Re: PP Montreux press conference

["Kevin Kreis" <kkreis77@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You can definitely tell that JP felt uncomfortable, maybe he had to go #2???
Anyway, if you get a chance check it out, it's almost disturbing to see JP
as uncomfortable as he is.

Later
Kevin

P.S. Still waiting to see the EC vid...wasn't I the one that originally
broke the story of "Holy Grail" possessing the video?

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "TangerineMan" <tangerineman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "FBO" <zeppelin@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 11:16 PM
Subject: PP Montreux press conference


> Has anyone viewed the clip available on Sam Rapallo's site?
>
> (http://www.led-zeppelin.com/news.html)
>
> It's from a press conference just before or after Page and Plant's
> soundcheck at Montreux on July 7.
>
> Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but it's pretty durn fascinating to
> watch their body language. Plant does most of the talking, as usual, but
> just watch how each man barely acknowledges the other's presence. Page
> is constantly fidgeting--almost as if he needs a fix (!), but generally
> looking like he'd really rather be somewhere else. Complete contrast to
> the Unledded-era interviews.
>
> About the only time Page speaks is when a reporter asks about the 1965
> (?) sessions with Sonny Boy Williamson with Giorgio Gomelsky producing
> (or is he talking about the more recent session for the Sun records
> tribute album? I don't think so but I'm not sure), and he becomes quite
> animated.
>
> Plant goes into his usual spiel about all the bluesmen who've influenced
> them over the years, as white English boys, and how it's all about
> giving back to the source.
>
> From the way it cuts in and the short length, it looks like there was
> quite a bit more to the press conference, but from what's available on
> Sam's site, it's very tempting to infer that these guys simply aren't
> comfortable around each other these days.
>
> Maybe they warmed up to each other during the gig itself...