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Drawing of the crash by GuitarWorld
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:39 pm
by The Flying Dutchman
For those who are interested: (never saw this before)
THE FINE PRINT - A Randy Rhoads Tribute Kept Secret for a Decade
UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, APR 2, 2008
By: Jeff Kitts
Hoping you all get a kick out of this one. Ten years ago we were putting together a big Ozzy issue (August 1998, to be exact), and one of the sidebars dealt with the details surrounding the plane crash that killed Randy Rhoads. When we came up with the concept for the story, we had the idea to commission a graphic artist to illustrate the events surrounding the crash...something scientific, showing trajectory, point of impact, etc., the type of thing you would see in a newspaper in the days following a major plane crash.
What we ended up with was the illustration you see here...which almost has a cheery, cartoony feel to it, and shows the plane crashing into what appears to be a Christmas tree! It was hardly the scientific analysis of the crash we were expecting, so we decided not to run it in the issue.
I've held onto the drawing for all this time, as that morbid side of me just can't part with it...the public has never seen it, until now.
See
http://www.guitarworld.com/search/node/rhoads
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:13 am
by rice_pudding
its a bit tastless
Rob
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:37 am
by The Flying Dutchman
Well I think it depends.
Being an air fanatic myself I always wondered how the accident did happen. And for those who still wondering: the drawing shows in a simple/visual way how it happened and what the situation was. Even the plane in that drawing is a beechcraft airiplane so it's not just a cartoon drawing, they obviously did their homework.
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:41 pm
by Trigger
I don't think the drawing makes the outcome any less real. Sadly we have to live with the events of March 19th 1982 and people like us (The members) will strive to keep his legend alive.
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:31 pm
by NicDots
I don't think it's tasteless, I think it's very amateur looking. To have that in a major publication? Come on now.
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:52 am
by Blight
aaaaaahahahahahaahaha, looks like they broke out the old MS paint for that shit! LOL
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:15 am
by rice_pudding
NicDots wrote:I don't think it's tasteless, I think it's very amateur looking. To have that in a major publication? Come on now.
Well thats what i meant really, it looks like it should be in a comic book.
Rob
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:41 am
by JustTakeAPebble
Blight wrote:
aaaaaahahahahahaahaha, looks like they broke out the old MS paint for that shit! LOL
Don't knock MS paint, it does help you do good drawings if you know how!
Simon
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:42 am
by The Flying Dutchman
NicDots wrote:I think it's very amateur looking.
I think that stopped them from publicing it. Because of the cartoon style it can come over as they are making bit fun of it.
However I've seen the draws at TDTMD and this draw shows in a much easier quicker way how the crash did happen and it's still very accurate imo. (aside from the scales)
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:50 pm
by GUITARIDOL5682
I don't think the band toured in a VW camper van. Trigger can you shine any light on this topic
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:51 pm
by wareagle
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Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:54 pm
by GUITARIDOL5682
wareagle wrote:no they didnt tour in a vw. theres a pic of their tour bus somwhere.
Warbeagle that was suppose to be a joke
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:13 pm
by The Flying Dutchman
wareagle wrote:no they didnt tour in a vw. theres a pic of their tour bus somwhere.
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:30 pm
by Sarab
GUITARIDOL5682 wrote:I don't think the band toured in a VW camper van. Trigger can you shine any light on this topic
hahaha. Kinda does look like it, huh?
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:04 pm
by Paul Wolfe
The Flying Dutchman wrote:
I didn't know VW made buses that big without tie-dye designs on them
