Darryl's Black Sabbath Scrapbook - Calgary Vancouver Seattle shows

Thank you for taking a moment to visit my scrapbook page dedicated to the GREATEST Heavy Metal band in the world......

Latest News: It seems Ozzy (read Sharon) thinks his guitarist Zakk Wylde is not a good fit anymore for his band. Zakk has been "let go". Amazing! Just goes to show what an idiot Ozzy has become. Time to retire dude! Read about it here.

Monsters of Rock (Ozzfest Canada) played Calgary, Alberta on July 26, 2008. This included Ozzy, Judas Priest, and more!

IMO, Ozzy sucked. Sorry to you die-hard Ozzy fans out there, but he really did. I've seen him 6 times, with and without Black Sabbath. He's getting worse. Zakk Wylde his guitarist kept the whole show going. HE is the band. Ozzy needs to retire and stick to his coloring books. Judas Priest were great, but only played for 50 minutes.

Here's some Youtube vids I uploaded, showing Ozzy getting the Calgary "White Hat" treatment. This is a tradition Calgary does for visiting celebrities. The hat doesn't suit him, IMO, but who am I to question tradition? CTV Newsclip Global TV Newsclip

Sabbath has recently toured again, but this time they're calling themselves Heaven and Hell. Original Sab members Ozzy Osbourne (vocals) and Bill Ward (drums) are not with them on this tour. Instead we have the refreshing, wonderful treat of Ronnie James Dio on vocals and Vinny Appice on drums!! Click the promo above to go directly to the H+H website to see if they're coming to your city. They are scheduled to play across Canada as the first part of their tour.

Heaven and Hell were in Calgary recently. I took LOTS of videos and some still pictures.

Heaven and Hell in Calgary, Alberta, Canada March 14, 2007

SET LIST

E5150 (intro until band plays)
After All (The Dead)
Mob Rules
Children Of The Sea
Lady Evil
Ear in the Wall
I
Sign Of The Southern Cross
Voodoo
The Devil Cried
Drum Solo
Computer God
Falling Off The Edge Of The World
Shadow Of The Wind
Guitar Solo
Die Young
Heaven and Hell
Lonely is the Word
Neon Knights

The crowd was an all-ages crowd....younger metalheads to middle-aged metalheads like myself.

The stage was an old castle made of bricks, and it gave the show a cool gothic feel. It was perfect for a Sabbath show. Each side had brick pillars and iron gates that "hid" their amplifiers. The "windows" on the castle were projection screens that showed different still pics and videos. A lot of scenes were shows of characters from the Live Evil album. Other lighting effects truly made this show THE BEST Sabbath show I've been to (this was my 4th time seeing Sabbath, in its various incarnations). This was the first time seeing Dio live, and, sorry die-hard Ozzy fans, he blows away Ozzy for stage presence. I smuggled in a camera and took LOTS of video clips and some stills.

TV commercial for the Heaven and Hell tour of Canada

I've had the pleasure of seeing Black Sabbath in concert 4 times in my 30+ years as a fan. I have met and shook the hands of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Tony Martin, and Geoffrey Nichols. I also have an autographed picture of Bill Ward. Lemmy and Nikki Dee from MOTORHEAD were kind enough to give me their autographs also. I also got to meet ZAKK WYLDE, and you know how he rocks!!!! It was friggin awesome man!

From the Calgary Herald, an unfavorable review (see below for my Letter to the Editor regarding this review)

Tony Iommi (Guitar)

Tony signed my ticket stub for the show.

I now have this proudly displayed on my wall for all to see and envy.

Bill Ward autograph

Bill Ward (Drums)

I sent a snail mail to Bills management company, and promptly forgot about it. TWO years later I received a letter apologizing for the delay, and included in it was the 8x10 glossy, autographed picture of Bill !! While the writing is a bit hard to read, it says:

Hi Darryl, Rock and Shine. Bill Ward, Drums and Songs. He also has drawn a picture of a drumkit.

Check out Bills website and try your luck for an autograph.

Ozzy Osbourne autograph

Ozzy Osbourne (Vocals) 1982

Ozzy was touring for his new album 'Blizzard of Oz'. The tour landed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and Ozzy was doing an interview at the local radio station, 92 CITI FM. A small crowd gathered outside hoping to see him. As he left the building with his bodyguard, the crowd froze in awe. I called out "Hey Ozzy, how about an autograph?". His exact words were "Sure man, sure". He came over, shook my hand, signed my 'Blizzard' record album, and met with the other fans. It was great! I'll never forget that moment.

Geoff Nicholls autograph

Geoff Nicholls (Keyboards)

After the show in 1995 Geoff was walking around the parking lot outside the arena Sabbath played at. While I could not get into the fenced complex, I shouted out to him to come on over, which he did. He was very friendly.

Tony Martin (Vocals)

During the Dehuminizer tour in 1995 Tony was also walking around the parking lot outside the arena. I shouted out to him to come on over, which he did. He was very friendly.

Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead Bassist)

Lemmy was haning around outside the parking lot after the show drinking a beer. A few of us asked for an autograph and he oblidged. A few moments later a large 4 wheel drive truck pulled up, he got in, and away it went.

Nikki Dee (Motorhead Drums)

Nikki came out into the parking lot after the show and signed a few autographs also.

Zakk Wydle autographed magazine

Zakk Wydle autographed magazine - close up view

Zakk Wylde

(guitar for Black Label Society and Ozzy Osbourne)

I got the opportunity to meet Zakk when BLS played here on April 12, 2007. He did a meet and greet at Guitarworks, and a few lucky people won the opportunity for this event.

This is a photograph of a large poster that I've had since the mid 1970's. It has been on my wall ever since I got it from some kind fellow who worked at Kelly's Records on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I was admiring the poster when he just went up to it, took it off the wall, and gave it to me. I've loved it ever since.

This black and white photo is of the same scene pictured above, but slightly different. It comes from the Technical Ecstasy music book.

I think this photo of Tony Iommi and Ozzy came from an old Creem magazine. I think Tony looks better with his moustache.

This photo of Ozzys family comes from the March 4, 1999 issued of Rolling Stone magazine. The kids sure are spitting images of dad.

The above picture is very similar to a picture contained in the "Symptom of the Universe" compilation album

Poster promoting Ozzfest 2001 at the National Bowl at Milton Keynes in the U.K. Click for a larger image (JPG 150K)

I took a number of videos at Ozzfest also. I've uploaded them to YouTube. Here they are for your enjoyment!

Of course, my video quality is better than YouTubes copy. Also included in some Rob Zombie! All links open in a new window.

I hope you've enjoyed my Black Sabbath tribute website. I appreciate your comments. Please send an email to Darryl Minsky

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