Re: zeppelin-digest V11 #3846

[jmichaeltucker@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Meg, 

I couldn't have said it better myself (although I'm going to try now! :) ). 
Being someone who wasn't in attendance at the O2, it kills me to know that I'll 
never see my favorite band perform live. I cried when Jimmy played WLL at the 
Olympics closing ceremony last year, because I do that anytime I see any member 
of LZ perform live, even on TV--and even if it's not truly live, like Jimmy at 
the Olympics :) 

It disappoints me to hear Robert distance himself from LZ, while simultaneously 
playing their songs at his shows. But, he has the option of doing that if he 
wants. He has the option of flip-flopping more than a retiring/un-retiring 
boxer, or Brett Favre (for American football fans), if he wants. 

Of course, we all have the option of getting frustrated with him and lashing 
out at him. I don't know...I wouldn't ever wish that the O2 Reunion didn't 
happen, though. I've only got a bootleg audio copy, but it's pretty amazing, 
and brings me to tears routinely (God, it sounds like I cry all the time - I 
promise, it's just Zeppelin!). And I can always hold out hope that they'll 
release a DVD. 

Just my two cents 

Michael 
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Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:15:43 +1000 
From: Meg Ireland <heavybluesrock@xxxxxxxxx> 
Subject: Re: My immediate thoughts on Robert 

I don't mind Robert playing Led Zeppelin songs on his solo ventures. 
I'm disappointed though that he tends in the media to put down the 
past a lot and say things that he shouldn't, but that's life and 
what's been said has been said. I still remember after Bonzo died he 
said he would never play another Led Zeppelin song out of respect for 
him, then Live Aid happened.... After the high hopes after 10/12/07, 
I've come to since accept that a future LZ reunion or tour will 
possibly never happen but what Robert says is not always set in 
concrete. 

Meg 

2009/9/13 Wyatt Brake <wyattbrake@xxxxxxxxx>: 
> But I'd like to hear from other 
> folks - some of whom were in attendance that night and others who 
> weren't.