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AMERICA HONORS LED ZEPPELIN IN STYLE

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April 16, 2013

“One is rather fond of a whole lot of love”

One thing the Yanks do better than the Brits is to celebrate stars of stage and screen in style.

The tribute to Led Zeppelin at the Kennedy Center Awards was a case in point. It helps of course to have Obama in the White House. Any other US President would have sounded like he was simply reading a prepared speech – he gave the impression that he was a fan who knew what he was talking about.

Compare this to Robert Plant’s visit to Buckingham Palace in 2009 to collect a CBE where all he got was a formal handshake from stuffed shirt Prince Charles. Continue reading →

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CELEBRATING LED ZEPPELIN

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October 18, 2012

CELEBRATION DAY directed by Dick Carruthers (UK, 2012)

This two-hour concert movie was recorded at Led Zeppelin’s one-off show at London’s O2 Arena on 10th December 2007.

This was staged almost one year to the day after the death of the founder of Atlantic Records Ahmet Ertegun. Proceeds from the concert went to Artegun’s Education Fund which sets out to provide music scholarships to gifted children.

I arrived late for the cinema screening (“for one night only”) without pre-booking and was highly fortunate to get the last ticket. I felt almost as pumped up as if I was seeing the band in the flesh and the atmosphere in the movie house made this a memorable way to experience their timeless music.

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