portrait of this blog's author - by Stephen Blackman 2008

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

JOHN BONHAM



Yesterday was the anniversary of John Bonham's death and he stands as perhaps the greatest rock drummer of all time


 Led Zeppelin - 'Moby Dick' Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1970

An alcoholic and depressive (he was on medication for anxiety and depression) he was found dead having choked on his own vomit at the age of 32 after a day spent drinking something approaching 1.5 litres of vodka having been put to bed at Jimmy Page's house in Windsor. He was found to have a blood alcohol level of  of 276 milligrams per hundred millilitres. 

Note: 35 milligrams per hundred millilitres is the drink drive limit. 

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