Re: Re:Grant...IS this what you were talking about?

[cathy kelty <catharinak@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I hope this will be seen as it’s intended, as discussion because 
I’m interested, not bitching for the sake of it.  

On Dec 29, 2008, grantburgess2001@xxxxxxxx wrote:  “My point is that all 
this crap is not the best way to roll out the welcome wagon to a guy you would 
like to sing in your band.”

As others have said and I agree – it didn't sound like crap to me at the 
time.  Early on, it sounded like things were positive and everyone was waiting 
for Robert's previously scheduled tour to conclude.  It seemed like they were 
leaning towards re-forming, but Plant was not available for rehearsal due to 
RPAK.  No reason the others should sit around waiting, in fact, they certainly 
should not have sat around waiting.

But what’s the point of rehearsing without a vocalist, if you plan on 
playing music with a vocalist?   Tyler said he was just playing with them, not 
looking to take Plant’s place, for instance.  But then, rumors started to 
fly about why they were playing with different vocalists.  And the publicity 
push begun in ’07 was still going strong.

I don’t fault Jimmy and the others for giving Robert breathing room to 
think about this, even if whispers that Plant bowed out in private early on are 
true, even if they were auditioning new singers.   They left him a way back if 
he wanted it, after he’d done his thing.  Nothing was public, nothing was 
in stone - no one was fucking with his passion.  No stakes in fans' hearts, 
yet.     

Saying there is no Zeppelin without Plant is an equally gracious thing to do.  
I too wish the press would take note.  

But let’s grant, for the sake of argument, that Page (or someone) was 
pushing Plant via leaks to the press.   To me, it’s just not terribly 
upsetting.   At least Page, Jones and Bonham wanted to be and play Zeppelin, 
which is fine by me.   

If Plant didn’t, it was his responsibility to say so, not theirs.  He 
could’ve stopped the crap anytime he wanted by coming out with it.   
Instead he seemed to be playing this game – “hey, Jim, I’m 
kinda busy, mind telling those tens of millions of interested people I’m 
pulling the plug on the Zep thing?  Thanks buddy – hey, don’t 
forget to mention the tour with Alison.  Wait, hang on a mo’, maybe I 
shouldn’t stir that pot until the tour is over…”  

Just an alternate take on things.