Ozzy Osbourne has Died

[Owen Lucas]

I still am stuck on how Keef is still alive

Ozzy was 76. Not ancient but he was relatively young when I bought Paranoid in the 70s and I was a teen. I’ll be 67 next week

I saw Black Sabbath at Ozzfest 20 years ago.

Ozzy needed a teleprompter to sign his songs in between spraying the crowd with a hose of red liquid.

It was fun, never did that again though! Not my type of crowd lol.

 

[addyguy]

Got to see him 3 times solo, and 1 time with Sabbath.
Was close enough in one concert that I caught one of his ‘buckets of water’ right in face full force, knocked my glasses right off! Had a friend who was really religious that I told about this, he was horrified, said ‘you have been baptized by darkness’!
It’s a miracle with all the drugs and booze that he made it to 76.
RIP The Prince of Darkness.

 

[Pablo]

I saw Black Sabbath at Ozzfest 20 years ago.

Ozzy needed a teleprompter to sign his songs in between spraying the crowd with a hose of red liquid.

It was fun, never did that again though! Not my type of crowd lol.

Pretty sure I out grew Black Sabbath when I was 17

 

[goblin]

Pretty sure I out grew Black Sabbath when I was 17

Not the Live Evil concert with Dio, you didn't.

 

[gfh77665]

A drunken, stoned Ozzy was arrested when he urinated on our most beloved Texas shrine, The Alamo, in 1982. He laughed long and loudly about it. Some might snicker but could you imagine Ozzy purposely urinating on St. Patrick's cathedral in NY or The Old North Church in Boston and laughing? Not many people would be amused, probably.

I don't have much use for him, dead or alive. I hope he changed his "Prince of Darkness" ways before he met his Maker.

 

[goblin]

Well, it is sad that from those three there are none alive left. At least Eddie's status is unclear, and I have them all.

And it turned out the larger one actually has a bat. In the cart you go...

 

[walterjay]

I hope he changed his "Prince of Darkness" ways before he met his Maker

As best I understand it he did

 

[earlyre]

A drunken, stoned Ozzy was arrested when he urinated on our most beloved Texas shrine, The Alamo, in 1982. He laughed long and loudly about it. Some might snicker but could you imagine Ozzy purposely urinating on St. Patrick's cathedral in NY or The Old North Church in Boston and laughing? Not many people would be amused, probably.

I don't have much use for him, dead or alive. I hope he changed his "Prince of Darkness" ways before he met his Maker.

you do realize that was a character/Stage persona right? in reality he was a semi-normal person ( as normal as can be with that level of fame and $$), who played an act to the public.

 

[Lubener]

RIP Ozzie.

 

[eljefino]

He lived the rock star life most of his life, it took its toll on him in the end.

He lived the rock star life and it all worked out!

 

[02SE]

I saw him in concert a bunch of times in the 80's. This makes me wish I'd made an effort to see his last concert earlier this month.

RIP

 

[53' Stude]

I still have and listen to most of his cassettes from all thru 1980’s. Even have a few of his early records.

 

[THORROMIG]

A handful of us started to listen to Ozzy back in 3rd grade. Was fortunate enough to see him in Philadelphia as Black Sabbath in 1999. Pantera opened up for them. You can NEVER replicate Ozzy.. He was a GOD!!!

 

[Patman]

My very first heavy metal record was Blizzard of Ozz in 1980, I was ten years old! I was actually listening to a bunch of songs from that album on the weekend when I was out for a drive. And on my way home today I listened to Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman in their entirety.
Hopefully Ozzy and Randy are jamming right now!

 

[CT Rob]

RIP

 

[Cujet]

He was a crazy one in every way. I was at Ozzfest on May 25, 1996 Ozzy stirred the folks in the front row into a frenzy at Coral Sky amphitheater in West Palm Beach, FL. After he whipped the folks up he had them ripping out the rows of seats!!! I was behind all of this watching in amazement. Add in the painted girls (you know what I mean), Ozzy's fire hose that clearly had 200PSI behind it, the bats flying around and the unreal lightning crawling across the sky behind us, it was utter Ozzy chaos. Looking back, that was truly peak Ozzy, so much so, even the threatening weather matched the mood. Stunningly fun. Type O Negative was there too, Black, Black, Black, number 1....in that deep booming voice. Along with Slipknot. Hahaha. What a time to be alive!!!!!

This is what it looked like behind us. It could not have been more perfectly timed. Between the bats flying everywhere, the lightning crawling across the sky, threatening weather and cold down draft but no rain, it made a believer out of ya!

 

[FZ1]

He was a crazy one in every way. I was at Ozzfest on May 25, 1996 Ozzy stirred the folks in the front row into a frenzy at Coral Sky amphitheater in West Palm Beach, FL. After he whipped the folks up he had them ripping out the rows of seats!!! I was behind all of this watching in amazement. Add in the painted girls (you know what I mean), Ozzy's fire hose that clearly had 200PSI behind it, the bats flying around and the unreal lightning crawling across the sky behind us, it was utter Ozzy chaos. Looking back, that was truly peak Ozzy, so much so, even the threatening weather matched the mood. Stunningly fun. Type O Negative was there too, Black, Black, Black, number 1....in that deep booming voice. Along with Slipknot. Hahaha. What a time to be alive!!!!!

This is what it looked like behind us. It could not have been more perfectly timed. Between the bats flying everywhere, the lightning crawling across the sky, threatening weather and cold down draft but no rain, it made a believer out of ya!

Crazy Train, Bay Bee. Rip Ozzy.

 

[miden851]

RIP

 

[4WD]

you do realize that was a character/Stage persona right? in reality he was a semi-normal person ( as normal as can be with that level of fame and $$), who played an act to the public.

My BiL went to a BBQ with Stone Cold Steve Austin - said the same. I took an A380 to MEL in the middle of WWE guys - nice as can be - no drinking - needed milk for protein powder - what’s a good gym in MEL ?
Yes, entertaining can get weird - but it’s mostly acting …

 

[gfh77665]

you do realize that was a character/Stage persona right? in reality he was a semi-normal person ( as normal as can be with that level of fame and $$), who played an act to the public.

Do realize he purposely urinated on a Texas shrine, where 180 Texans or so endured a 13 day siege by over 2000 Mexican soldiers, before finally losing their lives?

Again, do you think this "persona" would be laughed at if he purposely urinated on, say, Ground Zero, for example? That's about what the Alamo means to us.