RAH, London - Celebrating Jon Lord

Quote from lioness

On the morning of April 4th - this is how Jon's final gravestone looks:

www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=93706897&PIpi=99073836

And again I have a lump in my throat the size of a bulldozer...

Many thanks to Luigi Fiorindo for the photo.

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Wow me too I want to cry. Strange I've always thought Jon is a spirit now, not buried.

I just sight read those notes, and hummed them don't recognize the piece... It's kind of like they are saying " Here I gooooo good bye...,, "


Brilliant !!!

Quote from JohnH

Wow me too I want to cry. Strange I've always thought Jon is a spirit now, not buried.

I know what you mean, John. Jon is still very much alive for us, in our minds and hearts, through the internet and DVDs. When you've been a fan for such a long time, it takes a bit longer to accept the reality.

Toward Infinity, who produce the DVD of this event, have uploaded a few shots about the making of. In one photo you will recognize a well-known face

www.facebook.com/towardinfinity

If you can't wait for the DVD, watch this

Many thanks to wrongman from Perfect Purple for his good work
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well done ! merci !

Ear Music has confirmed that Celebrating Jon Lord will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and CD on September 26

www.blabbermouth.net/news/bruce-dickinson-glenn-hughes-deep-purple-featured-on-celebrating-jon-lord-at-the-royal-albert-hall

can't wait this one... http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/

The DVD will be premiered at all German UCI cinemas on 25th August at 19.30 hrs.

www.uci-kinowelt.de/Dessau/Programm/NewsEvents/4290/5

Any word on a video of this? For us poor colonials on the wrong side of the pond?

Good God!! The man's 'pipes' sound just like they did at Cal Jam in '74!!

Ian Paice remembers his brother-in-law in this rather personal interview.

www.allmusic.com/blog/post/deep-purples-ian-paice-remembers-jon-lord

And it still hurts.

Yesterday Ian Paice was guest on a German TV channel. He spoke about the Celebrating Jon Lord DVD and the event at the RAH.
Unfortunately (for most here) the interview is dubbed. Something to test your language skills.

http://www.3sat.de/mediathek/?mode=play&obj=46286

now it's out there in the world, the huge Celebrating Jon Lord DVD and i must say, watching it twice that i'm full happy with this.
Needless to say all the musicians, conductors, have made it to a Musical Monster, in a light overhelming lovely way.

In the beginning of the show, when Vicky Lord together with Ian Paice come onto the stage, and hearing the words of Vicky Lord, i found myself sitting in a chair and sight getting cloudy because tears start running down.

So emotionally touched i recieved this musical journey through Jon's life,
and i recognized that it would be also a journey through my life, which is since early youth impacted with purple music.
Yes indeed always a comin' home feel.
So the way i felt like it was normal to me to put Kings class Rockn' Roll together with orchestral classical music style that was the huge message of Jon's vision to me.
But we all know that in reality this amazing vision is in fact not as normal, 'cause they want to put musicians and their music into small boxes, where no musician will breathe anymore.

If i had a wish for the luckely upcoming new purple album with Bob Ezrin, and if the rumours are right, i'd say why don't they do one or two songs with the support of a lovely orchestra (with Paul Mann certainly), like it was useful in the old Beatles days and also in Deep Purple mark One.

I was so impressed by the benefit with orchestra the two purple songs "Perfect Strangers" and "Above And Beyond" took on the show.

For me , not only i am a huge GH fan, but this is why i write this down here, cause Glenn is for me the Deep Purple anchor and always will be,
so the three pieces "You Keep On Moving", "Burn" and "This Time Around"
made me unstoppable goosebumbs. (now i got it right already)
And the snaredrumplaying by Paicey in "Burn" is so terrific.

So many regards to all friends here and thank you Jon Lord!

Sigurd

Very kind and gentle words for a kind and gentle gentleman. Thank you, Sigurd!

This is a very special day.. great souvenir !

For all who wanted to buy the Jon Lord photobook "All Those Years Ago" but were reluctant to do so because of the price, here is your chance.

Between July 12 and 16th (Jon's third death anniversary), the jonlordshop.org will offer the book at a special price of 150 GBP, and that INCLUDES world wide delivery. (Before/after those dates the price is 315 GBP for delivery to USA/Canada.)

Read more on this link:

http://jonlord.org/2015/07/06/…sale-jon-lord-photo-book/

In case you have not seen an excerpt of the book
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