So this is Christmas…
Christmas Eve is upon us – and it’s that final rush to get everything sorted for the next few days.
As is customary on Christmas Eve here – I’ll be wearing my Led Zeppelin Winterland 1969 tie brought for me by Larry Ratner in 1992 (hi Larry!) – and there may be another Zep related clothing accessory to parade (thanks Mr Lodge). After all the intense TBL activity of recent weeks, it will be great to unwind today in the company of visiting friends and along the way …

TBL issue 40 – out on the streets: 
TBL 40 mail out update: I counted them all in and I counted them all out…TBL 40 is out on the streets – as of Tuesday, every subscriber copy and pre order is in transit. The pic below shows the scene at the main Bedford Royal Mail sorting office as I dropped the bulk of them off.
TBL 40 is on the way to over 30 counties including England, Scotland, Wales, Republic of Ireland , Ireland, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, …

TBL 40 In the house – and coming your way soon:
The 40th issue of the Tight But Loose magazine is in the house. The task to pack them and distribute them all via Royal Mail is now underway.
UK copies will begin filtering out from today – I aim to have all UK copies in transit by the middle of next week.  Europe, USA, Canada, Australia and the rest of the world copies will follow and will be in the post as fast as I can humanly get them there. Hopefully the majority …

 
TBL ISSUE 40: THE LANDMARK ISSUE – COMING SOON
TBL 40 is now at the printers and should be ready for distribution at the end of next week. This is the final issue of the current subscription – ALL subscriptions end with this issue and it will be time to re subscribe – see below.
If you are not a TBL subscriber  – now is a great time to sample the TBL mag – don’t miss out on this landmark TBL issue – more essential Zep reading
 Here’s the TBL 40 line up…
Chris …

 
Jimmy Page at the Classic Rock awards to accept Led Zeppelin’s Reissue of The Year award:
On Wednesday night, Jimmy Page was in attendance at the Classic Rock Awards staged at London’s Roundhouse venue.
Jimmy was there to accept Led Zeppelin’s Reissue Of The Year award. He arrived around 6.30 pm and was interviewed by a variety of TV and radio stations on the red carpet for about fifteen minutes. I had a quick word with him – he was very pleased to picking up the award – ”this is the end …

Jimmy Page for  Founders Award 2015 Honoree:
This is an annual fundraiser to benefit EMP’s youth programs, EMP’s Founders Award features legendary performers who have made substantial contributions to the field of music.
The annual Founders Award Celebration is EMP Museum’s signature fundraiser, celebrating the life’s work of living legends while meaningfully contributing to the institution’s extensive education programs.
This year, EMP will honor iconic musician Jimmy Page. Together with honorary chairs Paul G. Allen and Jody Allen, we are thrilled to honor Mr. Page’s exceptional influence on music history as a groundbreaking guitarist, …

John Paul Jones for Presences Electroniques Geneve:
John Paul Jones will be appearing at the Présences Electroniques Geneva event on November 28:
This via their website:
Présences Electroniques Geneva is celebrating this year its first half decade, as it has now five years on the musical meter. An age that normally marks the history of an event and leads to a certain stocktaking. The opportunity is taken to revisit the genesis of an event that, while taking up the concept of the eponymous Parisian festival from which it originates – « PRESENCES électronique …

Bob Rood  – January 27, 1959 – September 30, 2015:
The Led Zeppelin community has been saddened by the news of the passing of Bob Rood.
For many years Bob hosted the pioneering For Badgeholders Only forum – here are some fitting tributes to a man who will be much missed. RIP Bob. 
I’ve known Bob since FBO’s inception and took great pride in the fact that eventually he entrusted me to be sole co-admin of the server for close to the past 10 years. Bob never asked anyone for any donations to keep …

Ros Sidaway of the John Bonham Memorial forwarded details of last week’s John Bonham Memorial 35th anniversary events as follows:
Local Musical Talent Set To Commemorate Redditch’s Biggest Star:
Local people and Led Zeppelin fans from further afield descended on the Rose Garden, Headless Cross on Saturday to commemorate the life of Redditch born, John Bonham on the 35th anniversary of his death.
The warm September sunshine brought out the crowds as a stellar line up of local musicians, assembled by Steve Barnes, paid tribute to the legendary Led Zeppelin drummer with their …

Robert Plant and The Sensational Spaceshifters US Tour:
Robert and co have been back in the US for some very well received performances – here’s the Toronto setlist:
Trampled Under Foot
Turn It Up
Black Dog
Rainbow
Black Country Woman
Spoonful
The Rain Song
No Place to Go / Dazed and Confused
The Lemon Song
Little Maggie
Crawling King Snake
Whole Lotta Love / Who Do You Love

Encore:
Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down / In My Time Of Dying
Rock and Roll
Troronto Review via Jason Macneil : Toronto Sun

It’s been nearly eight years since Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant performed together. And …