Ultimate Rhoads

Posted: **Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:05 am**

Des Moines, Iowa. 1982.

Posted: **Sun Jan 25, 2009 2:41 pm**

ahh TY

Posted: **Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:54 pm**

I've still got the original press cutting from The Star or The Sun (British Tabloids) I'll see if I can dig it out.

Posted: **Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:00 pm**

kool!

Posted: **Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:28 am**

Did you not see this on ebay ? You may find it interesting

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0298696234

Posted: **Fri Jan 30, 2009 3:05 am**

I'm pretty sure Ozzy was wearing a flannel shirt that night. No, I am not kidding. He could have taken it off I suppose. I wish I could see that pic in the auction a bit better.

Posted: **Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:10 am**

Posted: **Fri Jan 30, 2009 3:17 pm**

Yeah, I'm going to call that one a fake. By all accounts, Ozzy bit the head off and realized as he bit in that it was a real bat (toys don't have bones), I can't see him holding it in his mouth long enough for a picture and, according to Wikipedia, "The currently familiar disposable camera was developed by Fujifilm in 1986. Their Utsurun-Desu ("It takes pictures") or QuickSnap line used 35 mm film, while Eastman Kodak's 1987 Fling was based on 110 film. Kodak released a 35 mm version in 1988, and in 1989 renamed the 35 mm version the FunSaver and discontinued the 110 Fling." So his convenient use of a 'disposable' camera and losing the negative raise incredible doubt.

And what's with refusing a previous bid and jacking the price into the astronomical? Definitely a fake.

Posted: **Sun Feb 08, 2009 7:44 am**

Has anyone ever heard of real pictures of this event ever coming up?

Posted: **Sun Feb 08, 2009 2:38 pm**

Its deffo on the diary tour, but remember, after the original incident, he gained a real reputation, so he started doing it a lot

Posted: **Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:26 pm**

Heres a clipping from the UK press from 1982.

Posted: **Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:31 pm**

And heres another one, hope you can read the print.

Posted: **Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:06 pm**

Who in their right mind would buy a picture for that price? Nothing but a fake.

Posted: **Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:44 pm**

If you listen to the Milwaukee show from late Jan 82 Ozzy mentions the American animal society being at the venue monitoring his behaviour which locates it to the early part of the Diary tour.
For many years I had believed this happened during Brad's time with Ozzy

I think that Randy suggested that it was all a stunt, but I am not certain about that.

Ultimate Rhoads

BAT HEAD???

BAT HEAD???