That'll teach me, won't it? On Wednesday, I didn't get around to seeing Led Zep's concert film at Nottingham Cineworld.
If I had used my unlimited card it would have cost me very little. Today, Mrs W joined me for my debut at Leicester's Vue cinema where two tickets and her compulsory chocs left me £27 lighter.
Was it worth it? Well, that's a difficult one for me to judge.
I'll tell you why. I was the ultimate late developer in my appreciation of Led Zeppelin.
You see, when we were teenagers there were the hairy types who liked heavy metal and there were the short haired lads who went for new wave and ska.
For some reason, Led Zep were the territory of those who liked Black Sabbath, Judas Priest.
I say 'for some reason' because, clearly, they are not a metal band. I guess I would say they were a combo of blues and prog rock and if I had given them a chance they would have won my affections many years ago.
Anyway, Leicester Vue was busy with real fans (some much older than us) and I would hate to quibble with their superior knowledge.
We were all there to see the 2007 reunion gig at the 02 Arena in London.
Suffice to say that I enjoyed Stairway to Heaven, Whole Lotta Love and Rock 'n' Roll particularly and admired rather than being a fan of the rest.
To be truthful, and I know this may seem like sacrilege, but I couldn't understand much of what Robert Plant was singing.
Thus, while I was staggered by high notes he was reaching, I wasn't as engaged as I might have been.
On the flip side I couldn't help but take to Jimmy Page. With facial expressions which made him appear to be either in extreme ecstasy or drunk (it must have been the former), he seemed to make his guitar sing.
And his virtuoso performance even included playing a guitar with a violin string!
I was also impressed by John Paul Jones - be it on bass guitar or piano, he was immaculate.
And then there was Jason Bonham, taking over from his dad on drums.
If there has been a single gig which has meant more to anyone I would loved to have seen it. The guy gave it everything, was brilliant and truly emotional.
As a concert it was memorable but I have to say, as a film, it could have offered more. A bit of backstage action and interspersed interviews would have added to the joy and certainly to our background knowledge of the band.
And that was it. How could we not have appreciated one of the most acclaimed bands in the world? We did but maybe not as much as the connoisseurs.
Laughs: none
Jumps: none
Vomit: none
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 7/10
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