In going through my email this morning, I ran across one from one of my site visitors, Annette Smith from Victoria, Australia. She had quite a few updates on what’s going on with Bob Daisley. Instead of me just translating her email, I’ll just post it as is. Check it out. Joe, I’ve just been […]
We’re Back on a New Server!!
June 16, 2004 by
Well, I’m back. It was really scary there for a bit, but I’m back online with my new host, as you can see by this news item. It’s actually a copy of something I wrote for next issue of my newsletter, so that’s why some of it talks about the newsletter. First off, I wanted […]
The New Sabbath Keyboardist
June 12, 2004 by
Tonight I was poking around looking to see if I could find any information out about who is playing keyboards for Black Sabbath on the Ozzfest 2004 tour. There’s been no official statement about this on the Ozzfest site, and my queries about whether Geoff is involved were given a polite “no comment”. OK, so […]
Ozzfest Updates
June 2, 2004 by
The picture to the right is what’s on the official Ozzfest site when you look up band information on Black Sabbath. It includes Bill Ward. Previously, the same picture was there, but with Bill Ward cropped out. The obvious meaning of this change is that the situation has been worked out with Bill Ward. After […]
Site Hosting Update
June 2, 2004 by
I’m still with my old host. Given that my news page is still active, I’m doing this update today. I’ve eyeballed a replacement host for the site, but with the traffic I do, the target will cost me anywhere between $149 and $189 per month in costs – that’s definitely something I cannot afford to […]
Bill Ward Speaks Out Again
May 21, 2004 by
Short and sweet. In the wee hours of the morning, I got another statement from Bill Ward regarding Ozzfest 2004. Head on over to Bill Ward’s site to check it out. http://www.billward.com UPDATE: There is an additional note to Bill’s most recent statement, go check out his site for further details.
Great Tony Iommi Interview
May 21, 2004 by
There is a really great new interview with Tony Iommi up on the Rhino website. Rhino as you know are the folks who put out Black Box, the totally awesome new Black Sabbath box set. In this interview which is a streaming media file from the Rhino website, Tony talks about a lot of things. […]
Bill Ward Speaks Out on Ozzfest 2004
May 18, 2004 by
Earlier today, the news broke that Black Sabbath was to headline Ozzfest 2004, with a lineup of Ozzy Osbourne/Tony Iommi/Geezer Butler/Mike Bordin – without Bill Ward on drums. Here is a statement from Bill Ward about Ozzfest 2004. “Dear Sabbath People, This morning I received the very sad news that Mike Bordin is to play […]
Black Sabbath to Play Ozzfest 2004 – Sort Of
May 18, 2004 by
This morning came some news that a lot of us were waiting for. The Reuters news service is running the following story about Black Sabbath playing Ozzfest… LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – British heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath will reunite for the first time since 2001 for Ozzfest, which begins July 10 in Hartford, Conn., a […]
The “Ozzfest Announcement”
May 14, 2004 by
A couple of days ago a note went up on Ozzfest.com saying there was a “major announcement” to be made on the Ozzfest.com website. It was widely speculated that it would be an announcement that the headline act was no longer Ozzy Osbourne, but Black Sabbath. The announcement was finally posted this afternoon (as I […]
