Ozzy Osbourne - In Memoriam (1948-2025)

[Typhon]

 

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

As expected various songs from Ozzy / Sabbath are re-entering the charts. The mid-week charts are showing 7 songs in the UK top 50. Leading the way is Paranoid which shows likely to enter the top 20 for the first time since 1980!

[Vyn]

Thinking about Ozzy - his funeral is tomorrow as I write this - I remember that one of the concerts I saw him at was filmed. For some reason, the area I sat at was chosen to participate in some stuff during his set...at one point some film crew showed up with a scantily clad woman and told us to pass her along down the aisle over our heads. Of course we did. At another point they showed up and passed around a bunch of rubber spears. They were six feet long and looked like the real thing, from a distance. The film crew had us hold them in our right hands and basically act like we were going to throw them, in time with the music, without actually throwing them. If that makes sense.

I have never seen any concert footage with either of those things shown. But supposedly it's out there - if any of you see a woman being passed around by an audience, or a group of audience members rocking some rubber spears, one of them is me

Just to add - I don't remember what tour it was. I want to say Metallica opened for them. I've seen Metallica open for Ozzy twice, once with Burton on bass, once after he was gone, but can't remember which time this was. It would have been in Kansas City, venue was probably Kemper Arena.

[Charger]

Well I am assuming it was the Kansas City show at the Ultimate Sin Tour back in 1986. April 1st to be exact.

It was released as the ULTIMATE OZZY VHS home video at the time.


Here's a song from that show:

Might stir up some memories...?

Here's the full show as a playlist in youtube:

Need to take a look at that if we can spot young enthusiastic Vyn out there!

[Vyn]

Sir yes sir, that's the one! At the time, I had long black hair, was probably wearing jeans, an Ozzy shirt and a jean jacket with patches and so forth. Should be easy to pick out HAHA

[Zzzptm]

Sir yes sir, that's the one! At the time, I had long black hair, was probably wearing jeans, an Ozzy shirt and a jean jacket with patches and so forth. Should be easy to pick out HAHA

Did you have a duelling scar?

Please say yes, would make things MUCH easier...

[Typhon]

Sharon Osbourne revealed that President Donald Trump had called to express his heartfelt condolences after Ozzy died.  It is at the 1 hour and 2 minute mark.

[Charger]

Apparently there's a petition started requesting to rename Birmingham International Airport after Ozzy.

There is precedence, Liverpool Airport is now the Liverpool John Lennon Airport. But would they go with Ozzy or his real name?

Well that one fell through...

https://blabbermouth.net/news/birmingham-airport-name-change-to-ozzy-osbourne-wont-happen-the-answer-is-no-says-airport-boss


And frankly I'm more than okay with that... I don't think it would have made a very good airport name anyways.

As cool as a tribute it would have been I don't think it would have been right....