A Bonzo’s visit

Hello you all, since I went back to Brazil I never had time to update my blog about my Uk life. Now, after 4 months since I am out of my Brummie life, I still have plenty of things to say about this experience.






One of the finest moments of my life there was probably the day when I visit John Bonzo’s graveyard. I don’t know if you all know but I have this passion about visiting graveyards and in Europe you luckily have plenty of chance of visiting some famous ones.



One of them had a lot of meaning for me. And I even know I would be visiting it because it was a surprise made by my boyfriend. John Bonzo Bonham, if you know a bit about rock and roll, is one of the legendary drummers of rock. Unfortunately, he is already dead. But I was lucky enough to live nearby the place where he is since his death, in Rushock , a tiny little village in the middle of the Midlands.





When I had visited it I had no ideas where I was going because Rob is known as the greatest finder person ever. If you give him a map he can find the best shot cut to moon in some seconds. So I thought we were going through the countryside by car. But when I realized we stopped in front a graveyard, I definitely knew it was a special one. And it was fantastic.




Tiny little graveyard with a beautiful church by its side! To find John’s grave is pretty much easy. Just follow the rock and roll items around this. It is unbelievable how people around the world come from different parts of the globe just to let in that place some kind of souvenirs that I believe, they are not just presents but something to be blessed by him as well. For example, there are plenty of drum sticks around the grave.






Some of them are signed. I believe it is a kind of drummer ritual when they believe that bringing their drum stick as a gift can give them a bit of bonzo’s magic skills. We never know, If I were playing drums yet I would bring mine.




Another curious item is a bottle of vodka. Yes, if you know a bit about Bonzo’s life you would understand why some people left there some finest or not bottles of the spirit. I just left one of my bracelets over there and I hope I can visit it again to realize it is still there, something that I would like to do one day again. I don’t know how to describe this experience I just know that it was one of the best moments of my life and I could even imagine doing something like this when I was 12 years old and I started to listen to rock and roll bands such as Led Zeppelin.