Ozzie Ozbourne is Dead

My Audiogon moniker is based on the name Ozzy.

Back in the day we had a goalie for the Redwings named Ozzy and Ozzy Osborne was touring in the Detroit area around about the same time.

Anyway, my kids named our little puppy dog at the time Ozzy based on those two current activities.

So, I became ozzy on Audiogon.

Rest in Peace, such a strange and talented fellow.

ozzy

RIP Ozzy, the world is a little less interesting without you in it. I purchased Paranoid the week it came out, a formative, and transformative, experience. Ozzy was certainly in the delivery room when heavy metal was born.

Black Sabbath's early music was a perfect accompaniment for us 'freaks' back in the day. And 'The Osbourns', so funny yet so real to life. RIP Ozzy, you will be missed!

The world seems a little different without him in it.  Truly iconic!

I was 13 when the first Black Sabbath album was released and the uproar (yes uproar) that that caused. I remember letters to the editor of 'Hit Parader' magazine debating if their music was too dangerous for 13 year-olds.   And here we are, honoring his passing as though a head of state passed away.  Pretty f'n amazing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit_Parader

Rich