**ALMOST FAMOUS: LONDON CABBIE MISSES ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME CHANCE TO PICK UP JIMMY PAGE — GUITAR LEGEND HOPS INTO CAB JUST AHEAD, LEAVING DRIVER DEVASTATED AND FANS SHARING IN THE HEARTBREAK OF A NEAR BRUSH WITH ROCK ROYALTY IN THE STREETS WHERE ZEPPELIN ONCE WALKED**
It was a routine day on the streets of London—until it wasn’t. One seasoned black cab driver found himself inches from a dream encounter when none other than **Jimmy Page**, legendary guitarist of Led Zeppelin, appeared on the curb, hand raised for a taxi. The driver, stunned but ready, inched forward with heart pounding, only to watch in disbelief as the rock icon stepped into the cab just ahead of him.
“Devastated is an understatement,” the driver later posted, recounting the surreal, fleeting moment. “He was right there. I nearly had him in the backseat. Jimmy Page, in *my* cab. Still can’t believe it.”
Within hours, the story lit up social media, with fans and fellow drivers chiming in to share the heartbreak and humor of a near-miss with one of rock’s most mythical figures. “It’s like almost catching the Holy Grail,” one comment read. “You were *this* close to Stairway!”
Page, known for keeping a relatively low public profile in recent years, was reportedly heading to a discreet studio or business engagement in central London. Ever the enigma, he vanished just as quickly as he appeared—like a riff fading into echo.
For the driver, the sting of what could’ve been lingers. “I had Zeppelin on in the cab earlier that day,” he said. “Felt like fate… then poof—gone.”
Sometimes, legends pass by without a word. But for one London cabbie, even a glimpse of the man behind the myth was enough to write a new chapter in rock ’n’ ro
ll folklore.
