Nosireebob, the winner is...... Ciao! (with exclamantion mark, like Yahoo!) Since it can mean either hello or goodbye....hello new way of smoking, goodbye cigarettes.![]()
I REALLY like "Ciao!" Windblown!
Nosireebob, the winner is...... Ciao! (with exclamantion mark, like Yahoo!) Since it can mean either hello or goodbye....hello new way of smoking, goodbye cigarettes.![]()
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I do personally know Bob or should I say Robert. We call him Bob around here.
Robert Plant actually lives down the road from me but his house is a little bit larger than mine. He is such a down-to-earth guy and he will speak to anybody. So he does not act like your typical rock star. But when you are in the local bar with him he always seems not to have any money with him.
So he tends to sit their all night while people are buying the drinks but that's Bob. You often see him driving around in his Mercedes and years ago he used to drive around in a pink Cadillac often seeing him picking up Debbie Bonham that is the late John Bonham's sister who also is a good singer.
Many years ago I did have the great privilege of playing on stage with him and Jimmy Page a couple of times.
I also know Jason Bonham the son of the late John Bonham who plays exactly like John did. John Bonham lived just outside our town and is now laid to rest there. The Bonham's still live there but Jason has temporarily moved to the States because of touring commitments.
I remember being in a studio with Jason many years ago. Myself always having to tune his drums up for him as he was only 14 at the time and really wasn't interested in playing then .all he was interested in then was motorbikes just like his father.
Each day he came in the studio he would bring in a different set of drums each day as John left him at that time about 15 drum kits. At that time Jason was playing in a band with Debbie Bonham.
Since then Jason Having played with such rock legends as Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, David Gilmour, Paul Rodgers, Slash and others . And is currently touring with Foreigner and also performed in London last year with led Zep.
People were quite negative to how Jason would perform with the band that night. People not knowing the standard of his playing. And that night people were gobsmacked to hear the ghost of John Bonham playing. He is the only drummer that could step in to John's shoes.
Robert Plant actually does a lot of charity work in this region for several causes. He did a gig about 12 months ago at our local town hall and the tickets had gone within 30 minutes. You will always see him in our local newspaper supporting various charities and is also president of the local colleges performing arts course.
You will also see him occasionally doing the shopping in the supermarket in his jeans and flowered shirts plus occasionally busking in the shopping centre..can you believe That. but it's true.
Amazing stories Mate! I could listen to them for hours!! Next time I get to London- (unfortunately, it does not happen as often as i'd like) -Care to meet for a pint or 2?
I REALLY like "Ciao!" Windblown!
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Heh I sorta copied sedansa there didnt I
Nicstick gets my vote! I did not come up with this myself- but read it on the forums somewhere. It has stuck for me. Perhaps the person who thought of it will surface.