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- From: lindamo@ism.isc.com (Linda M.)
- Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll.metal
- Subject: Re: Dio and Black Sabbath (what's going on??)
- Date: 23 Dec 1992 22:40:26 GMT
- Organization: SunSoft Inc., Los Angeles, Ca.
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- References: <1992Dec21.191823.13223@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> <1h83ncINN743@smaug.West.Sun.COM> <1992Dec23.020520.4156@nic.funet.fi>
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- In article <1992Dec23.020520.4156@nic.funet.fi> tapio@nic.funet.fi (Tapio Keih{nen) writes:
- >In <1h83ncINN743@smaug.West.Sun.COM> lindamo@ism.isc.com (Linda M.) writes:
- >
- >>wasn't buying into it. Iommi, Geezer, and Appice wanted to do the show,
- >>though, and announced that they were going to play. Dio then said, "O.K.,
- >>I'm outta here... ," thus terminating the current Sabbath lineup. For
- >
- >Did Dio really say this? I mean that he said that he won't appear in
- >Costa Mesa but did he terminate the Sabbath line-up too? I haven't
- >seen this mentioned anywhere.
-
- So I was told. Vinnie Appice is helping out a friend of mine's band and
- he told him that that lineup was history. However, I've not
- checked it out with the label.
-
- >
- >>Dio does when he's between projects. Its almost a definite that Ozzy and
- >>some form of his band and/or Sabbath will have the special guest slot at
- >>Donington next year, and Ozzy is taking a much-needed vacation for a few
- >
- >Special guest slot? According to European heavy metal mags, it is
- >almost certain that Ozzy Sabbath will _headline_ Donington 93...
-
- That would make since to me, since Ozzy has headlined in the past. I was
- responding with what Ozzy's kids' nanny (who is one of my best friends)
- told me. She referred to it as the special guest slot, but I would
- think that the headline slot would be more appropriate.
-
- Linda M.
- >
- >>nostalgic "blast from the past" at his farewell shows. He was really
- >
- >I think that Dio could've handled working with Ozzy. But as Dio does
- >... hmm... dislike Ozzy quite much, he didn't want to be WARMING UP
- >for Ozzy. If I were Dio and the situation would've been this, I
-
- If it didn't bother Iommi and company, I can't see why it should bother
- Dio. To be honest, I don't think if the other band members were
- psyched to do the show, Dio should have issued an ultimatum like that,
- but to each his own...
-
- >wouldn't have done this gig either. On the other hand, if both Dio and
-
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