Kashmir from Celebration Day

Jimmy Page Donates Guitar

A video was posted on YouTube yesterday of Jimmy Page playing a Yamaha FG-403MS Acoustic guitar that he signs and donates to Care 4 Kids. Page, who is in Pattaya, Thailand, plays snippets of Kashmir, before signing the guitar and authenticating the instrument for viewers.  The guitar is being auctioned off at a Jesters Care for Kids auction. The current bid is ฿220000.00 (220000 Thai baht = 7,006.36 US dollars).

Also up for auction is a signed Death Wish II album, and a signed Ross Halfin photo of Jimmy.

Kashmir

On the anniversary of the 2nd Knebworth show on August 10, 1979, JimmyPage.com released a new, fabulous video of Led Zeppelin playing Kashmir that night:

Kashmir (Live at Knebworth) from J P on Vimeo.

Stephen LeBlanc, How's the Tour Going?

Last couple of shows have been fantastic

I'll say:



Good Times, Bad Times was from Winnipeg last night. After a brief intermission, it begins the second set.

Later in the set:



A couple of very solid reviews have also come in. First the Regina Leader-Post has a review of Saturday nights show in the town Keith Richards said "rhymes with fun".

Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience was an entertaining show, though it obviously paled in comparison to the real thing. Yet, that was irrelevant in the grand scheme of things, as Bonham smiled largely and had his voice break multiple times when reminiscing about his father.

In reality, the night was a celebration of a deceased father and a son's need to reconnect with what had been lost. In fact, that was never more clear than in Bonham's wise words at the end of the night.

"Thanks. You've made this a very special night. Remember ---love the ones you're with."

Saturday in Edmonton was reviewed in the Edmonton Sun by somebody who knows the real thing:

I saw Zeppelin twice, in 1977 and 2007. And while this was no substitute, it was close enough for rock ’n’ roll. In fact, these guys probably play Zeppelin tunes with more reverence than Zeppelin did in later years...

So who cares if they're a Zep tribute band? They might just be the best one on the planet. After all, one of them has actually played with Zeppelin. And if you closed your eyes and listened very on Sunday, the tune would come to you at last. You could easily forget you were an old IT guy and imagine you were still a young hippie, savouring the real thing back in the day.

*Both videos are professionally shot and released by JBLZE.