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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

VH1 to air Foo Fighters show with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones

From http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=1106047:

"The Foo Fighters' Live At Wembley Stadium DVD, which included the band's team up with half of Led Zeppelin, will air on VH1 this Saturday, January 17 at 10 p.m. ET."

Wow, they'll have to do some editing! I have the DVD, and Dave Grohl says quite a few things that VH1 won't air!

But good show in all. Well worth watching the whole thing and waiting for the good stuff toward the end. And by that, I of course mean Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones surprising the London audience by showing up and running through two Zeppelin numbers with half of the band.

The Foos sure had a lot of good, catchy songs of five minutes or less. The first half of the show is all that sort of stuff. Then, they air some of their longer numbers, and in the middle of it all are band introductions including a very laudable triangle solo.

It's a good watch, so set those DVRs now, or better yet -- get your own copy of it on DVD or Blu-Ray today!

About the author

Steve "The Lemon" Sauer is a writer and musician based in Boca Raton, Fla., who has dedicated a portion of his life researching the history of rock group Led Zeppelin and monitoring the ongoing careers of the band's surviving members. Although he was barely a year old when Led Zeppelin broke up and it took him until his teen years to appreciate the music, it didn't take long to make up for it.

Steve is currently a contributing writer and consultant for Get the Led Out, a weekly syndicated radio program hosted by Carol Miller and syndicated in 100 U.S. markets including New York and Los Angeles. He also provides content for a Web site associated with the radio show, www.LedZepOnline.com.

In 2007, Steve launched Lemon Squeezings: Led Zeppelin News to cover the lead-up to the band's reunion concert at the end of that year. Since then, he has closely examined every rumor of a followup tour since then, often dispelling or clarifying misinformation perpetrated by the mainstream media. Using his journalistic training, Steve has also uncovered some facts and accounts previously unreported elsewhere.

At age 18, he began publishing On This Day In Led Zeppelin History, a daily newsletter detailing the interactions of members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, and their manager, Peter Grant. The newsletter is located at www.OnThisDayInLedZeppelinHistory.com.

He enjoys uncovering stories and has employed various methods to communicate those stories to Led Zeppelin's vast fan base, utilizing terrestrial radio and the many facets of the Internet: from Usenet newsgroups to plain e-mail and now Facebook and Twitter. Steve also connects with live audiences when performing as a backup vocalist and keyboard player with various bands, including past onstage appearances with three cover or tribute acts performing the music of Led Zeppelin.

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