972) YouTube
♪ Full set (Coverdale/Page Osaka, Japan 20 December 1993) YouTube
♫ 1972 newsreel depicting the final run of the Brighton Belle all-Pullman electric service YouTube
♪ Mage Music 1 playlist at YouTube
♪ Mage Music 2 playlist at YouTube
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