Famous Led Zep Fans
Helpless Dancer
blasted a Zep song over the Jonestown loudspeaker.
Jtransam23
Charles Manson
PRedgate
radio about a year ago and he requested a Zeppelin track
Cheloveck
Bonham-esque drummer. He has JB's symbol tattooed on his arm. I never got to
see Nirvana, but did get to see DG take the drums once during a Foo show at the
Palladium. Even tho Taylor Hawkins is plenty competent, DG was truly amazing.
Definitely one of the best drummers I have ever heard. Not a big guy either.
Do you folks think that Bonham style drumming requires a hefty guy? (Looking
forward to your answer in particular, Stephania). :)
Cheerios,
Camille in CA=Chel...@aol.com
Last show: Which One's Pink? & Led-Zepagain @ Scruffy O'Sheas, Marina Del Rey,
CA-- Really cool!
Last records played:
Fugazi- Red Medicine
Stephania Michele Walker
<snipped an opinion of Dave Grohl's drumming with which I agree...didn't know he
had the cool tattoo, though...wanted to get Jonesy's symbol tattooed on my back as
a birthday present to myself, but the needle scares me...>
> Do you folks think that Bonham style drumming requires a hefty guy? (Looking
> forward to your answer in particular, Stephania). :)
Oh, boy...when I'm invited to respond (and sometimes when I'm not), I can't
pass up an opportunity, can I?:). Anyway, here's my take on it:
Well, to begin with, I'm significantly smaller than John Bonham was:). I'm
only 5'4" and I'm not what you would call hefty:). But I am pretty strong, owing
to a long softball career (I was pretty buff in high school...tee hee). While I'm
certainly not as strong as Bonham was, I can certainly hit the drums pretty hard.
My high school band director was often heard to shout, "Stephanie! Could you
please not hit the damn things so hard!"
However, having said that, I've heard that Bonham started out simply beating
the crap out of his drums, but later learned how to get a louder sound without
hitting as hard. I never learned this, so I continue to beat the crap out of my
drums:).
Another thing...John Bonham used the biggest sticks available, which is
physically impossible for me, since I don't have Bonzo-sized hands (this also makes
"Four Sticks" impossible for me:)).
So, to answer Camille's question, I don't believe it necessarily takes a hefty
guy to drum the Bonzo way. Carmine Appice, who had a style similar to Bonzo's,
wasn't that large of a guy, and neither was Ginger Baker, and neither am I:).
NB--In no way is this post intended to mean that I feel my drumming talent is equal
to Mr. Bonham's:).
Rave On,
************************
Stephania Michele Walker
Sophomore / University of Chicago / Linguistics 2001
Ewww...I just got spammed, so remove "johnpaul'sdoll" from my email addy.
Their plans didn't include me, although it did seem to
include my music.
--John Paul Jones
************************
michael gilson
> Do you folks think that Bonham style drumming requires a hefty guy? (Looking
> forward to your answer in particular, Stephania). :)
Bonzo wasn't all that hefty, actually, especially in the early days. I remember
reading somewhere that he said it was all in the wrists, that he never bashed the
hell out of his drums, preferring to simply "let the sticks come down and meet
them." Reminds me of Babe Ruth's claim that his secret to hitting home runs was to
simply redirect the force of the thrown ball. Bonzo claimed never to have broken a
skin in his life.
MinM
Sheri Margrave
Steve Lawrence is a major Zep fan. When he told me that I looked at him at
first and said, "*WHAT* did you say?" He said it again. He said that
Robert's vocal range, even now, puts most singers to shame. Plus, he said
that Robert's stage presence is astounding. Just blew me away.
Let's see..who else has told me that like Zep:
1. Steve Perry
2. Bro. Ray Charles
3. Stevie Wonder
4. Savion Glover (tap-dance phenom)
5. Natalie Cole
6. Rod Stewart, when I playing with him, although he was being a bit
sarcastic, and I wanted to smack him.
7. Vassar Clements (my adopted grandpa and fiddler/jazz violinist god)
There have been more, but I'm really exhausted and can't think. Lee, could
you retrieve my brain from underneath the sofa? I'm still missing a lot of
body parts that I may need for tonight's show...like fingers and hands and
a neck...you know, violin parts.
Oh, the other thing I was going to say was that I have decided to add as my
extra tap routine for the DTI National Dance Championships in
July....."Four Sticks". Great stuff for tapping. Can you imagine, Tony
Bennett's "Steppin' Out", followed by "Four Sticks"?
It'll win, for sure, because nobody's ever thought to do it and I've got a
killer routine.
Zeppel On!
Sheri
--
CrossRoads String Quartet
http://members.tripod.com/~CRSQtet
Jazz-L Juke Joint
http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/3420
DJMangin
>first and said, "*WHAT* did you say?"
I don't find this surprising at all, if you consider the many many rock and pop
songs SL and EG have covered in their career...
He's definately right about RP vocals and stage presence, he DOES know how to
work the crowd!!!
>Oh, the other thing I was going to say was that I have decided to add as my
>extra tap routine for the DTI National Dance Championships in
>July....."Four Sticks". Great stuff for tapping. Can you imagine, Tony
>Bennett's "Steppin' Out", followed by "Four Sticks"?
cool, gotta be a definate winner there!!!!
carol
Sheri Margrave wrote in message <36ED5114...@ibm.net>...
>Sit down for this one:
>
>Robert's vocal range, even now, puts most singers to shame. Plus, he said
>that Robert's stage presence is astounding. Just blew me away.
He is right, though.
Is that Steve as in Steve and Edie?
He was cool in 'the Blues Brothers.
>Let's see..who else has told me that like Zep:
>
>1. Steve Perry
>2. Bro. Ray Charles
Also cool in the Blues Brothers
>3. Stevie Wonder
>4. Savion Glover (tap-dance phenom)
>5. Natalie Cole
>6. Rod Stewart, when I playing with him, although he was being a bit
>sarcastic, and I wanted to smack him.
That would have been all right with me.
>7. Vassar Clements (my adopted grandpa and fiddler/jazz violinist god)
>Do you interview everyone you meet about whether they like Zep?
Can I get on your list, please?
not famous, just an admirer
carol
>
Jim
Lee McCauslin
Sheri Margrave wrote in message <36ED5114...@ibm.net>...
>There have been more, but I'm really exhausted and can't think. Lee, could
>you retrieve my brain from underneath the sofa? I'm still missing a lot of
>body parts that I may need for tonight's show...like fingers and hands and
>a neck...you know, violin parts.
I'm on the case! <Hey, what's that? Oh....[closing my eyes, like a
gentleman] Here ya go... ;o) > (It was just a knee-cap, you naughty
minded peoples!)
>
>Oh, the other thing I was going to say was that I have decided to add as my
>extra tap routine for the DTI National Dance Championships in
>July....."Four Sticks". Great stuff for tapping. Can you imagine, Tony
>Bennett's "Steppin' Out", followed by "Four Sticks"?
Sounds like a winner!! Televised?
;o)
Lee
Sheri Margrave
DJMangin wrote:
>
> >Steve Lawrence is a major Zep fan. When he told me that I looked at him at
> >first and said, "*WHAT* did you say?"
>
> songs SL and EG have covered in their career...
Yeah, I remember that they put out a hard rock album not too long ago whose
name escapes me at the moment, because they really like to try new
things.....wait, I'll think of it.....oh yes, it was "Lounge-a-Palooza, a
collection of songs of different rock groups. You can read about it at
http://www.fiestajim.com/sande/
One of the funnier things he told me was, "You know, we did a Sinatra
tribute and got a Grammy. We did a Rolling Stones tribute and all we got
was a tetanus shot." LOL!
> He's definately right about RP vocals and stage presence, he DOES know how to
> work the crowd!!!
Exactly. Steve does the same thing, only in a different way. After all, he
was hangin' with Frank Sinatra.
> >Oh, the other thing I was going to say was that I have decided to add as my
> >extra tap routine for the DTI National Dance Championships in
> >July....."Four Sticks". Great stuff for tapping. Can you imagine, Tony
> >Bennett's "Steppin' Out", followed by "Four Sticks"?
>
> cool, gotta be a definate winner there!!!!
I think Robert will think it's a gas. Wish me luck. I won first place and
the gold medal at the Footloose International Dance Championships this past
weekend. Between my jazz/rock/cajun/classical fiddling career and tap, I'm
ready for a big vacation.
Zeppeling off to visit the Sandman,
Sheri Margrave
>
> Are the other members of your quartet Zep fans?
They're big-time Zep fans. They were also on the '95 tour. One reviewer
described my cellist as "rockin' so hard that it looked like he had ants in
his pants." LOL! I told him that I definitely didn't want to check that
one out.
Zeppel On!
Sheri Margrave
> >
> >Robert's vocal range, even now, puts most singers to shame. Plus, he said
> >that Robert's stage presence is astounding. Just blew me away.
>
> He is right, though.
Amen to that!
> Is that Steve as in Steve and Edie?
> He was cool in 'the Blues Brothers.
That's him, as in Steve and Eydie. I laughed my butt off at him in his
role in the "Blues Brothers 2000".
> >Let's see..who else has told me that like Zep:
> >
> >1. Steve Perry
> >2. Bro. Ray Charles
>
> Also cool in the Blues Brothers
Yeah, Bro. Ray is just plain cool in every way. I adore him to no end.
> >3. Stevie Wonder
> >4. Savion Glover (tap-dance phenom)
> >5. Natalie Cole
> >6. Rod Stewart, when I playing with him, although he was being a bit
> >sarcastic, and I wanted to smack him.
>
> That would have been all right with me.
I can't figure out why Rod has this attitude about Robert. I just don't
like to hear artists who in the press say that they are "mates" turn around
and turn into Jekyl and Hyde.
> >7. Vassar Clements (my adopted grandpa and fiddler/jazz violinist god)
>
> >Do you interview everyone you meet about whether they like Zep?
>
> Can I get on your list, please?
Okey dokey!
Zeppel On!
Sheri
Sheri Margrave
I ask all the people I play with whether or not they are Zeppelin and
Page/Plant fans.
We usually have a good deal of times between soundchecks, eating dinner,
having food fights (I still owe Robert a bop in the head with a dinner
roll) and the shows, so some really conversations get started. I'm always
interested in who different artists listen to, are influenced by and like.
We talk about everything from classical to jazz to rock to cajun, etc.
And in turn, I seem to always get asked what it was like to do the album,
the video and tour with them.
B.B. King and I had a very long conversation about blues and Robert and
Jimmy, and then we jammed a bit. One of my favorite memories.
Robert and Jimmy *always* seem to come up in the conversations. Musicians
listen to many different genres. One thing I'm finding lately is that
nobody likes the new Cher album. I haven't listened to it personally.
Just can't bring myself to do it. Blech! :-P
Zeppel On!
Sheri
--
she moves in mysterious ways
<36ED5114...@ibm.net>...
[snipped the stuff about unlikely LZ fans]
> Oh, the other thing I was going to say was that I have decided to add as
my
> extra tap routine for the DTI National Dance Championships in
> July....."Four Sticks". Great stuff for tapping. Can you imagine, Tony
> Bennett's "Steppin' Out", followed by "Four Sticks"?
>
> It'll win, for sure, because nobody's ever thought to do it and I've got
a
> killer routine.
You go girl! I LOVE Four Sticks!
Karen
--
When asked what he thought of Western Civilization, India's Mahatma Gandhi
replied "I think it would be a good idea."
DJMangin
>nobody likes the new Cher album.
hmmm it's the number one single on the billboard charts, so SOMEONE must like
it somewhere (not me, I like S & C but never a fan of cher solo)
>B.B. King and I had a very long conversation about blues and Robert and
>Jimmy, and then we jammed a bit.
that would be cool. Be interesting to see BBK jamming with someone besides Eric
C. for a change.
DJMangin
>was a tetanus shot." LOL!
ROTFSCAM (spitting coffee on monitor!)
>Between my jazz/rock/cajun/classical fiddling career and tap, I'm
>ready for a big vacation.
a regular one-woman show? how do you find enough hours in the day to do all
that and post to amlz????
Sheri Margrave
DJMangin wrote:
(regarding what Steve Lawrence said:
> >We did a Rolling Stones tribute and all we got
> >was a tetanus shot." LOL!
>
> ROTFSCAM (spitting coffee on monitor!)
Haaa! That's a new one. (have to remember that one)
> >Between my jazz/rock/cajun/classical fiddling career and tap, I'm
> >ready for a big vacation.
>
> a regular one-woman show? how do you find enough hours in the day to do all
> that and post to amlz????
I have a LG Phenom mini-lap top that I have with me at all times. You can
never tell where I'm posting from.... I've been known to hook up in my
dressing room. One time, when I was out with Natalie Cole, she came in and
saw that I was posting to the Jazz-L mailing list, and insisted we get them
in a jazz chatroom and she got on my computer and started jabbering with
all of them. I had tears rolling down my face.
Zeppeling and Looking for a salad,
Sheri
Sheri Margrave
DJMangin wrote:
>
> >One thing I'm finding lately is that
> >nobody likes the new Cher album.
>
> hmmm it's the number one single on the billboard charts, so SOMEONE must like
> it somewhere (not me, I like S & C but never a fan of cher solo)
Same here. I like to watch the old re-runs of their shows. I finally let
someone talk me into listening to her single last night. I still didn't
care for it, but I hear it's getting a lot of play in the dance clubs.
> >B.B. King and I had a very long conversation about blues and Robert and
> >Jimmy, and then we jammed a bit.
>
> that would be cool. Be interesting to see BBK jamming with someone besides Eric
> C. for a change.
He is one of the coolest cats ever. I loved learning blues licks from him
and how to take one single note and turn it into an entire story. Amazing
man. He does like Eric C., though.
But.....he thinks highly of Robert and Jimmy....a lot more than Eric C.
:-)
Zeppeling and still finding no salad...maybe I need "Four Carrot Sticks",
Sheri
--
Sheri Margrave
Lee McCauslin wrote:
>
> Sheri Margrave wrote in message <36ED5114...@ibm.net>...
>
> >There have been more, but I'm really exhausted and can't think. Lee, could
> >you retrieve my brain from underneath the sofa? I'm still missing a lot of
> >body parts that I may need for tonight's show...like fingers and hands and
> >a neck...you know, violin parts.
>
> I'm on the case! <Hey, what's that? Oh....[closing my eyes, like a
> gentleman] Here ya go... ;o) > (It was just a knee-cap, you naughty
> minded peoples!)
Thanks, Lee. I think you swept up all my brain cells.
> >
> >Oh, the other thing I was going to say was that I have decided to add as my
> >extra tap routine for the DTI National Dance Championships in
> >July....."Four Sticks". Great stuff for tapping. Can you imagine, Tony
> >Bennett's "Steppin' Out", followed by "Four Sticks"?
>
> Sounds like a winner!! Televised?
I think so, but I'll let you know as soon as I find out. Robert's
*definitely* gonna hear about this one.
Zeppel On!
DJMangin
>
you may have to travel to Bron-Yr-Aur to find that on the menu!!!
on a non-zep related topic:
do you know off hand who the woman is who plays fiddle on the latest outing by
John Mellencamp? I saw his Sessions at W 54th show, and had just seen the John
Tesh One World video. He also has a tall skinny F playing violin and they look
remarkably similar, except hair color. Same person??? or are there 2 of them
floating around??
Sheri Margrave
JMangin wrote:
>
> >I always wondered why Pat Boone covered 'Stairway to Heaven'. did he just
> >like
> >the song or is he a Ledhead too?
He's a big Ledhead.
Geez, I know you guys probably think I make this stuff up, but I wound up
playing a tour with Pat Boone 2 years ago. It was supposed to be the
"Rosemary Clooney Christmas" show, but she got ill 2 weeks before we were
scheduled to go. Rosemary's son, Gabriel is married to...are you
ready....Debbie Boone, Pat's daughter. Debbie and her young twin daughters
were part of the show. The girls did this tune called "Sisters" that
Rosemary had done in the movie "White Christmas". Anyway, since Rosemary
was too ill, Pat Boone stepped in and did the show. None of us were
looking forward to it, to say the least. He turned out to be a pretty
decent guy, I guess, and yes, he's a Zep fan.
However, I can *not* picture Pat and Robert meeting up. Can you just
imagine the conversation? ROTFLMAO!
Anyway, to make this even longer, the finale of the show was the tune
"White Christmas", and I had this beautiful solo that finished the last 3
minutes of the tune, at which point snow was supposed to fall from a net
above the stage, feigning a white christmas.
Well, in Atlanta, apparantly the stage crew forgot their Wheaties that
morning and when it came time for the snow to fall, it didn't fall in
lovely white flakes....the net broke, and it dumped all at once....right on
me.....6 ft high. The only thing that was sticking out of the pile of fake
snow was the tip of my bow. I really thought I was going to smother. The
drummer jumped up and dug me out of the pile, while the audience was
screaming with laughter (they thought it was planned), and everyone on
stage was howling.
God, the things you remember when you start talking about famous Led Zep
fans. :-)
DJMangin
>playing a tour with Pat Boone 2 years ago.
no we don't believe you make it up, but is there anyone you HAVEN'T toured
with? (hihi)
>The girls did this tune called "Sisters" that
>Rosemary had done in the movie "White Christmas"
one of my favorite Irv B songs, although I much prefer Holiday Inn over WC as a
movie.>However, I can *not* picture Pat and Robert meeting up. Can you just
>imagine the conversation? ROTFLMAO!
I dunno, being Robert is such a fan of 50's & 60's singing and harmonies, they
may have more in common than we would think.
>while the audience was
>screaming with laughter (they thought it was planned), and everyone on
>stage was howling.
just so long as they didn't like it enough to make it part of the show from
then on!!!
(one frosty the snowman is enough!)
Sheri Margrave
>
> >Zeppeling and still finding no salad...maybe I need "Four Carrot Sticks",
> >
> LOL
>
> you may have to travel to Bron-Yr-Aur to find that on the menu!!!
Hey, I'm there! :-) (Just kidding!)
> on a non-zep related topic:
>
> do you know off hand who the woman is who plays fiddle on the latest outing by
> John Mellencamp?
At last word, it was Miriam Strum, unless he's changed fiddle players
again.
> I saw his Sessions at W 54th show, and had just seen the John
> Tesh One World video. He also has a tall skinny F playing violin and they look
> remarkably similar, except hair color. Same person??? or are there 2 of them
> floating around??
Oh Lord, John Tesh is trying to be like Yanni. My friend, Karen Briggs, is
the smokin' fiddler for Yanni (she's the *only* good thing about his show),
but I don't know if Miriam is playing with Tesh. I wouldn't think so, but
I'll ask around.
DJMangin
and he would suceed except for one minor detail, THE HAIR (or lack of it I
should say) Seriously on every clip they did on the One World video there's a
shot of JT hammering the piano/keyboard with the left hand, and arcing the hand
upwards dramatically while grinning at the camera and shaking his head like
he's trying to get the hair out of his eye ala~ Yanni....
Lee McCauslin
"Sweet sweet Connie
Was doin' her act..." ?
;o)
(Ees yust a yoke!) :o)
Lee
Jim wrote in message <36EF1E9D...@home.com>...
>Whats your claim to fame?
>Jim
>
>
>ConnieZ wrote:
>>
>> I love Led Zeppelin, and I'm also quite famous.
>>
>> Yours, connieZ
Lee McCauslin
suffocate! 3 cheers for the digging drummer! ;o) )
Lee
:o)
Sheri Margrave wrote in message <36F01AA6...@ibm.net>...
>Well, in Atlanta, apparantly the stage crew forgot their Wheaties that
>morning and when it came time for the snow to fall, it didn't fall in
>lovely white flakes....the net broke, and it dumped all at once....right on
>me.....6 ft high. The only thing that was sticking out of the pile of fake
>snow was the tip of my bow. I really thought I was going to smother. The
>drummer jumped up and dug me out of the pile, while the audience was
Jim
She had the whole show and that's a natural fact....Could that be it???
I wonder if Connie is from Little Rock
(Again, yust a yoke)
Christie Reimer
wrote:
<snipped>
>Well, in Atlanta, apparantly the stage crew forgot their Wheaties that
>morning and when it came time for the snow to fall, it didn't fall in
>lovely white flakes....the net broke, and it dumped all at once....right on
>me.....6 ft high. The only thing that was sticking out of the pile of fake
>snow was the tip of my bow. I really thought I was going to smother. The
>drummer jumped up and dug me out of the pile, while the audience was
>screaming with laughter (they thought it was planned), and everyone on
>stage was howling.
I'm trying to be solicitious of your feelings, Sheri, as this surely
required a struggle for your dignity...
But I have GOT to ask: Is this on *video*?? If it is, where can I
get a copy?!
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
"The cup is raised, the toast is made yet again
One voice is clear above the din
Proud *Christiane one word my will to sustain
For me the clouds once more do spin."
Lyrics from "All My Love"
*apologies to Robert for the name switch!
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Sheri Margrave
>
> On Wed, 17 Mar 1999 16:12:06 -0500, Sheri Margrave <she...@ibm.net>
> wrote:
>
> <snipped>
>
> >Well, in Atlanta, apparantly the stage crew forgot their Wheaties that
> >morning and when it came time for the snow to fall, it didn't fall in
> >lovely white flakes....the net broke, and it dumped all at once....right on
> >me.....6 ft high. The only thing that was sticking out of the pile of fake
> >snow was the tip of my bow. I really thought I was going to smother. The
> >drummer jumped up and dug me out of the pile, while the audience was
> >screaming with laughter (they thought it was planned), and everyone on
> >stage was howling.
>
> I'm trying to be solicitious of your feelings, Sheri, as this surely
> required a struggle for your dignity...
Yeah, it was, because the fake snow was made of this soapy
material....blech and double blech!
> But I have GOT to ask: Is this on *video*?? If it is, where can I
> get a copy?!
There might be, but not on your life, Christie Reimer! Nobody will *ever*
see this. It'd turn up on "America's Funniest Home Videos". :-)
Zeppel On!
Sheri
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
> "The cup is raised, the toast is made yet again
> One voice is clear above the din
> Proud *Christiane one word my will to sustain
> For me the clouds once more do spin."
>
> Lyrics from "All My Love"
> *apologies to Robert for the name switch!
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
--
Sheri Margrave
DJMangin wrote:
>
> >Geez, I know you guys probably think I make this stuff up, but I wound up
> >playing a tour with Pat Boone 2 years ago.
>
> no we don't believe you make it up, but is there anyone you HAVEN'T toured
> with? (hihi)
Yeah, there are a few. It's just that I started touring the minute I hit
college and I'm 28 now. Some of the tours are only a few weeks, then there
are those that can go for 12-14 months sometimes.
> >The girls did this tune called "Sisters" that
> >Rosemary had done in the movie "White Christmas"
>
> one of my favorite Irv B songs, although I much prefer Holiday Inn over WC as a
> movie.>However, I can *not* picture Pat and Robert meeting up. Can you just
> >imagine the conversation? ROTFLMAO!
>
> I dunno, being Robert is such a fan of 50's & 60's singing and harmonies, they
> may have more in common than we would think.
This could be possible. I'd sure love to be there to listen to it.
> >while the audience was
> >screaming with laughter (they thought it was planned), and everyone on
> >stage was howling.
>
> just so long as they didn't like it enough to make it part of the show from
> then on!!!
LOL! No, there was no repeat performance, but after that, I always looked
up to see the 2 guys holding the net waving at me. EEEK!!!! It took 3 days
to get the *snow* out of my hair, plus it had gotten in my violin, and I
was...how shall we say...a little PMS-l for a couple of days. :-) I must
say, though, they paid to have the luthier clean it out....the violin, that
is.
> (one frosty the snowman is enough!)
Agreed! B-r-r-r-r-r--r-r-r-r!!!!
Zeppel On!
Sheri