Jimmy Page, OBE (NRP)

["rslovacek" <rslovacek>]

Hey PageRox, how about this one?

    First Queenie has Black Sabbath play for her Diamond, now she gives the
OBE to the guy who lived in Aleistair Crowley's castle on Loch Ness!  With his
WEERD sex stuff!   :D




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From: MCAEcat
To: rslovacek
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 11:42 AM
Subject: another of those "who would have thought, all those years ago...."


Queen Honors Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page





LONDON (AP) -- Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has been honored by Queen
Elizabeth II - but the award was for his work with poor Brazilian children
rather than his music.

The 61-year-old rocker went to Buckingham Palace on Wednesday to receive an
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, or OBE, from the queen.

Page said he was overwhelmed to be given the accolade, recalling how he first
became involved with Brazilian children in 1994 when fighting broke out among
street gangs while he was in Rio de Janeiro promoting an album.

"At that time in Rio the sun wasn't shining. The army was going into the
favelas (shantytowns) and I heard about the plight of the street children," he
told reporters.

Page joined forces with British charity Task Brazil and set up a safe house,
which has supported more than 300 children. Task Brazil offers medical and
psychological support, food, clothing and job training.

"I think when you're faced with a plight that's inescapable, and there's
something you can do about it, you hope you can make a difference," Page
said.

Page was a member of the '60s band The Yardbirds before helping found Led
Zeppelin