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The DL receding hairline clearly visible just under the mic stand. Later With Jools Holland November 16th 2010
Last Sunday morning I watched BBC1’s live coverage of the service of Remembrance from the Cenotaph in Whitehall. It was an incredibly moving experience to see all the veteran soldiers marching by – made even more so with thoughts of Janet’s Dad Ken who died in April and was so proud to have served his country in the second world war. With thoughts of Ken in mind and my own departed Mum and …

DL with the Classic Rock’s Oustanding Contributor – Photo by Lisa Bardsley
Well it’s been an eventful three weeks.  Crikey ..where to start?
Apologies in advance for all the name dropping here which must look like I’m on some huge liggers ego trip but it’s just the way things have been these past few days.
Well firstly the Classic Rock Awards on Wednesday night. Going back to the Roundhouse was another memorable night out. Not surprising with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones both in the house . My good friend Jerry was …

Photo Metro.co.uk
John Paul Jones and |Jimmy Page were in both attendance at the sixth annual Marshall Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards staged at London’s Roundhouse last night.
Following sets by The Union and Alter Bridge (the latter featured guest guitarist Slash), the awards got underway with Alice Cooper as master of ceremonies along with co presenter Sarah Cawood.
Ronnie Wood accepted the Reissue of the Year award for The Rolling Stones Exile On Main Street, Julian Temple made the evening’s longest speech in accepting the Best DVD/Film award for his Dr …

Jimmy Page with Roy Harper – Elms Lesters Painting Rooms London, November 4th 2010.  Photo copyright Ross Halfin.
Genesis Publications officially launched the Jimmy Page By Jimmy Page book last night at a special reception held at the Elms Lesters Painting Rooms in London.
Jimmy was in attendance amongst a host of guests. Fellow musicians on hand included Ronnie Wood, Bill Wyman, Roy Harper, Mick Ralphs and Luke Morley. I spotted Zep tour manager Richard Cole and soundman Benji Lefevre looking at the array of images from the book that adorned the …

The current issue of the bi –annual US arts magazine Lid (issue 11) has a superb spread of photos from the Genesis Publications Jimmy Page By Jimmy Page book plus an interview with Jimmy conducted by picture researcher Dave Brolan. There’s also insightful comment from Kate Simon and Michael Zagaris, two of the photographers featured in the book.
This issue is available in a limited edition cover image taken from the Jimmy Page By Jimmy Page book –ordering details at
www.lidmagazine.net

Jimmy Page Richfield Coliseum Cleveland USA – April 27th 1977 –Photo Copyright Janet Macoska.  Used by permission of Genesis Publications.
Genesis Publications have announced a two day exhibition of photos from the Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page book.
A selection of images from the book, taken by photographers such as Ross Halfin, Kate Simon, Neal Preston, and Pennie Smith will be on display on November 5th and 6th at Elms Lesters Painting Rooms, 135 Flitcroft Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 8DH.

A lot going on here as we shape up for a big week ahead with The Band Of Joy gigs in Birmingham and London.
I’ve been pretty ensconced in getting the Over Europe book into some sort of planning shape. There’s a lot of material to draw from and a lot of work ahead but it’s going to be an exciting challenge getting this one down. I conducted a phone interview to New York for the book this week – spoke with a key Zep associate from the time and our …

The first night of Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience kicked off at the Encana Events Centre in Dawsons Creek, British Columbia on the 8th October with an inspiring set list of Zeppelin classic that featured Immigrant Song, Celebration Day, I Can’t Quit You, Your Time is Gonna Come, Babe I’m Gonna Leave You, Dazed And Confused, Lemon Song, Thank You, Moby Dick. Friends, Since I’ve Been Loving You, Black Dog, Ocean, Song Remains the Same, I’m Gonna Crawl, When The Levee Breaks, Stairway To Heaven, Kashmir, Whole Lotta Love and …

Manson’s Guitar Shop has announced that  John Paul Jones  will be appearing at this year’s show which takes place on  Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th October 2010.
Here’s the  info:
The 2010 Mansons Guitar Show is set to be both the biggest and best show yet with a record number of exhibitors confirmed including virtually every great guitar company on the planet. Manufacturers will be bringing their best model examples to exhibit at the prestigious weekend with several UK exclusive launches confirmed. A great mixture of the small independent guitar companies are …