After all the recent stress of form filling, CV’s, Jobseekers etc, it was good to be out and about again last weekend. Main event was of course the W & H Peacock Rock And Pop and Sporting Memorabilia Auction Sale. The auction centre itself has a strong Lewis family connection. Bruv JL has spent months collating and organising the Rock And Pop sale, both my sister in law’s work there and Sam had a Saturday job there so it’s a place we know well.
Setting up the 500 plus lots could …

Led Zep fans gathered at the Wheaton Community Center on March 7 to celebrate the little known appearance at the venue by Led Zeppelin on their first US tour. Full details at The Washington Post website

Britian’s Got Talent finalists all female classical quartet Escala are reportedly linking up with Slash to record a version of Kashmir. Their debut album is due out May 25.

A number of Zep items went under the hammer at WH Peacock Auctioneers in Bedford on Saturday 14th March. Some of the stand-out items included Led Zeppelin – Guitar signed by Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page which sold for £1,200, Led Zeppelin US RIAA 6 x Platinum Award sold for £550, Jimmy Page limited edition print by Ross Halfin (£250) and aLed Zeppelin ‘Stairway to Heaven’ 1990 promotional single (only 150 pressed) plus explanatory record company memo which sold for £130.

We were concerned to hear that renowned Zep author Howard Mylett has been in hospital with heart problems. Howard has been in touch to say he’s now back home and would like to thank wife Anita and the staff at Brighton Sussex County Hospital. We all wish Howard a speedy recovery – he can be contacted at howardz1@hotmail.co.uk

Well March is here and the first two week of life after Zavvi have nearly passed. Predictably two week of ups and downs.
The uppers have been the wealth of encouraging emails that have come in from all corners of the world acknowledging support for my predicament. For all those that took time to do that, let me say that every one of them has been an inspiration. The good lady Janet has been amazing as has Sam and Adam – so too JL, Sally and Martyn. Elsewhere there’s been grateful …

A number of items including many Zeppelin pieces, will be sold by auction at the Bedford Auction Centre, 26 Newnham Street, Bedford, MK40 3JR on Saturday March 14th 2009. The sale commences at 10.30 am.
The auction will include everything from singles, albums, posters, concert and sporting programmes, rock and sporting memorabilia, autographs, etc.
Highlights of the auction will include a Led Zeppelin Collection including a guitar signed by Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page plus Led Zeppelin 6 disc Platinum Award for the album ‘Remastered’ framed & glazed, Jimmy …

Rolling Stone reports that Robert and Alison are in the studio working on the follow up to the five times Grammy winning Raising Sand album. It was reported that Raising Sand had a 700% sales increase following the Grammy success climbing back to number two on the Billboard US chart. In the UK the album is set to resurge on the UK chart following a national TV advertising campaign.

Sara Watkins new album produced by John Paul Jones is due for release on April 7 – See www.nickelcreek.com

Well the doors have finally shut on Zavvi Milton Keynes signifying the end of an era. In the end it was a slow death – eight weeks of rumour,counter rumour and many ups and downs. Even on the morning of the announcement last Wednesday, I felt there might be a last reprieve. A few stores were snapped up by HMV and word has it a deal was nearly inked for the Milton Keynes store to be part of the new Head Entertainment chain set up by the former Zavvi MD. …