By RM
wednesday, july 23, 2025 at 3:08:00 a.m. edt
Funny you mentioned "Paranoid"- I don't even REMEMBER hearing anything else from this guy or his group on the radio, not even on the best rock station in NYC (WNEW-FM), which played anything and everything. Yet the outpouring of love for this guy is mind-boggling, especially at the Commie Film Board. There's one guy in particular, who is a totally repellent excuse for a human, who's bragging about getting high as a youngster and listening to this stuff-yet he's made a career out of befriending old-time film composers and preserving their music! Can't say it enough-life is NOT fair! It's always the creeps and weirdos who go out and get stuff done, at least vis-a-vis anything to do with film history.
Oh well, another rant on my part. [N.S.: Keep on ranting! Can't get enough!] I could listen to some Black Sabbath and maybe be surprised- but more likely it's a case of, as another, better group once sang, "The things you think are precious I can't understand."
-RM
Black Sabbath - "Paranoid" (Official Video)
By Abolish Tenure
wednesday, july 23, 2025 at 7:47:00 a.m. edt
So I checked my files and found two items from 2002, one quirky and the other quirkier.
May 7, 2002 - Jay Leno - "Ozzy was the first person to be at a White House Correspondents Dinner with his name tattooed on his knuckles since Janet Reno."
June 11, 2002 - Steyn - "Watching the Golden Jubilee concert for Queen Elizabeth II in London this week, I had two thoughts: First, she and Ozzy Osbourne, one of the gala's participants, could be sisters. They have the same slight grandmotherly stoop, the same weirdly inscrutable smile, and the same hairdo, though her majesty has let hers gray naturally, while Ozzy prefers an ill-advised dye job. But that's a mere detail. If ever the queen is abducted by aliens and they need a royal doppelganger, Ozzy's the one to do it."
By Grand Rapids Anonymous
wednesday, july 23, 2025 at 8:32:00 a.m. edt
I racked my brain to think of the song, but I had to look it up. "Reelin' in the Years"--an almost orgasmic piece of rock and roll perfection. One of the best openings--who else did a minute plus long instrumental to start a record--followed by ANOTHER tremendous instrumental break (with lead guitar brilliance) later on? A fast listen of five minutes that was Steely Dan's best song. But back then, a LOT of groups had great songs--hundreds of them. Where did all the talent go?
"Reelin' in the Years" | Steely Dan | Lyrics
[N.S.: For 50-odd years (until someone at the Steve Sailer Jr. blog quoted a line a couple of days ago, and I looked it up, I thought this was "reelin' in the east."]
--GRA
By Double Anonymous
wednesday, july 23, 2025 at 10:46:00 a.m. edt
Most of the rock radio stations I’ve heard have disappointed me. They have very short playlists and their listeners get the same songs over and over.
By RM
wednesday, july 23, 2025 at 12:39:00 p.m. edt
Headline on Breitbart (which has become a total joke, but is still useful for finding negative stuff about society):
"Ozzy Osbourne tributes, iconic performances, and playlists go viral honoring rock legend"
Also on BB, related to the lefty protests over Colbert's cancellation (when were there EVER mass protests over a TV show being taken off the air?):
This is what a representative of the once-prestigious (though always liberal/Commie) writer's guild of america looks like in the year 2025:
https://res.cloudinary.com/dtjjgiitl/image/upload/q_auto:good,f_auto,fl_progressive/v1753288013/gnlzrmeprvyji5btktzi.jpg
We are beyond redemption.
-RM
By RM
wednesday, july 23, 2025 at 12:53:00 p.m. edt
Excuse the excessive posting-it just dawned on me that the high-recognition/affection factor re Mr. Osbourne is likely because he became a TV CELEBRITY in later years, and not due to his music, which is more of a "cult" thing.
It's the same "celebrity" factor that gave us the totally ignorant, arrogant, corrupt boor of a president that we currently have in office!
-RM
By Abolish Tenure
wednesday, july 23, 2025 at 5:53:00 p.m. edt
Hilarious concept and it's not the babylon bee, either, but a serious article at the root: "13 Ways Ozzy Osbourne stayed connected to black folks throughout his career."
Sample:
T‑Pain covers “War Pigs” (2023)
Ozzy Osbourne Reacts to Trick Daddy’s “Let’s Go” (2004)
Ozzy’s swag had hip-hop energy
entire article
By Jerry PDX
wednesday, july 23, 2025 at 8:24:00 p.m. edt
Black Sabbath was the first group to merge devil worship with rock, inventing satanic heavy metal music. Good or bad, to this day Ozzy and Sabbath have godlike status to followers of the genre for being "pioneers." Personally, I liked a few of their songs but like another notable rock group heavy on imagery, KISS, their music never grabbed me like the Rolling Stones, The Who, Zeppelin or Deep Purple did. I called it sludge rock. They weren't as talented instrumentally and didn't combine melodic inventiveness with heavy rock the way other groups did. They also helped spawn death metal, thrash, speed, goth etc... genres that focused a lot on satanic imagery and little on writing quality music. Not much of a legacy to be proud of there.
By Grand Rapids Anonymous
wednesday, july 23, 2025 at 8:57:00 p.m. edt
All great points, RM. TV is passe now, so look to tik tok for our next artistic and political leaders. Maybe Ozzy had the right idea after all (chuckle).
--GRA
By RM
wednesday, july 23, 2025 at 10:30:00 p.m. edt
I commented on zh once, "Heavy Metal is rap for white people." Which is to say, loud, violent, angry, nihilistic, without the counterbalancing benefit of any quality resembling actual music. Totally devoid of human feeling.
The comment was NOT well-received.
-RM
By RM
WNEW-FM was unique and had DJs who really cared about music, and were given free rein to play more-or-less whatever they wanted. You could hear all kinds of eclectic stuff, especially in the short-lived era of "New Wave" music, some of which was very inventive. They never had the ratings of competitor WPLJ, which was the Classic Rock station in NYC that played "the same songs over and over." At one of my early jobs I worked with some real white trash from the "boroughs," and one guess as to which station they preferred! One guy couldn't stand WNEW because the station was always doing stuff for charity! I forget when they finally gave up the ghost, but it was probably shortly before the owner, Metromedia, sold out to Fox, TV station included. Late 80s, probably.
-RM
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 10:49:00 PM EDT
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For years,everyone imitated his voice because that was what was left,after decades of drugs--a stuttering,quivering voice. "I...I..don...don ...don't...know...what...d...d...day it is."
Burnt out,fried brain on full display for entertainment purposes. It'd be like biden getting a reality show today--or the last two years in the White House--and watching him make a fool of himself every week for an hour.
Btw,did anyone take extensive video of biden in the WH,wandering around? As a homage to the movie "Being There", they could call it "Being biden". I saw one of him ,saying his farewells to WH employees,maids etc
"Yeah,no joke,you did a good job(whoever you are)." It showed him walking around unassisted(in the best light). What about vids of him bumping into walls,or the one where he wound up with a bruise on his face?("I tripped on the dog.")
Ozzy,actually,was one of(if not the first) Whites to be portrayed as a clown idiot. ALL Whites are forced to look that way now--if they want to be on TV.
Newsome was also a stark reminder of what drugs does to you(see many other reminders,including Matthew Perry).
Ozzy's legacy.
Next!
--GRA
What do you get when you read stories about Ozzy Osbourne and Gavin Newsom?
Ozzy Newsome,lol. "OSBOURNE was a stark reminder"...obviously.
--GRA
MORE DRUGS(STEROIDS--ETC.)FINALLY GET HULK HOGAN--1...2...3-- IT'S OVER! TERRY GENE BOLEA ONLY MAKES IT TO 71 YEARS OLD --5 LESS THAN OZZY
GRA:I only did research into whether Terry Gene Bolea(Hulk Hogan)took steroids. Back came a quick yes--from as far back as 1994(likely earlier). What other drugs he ingested while partying in his off hours,I didn't delve into.
Hulk dropped dead today at home--they called it a "cardiac event",but the "event" was long overdue. Other precursors and hospital stays have been reported about him the last few years. Back surgery they called it,maybe it was--it's possible the surgery anaesthesia contributed to ruining his ticker years ago. My buddy needs shoulder surgery and the anaesthesiologist refuses to participate because my buddy's ticker could stop(he has an artery weakness). He's getting it done by another hospital.
Trump's buddy is gone--after a life hard lived--while making(and losing)millions,lots of beautiful women and fame. Whether that's a successful life or not,is in the eye of the beholder.
--GRA
WHITES DROPPING DEAD EVERYWHERE:CHUCK--SAME LAST NAME AS THE UNITED HEALTHCARE SHOOTER,DIFFERENT DAGO-- MANGIONE DEAD AT 84.
(abc noise)Chuck Mangione, the Grammy-winning jazz bandleader and musician who scored an unlikely top-five hit in 1978 with the jazz instrumental "Feels So Good," has died at age 84, according to a note on his official website.
GRA:Enjoyable song back in the day.
--GRA
Meanwhile,Doc Severinson just celebrated his 98th birthday on July 7th. Tommy Newsom is filling in for "Doc" on the "Afterlife Tonight Show".
Carson:Where's Doc,Tommy?
Tommy:He STILL hasn't reported to work yet.
Carson:Amazing. Doc's,what,98 now,Ed?
Ed:Yessir.
Carson:I'll tell you,the big difference between Tommy and Doc is that when Tommy was ALIVE,you couldn't tell if he was breathing.(audience laughs).
And now in the afterlife,it isn't any better. Why,Tommy Newsom is sooo dull that he makes GAVIN Newsom seem like he has a personality.
Ed:Ho ho ho. I guess all those Newsoms act the same,oh great one.
Carson: Yeah,it's called rigor mortis. Okay,stick around,we have new afterlife guests Hulk Hogan,Ozzy Osbourne and one of our favorites-- Don Rickles--on after this.
--GRA
N.S.,I thought "Paranoid" started with,"Did it with my woman cuz she couldn't help me with my mind" instead of "FINISHED with my woman..."
We all make up our own songs and don't even know we are most of the time. Actually,I'm disappointed when I learn the new lyrics.
--GRA
OZZY GETS FULL ROYAL TREATMENT FOR FUNERAL,WEDNESDAY--PROCESSION WILL BE LIVE STREAMED
(GRA:Was he "King" or something?This is mind-blowing stuff to see the fuss being made over Ozzy Osbourne.)
(loudersound com)Ozzy Osbourne's funeral procession will be livestreamed globally today: here's how you can access the coverage, and pay your own respects to one of music's most beloved icons
Ozzy Osbourne will be laid to rest in his hometown, Birmingham, today, July 30, and thousands of metal fans from across the world are already gathering in the city centre to pay their final respects to the much-loved Black Sabbath frontman and solo superstar.
The funeral cortege will move down Broad street with full tv coverage.
--GRA
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