Question:
hey smart guy, did you ever think maybe this was a phony post???? stop trying to create a ruckus… just sit quietly and let the good people announce the concert dates ps..Ozzy had NO backup singer for the show I saw at ozz-fest 96..anyone with two working ears and a brain could tell that – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->The following post appeared in the America Online Ozzy folder: >Subj: BILL WARD >This is Sharon Osbourne. I understand there has been quite a bit of >uproar regarding Bill Ward not playing the Ozzfest with Black Sabbath. >Bill was not asked to play on this bill due to inter-personal business >conflicts between himself, me and Ozzy. It is a private issue that we >have kept private out of respect to Bill. If Bill doesn’t understand >that we are only trying to protect him, we will announce the reason >why he wasn’t asked to do this tour. >We appreciate all of your support in this matter, and ask that >everyone just be grateful that you will have the opportunity to see >Sabbath, and just try to enjoy the concert. We are doing this for YOU >- OUR FANS. >Thank you, >Sharon and Ozzy >Don’t think for a second that Ozzy really had anything to do with that >post. The World of Ozzy only seems to post something on the AOL >folder when there is some kind of fire to put out. There is little >other participation with "YOU – OUR FANS" by the World of Ozzy (how >about some honest talk about the allegations of the "hidden" backstage >singer). I don’t know what kind of "inter-personal business >conflicts" she is talking about, but when I talked to Bill for my >report for ABC Radio (posted at my website), I asked him directly why >he was being treated this way and he said he didn’t know. And you >know what. I believe him. >So we can add "business over music" (" Bill was not asked to play on >this bill due to inter-personal business conflicts between himself, me >and Ozzy."), blackmail (" If Bill doesn’t understand that we are only >trying to protect him, we will announce the reason why he wasn’t asked >to do this tour.") and a take it or leave it attitude ("everyone just >be grateful that you will have the opportunity to see Sabbath, and >just try to enjoy the concert. We are doing this for YOU – OUR >FANS.") to this soap opera. Based on what I know about Bill, what I >saw at his warmup show in Orange County and the above post - – Bill >is better off on his own. >The one thing that has always attracted me to the best music is >honesty, both on and off the stage and in the studio, a REAL interest >in the fans and integrity in everything that the artist does. I’m not >sure I’ve experienced those qualities here. >Michael Stark >http://members.aol.com/mikeknac >Michael Stark >http://members.aol.com/mikeknac
Response:
The following post appeared in the America Online Ozzy folder: Subj: BILL WARD This is Sharon Osbourne. I understand there has been quite a bit of uproar regarding Bill Ward not playing the Ozzfest with Black Sabbath. Bill was not asked to play on this bill due to inter-personal business conflicts between himself, me and Ozzy. It is a private issue that we have kept private out of respect to Bill. If Bill doesn’t understand that we are only trying to protect him, we will announce the reason why he wasn’t asked to do this tour. We appreciate all of your support in this matter, and ask that everyone just be grateful that you will have the opportunity to see Sabbath, and just try to enjoy the concert. We are doing this for YOU – OUR FANS. Thank you, Sharon and Ozzy Don’t think for a second that Ozzy really had anything to do with that post. The World of Ozzy only seems to post something on the AOL folder when there is some kind of fire to put out. There is little other participation with "YOU – OUR FANS" by the World of Ozzy (how about some honest talk about the allegations of the "hidden" backstage singer). I don’t know what kind of "inter-personal business conflicts" she is talking about, but when I talked to Bill for my report for ABC Radio (posted at my website), I asked him directly why he was being treated this way and he said he didn’t know. And you know what. I believe him. So we can add "business over music" (" Bill was not asked to play on this bill due to inter-personal business conflicts between himself, me and Ozzy."), blackmail (" If Bill doesn’t understand that we are only trying to protect him, we will announce the reason why he wasn’t asked to do this tour.") and a take it or leave it attitude ("everyone just be grateful that you will have the opportunity to see Sabbath, and just try to enjoy the concert. We are doing this for YOU – OUR FANS.") to this soap opera. Based on what I know about Bill, what I saw at his warmup show in Orange County and the above post - – Bill is better off on his own. The one thing that has always attracted me to the best music is honesty, both on and off the stage and in the studio, a REAL interest in the fans and integrity in everything that the artist does. I’m not sure I’ve experienced those qualities here. Michael Stark http://members.aol.com/mikeknac Michael Stark http://members.aol.com/mikeknac