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RIP OZZY OSBOURNE
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pjmburns
master brummie
Presumably to do with the security being paid for by the family - possibly only until today.
Just read the tributes are being taken to a secret location and then to the family.
Several paragraphs into this article
www.birminghammail.co.uk
Just read the tributes are being taken to a secret location and then to the family.
Several paragraphs into this article
Exact time Ozzy Osbourne tributes will be removed
Hundreds of emotional tributes celebrating Ozzy's legacy are set to be removed from Black Sabbath Bench in Birmingham city centre
A Sparks
master brummie
Article on the BBC website here...Presumably to do with the security being paid for by the family - possibly only until today.
Just read the tributes are being taken to a secret location and then to the family.
Several paragraphs into this article
Exact time Ozzy Osbourne tributes will be removed
Hundreds of emotional tributes celebrating Ozzy's legacy are set to be removed from Black Sabbath Bench in Birmingham city centre
Ozzy Osbourne Black Sabbath Bridge tributes are to be passed on to family
The messages are to be photographed and curated before heading to the late singer's relatives.
www.bbc.co.uk
that is nice to know sparks....i have been watching the live stream on and off since it started and those security guards have done a spendid job...we have to realise that the bench and floral tributes are so close to the road and when that small area has been packed with members of the public i have seen the guards literary save people from getting run over by the trams and buses...well done to them i sayArticle on the BBC website here...
Ozzy Osbourne Black Sabbath Bridge tributes are to be passed on to family
The messages are to be photographed and curated before heading to the late singer's relatives.
lyn
just read this and on the news last night it also said that all of the flowers will be composted and used at ozzys grounds where he lived....
uk.news.yahoo.com
Birmingham tributes to Ozzy Osbourne will be taken down and given to his family
Birmingham City Council has begun to take down tributes left for Ozzy Osbourne in his home city following the heavy metal icon's death aged 76 last month and plan to give them to Black Sabbath frontman's family.
pjmburns
master brummie
Sharon's incredible gesture to Brum so fans can continue paying tribute to Ozzy
Metal fans can pay tribute until the end of the year thanks to the generosity of Sharon Osbourne and family
barriers have now been removed and people are still bringing fresh flowers to lay on the bench and on the plinths either side...i think we could have expected this for a little while at least..click below for a stream view
blacksabbathbench.co.uk
Take your Black Sabbath Bench Selfie - Black Sabbath Bench & Bridge
blacksabbathbench.co.uk
A Sparks
master brummie
Copied from another Forum, I can't read the full article without having subscribed to the New York Times.
The certificate says Osbourne died of “(a) Out of hospital cardiac arrest (b) Acute myocardial infarction (c) Coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease with autonomic dysfunction (Joint Causes).” The New York Times obtained the document on Tuesday.
The certificate says Osbourne died of “(a) Out of hospital cardiac arrest (b) Acute myocardial infarction (c) Coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease with autonomic dysfunction (Joint Causes).” The New York Times obtained the document on Tuesday.
pjmburns
master brummie
It is in the Mail
www.birminghammail.co.uk
Ozzy Osbourne's cause of death confirmed days after emotional homecoming
The Black Sabbath founding member tragically died aged 76
Sorry, I missed that post Lyn.
guess it was bound to happen...no respect
And the Sabbath artwork on Navigation Street will soon be sealed after a little touching up. I think the first photo is by our member Ellbrown.
About the mural and artist:
Black Sabbath has several murals in Birmingham, England, the most prominent being a large, detailed 120ft (36.5m) mural on Navigation Street near New Street station, created by artist Mr Murals to celebrate the band's legacy, which the public can visit and photograph. Another mural is located in the Digbeth area, on the side of the coach station.
About the mural and artist:
Black Sabbath has several murals in Birmingham, England, the most prominent being a large, detailed 120ft (36.5m) mural on Navigation Street near New Street station, created by artist Mr Murals to celebrate the band's legacy, which the public can visit and photograph. Another mural is located in the Digbeth area, on the side of the coach station.
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this is exactly what will happen to ozzys floral tributes and messages...wonderful
www.bbc.co.uk
Birmingham floral tributes to be scattered at Ozzy Osbourne's grave
Every tribute left at Ozzy Osbourne's memorial in Birmingham is being pictured for his family.
www.bbc.co.uk
Here's some extracts from Geezer Butler's Ozzy tribute in the Sunday Times (he donated his fee for this, to Birmingham Children's Hospital):
The rehearsals for that final show started a month before at a studio in the Oxfordshire countryside. Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and I ran through seven songs together. Of course, not having played together for 20 years, it took a couple of days to get rid of the rust. Then it was time for Ozzy to join us. I knew he wasn’t in good health, but I wasn’t prepared to see how frail he was. He was helped into the rehearsal room by two helpers and a nurse and was using a cane — being Ozzy, the cane was black and studded with gold and precious stones. He didn’t really say much beyond the usual greetings and when he sang, he sat in a chair. We ran through the songs but we could see it was exhausting him after six or seven songs. We had a bit of a chat, but he was really quiet compared with the Ozzy of old. After a couple more weeks we were ready for the show.
To me, Ozzy wasn’t the Prince of Darkness — if anything he was the Prince of Laughter. He’d do anything for a laugh, a born entertainer. I first became aware of him when I’d walk home from all-nighters at a rock club called the Penthouse, in Birmingham. I had long hair down past my shoulders and looked like a hippy. Ozzy would be on the other side of the road on his way from the soul all-nighters in Brum, with his cropped hair and mod suit. Complete opposites of each other. Little did I know then that within a year we would form what would become Black Sabbath and create a whole new form of rock music.
In 1968, the part-time band I was in were looking for a singer. I saw an advert in a music store in Birmingham centre with the words “Ozzy Zig needs a gig”. His address was on the ad and I saw he lived three or four streets away from me, so off I went and knocked on his door, only to be told by his sister that Ozzy wasn’t in. I left my address with her and later that evening, as the Butler family were sitting down to dinner, there was a knock at the door. My brother answered it and said to me, “Hey, there’s something at the door asking for you”. I said, “What do you mean by ‘something’?” He said: “You’ll see.” It was the cropped-hair mod I’d seen walking home from the all-nighters, except he didn’t have a suit on — he had his dad’s brown work gown on, a chimney brush over his shoulder, a shoe on a dog leash and no shoes on his bare feet. He said, “I’m Ozzy”. After I’d stopped laughing, I said: “OK, you’re in the band.” So began the most incredible journey of our lives. Tony Iommi lived two streets from my house, so we went there to see if he knew any drummers. He said, “Yes, Bill Ward, and he just happens to be here if you want to talk to him”. Bill heard what we had to say and he agreed to join us as long as Tony came along. And so Earth — later changed to Black Sabbath — was born.
Our first gig ended up in a massive brawl. Being from Aston, you had to know how to defend yourself, and certainly Ozzy and Tony in particular were no strangers to fighting. We became inseparable brothers in arms, always looking out for each other. People always thought Ozzy was a feral wild man, but he had a heart of pure gold.
Nobody knew he’d be gone from us little more than two weeks after the final show. But I am so grateful we got to play one last time together in front of his beloved fans. The love from the fans and all the bands, musicians, singers and solo artists that night was incredible. Everyone had come to pay homage to the Prince. I am so privileged to have spent most of my life with him. Of course there are millions of things I will think of that I should have written, but how can I sum up 57 incredible years of friendship in a few paragraphs? God bless, Oz, it has been one hell of a ride! Love you!
The rehearsals for that final show started a month before at a studio in the Oxfordshire countryside. Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and I ran through seven songs together. Of course, not having played together for 20 years, it took a couple of days to get rid of the rust. Then it was time for Ozzy to join us. I knew he wasn’t in good health, but I wasn’t prepared to see how frail he was. He was helped into the rehearsal room by two helpers and a nurse and was using a cane — being Ozzy, the cane was black and studded with gold and precious stones. He didn’t really say much beyond the usual greetings and when he sang, he sat in a chair. We ran through the songs but we could see it was exhausting him after six or seven songs. We had a bit of a chat, but he was really quiet compared with the Ozzy of old. After a couple more weeks we were ready for the show.
To me, Ozzy wasn’t the Prince of Darkness — if anything he was the Prince of Laughter. He’d do anything for a laugh, a born entertainer. I first became aware of him when I’d walk home from all-nighters at a rock club called the Penthouse, in Birmingham. I had long hair down past my shoulders and looked like a hippy. Ozzy would be on the other side of the road on his way from the soul all-nighters in Brum, with his cropped hair and mod suit. Complete opposites of each other. Little did I know then that within a year we would form what would become Black Sabbath and create a whole new form of rock music.
In 1968, the part-time band I was in were looking for a singer. I saw an advert in a music store in Birmingham centre with the words “Ozzy Zig needs a gig”. His address was on the ad and I saw he lived three or four streets away from me, so off I went and knocked on his door, only to be told by his sister that Ozzy wasn’t in. I left my address with her and later that evening, as the Butler family were sitting down to dinner, there was a knock at the door. My brother answered it and said to me, “Hey, there’s something at the door asking for you”. I said, “What do you mean by ‘something’?” He said: “You’ll see.” It was the cropped-hair mod I’d seen walking home from the all-nighters, except he didn’t have a suit on — he had his dad’s brown work gown on, a chimney brush over his shoulder, a shoe on a dog leash and no shoes on his bare feet. He said, “I’m Ozzy”. After I’d stopped laughing, I said: “OK, you’re in the band.” So began the most incredible journey of our lives. Tony Iommi lived two streets from my house, so we went there to see if he knew any drummers. He said, “Yes, Bill Ward, and he just happens to be here if you want to talk to him”. Bill heard what we had to say and he agreed to join us as long as Tony came along. And so Earth — later changed to Black Sabbath — was born.
Our first gig ended up in a massive brawl. Being from Aston, you had to know how to defend yourself, and certainly Ozzy and Tony in particular were no strangers to fighting. We became inseparable brothers in arms, always looking out for each other. People always thought Ozzy was a feral wild man, but he had a heart of pure gold.
Nobody knew he’d be gone from us little more than two weeks after the final show. But I am so grateful we got to play one last time together in front of his beloved fans. The love from the fans and all the bands, musicians, singers and solo artists that night was incredible. Everyone had come to pay homage to the Prince. I am so privileged to have spent most of my life with him. Of course there are millions of things I will think of that I should have written, but how can I sum up 57 incredible years of friendship in a few paragraphs? God bless, Oz, it has been one hell of a ride! Love you!