Big day at the World Cup with two European giants both knocked out in a penalty shootout. Germany was a disappointment in this World Cup and really look a shadow of a once great consistent footballing nation that has always been a major player in the big tournaments. Similar goes for the Dutch. Up and down in the group stage and looked like they were playing for the penalty shootout for much of the 2nd half and extra time against Morroco who have proven to be no slouches. Have to say as captain, van Dijk was weak as piss for not stepping up to take a penalty.

Thanks for the birthday messages everyone. Much appreciated. Hope you’s are all doing ok

Good to see you’re still following the Cats Z. What a win over the Lions last night after dispatching Collingwood last week. They’re in a rich vain of form right now. Bring on the Swans next week

Hi KDC and everyone. I doubt it will still be in cinemas more than a week. My theatre was dead and it was the opening screening. 15 people tops were there. It seems the appetites not really there for fans to go the movies to see a Maiden doco these days which is in stark contrast to when I went to the opening session of Flight 666 18 years ago. The cinema was full that time.

Seeing it on the big screen adds nothing to the experience so I’d wait for streaming tbh.

Watched Burning Ambition on a whim at the cinema last night. It was ok I guess but doesn’t really add much to the Maiden story that I didn’t already know or haven’t seen before which was why I had originally decided I wasn’t going to go out of my way to see it. Lots of stuff gets glossed over and it does jump back & forth in their timeline quite a bit for the first hour before becoming more chronological in the last 30 minutes.

Probably more suited to newer or younger fans that haven’t seen previous Maiden docos or aren’t as familiar with their history.

I preordered this 6 months ago and was cancelled by Amazon just the other day. Make no mistake, Tony is a big reason why this is being held up or won’t be released at all. It’s just Sharon is having to do the dirty work out front and take any heat for it.

If Tony doesn’t want these released I’m ok with it. I mean it’s his work after all.

First of all, I wanna apologise to to you all for my long absence. I had my reasons which I won’t go into now but I promised myself that I would come back if one of our beloved Black Sabbath band members died. Because of that deep Sabbath connection I have with you guys and the reason we all hooked up to begin with. Black Sabbath. I ended up breaking that promise a few weeks ago out of excitement for the then approaching Back to the Beginning farewell concert, but here I am again for the reason I wish I didn’t have to be here for.

Ozzy shaped my musical journey from an early teen and is the reason I fell in love with heavy metal. From his mesmerising & emotive voice, captivating vocal melodies, dark persona and crazy on and off stage antics he was the artist, singer & performer I connected with more than any other. Getting to meet him backstage with my wife in 2013 before he took the stage with his Black Sabbath band mates is the biggest pinch me moment I’ve ever experienced and will live with me forever. He was funny, entertaining, and very personable, and filled the room with an aura like I’ve never felt before or since. He was as genuine a musical hero/legend as you’ll ever meet.
It’s so hard to accept he is gone. It was only just over 2 weeks ago I spent 10 hours straight from midnight to 10am watching a pay for view stream from Villa Park, Aston, with my son as a cavalcade of legendary metal bands and artist celebrated him and Black Sabbath before he took to the stage one last time giving his heart & soul like he always did, performing a short set of solo songs before finishing the concert with his Black Sabbath brothers. It was ultimate way to go out for the ultimate entertainer.

Thank you, Ozzy, for the unforgettable music, the joy, the memories, your craziness, and for sometimes getting me through tough times. Love you forever!


Peace and love to you all and again, sorry for my long absence