Sabbath was a big part of the soundtrack from my days as a misspent youth, & Ozzy was a bonified nut on stage. I'll never forget a show at Madison Square Garden Felt Forum (a theater below the garden) with Zakk Wylde on guitar. Ozzy practically incited a riot with the fans during the encore of Crazy Train. He was pulling fans up on stage inviting them to "all go f'ing crazy" It quickly turned into one big mosh pit on stage. Some amps & other equipment got knocked over, then suddenly right in the middle of the song, the power was cut on stage, the houselights went on, and the PA announced that the show was over, & please exit the building. My buddy & I barely got out of there with our skin that night.
RIP Ozzy, thanks for the great memories.
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