A CD boxset 'Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin' (7567-82144-2, complete with booklet) signed to front of box by Jimmy Page (inscription 'Danny Rock On!), John Paul Jones (inscription 'Best'), Robert Plant (inscription 'Danny hurry back to 606') and Jason Bonham. Signatures obtained in person by Danny at an awards ceremony.
"The Q Awards 1990s. Led Zep were getting a lifetime achievement Award and hadn’t been seen together in years. Nobody thought they’d show up but they did in the ceremony interval. I’d had a few beers by then and so ran to nearby Tower Records and bought two copies of the box set and legged it back. Back at the do they were surrounded by press at their table. I knew it wasn’t cool to ask for autographs at such a gathering but couldn’t care less. Standing among the throng I was waiting for my chance when Robert Plant saw me and asked me to sit down. This is true. He is a HUGE football fan and was an avid listener to the football phone in I had just quit called 606. He wanted to talk to me about Wolves. I sat between him and John Paul Jones and babbled away about poor referees. He even introduced me to the other band members but I suspect they were baffled. I passed around my box sets and they all signed. (I gave the spare one away on the radio). Robert was asked by an MTV cameraman who I was and he said I was their new drummer. Then the call came to take our seats for the second half and I rose and announced to the press that I was leaving the band. However may the record show I was in Led Zeppelin for about eight minutes. Fact."
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A CD boxset 'Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin' (7567-82144-2, complete with booklet) signed to front of box by Jimmy Page (inscription 'Danny Rock On!), John Paul Jones (inscription 'Best'), Robert Plant (inscription 'Danny hurry back to 606') and Jason Bonham. Signatures obtained in person by Danny at an awards ceremony.
"The Q Awards 1990s. Led Zep were getting a lifetime achievement Award and hadn’t been seen together in years. Nobody thought they’d show up but they did in the ceremony interval. I’d had a few beers by then and so ran to nearby Tower Records and bought two copies of the box set and legged it back. Back at the do they were surrounded by press at their table. I knew it wasn’t cool to ask for autographs at such a gathering but couldn’t care less. Standing among the throng I was waiting for my chance when Robert Plant saw me and asked me to sit down. This is true. He is a HUGE football fan and was an avid listener to the football phone in I had just quit called 606. He wanted to talk to me about Wolves. I sat between him and John Paul Jones and babbled away about poor referees. He even introduced me to the other band members but I suspect they were baffled. I passed around my box sets and they all signed. (I gave the spare one away on the radio). Robert was asked by an MTV cameraman who I was and he said I was their new drummer. Then the call came to take our seats for the second half and I rose and announced to the press that I was leaving the band. However may the record show I was in Led Zeppelin for about eight minutes. Fact."
Auction: The Danny Baker Collection - Two Day Sale, 4th Jun, 2024
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