Helped Ozzy out in a snowstorm '77
Getting Ozzy to the Concert on Time
On February 2, 1976, my dad, Donald Brown, helped Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward and a road manager get to a concert in Salem, VA near Roanoke. Ozzy had just finished a concert in Cincinnati and wanted to travel by RV so he could see the countryside, but a snowstorm came and they got stuck on the side of the road in Ansted, WV.
Just for “fun”, my dad went driving around in his truck that night to see who he could pull out of the ditch and came across Ozzy’s RV. Dad pulled them out and told them they would never make it across the next curvy mountain and offered to drive them to Salem. They were concerned they wouldn’t get to the concert on time, so they piled into his International and off they went.
When they got there, Ozzy’s road manager offered dad $200.00, a backstage pass, and a limo to take him to the hotel where Ozzy was staying. Dad showered and went to the concert. Dad really didn’t know what a backstage pass was so he was just kind of standing around when someone guided him to the dressing room area. Dad was amazed to find that there were about 10 dressing rooms and in every one of them was a case of beer, a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken and some raspberry drink that Ozzy liked.
Dad watched the concert from backstage and then he went with Ozzy and his manager to a bar and closed it down. From there they went back to Ozzy’s hotel room and sat around and drank. Ozzy had told dad that he would autograph a picture for him, but I guess they were all too drunk or hung over to remember.
My dad has told me this story many times, but he would like it to be confirmed by Ozzy. It would really please him to impress his grandchildren with the fact that he once helped a rock star. Anyone out there know how to get this to him?
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huh? ya lost me there gimp. JUST KIDDING..............
a viking samuri figure wandering thru your mind-- is that a god or jesus consept i was referring to else where ha ha ha ha ha ha
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gimpnoid
http://www.metalofoz.com/
nope, he was a Viking. i'm talking about the Samuri grandfather figure we all have floating ambiguously in the consciousness of our alter-realities...of course.
btw? if Ozzy did want to see the countryside, cool. i've travelled throughout the US a couple of times, but definitely not in winter! it is a beautiful time = all the trees and etc., but blizzards are too much a likelihood, especially where they were travelling (on East side of country) you know? silly man.
yes your grandfather is a wise man-- was he a wookie-( thats not a insult-i love wookies)
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gimpnoid
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chook-bak-bak-b'cak-a?
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As grandfather always says "It's wise not to upset a Wookie."
i call my chook yard the chickenopolis ha ha ha ha ha
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gimpnoid
http://www.metalofoz.com/
next one? how about chook-late-chip (LOL)
eggs i could do - the plucking - YUCK and P.U.
yeah my chooks dont get eaten just the eggs,,well not in sitting time(spring)-- and yes me n simpnoid have named most of the chooks -- we have chookchook, chookit, chookles, chookathon, chookable, chookie,chooksta , chooker , smally fry and cuddles ha ha ha ha ha seriously
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gimpnoid
http://www.metalofoz.com/
right...i caught that one in one of your posts before with Andy. but thanks for the reminder, i had forgotten exactly till you said so. i like animals that don't end up in the cooking pot. dogs, cats, horses...you know. at least, not in this womans cooking pot. we went to the state fair and my daughter and i were remarking how CUTE the pigs were in sort of an ugly way, the cows, and even the chickens. my son said "mom, wouldn't you want to raise something like that and have LOADS of fresh meat?" i said "if it was around me any length of time it'd have a pet name and things about it that were unique, then it would be OUT OF THE QUESTION that i could allow it to be on my plate." my son was DISGUSTED. he wants to eat loads of fresh steak and chops. LOL.
are you referring to the slang word chook-- if so i can tell you its a very ferocious animal that if not handled properly will get you,, i have about 17 of em and they are legal to have without a permit,, some say they taste nice when cooked ,but since mine are pets i cant eat them,,and they are every where in australia,in some places plague proportions,only when the owners let them breed,, hey blades i cant write this with a straight face -- its a slang word for chickens ha ha ha ha ha ha sorry bout that ,ive had a couple of vodka's
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gimpnoid
http://www.metalofoz.com/
and i have never in my life heard of the things you mention Gimp, but i don't come from your country so i can't tell the long tale from the short.
one of my friends does sculpture from odds and ends - metal stuff. it's cool when it's done. she's very creative. she's not such a great painter, but in metal sculpting she is very good. she has her work in a few galleries, and gets paid okay for her work i guess.
sometimes this life is alot, and yes it does keep you busy. i have so much love for these animals, they're my family. the horses we have are wild horses from Nevada. they are very healthy, hardy animals. one that is 20 is a rescue from starvation after he was sold 1x by his owner to someone who didn't take care of him. he's arab & draft horse, he cost almost $35k as a colt, his dad was over $250k. he's a fancy prancing horse, and the only one fully trained... so me and the kids ride him. he looks like the horse Ozzy sat on years ago in a photograph - white silver with a white mane. he's beautiful. i named him Talisman, because his eyes remind me of a fairy horse, and that sounded like a lucky and magical name. when i got him he had 650 lbs to gain. that's how emaciated he was. :o( my female is Midnight Beauty, she's my daughters horse. she's almost pure black and so shiny & sassy prancing - very beautiful...my daughter said "momma, i want to name her...this is what i want to call her" and it just seemed so fitting so that was that! my other male is Bucephalus, he's my sons horse. Bucephalus was the horse of Alexander the Great - who adopted him at around the same age as my son and Cephy became friends. last (but not least) Beauty's baby is called Sea-horse / Lightning Boy. his forehead has a Sea-dragon/Sea-horse on it, or a lightning bolt, depending on the way you see the ink blot spot. i haven't decided which name will stick yet, he's still too young. he needs to be fixed, he is going to be as big as his daddy was, and he is showing signs of trying to be dominant. he takes after his daddy BIG time. his daddy had thoroughbred and i think clydesdale or Fresian in his blood. he was red with a black curly mane & tail, and black stockings w/long hair. lighting boy is red with a red mane, white stockings w/long hair and a brindled colored tail.
hey wow a full life ,,nope couldnt do that,,oh by the way yes i have been told i am retarded and crazy and mad and a lunatic ha ha ha ha and a bunch of other names to go with those ,,if you want i will tell you but the internet doesnt have enuf room for all of em ha ha ha ha ha ha well i get up when i want do art most days help a bit around the house ,,play on this net thing abit,, feed the chooks (my pets) maybe go down town (little town of 150 people) get the mail from the servo ,chat to a couple of people usually ,only if im up to it oh and if i really want to scare myself i'll do some heavy work like sculptures --ol farm bits welded in the shape of creatures -- see its taken me some years to get this i was told at a young age i gotta do this and i gotta do that--well really i gotta do what doesnt do my head in-- for the sake of sanity or insanity not sure yet about that-- and the kids are at the age sort of where they know what to do except for my youngest who is 5 in a couple of days and my wife is the glue here ,she knows i have issues with "society" so its cool bananas,,oh if your wondering the goverment years ago sent me to a shrink and he sent a report back saying in big black letters DO NOT SEND THIS PERSON INTO THE WORKFORCE OR SOCIETY -so here i am getting a life long pension and doing me thing in the middle of now here oops nowhere or is it now here , nah its nowhere ha ha ha ha ha ha oh by the way i am the first person to get a life ban on living in city's ha ha ha ha i thought that was a funny thing to happen-- who would want to anyway-- and thats me
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gimpnoid
http://www.metalofoz.com/
you are retarded gimp. has anyone ever told you that? ;o) i think the imagery of it all is hilarious! surely breaks up the boredom of the ordinary things crossing the mind...
you know how exciting life can be: snooze the alarm for at least an hour, get up, wake the kids, put the coffee on, take a shower, break up the kids fights, tell them to hurry up about five times, do my daughters hair, feed the kittens (inside), feed the horses & water, feed the dogs, feed the cat (outside) & water, feed the lizard & water, feed myself, put the dog out, run for the door...drop the kids at the bus stop, drive an hour to work (watch the idiots who got their license at Sears & Roebuck), sit on my @ss half the day draining the brain, drive home, pick up the kids at the bus stop, finish the brain drain at home...pay the bills, make dinner, sweep the floor, break up the kids fights, feed the kittens, feed the horses, wash a couple loads of laundry, eat with the kids, come onto Ozzy.com and bore everyone with a long-winded diatribe ... feed the dogs, feed the cat, feed the lizard, feed myself...fall asleep, wake up, and do it all over again, two-hundred-sixty days a year (thank god that i have my job, i am NOT complaining).
whew!
they wouldnt be screams in the night-- well screams of enjoyment and laughter,, ha ha ha ha so long as the ozman new what songs to play for me as the car roared along--of course i wouldnt be naked --the cold air you know ha ha ha ha well thats how is see it ha ha ha ha ha h a ha ha plus i would want gravel rash ha ha ha ha ha ha ha see a guy answer ha ha ha ha ha
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gimpnoid
http://www.metalofoz.com/
back in the day? i'd be standing in full regalia on the leather seat riding the wind out the moon roof, arms in the air, golden hair streaming behind me, green eyes wild, rocking with Ozzy and all that metal. Listening to your screams in the night and laughing my @ss off.
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:oP
i think all of us here would enjoy such a sight ha ha ha ha ha me strapped to the bullbar screaming out fuk yea ozzy go faster ,while his lead foot hits the floor the rush of the motor rattlin away and metal screaming from the speakers -- i'd also be screaming this is heaven taking me to hell ha ha ha ha ha and if i could see his face i'd be imagining one huge ballistic smile ha ha ha --- you know as a gimpnoid he could rent me for parties ,weddings anything ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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gimpnoid
http://www.metalofoz.com/
kiss my butt gimp, misery. the only misery would've been when he had to leave - for him, not me. as to your imaginings, that would be a sight to see - and funny to imagine. i'm sure your hands would be up in the devils sign going 70 down the freeway, hair streaming, maniacal grin on your face as you yelled "f***ing Ozzy man, hell yea!"
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Did you know that in the truth
There's nothing stranger
hey blades i think that is a movie called misery ha ha ha ha ha nah just joking -- but would you have made him rewrite some of his songs ha ha ha ha joking again,,, i would of went with him and partyied all night then seen if he wanted to chillax at home over a few billy's-- back then anyway --- or at least given him my adress and number to catch up later or even hog tied myself to the front bumper of the vehicle he was in ha ha ha ha ha now im sounding sycho ha ha ha ha ha -- anyway more than one way to skin a cat
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gimpnoid
http://www.metalofoz.com/
sheez, if i'd a come across Ozzy here's how the story would have gone.
i would'a towed him to my house and said "gee Ozzy, the damn blizzard is just WAY too dangerous to travel in ...and the rest would have been history. of course there'd be a JM Jr resulting from all the fireworks, and I'd be famous because i'd have this beautiful child from Ozzy.
I'm not poking at you for sharing, that is a very cool story. i'm just being honest if I had run into Ozzy instead of your dad. Specially in my younger days. I reckon. LOL.
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Crazy babies never say die
what a legendary dad youve got -- i love that story-some one who is a doer--be proud of him even if you cant get varification of the story,, we here beleive you- in my neck of the woods i help people in breakdown emergencies all the time,,well when i see them,,i helped no one famous ,, but non the less ,,ive still helped and will continue to do so
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gimpnoid
http://www.metalofoz.com/
Cool story, thanks for sharing.
I don't think you will reach Ozzy through this site. Maybe you can send it to his office.