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The Ozzy Years / A Sabbath Magazine

« on: February 26, 2026, 04:21:51 PM »

There is currently an issue out by Classic Rock magazine titled "The Complete Story Of Ozzy & Black Sabbath." I saw it at the checkout stand at the supermarket, of all places. This is the front cover.

It is full of great pictures and information covering the journey of our favorite band.
Articles include: Interviews with all 4 original band members. How each of the first 6 albums came about. Ozzy's solo years. How the band lost Ozzy and recruited Dio. The final concert.

What struck me was there are no advertisements in the entire 100 pages. Here is the back cover.

I think it is a great collectors item to have. It says in the fine print "Display Until 03/02/26". If anybody wants one but can't find it, let me know and I'll try to grab another one.

General Discussion / Abnormal Goings-on

« on: October 07, 2025, 02:39:52 PM »

Because we have a thread for things that are somewhat normal, today I felt the need to have one for things that seem not so normal. Case in point:

Last week my doctor said he wanted me to make an appointment to get what he called a Heavy Metal test reading. I immediately thought to myself that anybody in the Community would get a fairly high reading from this test. In fact, the reading for Charger and Thel would probably be sky high. But then the doctor explained to me that you receive an intravenous drip, then go home and save your urine for the next 6 hours, and then mail it off to a lab. The lab then calculates the amount of heavy metals that have accumulated over the years in your tissues.

So I guess it wasn't what I was first thinking. But because this whole experience still seemed a bit unusual, I feel it belongs in this new thread.

Gaming / Pinball

« on: July 31, 2025, 03:55:30 PM »

The other day I happened to hear the Who song, Pinball Wizard, and it reminded me of how much I use to enjoy playing pinball machines back in the day. When I was a teenager and well into my 20's, I played a lot of various pinball machines at bowling allies, arcades and at the local amusement park. Finally they faded out with the creation of video games, which I never really liked as much.

I was wondering how much pinball other community members have been exposed to in the U.S. and around the world. I fear the younger guys may have never played it at all.

Here is a video of one of my favorite machines called Royal Flush. You will notice a line of drop-down targets, labeled as the playing cards Ace to 10, in the center. You have to hit each target down to achieve the Royal Flush. I loved playing these games.

The Ozzy Years / Black Sabbath Lego!

« on: July 16, 2025, 08:15:06 AM »

Even LEGO has a tribute to Black Sabbath. Check it out.

https://parade.com/news/ozzy-osbourne-black-sabbath-custom-legoland-set-last-show-july-2025