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Ozzy Osbourne has died

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Re: Ozzy Osbourne has died

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Post by rwmj »

scoreandmore wrote: post #53

Funny growing up in the 70s and 80s watching the Moral Majority lose their collective shit over Black Sabbath. Satanic panic was real: I had to hide my records from my dad and only play them when he wasn’t home. I still prefer Dio but ozzy had more of an impact on culture. War Pigs is the most metal anti war song ever which is why the religious right hated it so much. Nothing to do with satanism, more about speaking…

In "you couldn't make this up" news, the BBC has a statement on his death from the UK Justice Secretary. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn0qq5nyxn0t?post=asset%3A5c...

Re: Ozzy Osbourne has died

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Post by Spooky23 »

sillysaurusx wrote: post #64

I’m coming in from a position of ignorance here, so I was hoping the community would help me understand: the only thing I know about Ozzy is that he’s bitten the heads off of various animals, including doves and bats. That happened before I was even born. But, looking over the comments, no one seems to be talking about it. My question is, is it just not a big deal? If someone did that today, they’d be crucified in th…

When people die, folks usually share relevant stories about them, not inane nonsense.

Re: Ozzy Osbourne has died

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Post by bigmattystyles »

x0x0 wrote: post #18
thinkingtoilet wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is astonishing, isn't it? I'm reading Sirens of Titan right now and luck is such a big theme in it. You can always increase your odds by healthy living, but nothing is guaranteed. It really comes down to dumb luck.

Keith Richards is alive. Hard to think of a more improbable thing.

I always liked the bill hicks bit about him finding another ledge.

Re: Ozzy Osbourne has died

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Post by sillysaurusx »

thomashabets2 wrote: post #69
sillysaurusx wrote: post #64

I’m coming in from a position of ignorance here, so I was hoping the community would help me understand: the only thing I know about Ozzy is that he’s bitten the heads off of various animals, including doves and bats. That happened before I was even born. But, looking over the comments, no one seems to be talking about it. My question is, is it just not a big deal? If someone did that today, they’d be crucified in th…

He bit the head of what he thought was a rubber bat that someone threw on stage. Turns out it was not rubber. As for the rest. He was an icon. It's hard to see after the fact why something is revolutionary. Retrospectively it all seems obvious. Like Newton and gravity, or calculus. It doesn't look mind-blowing because everything that comes after it is influenced by it, and being first to start a new sound is only obv…

It’s understandable that he thought the bat was fake. But he bit the head off two doves too: https://kiisfm.iheart.com/content/2022-01-24-theres-another-...

The rest is more interesting though. Which new sound did he create? Again, asking in earnest.

Re: Ozzy Osbourne has died

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Post by sillysaurusx »

hb0ss wrote: post #71
sillysaurusx wrote: post #64

I’m coming in from a position of ignorance here, so I was hoping the community would help me understand: the only thing I know about Ozzy is that he’s bitten the heads off of various animals, including doves and bats. That happened before I was even born. But, looking over the comments, no one seems to be talking about it. My question is, is it just not a big deal? If someone did that today, they’d be crucified in th…

Ozzy has bitten the head of a bat because it was thrown on to the stage by an fan and he was expecting it to be a fake, rubber, bat. As far as I know he has not intentionally hurt an animal.

Unfortunately he has, twice. https://kiisfm.iheart.com/content/2022-01-24-theres-another-...

Re: Ozzy Osbourne has died

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Post by Projectiboga »

pelagicAustral wrote: post #27
Flatcircle wrote: post #11

Sang at his farewell concert, raised $190 million for childrens charity. Traveled to Switzerland and offed himself before parkinsons ravaged him. An aristocratic death

Doesn't Britain now have assisted dying? Why would he go to Switzerland for that?

Could have been physician assisted. Withdraw all meds and then give small increasing doses of morphine. But it really doesn't matter beyond his family and business partners.

Re: Ozzy Osbourne has died

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Post by DaveExeter »

darth_avocado wrote: post #40
potato3732842 wrote: post #8

Kinda funny that after everything he did Parkinsons was what got him.

What’s amazing is that 75.8 is the life expectancy of men in the US and he managed to cross it with the lifestyle he had.

Life expectancy of men *at birth*. Once you've made it to ten years old, those statistics don't apply any more.

In other words, the average lifespan of a 10-year old boy is not 65.8 additional years.

Re: Ozzy Osbourne has died

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Post by jajko »

DaveExeter wrote: post #109
darth_avocado wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What’s amazing is that 75.8 is the life expectancy of men in the US and he managed to cross it with the lifestyle he had.

Life expectancy of men *at birth*. Once you've made it to ten years old, those statistics don't apply any more. In other words, the average lifespan of a 10-year old boy is not 65.8 additional years.

So don't hold the suspense - how much is it then and how does it stack with rest of developed world?
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