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"This brought him into contact with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. Despite his fame, his accountant did not allow Page to have much money, so he approached

"This brought him into contact with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. Despite his fame, his accountant did not allow Page to have much money, so he approached Magee for a loan to buy an esoteric bookstore. The loan was never repaid." I hope to have one paragraph in my obit as cool as that.

tomcam 2y ago
Get hoodwinked by Jimmy Page doesn’t cover anyone with glory
- lovich 2y ago
  Don’t know why you got flagged other than fans of the man being upset. Based on the story laid out in these two comments, he was approached for a loan by an already wealthy man who never paid him back. T That’s just dumb, like contributing money to fundraisers run by companies pulling in billions of dollars a year in profit, so they can do the tax write off or earn money off the float of your contribution. Don’t be so starstruck you let stars grift you. Or do, this is a hacker news comment, not a cop
- kimixa 2y ago
  From the (lack of) context we don't really know the intent or opinions of those involved. I've seen things that are technically "loans", but realistically gifts as there was never any expectation of being paid back. Or it might not. I certainly can't tell from the article, and a quick google doesn't seem to suggest it's well documented.
  - tomcam 2y ago
    Reason can tell us something about the intent of those involved. > Despite his fame, his accountant did not allow Page to have much money No one got in Jimmy Page's way ever. There's not a chance in hell that he didn't have the £10,000 or whatever an obscure occult bookshop would cost in early 70s England, an economy still devastated by WWII and a worldwide recession. He's also a smart guy with an obviously good memory. Even now, despite decades of drug abuse, he sounds like an archetypal English gentleman. Zero loss of mental acuity at an age when many are ravaged by dementia. Mageek was ripped off by Jimmy Page. Shameful for both parties.
bluejekyll 2y ago
This sounds like an early spin on the advance-fee scam.”Hi, you know me, I’m Jimmy Page, I have tons of money, but I just don’t have access to it right now. If you were to give me some money now, it would help me buy this bookstore that’s only on the market this week. I’ll repay you two fold in a few weeks when my accountant is back from vacation. I’m famous, you know I’m good for it.”
- groby_b 2y ago
  Is it a scam, though? You'd have to ask Mageek. Sometimes, your friends ask you for money, you know you won't see it again, and you still give it to them. Granted, for most of us that amounts to buying them a drink or three, not a bookstore, but ... it was the 70s. Based on the surrounding stories in the articles, I'd say their frame of understanding was a bit different from the average person today ;) Maybe we shouldn't be so fast to cast aspersions on people we don't know, in circumstances we don't understand.
  - bluejekyll 2y ago
    We’ll probably never know. It wouldn’t surprise me if they both forgot about it, and then like a year later he’s looking at his bank receipts and like “woh, what’s that big check?” And maybe never even asked for the money back.

tomcam 2y ago

Get hoodwinked by Jimmy Page doesn’t cover anyone with glory

lovich 2y ago
Don’t know why you got flagged other than fans of the man being upset. Based on the story laid out in these two comments, he was approached for a loan by an already wealthy man who never paid him back. T That’s just dumb, like contributing money to fundraisers run by companies pulling in billions of dollars a year in profit, so they can do the tax write off or earn money off the float of your contribution. Don’t be so starstruck you let stars grift you. Or do, this is a hacker news comment, not a cop
kimixa 2y ago
From the (lack of) context we don't really know the intent or opinions of those involved. I've seen things that are technically "loans", but realistically gifts as there was never any expectation of being paid back. Or it might not. I certainly can't tell from the article, and a quick google doesn't seem to suggest it's well documented.
- tomcam 2y ago
  Reason can tell us something about the intent of those involved. > Despite his fame, his accountant did not allow Page to have much money No one got in Jimmy Page's way ever. There's not a chance in hell that he didn't have the £10,000 or whatever an obscure occult bookshop would cost in early 70s England, an economy still devastated by WWII and a worldwide recession. He's also a smart guy with an obviously good memory. Even now, despite decades of drug abuse, he sounds like an archetypal English gentleman. Zero loss of mental acuity at an age when many are ravaged by dementia. Mageek was ripped off by Jimmy Page. Shameful for both parties.

bluejekyll 2y ago

This sounds like an early spin on the advance-fee scam.”Hi, you know me, I’m Jimmy Page, I have tons of money, but I just don’t have access to it right now. If you were to give me some money now, it would help me buy this bookstore that’s only on the market this week. I’ll repay you two fold in a few weeks when my accountant is back from vacation. I’m famous, you know I’m good for it.”

groby_b 2y ago
Is it a scam, though? You'd have to ask Mageek. Sometimes, your friends ask you for money, you know you won't see it again, and you still give it to them. Granted, for most of us that amounts to buying them a drink or three, not a bookstore, but ... it was the 70s. Based on the surrounding stories in the articles, I'd say their frame of understanding was a bit different from the average person today ;) Maybe we shouldn't be so fast to cast aspersions on people we don't know, in circumstances we don't understand.
- bluejekyll 2y ago
  We’ll probably never know. It wouldn’t surprise me if they both forgot about it, and then like a year later he’s looking at his bank receipts and like “woh, what’s that big check?” And maybe never even asked for the money back.