25 Years Ago Today... - Printable Version

+- PunBB (https://punbb.in)
+-- Forum: General Discussion - Hipbase.com (https://punbb.in/forumdisplay.php?fid=4)
+--- Forum: Non Tragically Hip Discussion (https://punbb.in/forumdisplay.php?fid=9)
+--- Thread: 25 Years Ago Today... (/showthread.php?tid=7017)

---

25 Years Ago Today... - Summiteer - 09-25-2005

John Bonham dies and one of the Greatest bands that ever was ceases to be These guys were and still are my favorite band, RIP Bonzo.

On September 24, 1980, Bonzo went out on a drinking fest. He had always been known as a drinker, but this night would be too much for even him to handle. He had 40 shots of vodka over a four hour period. He got in a cab, and went to Jimmy Page's country home, where one of Zeppelin's roadies layed him to bed. During the night, John Bonham vomitted while unconscious, and choked on his vomit. Bassist John Paul Jones found him the next morning, September 25, in his bed, not breathing. The funeral was held on October 10, and the band officially broke up in December. The others would go on to great solo careers, but they would never know just how far Zeppelin would have gone. John left behind his wife Pat, son Jason, and daughter Zoe. In 1994, Led Zeppelin was inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame, and they recieved the lifetime achievement award from the American Music Awards in 1995. At both occasions, Jason Bonham accepted for his father

---

- Lizard King - 09-25-2005

Greatest rock and roll band ever. Who knows what could of been, it hurts just to think about it.

---

- emperor penguin - 09-25-2005



One of the greatest of all time

---