The Firm rocked Madison Square Garden on April 29, 1985. Jimmy wrote:
"On this day in 1985, The Firm had a day off in New York City. I saw in the local newspaper that Jaco Pastorius was playing at the Lone Star Cafe. I called my band mates, and Jimmy Page and Chris Slade joined me to witness and meet the great Jaco - who talked Jimmy into jamming with him. It was a moment in time that defies description and emotion." (excerpt from ultimate-guitar.com)
And now, Jimmy wrote through his social channels:
"On this day in 1985, I went to see Jaco Pastorius at The Lone Star Café in New York. ⠀⠀
"Jaco was accompanied by a drummer he'd accessed from The Village Voice Musician's Column. Needless to say, this drummer from the small ads was having a bit of a problem keeping up with the powerhouse Jaco Pastorius, who was illustrating the complete textbook to the various approaches of electric bass.
"Jaco invited me up and I had a jam with him but more importantly, Chris Slade, The Firm's drummer also got up to jam, relegating the current drummer to a table in the club.
"After about four numbers, I returned to our table to witness a tremendous synergy and understanding of Jaco's playing from Chris who remained for the rest of the set. That night I got to understand what an experienced and passionate drummer Chris Slade could be.
"And also what a monster of a player Jaco Pastorius was."
