Batman Ozzy's 40th Anniversary

[cycloner29]

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the infamous biting the head off a bat by Ozzy on his "Diary of a Madman" tour as it was in Des Moines this day in 1982.

On this day: Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off a bat in 1982

It's the 40th anniversary of the infamous moment when Ozzy Osbourne secured his place in rock 'n roll history by biting the head off a bat.

tonedeaf.thebrag.com

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There is also a story of Ozzy sniffing ants.

 

[JM4CY]

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the infamous biting the head off a bat by Ozzy on his "Diary of a Madman" tour as it was in Des Moines this day in 1982.

On this day: Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off a bat in 1982

It's the 40th anniversary of the infamous moment when Ozzy Osbourne secured his place in rock 'n roll history by biting the head off a bat.

tonedeaf.thebrag.com

.

There is also a story of Ozzy sniffing ants.

What venue was he playing that night?

 

[isuska]

 

[Sigmapolis]

This new Batman's too serious. Batman should be campy and fun.

 

[madguy30]

This new Batman's too serious. Batman should be campy and fun.

The Dark Knight etc. were really well done but I prefer the Keaton version, model flying batmobiles and all.

 

[Drew0311]

What venue was he playing that night?

It was at the old Vets. My brother was at the show. Didn't even know it happened. Most of the crowd had no idea that it happened. Just thought he bit something thrown on stage. Obviously nobody thought it was a real bat because, who the hell brings a bat to a concert?

 

[Sigmapolis]

The Dark Knight etc. were really well done but I prefer the Keaton version, model flying batmobiles and all.

Even Keaton is too dark and serious. Bring me back the Adam West era.

 

[JM4CY]

It was at the old Vets. My brother was at the show. Didn't even know it happened. Most of the crowd had no idea that it happened. Just thought he bit something thrown on stage. Obviously nobody thought it was a real bat because, who the hell brings a bat to a concert?

I assumed so but that article said 5,000 fans. I thought the Vets held more than that and would of assumed also that Ozzy would sell out that place.

 

[VeloClone]

I assumed so but that article said 5,000 fans. I thought the Vets held more than that and would of assumed also that Ozzy would sell out that place.

If it was truly today, it was Vets.

https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/ozzy-osbourne?page=35#concert-table

https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/ozzy-osbourne-bde9fb93-d2aa-40fc-9b93-df945391f70f

 

[JM4CY]

Complete sidebar but I used to live next to a woman in Ames who was "dating" a sound tech guru and was roadie for a major touring company. Apparently, his specialty was his knowledge of the inner workings of the technology that live acts use when an artist needs to lip sync during a show. He showed me a mic and it was super complex and I had no idea what he was trying to explain to me but he told me that many live acts lip sync at least part of their shows but one of few that still do all their own singing was.... of course, Ozzy. Apparently, he hated the technology with a passion. This guy could of been completely full of **** but detail he gave me telling me all this at a minimum made me believe it was possible at least some of what he was telling me was true.

 

[madguy30]

Even Keaton is too dark and serious. Bring me back the Adam West era.

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Can't post it right now but West's Batman trying to discard a bomb is the absolute best.

 

[Sigmapolis]

Can't post it right now but West's Batman trying to discard a bomb is the absolute best.

Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb.

I always liked the SMB2 edit of that --

https://static.fjcdn.com/gifs/Batman+as+mario+adam+west+was+a+good+batman_ff2554_4350934.gif

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

It was at the old Vets. My brother was at the show. Didn't even know it happened. Most of the crowd had no idea that it happened. Just thought he bit something thrown on stage. Obviously nobody thought it was a real bat because, who the hell brings a bat to a concert?

It's exactly what is was. Someone brought a dead bat to the show and tossed it on stage. Ozzy just saw it and assumed it was a rubber bat and just picked it up and bit the head off as he was always expected to do outrageous stuff.
Ozzy says the moment he bit into it he realized it wasn't fake.

I read a story a few years ago about they guy that brought it. Probably on the 35th anniversary